Risible logic

If you cheat in order to win a very large prize, and that prize is taken away because you were found to have cheated, the size of the prize you have "lost" is not a relevant mitigation. "Okay I cheated to win the prize....can I please keep 95% of it anyway?".

Desperate stuff.

Posted By: Under soil heating on May 20th 2026 at 14:31:35

Message Thread

Cheats statement (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 20, 14:24:16
- So bad ! (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, May 20, 19:39:00
- The Luton comparison is shitty (Other Football) - tim berry, May 20, 15:07:41
  - I don't know what's worse... (Other Football) - usacanary, May 20, 19:18:15
- Sadly the FL have form (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 20, 15:00:08
  - To be fair, that caught up with Leicester eventually (Other Football) - tim berry, May 20, 15:08:50
- You’d think their lawyers would be better than basing an appeal on the fact that (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, May 20, 14:55:37
  - There's only so much you can do sometimes (Other Football) - CWC, May 20, 15:20:59
    - Preach it brother (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, May 20, 16:24:40
    - Hail St Mary (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, May 20, 15:30:31
- I think the equitable punishment (Other Football) - Charles21, May 20, 14:40:58
  - Could fine them what they were trying to cheat (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 20, 14:48:31
    - lol - that's a good idea (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 20, 14:50:47
- Bizarre (Other Football) - mr carra, May 20, 14:40:13
- Also....if this was us, and we decided it was a good idea to put out THAT statement (Other Football) - Under soil heating, May 20, 14:35:27
- “Might cost” being the point (Other Football) - APB, May 20, 14:32:01
- Risible logic (Other Football) - Under soil heating, May 20, 14:31:35
  - 100% they are not getting off it (Other Football) - Tombs, May 20, 14:37:50
    - Only takes a couple of mugs on the panel tbf (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, May 20, 14:50:25
      - Or brown paper envelopes (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, May 20, 14:57:24
    - Hope so (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 20, 14:44:06
      - Overturning it would be farcical (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 20, 14:45:06
        
        I know this is how appeals work, but (Other Football) - jamesward, May 20, 14:46:07
        
        depends on the nature of the appeal (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, May 20, 14:54:10
        
        Blubbing (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, May 20, 14:57:55
        
        VMT (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 20, 14:50:11
        
        No, just one panel that doesnt make a mistake (Other Football) - CWC, May 20, 15:25:10
        
        is that the variety of appeal? on which case, soton have v little chance (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, May 20, 16:12:00
        
        Normally, as in in a Court of Law, the panel hearing the appeal is more experienced/senior (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 20, 14:51:43
        
        It’s a nonsense. Should be no appeals in cases like this (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, May 20, 14:51:01
        
        Is there really an appeal going on though? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 20, 14:53:20
        
        Yeah there has been no material change in evidence (Other Football) - jamesward, May 20, 14:57:18
  - Yes, if it caught cheating in a cup competition, being booted out of the cup... (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 20, 14:35:38
    - Yes, just because it’s more valuable is totally irrelevant (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, May 20, 14:46:42

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