Hodgson and Bielsa are filmed with big Sam in a restaurant pre-game discussing how best to fix a 2-2 draw. Hodgson is filmed briefing Parish on the tactics; Parish confirms his agreement to the plan.
Palace are 2-0 up with 5 to play. Bamford falls over 5 yards outside the box; VAR determines it’s a pen. Bamford steps up and scores. With 1 minute to play, Bielsa and Hodgson start fighting. The players join in and 3 from each side get straight reds. After the restart, the Palace keeper underarm rolls the ball into his own net. FT: 2-2.
After the game, The Complete And Utter Shyster, who was the ref, is seen counting a pile of £20 notes that he was handed by Parish. It later turns out that the notes were counterfeit and Parish gets sent down for 12 years. Steve Dale takes over as Chairman.
The VAR decision was reviewed and is the straw that broke the camel’s back: VAR is discontinued with immediate effect.
Both teams get a 12-point deduction for match-fixing.
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