It does seem a waste of public money first and foremost. The whole investigation / enquiries etc have doubtless racked up a colossal cost for all concerned. They could have chucked the scousers a couple of million each at the outset and still be ahead of the game now.

But I do question the legitimacy of the particular charges. Has he been hard done by for the cover up - no, something should be done about that no doubt. But that doesn't seem to be the basis for the charges. Has he been hard done by for making a bad decision (or several of hem) - maybe. The decisions that needed making in that melee were somewhat without precedent. The ground did not comply with H&S requirements it seems (and the H&S officer is also under prosecution I believe) - was that Duckenfield's fault? If he had elected to call the game off or delay kick off he would probably have been abused as a result. He couldn't win whatever he did. 20-20 hindsight is a wondrous thing