30 Sep 2026 14:18:09
If Man City are not handed a commensurate punishment then that will open up an even bigger mess for the PL as those clubs like Forest and Everton will have grounds for counter claims and damages. The crimes, as that is what fraud is, were multi season events and the punishment should be equally meted out so it has to be expulsion from all league football, a 900 million pound fine, stripped of all titles, nothing else is acceptable.

They are a stain on the game! Wonder what Anderson thinks about his move now?

1.) 30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026 14:39:55
Anderson will be alright financially, but you have to question the advice he got to join man city, he should have stayed at Nottingham Forest for this season.

2.) 30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026 15:22:36
I'm sure Ando regrets his decision with hindsight but I'd be amazed if he didn't have a buy out clause in his contract. Any top club, here in the UK or abroad would snatch his hand off if the opportunity arose to sign him.
Who could have foreseen this turn of events or the scale and magnitude of it?

3.) 30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026 15:29:00
As King Lear says.
"Plate sin with gold
And the strong lance of justice hurtles breaks.
Arm it in rags and a Pygmy's straw doth pierce it”.
Not in Man City's case apparently.

4.) 30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026 15:35:03
Let the judas. get on with his championship football ?.

5.) 30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026 15:58:33
A question for stokey, how many pocket books did you get through in your time as a police officer?

6.) 30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026 17:09:39
Vale, i would imagine it will depend on how often they ran out of bog roll at his station. ??.

7.) 30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026 17:11:41
Stokey, You talk about the scale and magnitude of it.
The magnitude of the crime will not be matched by the punishment in my opinion.
They will get off relatively lightly.
Nothing less than league 2 and 5 year transfer ban is acceptable but it won't be anything like that. You just see.

8.) 30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026 17:49:34
Good question Vale mate
The answer is more than most because I always had a heavy workload and lots of evidence to record.?
RRH, Police Pocket Books had numbered pages and a unique serial number signed out to you by a Sergeant or above. Where individual pages or indeed whole pocket books were missing ( ie on your example of bog paper) it was a sackable disciplinary offence. Were the books contained written evidence for Court cases you could face 10 years for perverting the course of justice,.

At the very least if your PB got eaten by the dog or lost on the washing machine, it was a full General Report as to the circumstances and investigation by C and D ( Complaints and Discipline or Professional Standards as they are now known)
Some serious ?would be hitting the fan.
The used PBs would be kept under lock and key for many years.
But I take your light hearted jests in good spirits my friends ??.

9.) 30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026 18:29:43
I hope you are wrong Gazzi. Bear in mind anything at all can be dealt with by way of Judicial Review in HM Courts by HM Judges for reasons of fairness and principles. It doesn't have to be a Sports Court and it can go all the way to the Supreme Court.
Legal principles trump any kangaroo court run by the Premiership or anybody else and their rulings are binding in the UK ( and subject to certain minor matters Europe.


But who knows mate? I never thought ( especially after the Chelsea whitewash) that it would get this far.

10.) 30 Sep 2026
30 Sep 2026 18:58:27
So im guessing you'd have to scrunch them up after wiping then? ??.

11.) 01 Oct 2026
01 Oct 2026 09:58:51
As you seem hell bent on matters scatological RRH I have to tell you that our world class SOCO scientists and cutting edge deciphering kits would not be thwarted whether the pages were scrunched up or buried knee deep in ?mate.
You d basically have to burn them to cinders, so perhaps a red hot curry the night before ?
?????.

12.) 01 Oct 2026
01 Oct 2026 10:28:30
That can happen, its similar to the effects of spontaneous human combustion. A mega hot vinaloo the night before, then by the morning it comes out like larva, they call it VPS. Scientists say its often fatal, so waking up with 'Vindapoo Pringles Syndrome' is something that i wouldn't wish on anyone because 'Once you plop, you just can't stop'. ???.

13.) 01 Oct 2026
01 Sep 2026 10:31:24
A lot of fun and points scoring put downs of defence barristers at Crown Court could be had via PBs.
For example, it was common practice ( certainly with Junior Barristers, the Senior ones were wise to it and avoided this) to staple down the pages not relating to the court case being heard. An unwary barrister, perhaps keen to impress the jury, would point this out implying some nefarious conduct on the part of the Police and ask why?

The put down answer was "‘Wrll sir, the pages stapled down relate to private and sensitive matters not for your eyes and not related to this hearing. Of course, if his Homour Judge so and so wishes to see the unrelated pages I'd be happy to oblige. Straight away flatters the Judge, gets him or her on side, pricks the pomposity of the barrister,, shows him and the jury that he's not as important as he thinks he is and says, subtly " I'm not frightened of you mate, even we're on your home turf, a courtroom. Tells the jury also that I'm trustworthy and can be trusted with the private secrets contained in my PB.

Some pro Police Judges ( my own favourite was Judge Matthewman) would even administer a public put down such as " That won't be necessary Officer: I don't allow defence fishing expeditions in my Court” or once, to my immense gratification, " Well Mr defence barrister, you fell into that giant elephant trap I'm afraid”.'

I even caused a defeated Defence barrister to sit down abruptly, mutter " No further questions " and wrap his gown around himself like a petulant child. All in front of a jury.
Mind games. I used to love them and never lost a case
All from a small PB.

14.) 01 Oct 2026
01 Oct 2026 17:26:53
RRH mate
Is VPS anything like DDS which a certain poster on here suffers with.? Bearing in mind both produce an unstoppable tsunami of ??
Just asking.??.

15.) 01 Oct 2026
01 Oct 2026 17:42:34
?, could be, it would make alot sense. ?.

16.) 01 Oct 2026
01 Oct 2026 18:01:38
??????.