12 Jan 2019 10:17:56
Just watched the sky coverage and sick of the amount of attention and mentions that they gave to the spying stuff. It was supposed to be a football commentary! Really not relevant to coverage of the game the way Sky repeated it at every opportunity. Cover it in Sports news and discussion programmers but not all the way through a football commentary!

I don't think Fat Frank handled it well at all. It should have been something he could use to motivate his team and get them out firing on all cylinders. It was the opposite! His team followed his sulking attitude and caved in.

Bilesa looked emotionally shattered in his post match interview. He hardly made sense in Spanish never mind in the English translation. He and the issue needs to be handled carefully by the club in the next few days and then move on.

I can't believe that the leaking of information from training grounds in different ways isn't something that happens with other clubs. How we have done it has made it easy for Derby to make an issue if it, with massive assistance from Sky, who aren't exactly neutral when it comes to Leeds and Radz!

Nothing should be allowed to take away from what this group of players and coaches has achieved . Fat Frank knew exactly how we would approach the game but that insight didn't mean he had a plan that his players were able to execute.

The club should Say it's not part of our plans for the future, because obviously we would be crazy to do it again anyway this season and move on.

1.) 12 Jan 2019
12 Jan 2019 10:28:42
Exactly, but that's what makes news these days. Let any club manager stand tall, hand on Bible and swear they've never taken similar steps to gaining an advantage. And let's not talk about blatant simulation which goes on during matches, if that is acceptable then watching a training session which is conducted in the public eye is as well.

2.) 12 Jan 2019
12 Jan 2019 10:29:41
What makes me chuckle is that everyone knew Wilson was unlikely to play as Direby said so all week.

3.) 12 Jan 2019
12 Jan 2019 10:52:10
The thing is most English pundits/ commentators will be on Fat Frank's side as they're more likely to deal with him for years to come!
I was going to say arse lick him, but I knew the Eds wouldn't let me!

4.) 12 Jan 2019
12 Jan 2019 10:56:12
Other woody, I think what really got to Fat Frank was that his spy had reported back that Hernadez hadn’t trained all week and wasn’t featuring in the match tactics being practiced at Thorpe Arch!

5.) 12 Jan 2019
12 Jan 2019 11:12:16
You are right danum and the Lampard family is pretty well connected media wise!

6.) 12 Jan 2019
12 Jan 2019 11:25:06
Gary Neville (of all people) has told the press to wind their hypocritical necks in, not his actual words but that's the gist :)

7.) 12 Jan 2019
12 Jan 2019 11:40:53
Good for him! Probably knows what has gone on!