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The second half of our season proved that with an experienced core supplemented by emerging players who will use us a stepping stone we can have another square go next year. Lets be honest if we'd have bought an average keeper, a lump of a striker and gone with 4-4-2 from the off we'd have likely been 1st or 2nd with the players we had. If you look at the 'stars' who will be transfer targets for other clubs they either have decent contracts or in the case of Leo a substantial release clause. If the club want to win the fans back they should sort the contracts of Bree and Stewart quickly and if we do have an option to buy that wasn't promotion contingent on Larin, exercise it. Sort the goalkeeper, doubt it will be Peretz now but it can't be Bazunu.

We have 4x derbies next year now to focus on.

I think we have a one year option on Stewart.

As much as a Cockwomble Pulis was, you'd love him if he were on your team.

He'll be gone. The fact he hasn't gone already is that the club will be following an HR process to show Gross Misconduct that means they don't have to pay compensation.

It's just bloody lazy.... Create a plan if Hackney plays, create a plan if he doesn't, not rocket science.

Agreed, just need an old-fashioned manager who runs the club, knows football and the players respect. Might be out of vogue but would be a step towards getting the fans back onside.

Been thinking about this the last few days. As a Saints fan of 40+ years it's a case of how we move on, not that I move on, always has been. I've tasted relegations, insolvencies, points deductions, Ali Dia and so much more. This has hit a bit harder as it was so preventable. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory after a season that we should have been top two with the squad we had. So, how do we rebuild? 1) Ownership - it has to change, either SR need to change their BS approach to running a club or sell up and let someone else have a bash. Literally if these clowns had bought a goalkeeper and a big lump CF playing in the Champ we would have been 1 or 2. I's hope for option 2 and they sell up, we are a Prem team with infrastructure at a discount.. 2) Leadership - Everyone involved has to go. Parsons, Spoors, Tonda and everyone else who knew, their shit stinks and we need to be clean. 3) Players - Completely let down. We need to hold on to as much of this squad as we can and buy / loan well for those that leave. I suspect THB and Leo will have big offers. Peretz won't be interested. Take the option on Ross Stewart, ditto Larin if we can. We have one last spin of the coin with the parachute payments boosting our income to do this. Build back with our classic mix of solid professionals and exciting academy talent. 4) The Narrative - Own it, we messed up, it was us, we are sorry to our fans, players and the wider community. Then build a siege mentality around ourselves against anyone who doesn;t accept that. 5) The fans - Compensate anyone out of pocket for anything they would have lost on Saturday. The club need to do everything they can to win back trust. 6) Culture - Stop with the we are smarter than you fucking mentality, by all means keep at the bleeding edge of sports science but please don't ditch 100+ years of good old-fashioned football nouse as a result. It's the hope that kills you. But we've been in worse spots and we've come back stronger. COYS.

Guys, lets keep it tidy to eachother. Also those who are posting ITK snippets please try and be less cryptic to avoid hysteria.

There appears to be very little leakage on all sides of this panel, not sure that a bloke with 64 followers on Twitter since 2018 scooped this to be fair.

Alex Crook aka The Mushroom - Kept in the dark and fed shit by insiders.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYfMT6ZNk-L/?igsh=MWJqZnAxcXBhZDdrbw== Think this sums it up for me.

If they do kick us out no way that Boro are replacing us Saturday, or not at all. We have an appeal process (Swindon didn't appeal) and also the end of season timing will preclude this. Hull will argue that they should be awarded the tie etc. To be fair to the independent panel, this isn't their concern and they will look at the evidence, rules and previous cases to come to their decision. If we 'win', I think it very unlikely that the EFL appeal the verdict before the game, although they'd reserve their position if we won depending on what facts have transpired.

Great news for The LND. I believe the club have an option for another year and we were in discussions about a longer term (but less wages deal). What division we are in next season will no doubt determine what if any option we all take.

Odds are based on whackjob's piling on based on my mate's sister's gym instructor whose dating a player's dog groomer.

"Take a sneak peak"

Subtle nod to 115 charges against Man City who won the cup yesterday?

On the face of it this seems pretty sensible, will mandate and expand funding into development and infrastructure.

Dear Bucket Rattlers!

Of all the possible things that will never happen. Please give me odds on this.

And getting them!

What we know: 1) We have been charged 2) We appear not to have contested the charge and have launched an investigation 3) There will be a hearing and we will know before Tuesday. The range of sanctions is basically everything from a fine to expulsion from the league 4) We are training and selling tickets for the final. Having won over two legs 5) Boro and Gibson are a hideous bunch

Their defence would be that league rules protected them being spied on. The offence is not ‘how much’ we observed, it is that we observed. It’s binary, yes / no. Whether we did it in a public place and to the extent we did it is irrelevant.

Do we know if Boro trained yesterday? As they have no scheduled fixture in the next 72 hours anyone can go observe. Too soon?

Great analogy, on any given back road this a non-story.