In my experience working for a company with 200-ish people, the directors tended to regard tribunals as a lottery that was biased in favour of "the little guy" rather than the employer. I know that we ended paying off all kinds of troublemakers, some of whom were probably guilty of criminal...
I never in a million years thought this would go to court. The club has seemed very sure of its actions all the way through and even the casual observer could see that Gus's behaviour throughout this saga has been erratic and inconsistent. I have big respect for his management qualities but not...