Jack

Yeah Parker seems the most realistic shout out there. Great at getting promoted, not good enough for the Prem so probably needs to step back down. Would get a tune out of this squad, if we can get a few of them to stay

Sure the club could seek advice from the EFL on how to fast track it

Absolutely can’t see it. The club will want and need to save as much face as possible and the only way to do that is clear out those involved and start again. This reputation will follows us around for a long long time. Players will rightly feel betrayed and let down, the good ones will find new clubs and we’ll be left with another rebuild. As for the fans, reckon the club will very generously offer a season ticket price freeze, or maybe only a 5% increase.

Leeds got a fine Everton points deduction Leicester points deduction West Brom points deduction Man City nothing after years Chelsea got a fine Southampton expelled within a week

Yeah I agree, they don’t give a fuck about the disruption. If the appeal is upheld, they’ve got to try and sell Boro our 38k tickets on Thursday and Friday. I just feel for Hull in all this, it’s a shit show. Putting a losing semi finalist back in is bollocks. It’d be absolutely ridiculous to overturn yesterday’s decision based on the disruption caused, but clearly we’d welcome it based on how severe the punishment is. What a mess.

Think there are more twists and turns yet. It’s Wednesday morning, there’s an appeal Wednesday evening, I just can’t see that the losing semi finalists will be playing at Wembley on Saturday afternoon when their 38000 tickets have already been sold to the winning semi finalists, with the only legitimate finalists being punished by the shambles of the whole situation. It’s not right. I’m disgusted by the whole thing, angry with the club, but it doesn’t feel like it’s done yet.

A ban for Tonda aside, are players going to trust and respect him? Or even want to play for him? Are new players going to want to sign for him? Is he going to be any good now that he can’t cheat? I think the club needs to move those involved on asap and start to rebuild our reputation

Got to feel sorry for the players here as well, they’ve put in a hell of a shift this year and they’ve clearly been lied to. In all the interviews they’ve been completely professional and said it’s just noise, focus on the next game etc, that’s what’s been fed to them by Saints. I bet they feel completely betrayed and all their hard graft is for nothing. You couldn’t blame them for all wanting out after this. SR, Spors, Tonda, all of them need to go and it’s another rebuild from the ground up for the poor fans.

Agree with the lads on TSP mainly, time for Sport Republic to fuck off and break something else. Just when you think they’ve finally made a good decision with Tonda, or even a lucky one, they’ve dragged us back down further than we’ve been since before the Leibherr reprive. Such a shame for the fans and players, just as we felt we could start looking up. Cunts.

Agree with the lads on TSP mainly, time for Sport Republic to fuck off and break something else. Just when you think they’ve finally made a good decision with Tonda, or even a lucky one, they’ve dragged us back down further than we’ve been since before the Leibherr reprive. Such a shame for the fans and players, just as we felt we could start looking up. Cunts.

So if we immediately appeal what happens for Saturday?

Plenty of scar tissue to blame at Watford. They’ll be looking for a replacement by November

Yeah we thought about being elsewhere all day then Boxpark for a bit before the game, not fussed though. Will just stay elsewhere in the sun. Let the northerners have the shade, they need it more

They’ve given Boxpark to Hull if anyone had been planning on that

£600k fine for Boro for attempting to interfere with the process of the independent hearing, leaking nonsense to the press and generally being a bunch of fannies

Doesn’t matter a fuck what the PL want. Besides, I’m sure the PL doesn’t care if there’s relegation fodder as long as the established top teams come out at the top

I agree and I put him in the lineup I suggested, it’s just a game and opponent I worry about him getting caught out a bit.

You’d assume so, was on the bench on Tuesday. Manning has been great going forward this season so probably keeps his place, but switches off far too often at the back. Welington may have a big job to do off the bench

SPL title should be awarded to Middlesbrough IMO

Bearing in mind Manning hasn’t got tight to a right winger all season, that might be asking a bit much. Need to keep Belloumi busy with doubling up on Scienza

Real shame that there’s next to no interest in the actual footballing side of this tie as it stands. I think the first goal will be absolutely huge in this tie. They’re pretty decent on the break but not the most expansive, there should be chances both ways. Score first and I think we’ll be fine, I don’t love the idea of them leading then sitting in and playing on the break though. Fitness depending, I think the team pretty much picks itself for this one. I think Fellows/Matsuki is probably Tonda’s biggest headache and possibly whether Captain Jack is fit or not. Our bench is ridiculously strong at this level regardless. Peretz Bree THB Wood/Jack Manning Jander Downes Matsuki Azaz Scienza Stewart

“The club regrets that outcome, given we are directly affected by the matters under consideration and hold relevant factual evidence as to the events in question and their competitive impact.” Well then Boro, that relevant factual evidence should’ve been handed to the EFL and independent committee prior to the hearing, you fucking cry babies.

I’d say it could be argued and proven that they leaked a load of bullshit AND private information to the press in order to pressure the EFL and disrupt their process for dealing with this matter.

Would love to know how you arrived at that conclusion

Whatever the outcome, the whole thing is shoddy and amateurish from the club since the supposed event. Especially in terms of releasing ticketing details and then having to take it down again. I get being tight lipped about the event itself, but poorly managed since.