Tonda Eckert

[Badger]

6 hours ago, sfc4prem said:

To who? Who are the FA accountable to? Most people don't see the FA in positive terms, banning Tonda won't improve that a jot. Who are they showing they 'mean business' to, exactly?

Themselves perhaps.
 

Nothing like a bit of internal back slapping and congratulating themselves on a “job well done” to face their many critics and media to boost self belief and ‘relevance’ in the modern world. 

[Verbal]

46 minutes ago, DT said:

If it IS to be a ban, would it be a touchline ban? Ie free to manage the team for all but the 90 mins from the dugout?

Would have thought that isn't that bad. Get him an earpiece. And a phone...

So give him the exact same gear that Will Salt had? I like this idea.

Edited 4 hours ago by Verbal

[benjii]

2 hours ago, Saint Marky said:

We’re you bullied at school?

I we'ren't bullied.

[sadoldgit]

39 minutes ago, Verbal said:

So give him the exact same gear that Will Salt had? I like this idea.

Perhaps they should make Tonda stand behind the nearest tree and communicate with the coaching staff via an old iPhone on match days for the length of his ban?

[Cuddles]

43 minutes ago, benjii said:

I we'ren't bullied.

Did you're go to school though?

[RedArmy]

3 hours ago, Saint Marky said:

We’re you bullied at school?

“We’re” you listening at school? 

[West Dean FC Legend]

8 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Perhaps they should make Tonda stand behind the nearest tree and communicate with the coaching staff via an old iPhone on match days for the length of his ban?

I've already posted this twice elsewhere.

They should just give him a house to live in with his family and then his friends, players, coaches etc. can see him most nights or afternoons to make sure he is getting on okay.

There is literally nothing they can do about it as the players and coaches are just being kind and thoughtful friends. Unless of course the FA want to imprison him or something?

[benjii]

36 minutes ago, Cuddles said:

Did you're go to school though?

Me am educate.

[egg]

7 hours ago, LordHester said:

People keep going back to this FIFA ban for 12 months, but banning an international manager for 12 months is very different from that length of ban for a club manager, who is going to miss way more games in that time. 

Yep.  The average international female football team plays  8 - 12 games per year. If the FA follow that precedent, it must right that any ban should match the games played in that 12 month period, not the time period itself. 

[ChrisPY]

1 hour ago, Cuddles said:

Did you're go to school though?

I don’t think they’re school was up their with the best.

[hypochondriac]

38 minutes ago, egg said:

Yep.  The average international female football team plays  8 - 12 games per year. If the FA follow that precedent, it must right that any ban should match the games played in that 12 month period, not the time period itself. 

Is a ten game touchline ban fair? Reduced to six in appeal? I'd probably take that at this point. Depending on how we get on in the league cup could be back in time for pompey....

Edited 1 hour ago by hypochondriac

[CB Fry]

7 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Is a ten game touchline ban fair? Reduced to six in appeal? I'd probably take that at this point. Depending on how we get on in the league cup could be back in time for pompey....

This, I would think, is the landing zone the club are looking at. 6 game touchline ban say no more about it.

Anything longer than Paul Davis got for lamping Glenn Cockerill one (9 games) would be bang out of order.

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

This, I would think, is the landing zone the club are looking at. 6 game touchline ban say no more about it.

Anything longer than Paul Davis got for lamping Glenn Cockerill one (9 games) would be bang out of order.

And if the FA gave him that I don't think any rival clubs would kick up a fuss or consider it unfair. They will be fully aware that an attempt to give him more than that will royally fuck up our season.

[gio1saints]

9 hours ago, Mr X said:

I still don't get how he could have been an assistant manager and still not aware of spying rules I don't believe his apology came from the heart tbh.... What's done is done and looks like he won't be managing us at least for this season... Do they want him so much they will appoint a temporary manager from within for a season 

Even though what I’m about to say will trigger the usual hate mail and even though I want Tonda as our Manager and even though I hate everybody dissing him like hypocrites theres one thing has always worried me about this case. 
 

Tonda claims he did not know it was not allowed. That’s the bottom line. And he’s stuck to that story. 
 

Is Tonda fucking thick as shit ? Or simply normal intelligence but being disingenuous?
 

Which is more likely? Occam’s razor and the fact he is a professional in this area suggests it’s more likely he’s making it up. 
 

 I’d say at least 90% + of the posters on here knew there’s something off about spying on opponents - at very least double check the rules - and know that, surely, Tonda must also know that. To claim otherwise is either blind loyalty or I’ve also got some magic beans for sale I can see you know your magic beans….

I wish he’d of just fessed up, not have me believe a lie. 
 

Damn it though I’m as bad as everyone else. I’m going to suspend my disbelief and sing his name anyway. What has this game got to. Integrity and respect my arse.