, Leeds United fans comment and react at Spygate fine decision

Leeds United fans comment and react at Spygate fine decision

It was a long time in coming, yet way before when it arrived Leeds United fans knew they would be punished for the ‘Spygate Scandal’.

It was definitely a sense of fait accompli for Leeds United fans, these supporters already knowing that the club would be found at fault. The thing was, no specific rule had been broken – well nothing that the EFL had in their books.

That proved to be sound thinking, the EFL scouring their rulebooks and finding the only rule that Leeds had impinged upon was a general regulation that dealt with reciprocal good faith between clubs.

Leeds United admitted breaching regulation 3.4 and the EFL punished them for it, the £200,000 fine drawing a big, thick, black line under proceedings.

All this came about after a Leeds United employee was caught loitering in the bushes outside Derby County’s training ground. That is ‘outside’ and stood on a ‘public road’ armed with only a pair of secateurs.

That pair of twig strimmers was suddenly conflated up to the level of pliers and bolt cutters by the likes of Derby County manager Frank Lampard. Cue fan outrage and calls for Leeds United to suffer points deductions and all manner of other punishments.

It was always going to be a decision that got people talking, Leeds United fans included. Here’s what some have been saying about the decision over on Twitter.

Leeds United fall £200,000 foul of SpyGate – reactions and fallout

First up are some comments from individuals other than Leeds United fans.

Now here’s how Leeds United fans have taken the news.

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