Saints Charged With Spying on Mboro Training

[St Chalet]

Can we discuss here and keep the game thread to the game please. 

[Farmer Saint]

I think there is a distinct difference between finding this out before, rather than after the match. As it's before they can't complain that we can use the info against them as they'd be stupid to use the same tactics/set pieces. If after then you can clearly say the information could have made a difference.

By the way, I think this is wholly embarrassing for the club and shows really poor judgement.

Edited 3 hours ago by Farmer Saint

[Daft Kerplunk]

Spying on other teams is just rank stupidity from the club.  Absolutely daft. 

Who thought it would be a good idea?  There is no way the benefit of spying on opposition outweighs getting caught.  We have motivated Boro, given up the idea that we win fairly and lost any neutral support.  The EFL will absolutely want to make an example of us and for what?  Knowing who might mark Scienza on a corner.  FFS.

Really fucking stupid from those at the football club.  

[Edmonton Saint]

It’s sad. Completely unnecessary in this day and age. After the opening 45, the media circus has definitely affected us and we look awful. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

I think it’s pretty clear today that we gained no advantage in this tie given our performance.

The EFL showed throw the case out now and penalised Boro for wasting everybody’s time.

[Whitey Grandad]

59 minutes ago, Daft Kerplunk said:

Spying on other teams is just rank stupidity from the club.  Absolutely daft. 

Who thought it would be a good idea?  There is no way the benefit of spying on opposition outweighs getting caught.  We have motivated Boro, given up the idea that we win fairly and lost any neutral support.  The EFL will absolutely want to make an example of us and for what?  Knowing who might mark Scienza on a corner.  FFS.

Really fucking stupid from those at the football club.  

So you think the allegations are true?

Nobody even knows who this spy is supposed to be. If he exists. 

[Whitey Grandad]

Clean sheet for Wood.

[Daft Kerplunk]

2 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

So you think the allegations are true?

Nobody even knows who this spy is supposed to be. If he exists. 

The reaction of the club, and of Tonda's pre-match interview would suggest there is probably some truth in it.  I am not one of these saps who think that everything we do is above board, always well intentioned and that we'd never do anything bad, and that every other team is bad, dirty etc.  It would appear that the club has been stupid, it's okay to say this.  Football is full of twats, why should we be any different.  .  

[SNSUN]

10 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Clean sheet for Wood.

Can we please keep the Match day posts to the Match day thread please. This thread is for espionage. 😜

[saintant]

35 minutes ago, Daft Kerplunk said:

The reaction of the club, and of Tonda's pre-match interview would suggest there is probably some truth in it.  I am not one of these saps who think that everything we do is above board, always well intentioned and that we'd never do anything bad, and that every other team is bad, dirty etc.  It would appear that the club has been stupid, it's okay to say this.  Football is full of twats, why should we be any different.  .  

Tonda said absolutely nothing about spygate in his pre-match or post match interviews

[Disco Stu]

42 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Clean sheet for Wood.

I guess that's an achievement at your age.

[badgerx16]

Nothing has been proved, particularly whether the alleged "spy" has any current association wifh the club.

[Toussaint]

7 minutes ago, saintant said:

Tonda said absolutely nothing about spygate in his pre-match or post match interviews

That’s what a spy would say 🕵️ 

[Toussaint]

I love the moral outrage In the immoral press, in an immoral game where the bigger you cheat the less it gets mentioned. 

[S-Clarke]

Has anyone checked on Pilchards whareabouts?

[S-Clarke]

5 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

I love the moral outrage In the immoral press, in an immoral game where the bigger you cheat the less it gets mentioned. 

We'll get a fine, a slap on the wrist have to endure a terrible first 45 due to them being riled up (which we did) and that will be that. The football will do the talking at the end of the day either way, the advantage we could have gained from this is negligible to say the least, if anything they gained the advantage because they used it as a bit of fuel - but they didn't even make the most of it. it's just not worth the fuss. 

Edited 56 minutes ago by S-Clarke

[Toussaint]

Does anyone have any idea what actually happened, who it was and if they were acting alone?

[Toadhall Saint]

Loved some of our fans with binoculars 👏

[Whitey Grandad]

24 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

Does anyone have any idea what actually happened, who it was and if they were acting alone?

I assume that's a rhetorical question. 

If they did, the world would know by now.