The Spygate Saga

[Window Cleaner]

2 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I’m not convinced that arguing one of our interns missed his flight up to Eastleigh is going to have them convinced TBH.

Perhaps his bike had a puncture that day..

[Jack]

40 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Spygate is something tangible FA and EFL can punish, where as Man City and Chelsea are just accountancy mistakes that won't ever get the same sanctions. No one cares about clubs cooking the books in media. Other dont care either I haven't seen any other club complain or create a media hate campaign about City. We dont have £250bn either

I don’t think that’s correct at all, the Premier league and EFL have handed down loads of points deductions and fines in recent times. Those fall under the governance of the FA. Everton, Forest, West Brom recently had points deductions, scandalous that Chelsea then get off with just a minuscule fine for breaking rules that gave them years worth of competitive advantage, shown by their uptick in terms of winning titles and trophies 

[AlexLaw76]

12 months

 

bloody hell

edit - just seen it was not from Alfie House lol

Edited 11 hours ago by AlexLaw76

[Weston Super Saint]

3 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

12 months

 

bloody hell

edit - just seen it was not from Alfie House lol

Was it Allie Horse?

[Weston Super Saint]

I assume since we've had no announcement today, that means we've appealed.  Probably another 3 months before we hear anything if that's the case.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Just now, Weston Super Saint said:

Was it Allie Horse?

12 months?!

And that's straight from the Horse's mouth?! 

Blimey!

[Sevvy]

They are on the phone to Steve Gibson to ask what the punishment should be 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 minutes ago, Sevvy said:

They are on the phone to Steve Gibson to ask what the punishment should be 

I hope they don't call him while he's hanging a picture or drawing next season's Boro kit with quarters. That could get messy.

[Football Special]

4 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

I assume since we've had no announcement today, that means we've appealed.  Probably another 3 months before we hear anything if that's the case.

Dont assume anything 

[Ken Tone]

I find it hard to believe the meeting is still going on.  In which case the FA and the club know the outcome but aren't telling us. After all, what do we count? We're just the poor saps who actually care 🤬

[saintant]

1 hour ago, die Mannyschaft said:

Spygate is something tangible FA and EFL can punish, where as Man City and Chelsea are just accountancy mistakes that won't ever get the same sanctions. No one cares about clubs cooking the books in media. Other dont care either I haven't seen any other club complain or create a media hate campaign about City. We dont have £250bn either

Yeah, let's ignore the fact that City won numerous trophies by spending millions they shouldn't have under the rules at the time. Nothing to see here - lift that carpet and sweep everything under it. Just an accounting glitch 🙂

[Lighthouse]

3 minutes ago, saintant said:

Yeah, let's ignore the fact that City won numerous trophies by spending millions they shouldn't have under the rules at the time. Nothing to see here - lift that carpet and sweep everything under it. Just an accounting glitch 🙂

Man City have the best accountants money can buy, finding every loophole there is in the rules, so they can file their accounts in a way which they can argue is legal. We’ve got a bloke with a camera, stood next to a tree.

[egg]

18 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

12 months

 

bloody hell

edit - just seen it was not from Alfie House lol

If correct that's better than was feared by the club. 

[CB Fry]

6 minutes ago, saintant said:

Yeah, let's ignore the fact that City won numerous trophies by spending millions they shouldn't have under the rules at the time. Nothing to see here - lift that carpet and sweep everything under it. Just an accounting glitch 🙂

Yes, let's ignore it because it has fuck all to do with anything related to this.

[Weston Super Saint]

1 minute ago, Lighthouse said:

Man City have the best accountants money can buy, finding every loophole there is in the rules, so they can file their accounts in a way which they can argue is legal. We’ve got a bloke with a camera, stood next to a tree.

Who didn't even have a camera

[egg]

Just now, CB Fry said:

Yes, let's ignore it because it has fuck all to do with anything related to this.

What about, what about, etc. 

It's nauseating. 

People need to realise that this was bloody serious. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 minutes ago, egg said:

What about, what about, etc. 

It's nauseating. 

People need to realise that this was bloody serious. 

I feel sorry for Man City, being regularly linked with a crime as heinous as ours.

[Football Special]

24 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

12 months

 

bloody hell

edit - just seen it was not from Alfie House lol

Most obvious fake account ffs 

 

[The Kraken]

20 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

I assume since we've had no announcement today, that means we've appealed.  Probably another 3 months before we hear anything if that's the case.

I thought I read before, can’t remember where, that the hearing would be Thursday with then announcement most likely out on Friday.

[LordHester]

7 minutes ago, egg said:

If correct that's better than was feared by the club. 

Why would the club fear a ban that long? Anything more than 9 months would go beyond the end of his contract anyway; let alone going beyond the point where they would need to bin him off for a new manager.

[egg]

1 minute ago, LordHester said:

Why would the club fear a ban that long? Anything more than 9 months would go beyond the end of his contract anyway; let alone going beyond the point where they would need to bin him off for a new manager.

I don't know mate, but perhaps they saw him staying beyond that contract. Who knows. I don't. 

[LordHester]

10 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

I thought I read before, can’t remember where, that the hearing would be Thursday with then announcement most likely out on Friday.

Pretty sure that was suggested in this week’s Total Saints podcast.

[WinglessWonder]

36 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

12 months

 

bloody hell

edit - just seen it was not from Alfie House lol

Really?? Alfie can spell a lot better than the Muppet who tweeted, he also has a LOT more followers!

[Suhari]

It's not been asked for a while, but: anyone got Big Sam's phone number?

[AlexLaw76]

24 minutes ago, saintant said:

Yeah, let's ignore the fact that City won numerous trophies by spending millions they shouldn't have under the rules at the time. Nothing to see here - lift that carpet and sweep everything under it. Just an accounting glitch 🙂

what the hell has that got to do with anything?

[sotonjoe]

2 hours ago, hypochondriac said:

I knew it 

Good guess, but it's the 'heritage' writer 

[badgerx16]

2 minutes ago, Suhari said:

It's not been asked for a while, but: anyone got Big Sam's phone number?

0800-NOFUCKINGCHANCE

[benjii]

Trim the pubes. 

[saintant]

25 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

Yes, let's ignore it because it has fuck all to do with anything related to this.

I was responding to a post raising this point if that's ok.

[saintant]

25 minutes ago, egg said:

What about, what about, etc. 

It's nauseating. 

People need to realise that this was bloody serious. 

As I said, I was responding to a post from someone else. 

[Cuddles]

5 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Glad you approve amazing what the right angle can do 🙏

A right angle? Does that not make it difficult to wee? Or easier?

[LegalEagle]

So what does the club do if Tonda gets a ban from the game of say 4 months or more? Do they wait for him to serve his ban and put an interim in until it ends? Do they sack him? If they were to sack him, what chance of Jose Fonte leaving Sunderland and coming back to Saints?

[Saint Marky]

Just now, Cuddles said:

A right angle? Does that not make it difficult to wee? Or easier?

Makes pissing round corners a lot easier 

[hypochondriac]

9 minutes ago, sotonjoe said:

Good guess, but it's the 'heritage' writer 

Ah I see 

[Midfield_General]

12 minutes ago, LordHester said:

Pretty sure that was suggested in this week’s Total Saints podcast.

Yep it was Alfie’s educated guess

[saintant]

11 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

what the hell has that got to do with anything?

It was a reply to someone talking about it. Hope that's ok with you. Have you got the champagne on ice in case Tonda goes? 🙂 

[LordHester]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

It was a reply to someone talking about it. Hope that's ok with you. Have you got the champagne on ice in case Tonda goes? 🙂 

Feels that way sometimes, doesn’t it?

[RedWillie]

 A certain Eddie Howe waiting  in the wings?

[Saint Marky]

1 minute ago, LegalEagle said:

So what does the club do if Tonda gets a ban from the game of say 4 months or more? Do they wait for him to serve his ban and put an interim in until it ends? Do they sack him? If they were to sack him, what chance of Jose Fonte leaving Sunderland and coming back to Saints?

No, stick him in a red long wig, skirt and a-bit of lipstick. They banned Tonda, this is officially now Tondina, and  if they try and ban Tondina, it’s straight on the phone to the echr brigade, should get years in the human rights courts fighting that one out.

[saints1988]

1 minute ago, RedWillie said:

 A certain Eddie Howe waiting  in the wings?

Have heard Rob Edward’s name today 

[Turkish]

8 minutes ago, Cuddles said:

A right angle? Does that not make it difficult to wee? Or easier?

Depends if they prefer it on the face or over the bum 

Edited 10 hours ago by Turkish

[OttawaSaint]

2 minutes ago, RedWillie said:

 A certain Eddie Howe waiting  in the wings?

Presumably, "the wings" is a restaurant he's waiting tables at?

[sfc4prem]

14 minutes ago, saintant said:

It was a reply to someone talking about it. Hope that's ok with you. Have you got the champagne on ice in case Tonda goes? 🙂 

He's got his 'I told you so' tifo ready for the first game after his ban.

[benjii]

A day at the FA.

10:00 Morning all!

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee, read the papers

10:30 Attend to correspondence 

11:00 Elevenses!

11:30 - 12:30 Tackle the business of the day

12:30 - 14:30 Luncheon

14:30 - 15:00 Nap

15:00 - 15:30 More hard graft

15:30 Afternoon tea in the Drawing Room

16:15 Time to pack up

16:30 Night all!

[sfc4prem]

[MB]

Have on good authority he’s banned. Club exploring options for appeal before anything goes public 

[sfc4prem]

1 minute ago, MB said:

Have on good authority he’s banned. Club exploring options for appeal before anything goes public 

How long for pal?

[LegalEagle]

1 minute ago, MB said:

Have on good authority he’s banned. Club exploring options for appeal before anything goes public 

How long for?

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

28 minutes ago, MB said:

Have on good authority he’s banned. Club exploring options for appeal before anything goes public 

Do the club control the narrative on when news is released? Surely the FA would/could announce it first?

Edited 9 hours ago by Stripey McStripe Shirt

[LegalEagle]

My understanding is the club are aware of said punishment but are considering options for appeal. Its not as harsh though as people fear. All I really know.

• MB - above is your post from 1 August. I’ll take your post a few minutes ago with a very large pinch of salt