LegalEagle

Nobody apart from the club’s lawyers and a handful of people at most in the club knows what has happened here. Nobody at Middlesbrough knows what has exactly happened here, who was responsible, what was done etc. It’s guesswork and supposition. The EFL themselves don’t know the full extent. Their charge was premature. The whole matter needs investigating fully. Nothing of any substance will happen in the next few weeks unless Saints make some kind of confession that is accepted by the EFL. Highly unlikely that will happen unless there is some kind of plea deal that the club see as being a good thing. Boro have made life harder for themselves here because of their inability to hit a cow’s arse with a banjo. If they were three or four up from the first leg, which they should have been, this would be fading away already. Because they are useless in front of goal and the writing is now on the wall for Tuesday night, they’re looking for an easier route through to the play off final i.e. Saints expulsion. It was quite clear from the first half yesterday that if, yes if, there has been any spying it had no positive effect.

We have probably breached the rules. The question then for the EFL is did we or have we gained an unfair advantage in our matches against Boro. That will all come down to the extent of the evidence that Boro have collated. I assume that it’s minimal and therefore any penalty has to be commensurate with that. A fine for sure and at worst a small points deduction for the next time we’re in the EFL.

We might want to appeal against the penalty imposed. If it’s just a fine we should accept it, pay it and move on.

Whatever decision the EFL try and make there are rules in place in terms of giving the Defendant, so to speak, time to make representations. There is also then the right to appeal and for the appeal to be heard. This could then easily end up in the High Court or before an appeal tribunal. Nothing will be finally decided if it is anything more than a fine before the Play Off final. This could run and run.

Which bears no relation to what TE said before and after the game. We try to win every game and not rely upon others. They were not “mentally exhausted” at the start of the game. They play 90 minutes of football twice a week at the moment. They’re not designing and building a rocket to go to the moon or carrying out 6 hours of life saving surgery. They were certainly physically tired by the end of the game but don’t give me that mentally tired wokey hogwash.

What a lot of nonsense. They weren’t “knackered from the off”. They tired quickly in the last 10 minutes but up to that point they looked fit and raring to go. Matsuki was injured and I’d like to know how Bragg could have been our “saviour”. We did well last night against the second best side in the league over the season who will be in the PL next season. Reading some of these comments you would have thought we lost.

I see that PSG are after Fernandes. Did we have a sell on clause?

If we don’t get second we want Ipswich to. None of Boro, Milwall or Hull are anything to be afraid of

Boro have been awful

No. Look back to Christmas.

6-1

Correct - Norwich is in Norfolk. Ipswich is in Suffolk. They’re both in East Anglia.

Best inadvertent match thread ever indeed - apologies!

If anyone has a couple of tickets they want to sell please could you let me know. Happy to pay a small premium…..

I thought Manning had his best game for Saints tonight

But it’s a crap gag cos he’s dead

Keep Stewart and Scienza fit and we’ll get top 6. Lose either and it’s in doubt

Based on previous seasons then 70 should be enough. 75 will definitely be enough.

If the season started at the point Tonda took over we’re in 6th place and 5 points off the top. He’s getting there. Give him a chance. He’s prepared to change things and make difficult decisions. He will get us into the playoffs.

Lyndon Dykes

Ok having an opinion Alex. But it’s not a good opinion as you’re wrong.

Spot on. It was our central defenders for four corners in a row that simply didn’t do their job. That second goal was so utterly predictable.

If we win today and Boro lose we’ll only be 3 points off second tonight

He doesn’t blink. Slightly psycho. Love him. Something very different.

THB was also full of praise for Tonda. Just give him the job