Teamsaint1

MAGIC !!

I think any new CB would need to be a potential first choice, seen as an upgrade on JS/Wood. But yes, that looks a squad capable of competing for top 2.

That's how football works, right ?

Most players go if Man Utd come calling TBF. He would be a great signing for them . Bit annoying if it funds a WHU promotion drive, but so it goes.

Who have actually done better out of this than anybody, as they got a free pass to Wembley and the gate money . Ingrates.

Nobody really wants to be on a cruise with any m******ough fans on it .

👍 That will make up for the one henry winter has cancelled.

There do seem to be a lot of strange fans of other clubs ( on social media at least ) who think that, even after disciplinary processes, it is somehow their business who our manager is.

They trained at the BTC ground back in the 70s. Used to go down and watch them.

If you had been asked to go on that panel, and had , even once played for Middlesbrough, would you not have declared it? I certainly would.

If a coach had told Eze to do what he did, Eze would probably have told him not to be so daft. Rightly.

So what grounds would the FA need to have to give TE a lengthy ban ? Wouldn’t they risk being in contravention of employment rights at some point ?

There are significant differences in the precedents and the actual effect of the punishment though.

Their support did look surprisingly un- diverse for a London team, compared to , say Arsenal.

I’m old enough to have been at the game in Dec 1979 !! Channon with the only goal.

I have 100% win record there supporting Saints.😀

Wrong thread I suppose, but I wonder if there is a PL or top European first choice slot likely to be available ? i don’t think he’ll want to be on the bench ( though a massive salary always helps) so it could just be that when it all shakes down we may be his best option or at least one to consider.However, the reported option fee is high for a team that may be struggling to raise cash.

IMO the club needs to make a serious statement about future governance and the way the football side operates. A senior, hands on role for Southgate would be such a statement, and despite a lot of people’s reservations about his football management, he would be a very valuable person to have on board. He might even see it as a decent challenge .

Just wondering what sorts of litigation and FA / EFL action we might still be open to. I imagine that anybody and everybody who thinks they might have a claim is looking at the possibilities.

If he is up for it I would think that BBD would be a very useful player for us next season, esp given that we will have to sell and may be short of options. i think that we will be in a competitive market for Larin. Other Championship sides might well bid more than the option price we had. You’d have to hope that there will be enough goodwill all round for Stewart to sign a new deal. And I would think Smallbone ( assuming his fitness is ok) is worth a modest contract offer. Not ambitious I know, but we are going to be economising.

If his relationship with the players was the key element on staying or going ( a big IF) the players might usefully reflect on things like their own failures and lack of effort under WS, and the likelihood that we might have missed out on the playoffs if TE hadn’t given them more details on opposition than we had a right to, and his ( presumably) excellent coaching and preparation. None of which is to defend what he did in the slightest.

Football governance is full of rules that potentially bring big punishments for small errors. It is inexcusable , especially at this level, to have sanctioned this or not checked the legality. Tonda and others will pay the price, as will the fans.

The only way I can see forward for the club at this point is for the owner to appoint asap somebody high profile, at a very high position, who is thought to be of the very highest integrity, to oversee a process to put things right in terms of reputation, how we operate and so on. should be a doddle finding somebody !! Suggestions on a postcard. I wonder what Franny Benali thinks of all this ?

How do you “ cancel a request “ for tickets ? you either buy them or you don’t ?

Question : with reference to the “ Utmost good faith ” rule, would it be the case that standing outside an open training ground and watching your opponents , and possibly filming them , would be in contravention of that rule ?