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We'll get the written decision, but I'm wondering if they were specimen charges.

Yep. They feel to be an add on which we'll be given back on appeal. Absolutely disgraceful behaviour from the club though. Heads must roll I'd imagine players will walk, ditto sponsors. Cluster fuck doesn't come close.

Hard to say that without knowing what we admit or were found to have done.

Yep, and good point...it's not unusual though to present evidence knowing nothing will turn on it.

The charge relates to Boro only, but the tribunal can consider any evidence it thinks relevant, and decide the importance and credibility of that against the charges. I've said above that the tribunal is adversarial cum inquisitorial, meaning it referees the scrap between us and the EFL, but also digs in as it needs to in order to get the information it thinks it needs. It's hard to see what other clubs could say that's relevant, but it's not beyond belief that they've had a say.

They won't, but if us and the EFL have been told, something could easily slip.

Check the hot dog seller...very suspicious fringe.

We could all make up what we want the evidence to be, but who knows what the evidence was. Whatever it was, it's the role of the panel to decide what weight to give to the evidence, and make findings on the balance of probabilities. That's how these things work.

Testimony is evidence. It's for the panel to decide how to interpret that evidence, and to make findings accordingly.

Nice! The Saints boat looks properly suspicious to be fair.

Anyways, we're on page 137. Anyone know the scores on the doors for the page of the announcement sweepstake?

We get tall Paul back for the final?

Yep, that's how I think it'll play out, although it's more touch and go than people want to believe.

Yep. He's an ADR man, although he sits as a Recorder in the crown court, so will be used to dishing out unpleasant penalties.

All comparisons are comparing apples with kebabs. There is no legal comparable relevant to this; it's entirely unprecedented.