Dman

Bazunu MK2. Stay clear imo

That's not really true though, we had a wafer-thin squad the first day of Koeman's pre-season. It was only his knowledge of players and pull that meant we could bring in Tadic, Pelle, Mane, Alderweireld etc. towards the middle / end of the window. At this point last season, we had no idea who players like Jander or Scineza were, let alone that we'd sign them and they'd be stand out players.

Who needs enemies wth fans like you. I hope you stay away next season, regardless of the outcome.

Gotcha, so you want a freebie.

What do you want them to say? The investigation is clearly still ongoing and there is a solid chance that we're not out of the water with the EFL yet either. The lawyer would have told us to say nothing. They're not rushing into making any decisions on the manager, which is the right thing to do. If we come out and back him, the FA ban him and then we need to sack him, we look like idiots. A lot of whining with no real idea of what you want them to say.

They deleted the google reviews

This. 100% this.

Bring in a team of Germans who aren't grassing little weasels.

Whilst I agree with you, do you not think that if the FA decide to Ban Tonda as well, we've essentially been catastrophicly punished 3 times, for what is generally considered a petty rule...

I wouldn't. They clearly knew its 'alleged' that we used clips / feedback from our spying in pre-match analysis. They, probably much like the rest of the footballing world, probably think the EFL have done us over.

Worth saying that we'll probably need 2 new keepers as McCarthy and Jones are out of contract. I just hope the club have learned that Bazunu is not suitable at this level.

They report into Spors.

If / when we lose Scienza, I’d love for us to see if Jack Clarke is available. We’re also going to need 2 goal keepers. A new CB and probably 2 number 8’s. Would be more than happy with Stewart / Larin again next season. On the subject of ex players, I wouldn’t mind us looking at Tragett.

I agree, however, he’d provide leadership we’ll no doubt lose this summer and is pretty handy at this level.

I can’t believe we agreed to allow an appeal process to take place about 24 hours after the initial verdict was given. Bonkers.

To me it felt like we thought “it’s not that serious” until it was.

I would say it probably depends is Pannick is still involved.

How mant players have we signed from an english side that have been a success in the past couple of years? Finn Azaz?

I have to admit, I thought the same (probably naively). Only thing that really explains the silence, unless the EFL have hit us with more charges.

Other than people associated to Boro, the jurnos ‘gibbo’ has in his pocket, Troy Deeney and James Corden… everyone seems to universally agree on that fact. You’d probably struggle to find a less credible group of people if you tried.

Weren’t Bristol City one of the rumoured clubs at the start of this? Bristol city who were managed by Struber, who Tonda knew from Salzburg and was assistant to at Barnsley….

Wasn’t he set piece analyst and didn’t we have one of the worst set piece records in the league at the time?

Incredibly dodgy ground if so.

The worst part of it all, he’s probably cost a few of his ex colleagues, who’ll be low paid, their jobs. Scumbag.

Jason Taylor. Ex saints and Boro analyst. Sacked by saints in December with a clear ax to grind.