Obviously this is true, and there are many many reasons to hate Tony Blair, but the one I keep coming back to is that every single person who admires him is an obnoxious professional class snob.
@IamBalhamMatt@NCFC_Analysis1 If Leeds had been caught doing it in a playoff tie there would’ve been calls for far greater punishment. The reason your punishment is so huge is because the game in question is so huge
@Sfc_debs Mostly because former players don’t know the facts, don’t pay attention to the EFL, and don’t put much thought in beyond their instinctive reaction
@ChapelKopArise@slbsn It was also decided by that. When a result is close, multiple factors are going to decisive. That would be the whole point of spying on training - to get the slightest edge that could be decisive in a close match
@ChapelKopArise@slbsn Southampton broke the rules in pursuit of marginal gains. The tie went to extra time and was decided by one goal. When a tie is that close it could’ve been decided by any number of small factors. For example, the knowledge that Hayden Hackney wasn’t fit to play
@pompeyshaun1986 We did it poorly but most teams have someone near post, one or two (best headers) on the 6 yard line, someone helping the keeper out, and some man markers