sockeye

Middlesbrough? Let’s go Agent BBD!

Wonder how long this FA investigation will rattle on for. Has to be well underway by now, surely?

I completely understand where you're coming from here. But the football world is rife with bad behaviour both on and off of the pitch. Hence the gentlemanly approach doesn't do too much for me. Being nice won't get you anywhere as this whole saga showed. Conversely, Eckert succeeded in his role and has proved himself to be a very capable manager for this level. I feel it would be difficult to get someone just as good, and obviously he's not going to try the whole spying lark again. But I accept that I could well be eating my words in a few months if a new appointment does well or we start badly under Tonda.

https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/tonda-eckert-southampton-spygate-play-offs-dn722kv26 The tide of opinion is changing?

I voted yes originally but if we can keep him I would do so. I think he will be able to get the players back onside again. Hopefully the FA does not ban him. Fuck Parsons though, he can get in the bin.

Keep.

Interesting

Not hungry enough for a promotion chasing side

Would have been funny to see Tottenham relegated but they’d walk the league next year. Much happier with this result.

Whats not to love? His teams dominate games, train like beasts and hes skilled at eliminating scar tissue which we'll have a lot of now. PLus he's got a history of achieving promotion on the first time of asking. Yep I'm thinking its RMs red and whites steaming into Edgeley Park in August

Russell Martin

Imagine a world where everyone had dirt on everyone, the Championship becomes full spygate wars with point deductions everywhere, and the title winner for 2026/27 finishes on 25 points.

Inject it into my veins

There's only one set of Saints in this football league.......