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So you think a bloke hiding behind a tree, at distance, was meant to be seen. Bless. I don't enjoy building a case. The whole thing was a farce, but we made the case against us. Fortunately, the clubs legal team won't be as naive in their approach as you, and some of our fan base.

You've highlighted the similarities. Both involved spying when it wasn't allowed, filming via a device that wasn't meant to be seen, and with the intention of getting a sporting advantage. I'm not sure why people struggle with this.

And even then, completely different facts. Bielsa isn't a comparable. The Canada case is.

I'm feeling benevolent today Whelk.

It's the aggressive words in your posts which irritate me as much as your views. "Stealing" is just ridiculous. If your point is that the triple lock has caused an unfair (and unaffordable) increase, then yes, it's a fair point, but the daft language is just daft. I'll buck the trend and say that you're brighter than that.

Yep, but having failed to cooperate initially with the EFL, hiring non sports specialist solicitors, a non sports specialist barrister who was replaced prior to the appeal, and calling the kid (who should have been so distressed he couldn't possibly have attended), approaching the matter on the basis that a fine was a given, etc, I don't have a whole lot of faith.

I'm not sure you're reading too well. I said I can't see anything north of 8 games being justified. The FA, however, may feel otherwise.

Eh? I'm not trying to prove anything! The facts are known. We admitted sending a bloke on 3 occasions, and caught once. That has nothing whatsoever with the conduct of other clubs. It's our admission of our actions.

Maybe, but what's that got to do with what we did? That they may have been expecting us is utterly irrelevant.

Because we sent people there. It's not complicated.

Although, on average, an international women's team apparently plays 8-12 games a year. For me, that's the benchmark, but with a discount for our co-operation (presumably/hopefully) with the FA. I can't see anything north of 8 games being justified, and see this penalty coming down to whether it's period of time or games penalty, based around the Canadian precedent.

I think that's more indicative of Parsons naivety than anything else.

FFS, there was no entrapment. We sent a bloke to watch matches. That's on us, as is us getting caught, not the other clubs.

But is your IQ as high as Donnie's high IQ?

And some seem content with having a masters in being a cunt.