This from the Beeb article:-
Speaking from Slovenia, Solak added: "In Italy or in Germany, where Tonda was working, this is basically common practice that nobody cares about."
Sentiments echoed by the footy community over here in no uncertain terms.
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Speaking from Slovenia, Solak added: "In Italy or in Germany, where Tonda was working, this is basically common practice that nobody cares about."
Sentiments echoed by the footy community over here in no uncertain terms.
One bit I did like is he believed Tonda when he said he didn't know that rule and made a mistake so told him to learn the rule book inside out and don't do it again.
It's not a 'misunderstanding' though is it? The idea that he's spent 2 years working in this country and didn't know isn't believable in the slightest.
Personally, I couldnt give a ****. Regardless of what its like elsewhere, it is a rule here, and Tonda should have known that. Thats down to him, and down to the club.
Its a lame ass excuse that doesnt wash with me.
This is a completely irrelevant point. Bad enough when fans make it let alone the owner.
Love how the first he knew about it was reading it on social media like the rest of us.
Chairman of our club, ladies and gentlemen, and really sums up the lack of leadership. ****ing joke.
Chairman of our club, ladies and gentlemen, and really sums up the lack of leadership. ****ing joke.
That's about right though, you wouldn't expect the owner based in a different country to know about this.
I quite liked that from Dragan, personally, and he's right about the double jeopardy.
I wonder if he got banned for a year, if he could manage Goztepe or Valienciennes, then come back to us (yes, aware that's hugely unlikely).
I wonder if he got banned for a year, if he could manage Goztepe or Valienciennes, then come back to us (yes, aware that's hugely unlikely).
We have the strange anomaly where the use of the Mark One eyeball and drones is spying at its worst, whereas use of electronic methods of information seeking/intelligence gathering, AI etc. is unlimited, uncontrolled, universally used to gain an advantage over the opposition and is a perfectly acceptable method to spy on anyone by anyone.
Good, at least we know where the club stand with this. If the spying happened in just those three games we've admitted to then we'd be mad to sack Tonda; he got the best out of so many players last season. It's also highly unlikely that whoever we appoint next will be a better manager. Now all we need is for the FA to not get involved and then Tonda can rebuild his relationship with the players.
I disagree. He’s chairman of the club, and hes on the board of the club. I don't expect him to know the precise details of what went on at the time at that time, but as owner and chairman, he shouldn’t be finding out through Twitter.
You dont think someone inside the club shouldve briefed him beforehand? It wasnt exactly news inside the club that we'd been caught spying, and **** was about to his the fan, was it?
You can bet yer boots in another year SKY will be broadcasting training sessions for extra revenue
Sorry but what?
Dragan: “Im happy and so is the board. Obviously I will speak to the players and the fans.”
Maybe you should be speaking to the players and fans first, muppet. What a f*cking clown show.
Dragan: “Im happy and so is the board. Obviously I will speak to the players and the fans.”
Maybe you should be speaking to the players and fans first, muppet. What a f*cking clown show.
Sorry thought you meant he should have been made aware of the spying itself.
Yeah he definitely should have been informed as soon as it was known we'd been caught. Though I suspect that was the media rather than the EFL too.
Parsons staying as well.
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Sell the ****ing club, i beg. You cannot continue with these idiots in place.
You know what, I kind of like that Saints are going full "**** you" to the EFL and entire football world by not sacking anyone. Having said that, I hope Parsons at least offered his resignation for ****ing up so badly.
Good that know that rank incompetence is acceptable at a multi million pound business.