Tonda Eckert

[Saint Keef]

Once again, the BBC are all over this like a fucking rash. They do love a bit of controvesy. However their so-called researchers didn't seem to be able to find out that the legend, who was Kevin Keegan, played 80 times for Saints. Sorry chaps - needed to get that off my chest. Cheers.

[Badger]

14 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

It wasn't a specified rule with the EFL.

The FA have had the rule Tonda is charged under for a long time, so Bielsa would have set a precedent for FA punishment.

Fair point, but could they bring a charge on Bielsa, if there hadn’t been an ‘offence’ or misconduct as far as the League were concerned at the time ? 

[Teamsaint1]

9 minutes ago, Saint Keef said:

Once again, the BBC are all over this like a fucking rash. They do love a bit of controvesy. However their so-called researchers didn't seem to be able to find out that the legend, who was Kevin Keegan, played 80 times for Saints. Sorry chaps - needed to get that off my chest. Cheers.

Disgraceful stuff. They could have mentioned that KK had his best ever goal scoring season when a  Saints player. 

[hypochondriac]

Who are all these sources chatting shit to everyone. If they're going to ban him then just fucking do it now don't leave everyone hanging on for another week.

[saintant]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

Who are all these sources chatting shit to everyone. If they're going to ban him then just fucking do it now don't leave everyone hanging on for another week.

Agree although there will be procedures to follow.

[Badger]

2 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Who are all these sources chatting shit to everyone. If they're going to ban him then just fucking do it now don't leave everyone hanging on for another week.

Difficult to understand how it has taken so long just to get to the stage of charging him for something previously admitted. 
 

No idea as to the workings of this, they’ve interviewed or heard Tonda. Does  the club, or his representatives, now get opportunity to make their plea , or do they (the FA) now just go away for another wankathon behind closed doors to decide the fate ? 

[Saint Keef]

6 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Who are all these sources chatting shit to everyone. If they're going to ban him then just fucking do it now don't leave everyone hanging on for another week.

My money's on Gibson 

[Badger]

4 minutes ago, saintant said:

Agree although there will be procedures to follow.

 

Just now, Badger said:

Does  the club, or his representatives, now get opportunity to make their plea , or do they (the FA) now just go away for another wankathon behind closed doors to decide the fate ? 

Yes, saintant, “procedures to follow”, that was the phrase I was looking for.

[Weston Super Saint]

17 minutes ago, Badger said:

Fair point, but could they bring a charge on Bielsa, if there hadn’t been an ‘offence’ or misconduct as far as the League were concerned at the time ? 

The FA rules are separate to the EFL rules, but they existed for Bielsa.

Why the FA didn't charge him only they know....

[Willo of Whiteley]

Woah, woah, woah.

At lunchtime it was thought that he wouldn’t be banned and now it’s rumoured (albeit by the Guardian) that he will?

Has he strangled kittens or something over the afternoon? What’s gone on?

[pimpin4rizeal]

43 minutes ago, egg said:

Because he's not the club. 

The get have been punished for what they did.

Tonda will now be punished, as an individual, for what he did. 

Is anyone disputing that what he did doesn't amount to misconduct? 

To be honest the intern is the one who done it .. if tonda asked him to jump off a cliff would he do that as well .. I bet the intern won’t get punished at all though 

[pimpin4rizeal]

55 minutes ago, egg said:

Because he's not the club. 

The get have been punished for what they did.

Tonda will now be punished, as an individual, for what he did. 

Is anyone disputing that what he did doesn't amount to misconduct? 

Also maybe if  we had any sense about it maybe dragon himself or the club them self should of just taken the blame on themselves instead of letting of letting tonda .. what could they do  then ..Ban dragan? Surely there is people above tonda who greenlighted  this too it shouldn’t be all at his door 

Edited 13 minutes ago by pimpin4rizeal

[Badger]

52 minutes ago, saintant said:

The following is quoted from the FA regarding possible sanctions for breach of rule E3.1

• Sporting sanctions: Suspension from matches (length varies by level and seriousness — e.g., low: 0–2 matches, mid: 1–3 matches, high: 3–6 matches in the National League System)

No mention of lengthy bans so this surely implies they'd be on dodgy ground if they hit Eckert with anything more than a 6 match ban unless they consider his offence was well above high level of seriousness.

But probably nowhere near severe enough for Gibbo and his assorted media chums.

 

[Weston Super Saint]

Just now, Badger said:

But probably nowhere near severe enough for Gibbo and his assorted media chums.

 

Only the guillotine will be good enough for those bellends.

[hypochondriac]

Reading the caveats in the reporting, the "up to six months" ban is pote tally good news. That means that six months is potentially the absolute upper limit for a ban. Maybe this is before mitigation, legal argument from our side about proportionality etc.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

After Bielsa:-

A statement from the Football Association read: "The FA has on this occasion decided to conclude this matter by issuing formal warnings against Leeds United FC, Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa and a club video analyst.

"Notwithstanding The FA's decision on this occasion, The FA will take appropriate action should further evidence of this nature come to light in the future."

Note the fluffy, open ended "on this occasion" and an assumption that the "appropriate " action to be taken should other offences "come to light in the future" refers just to Leeds, which is doesn't explicitly state.

So, could be anything. Didn't need Chat GPT for that.  🙂

I do recall Solak saying that if Tonda can't coach (extended ban) then it would impact Tonda's position, as they'd obviously need a manager.

[saintant]

2 minutes ago, Badger said:

But probably nowhere near severe enough for Gibbo and his assorted media chums.

 

Henry Winter will be apoplectic if the FA judge doesn't put on his black cap.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

14 minutes ago, pimpin4rizeal said:

To be honest the intern is the one who done it .. if tonda asked him to jump off a cliff would he do that as well .. I bet the intern won’t get punished at all though 

Bad time to mention Will Salt is from Leamington Spa? 🙂

[saintant]

2 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Reading the caveats in the reporting, the "up to six months" ban is pote tally good news. That means that six months is potentially the absolute upper limit for a ban. Maybe this is before mitigation, legal argument from our side about proportionality etc.

The Athletic report that sources at the club are confident Tonda will receive no ban.

[Colinjb]

Just now, saintant said:

The Athletic report that sources at the club are confident Tonda will receive no ban.

Wonder if it's the same sources that were confident we wouldn't be kicked out of the play-offs.

This just feels wrong. 

[saintant]

Just now, Colinjb said:

Wonder if it's the same sources that were confident we wouldn't be kicked out of the play-offs.

This just feels wrong. 

You'd think they'd be very careful about getting over confident of a light punishment after the EFL ban from play-off final.