The 11 Championship clubs who have formally complained to the Football League about Leeds United's espionage ventures have demanded to be provided with the times and dates of Marcelo Bielsa's spying sessions.
The EFL and the FA are investigating after it emerged that Leeds had sent a spy to Derby's training ground the day before Frank Lampard's side lost 2-0 against Leeds at Elland Road. Bielsa has since revealed his staff have spied on every opponent this season.
In a formal letter sent to the EFL, the 11 clubs, including promotion rivals Norwich, Derby and Middlesbrough, have demanded all video footage by Bielsa's spies in addition to all scouting reports sent back from the premises.
The clubs have also asked the investigation to reveal the identity of every spy dispatched to training grounds, the fees they were paid and whether Leeds may have paid third parties for information about the inside workings of opponents.
Bielsa's spy at Derby was understood to be a 20-year-old Argentine intern.
Blackburn, Brentford, Bristol City, Hull, Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Preston and Swansea are the other clubs to co-sign the letter.
postage
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Has any crime or FA rule/regulation been broken? In my book this manager has simply carried out the best preparation for any match, leaving no stone unturned. Maybe other clubs/managers have now been shown to not do enough preparation?
Or maybe other clubs just do not get caught
Rocksaul
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I'm no Leeds supporter but I am fairly sure that certain media figures are sitting at home smugly and arrogantly congratulating themselves after working this whole situation up as much as possible so they can either get Bielsa fired and Leeds docked as many points as possible or destroy the club entirely - which is what they really want to do. They seem to love salivating over this kind of thing. It doesn't matter to them which club or figure they damage, whether any real rules were broken or not or whether they are right or wrong, certain portions of the media will always frame the debate with a certain narrative so they always win and you and your club always loses.
You have said it all. I am appalled.
uptown
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I'm surprised Liverpool haven't said they've fallen 'victim' to it. Everyone knows they're the biggest victims in the universe.
Barnard
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Has any crime or FA rule/regulation been broken? In my book this manager has simply carried out the best preparation for any match, leaving no stone unturned. Maybe other clubs/managers have now been shown to not do enough preparation?
surrounded
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Wow, I love how these other clubs are playing the victim card, if this was any other club they would not be bothered! However, as it is Leeds, everybody is jumping in with their two pennies worth, the FA need to grow a pair and just put this to one side and tell everyone just to get on with the football, end of the matter!!!
Riesling
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He has done nothing wrong,it's just that the other teams using him as a reason for the failure to mount a serious title challenge.
norloser
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No rules were broken,just tell him to be a good lad in future.
Gerrezim
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In the Art of war by Sun Tzu he opines that the more prepared army will always win.. Preparation includes spying, appearing strong when weak and appearing weak when strong.......so the 11 teams are sore losers
Zacharyman
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Why is this even in the news still. As soon as fat frank had his whinge on tv that should've been the end of it. It's jealousy because they have been the best team in the championship this season and they want to disrupt that.
Bartholonew
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It's never dull being a Leeds fan!
possiblen
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The so-called "victims" are behaving really pathetically
hillbilly12
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Leeds fans, stand up for your leader. The weaklings are taking this opportunity to bully him and your club. What maestro Bielsa has done was never a crime. It is brilliance. The rest starting from the useless overrated Lampard can't copy and cope now they want to destroy. Stop this nonsense now
Clusesed
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I'm no Leeds supporter but I am fairly sure that certain media figures are sitting at home smugly and arrogantly congratulating themselves after working this whole situation up as much as possible so they can either get Bielsa fired and Leeds docked as many points as possible or destroy the club entirely - which is what they really want to do. They seem to love salivating over this kind of thing. It doesn't matter to them which club or figure they damage, whether any real rules were broken or not or whether they are right or wrong, certain portions of the media will always frame the debate with a certain narrative so they always win and you and your club always loses.
Karenen
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So funny. What's criminal about studying an opponent?
yankeesl
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I'm not legal expert so I ask this question with all sincerity. Do they have a right to request the video footage and do Leeds have to provide the footage?
Hazardr
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They are that efficient these 11 clubs. They couldn't even get the date correct on the letter.
pooped
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Ha ha ha!! What a bunch of insecure losers.