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LondonBlue 16:50, Mon 1 Jun

Carlos Costly   0
Replying to LondonBlue   16:51, Mon 1 Jun
I wonder if it is proven that they spied on more than the games they have admitted to, will they get given a larger points deduction for next season?
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Snoop   0
Replying to Carlos Costly   16:54, Mon 1 Jun
Carlos Costly
I wonder if it is proven that they spied on more than the games they have admitted to, will they get given a larger points deduction for next season?

They should. Presumably they were asked if it was everything and said no.
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Tilton shark   0
Replying to LondonBlue   17:08, Mon 1 Jun
With all of this coming out you can see why they got the deduction and they should be grateful that it was only 4pts.
Turn left when you get on a plane.
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sandpit72   0
Replying to Blue_since_62   17:20, Mon 1 Jun
Some dude in jeans and a black jacket stood behind a tree some distance away with what looks like a mobile phone is hardly state of the art spying though, I'm sure you would probably gather more info from watching back a live TV match.
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Le Mod   2
Replying to sandpit72   17:22, Mon 1 Jun
Hmm dunno, it is standard for a team to do a bit of shape a day or two before a game, you get set up in the starting 11 and walk through different passages of play against no opposition. You could easily glean what the starting 11 is, in what formation and whether they plan to press, sit off, play direct, or play out etc. It's not the be all and end all but it's a pretty big advantage for one manager to have over another.
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Roman   0
Replying to LondonBlue   17:38, Mon 1 Jun
Eckert has made out previously that he did not realise that spying on an opponent was against the rules and essentially cheating.

Yet in the messages from interns, they clearly are aware that this is not normal practice and felt uncomfortable. It comes to something when a "professional" football manager can get this so wrong, but some young lads pressured in to breaking the rules are more aware of the situation.
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John McCarthy   0
Replying to El Mayor   17:39, Mon 1 Jun
El Mayor
John McCarthy
Why hasnt he been sacked yet?

Wait for him to be banned so they don't have to give him a payoff?

Makes sense.
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dork   0
Replying to El Mayor   17:48, Mon 1 Jun
i'd have thought they could do him for gross misconduct if they wanted to
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