In his decision, Sixth Circuit Judge Jeffrey Sutton elegantly explains thedifference between how a doctor looks at the cause-and-effect relationship and how the courts should do it.
But despite the financial restrictions Villa finished the season sixth in the Premiership, missing out on a place in next season's Uefa Cup on goal difference.
Watford now face a two-legged play-off semi-final against Hull after Tommy Smith hit a spectacular late equaliser at Bloomfield Road to ensure a sixth-place finish by the narrowest of margins - superior goal difference on Wolves of just one goal.
The only people who might reasonably be expected to know thedifference are the staffers of Rowers or Paddlers magazine, now in its fifth or sixth year.