EFL Playoffs time

[Gordyola]

I feel sorry for Southampton. What daft, narcissistic idiot built into the rulebook the two clauses that Southampton have been disqualified for. Spying on a training session? I mean ffs, that is just doing your homework.

It’s forbidden in the rules that were amended following the Leeds spying They were seeking to gain a sporting advantage any other punishment wouldn’t have been sufficient

 

[Gordyola]

Why the fuck did we not report Liverpool for hacking our computers and let the authorities to deal with it.

I don’t think the club wanted to see criminal prosecutions for former employees which could have led to jail sentences So they accepted a £1m compensation settlement

 

[Gordyola]

You'd have to imagine they've been caught bang to rights, maybe even spying on other teams.

They admitted 3 occasions

 

[nw42]

It’s forbidden in the rules that were amended following the Leeds spying They were seeking to gain a sporting advantage any other punishment wouldn’t have been sufficient

Exactly this, the whole practice has now been nipped in the bud, no club will risk doing it again, job done.

 

[Gordyola]

They should have just hacked the opponents IT system and they’d have got a small fine and it’d never be spoken of again…

It wasn’t technically hacked the offenders used accounts that they knew the details for when they worked for City

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

I’d forgot about this as soon as our game started

lol. What a fucking massive call.

 

[TFC]

Bit crazy this really, certainly unprecedented.

 

[Gordyola]

On the other hand Southampton are better than Boro going by last week (and the table) Plus Saints presumably were spying on Hull too.

Boro should have won the first leg easily just don’t take their chances

 

[SamTheGuru]

It’s forbidden in the rules that were amended following the Leeds spying They were seeking to gain a sporting advantage any other punishment wouldn’t have been sufficient

Bielza wasn't it? I have always believed that is part of the game though. I remember doing it at grass roots level in the 90s.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Load of bollocks really, It's Hull City I feel sorry for out of all of this, I'm sure the staff and players have been doing numerous days of work on the training pitch preparing for Southampton, Going over numerous days of videos, tactics, formations and preparations for it to be all thrown out the window and now they've a few days to get things ready for completely different opposition.

 

[Maintainin]

Southampton fans have received a significant blow after their club’s ticket allocation for the upcoming play-off final was decreased by 37,604.

 

[Gordyola]

Bielza wasn't it? I have always believed that is part of the game though. I remember doing it at grass roots level in the 90s.

It was yeah it’s only forbidden 72(?) hours before

 

[Master-Lotus]

Ridiculous thing to do but also feel like the punishment is a bit harsh. Mixed feelings about this one.

 

[city2]

Why can’t Hull be given a bye into the PL instead of Middlesbrough getting a second chance

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

It’s forbidden in the rules that were amended following the Leeds spying They were seeking to gain a sporting advantage any other punishment wouldn’t have been sufficient

I remember a scum goalie....watching penalty videos of opponents during a pen shoot out and nothing done.worked in their favour. Strange to be selective on such matters.

 

[BlueNomad]

I don’t think the club wanted to see criminal prosecutions for former employees which could have led to jail sentences So they accepted a £1m compensation settlement

Or…there was “other stuff” that might come out and nobody wanted that???

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Load of bollocks really, It's Hull City I feel sorry for out of all of this, I'm sure the staff and players have been doing numerous days of work on the training pitch preparing for Southampton, Going over numerous days of videos, tactics, formations and preparations for it to be all thrown out the window and now they've a few days to get things ready for completely different opposition.

Hull should get down Middlesbrough’s training ground with one of these rather than some bloke with a mobile phone. How stupid are they at Southampton to get caught filming off an IPhone when there’s probably more covert tech out there to record another team training.

 

[waspish]

Ridiculous thing to do but also feel like the punishment is a bit harsh. Mixed feelings about this one.

They change the rules so they can do this! It’s the manager of Southampton who thought it was fine sending his staff to spy! The club should sue him for 150m

 

[hilts]

I feel sorry for Southampton. What daft, narcissistic idiot built into the rulebook the two clauses that Southampton have been disqualified for. Spying on a training session? I mean ffs, that is just doing your homework.

Its not, its just cheating.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Imagine they got a fine but got a promotion worth £200m to them? a fine would be a drop in the ocean and set a precedent that it's worth chancing completely break the rules if the reward is big enough.

Agree. That is the calculation they made and decided it was worth the risk of getting caught because the rewards would far outweigh it. Rules are rules and they knew it