James G

I still find it amazing they recognised Will Salt from the back of one manager of the month photo

That's the thing, Southampton can spy freely next year, it's not an offence in the top league

If it was a match during the season, it'd be match forfeiture, worse case scenario. So a 3 point deduction That has to be matched here really as a worse case scenario

I think it'll just be a fine and a slap on the wrist I think the emphasis of the investigation will be more about how we can avoid this in the future, and most Championship grounds are closed off. I think they'll ask Boro to make training more secure

The silence by us and the time taken to investigate was the right thing to do Like their football team, they've tired themselves out before the end of the investigation

Fake news. It's been part of some bigger strategy to make lots of noise

Their manager had already said Hackney was unlikely to play. Plus, no player comes back from injury and plays well

No, we beat them on them pitch. They had their chances and they lost They are shit at set plays so there's no reason to watch them and nothing to be gained. All Salt would have seen would have been a bunch of blokes running about. Whatever their manager was crying about, Middlesbrough losing was probably because he changed the formation and their players got tired earlier. That's on him, not on us The key thing is, we played the same way and did the same thing

It's a curious post, with the red emoji There's some hidden message in there for sure

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"Being silent is generally associated with deeper, more genuine confidence..While loud behavior can look bold on the surface, psychology and social research suggest that it is often a mask for insecurity"

It's about money 💰 I think Gibson has figured out from an early stage that they can get money out of this, so all the posturing has been about getting sympathy, full stopped by a strongly worded press release. He was going to sue us from the get go I don't think he ever expected us to get thrown out. That's my reasoning anyway

I do think that is what happened Salt isn't in the second two manager of the month photos, which could mean he wasn't being included as much as he would have liked. The two LinkedIn photos went down at the same time, which means Salt maybe implicated the other guy. We didn't play any differently, but Salt is on the books, so the club just have to make sure there's nothing more to the story, hence the silence Southampton have probably told the efl of everything so they are aware, which is why the efl have pushed ahead with the final I do think if Middlesbrough were confident, they would have stayed quiet

There is one solution. They could conclude the Man City case, relegate them, then give Middlesbrough their place We go up via the playoffs then we can spy on them again next year for old time sake

I thought the players look angry and frustrated on the pitch, and Tonda looked like he wanted to say something but couldn't. I know the rest of the world read Tonda in a different way, but we know him It just feels there is more to the story I know the silence is frustrating, but I'd back Dragan in a court case over Gibson every day of the week. If nothing else, look what the silence has done to WendyFC, they've shot themselves in the foot with their reaction

Yeah, it'll be ai It gives you a window into how strange folk are

Go for it Gibson will have all these reporters in his pocket, they'll spin for him if necessary. I'm sure even the MP for Middlesbrough spoke about it He's just gone too far with it all

I think it'll go quiet soon That statement has turned the tide of opinion, and their forum is looking slowly more quiet and reflective I know Gibson will want a pound of flesh, but good luck against Dragan I'm still wondering if there will be a twist at the end.

We are the good guys again

It might be a cardboard cutout of Will Salt. I'm sure you can get them on Amazon

I wish FIFA had mini game where football club owners could fight, Street Fighter style, with special moves

I think it's last roll of the dice time for Middlesbrough They've concocted mass hysteria, now they've released a strongly worded, desperate, statement They have tried to pressure the enquiry with all sorts of shenanigans, but obviously they'll justify their behavior because we were in the wrong in the beginning. Hopefully after this, they let the panel decide. I'm hoping afterwards that their behaviour is addressed as well. Two wrongs don't make a right, or so they say

Edit...wrong thread

I think they've tried for years to create rivalries with Sunderland and Newscastle, but have been laughed away This is their one chance to have a rivalry with someone, somewhere

I think also by releasing a statement, it puts the story back into orbit again with all the newspapers, keeps the news frenzy going