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Pretty sure if we watched them in training, we would see that they are not better than first team players, and possibly behind by quite a bit in terms of ability. However, there is a valid claim to bring someone in good form (instead of players in poor form) even if they are not of the same quality. Personally, I would love to se more of them in the first team.

How have we managed just two shots on goal against Bazunu? Horrible to watch

Mabye it's like when Villa loaned Bednarek, or when we signed Vegard Forren. You instantly see in training that the player you thought was ready to compete (or go straight into the team) is nowhere near and far behing your existing options?

Only if spying.

But none of them were constantly in need of validation, like "look at me", if i remeber correctly? They shared their info and didn't start to make a big deal about previous posts if somebody questioned them. Wich one of the former ITK's wanted this kind of attention? More about "me" than the info. The VMAN? Or was he/she just acting up around the time Lallana left?

Yeah, it's not really about Tonda. It's about the fact that we have a good thing going (that SR has stumbled upon through sheer luck), and when Tonda leaves the chances are that the good thing is over as SR will have to start making decisions, and they will get the wrong appointments and player recruitments again and again.

Very good point - I forgot about that

This is so predictable: Tonda will be hit with a massive ban (6-12 months). SR will be caught completely off guard as they did not see this coming. During the appeal-process, Tonda will not be allowed on the touchline, and we will stumble along with some sort of a Gardner/Lallana combo. Then the appeal gets dissmissed, and SR (who can not believe their appeal did not go trough) will start from scratch with the search for a new manager. Then they will appoint someone who is very different from Tonda in style and setup. It migh not happen exactly like that, it is mostly set up to illustrate my faith in SR and those in charge 😄

Silence is golden 😉

I work with a company called IKT Consulting (might explain the mix-up) and I will get back to you as soon as I have got the latest info and snippets from them!

Yeah, my first thought too: NOW it has just turned into a farse? 😄 My IKT source tells me he is (or will be) banned for a year. Just relax and come to terms with it: The Tonda experiment is over, and our promotion push probably as well.

Look on the bright side: We won't have to see a new manager trying to figure if Adam Armstrong can play as a lone striker. Silver lining and all that...

Good point, and something that makes me wonder as well. Did the club decide on Tonda as the "fall guy" as they thought they would have a better case to plead the "I didn't know-card" with him, rather than with Spors? It could also be so easy as the analyst team did not report things like this to Spors? I guess the fact that Tonda is the manager (or head coach) and asked someone to gather info from other teams trainigs is why he is on trial, and Spors is not...

Or they just wanna make sure they have crossed their t's and dottet their i's before they light the fire and burn him at the stake? But seriously, I think they are thorough as they don't want to come down hard, only for the punishment be lifted on appeal. I do, however, agree with you that it is probably not as black and white as "we have accepted the charges = Tonda has plead guilty to all charges". There are for sure factors that makes it a little more difficult as others have been involved, but he is the person ultimatly responsible for what has happened.