sockeye

I like him. He's entertaining, and I like listening to him on the radio/match commentary on the dodgy streams. I am now firmly in the 'back Tonda' camp myself, and was never that self-flagellating about it in the first place. Others reacted differently, and some of those reactions or opinions I might disagree with or find annoying, but all publicity is good publicity no? It's good to have people around the club making noise about it, discussing it, whether they see the club as fighters or fuckwits, at the end of the day the results on the pitch will dictate all fan and media noise, and if we are promoted, there will be only the most sour grapes still banging on about this. And those never cared for us in the first place.

"We spy where we want" and "He's in your hedge" will see a lot of use

I quite like these “A message from” videos. Can we have A Message from Daniel Peretz next?

Safe to say the SM comments are all tripe. Other clubs don’t want us going up or even challenging, it’s a personal dislike forget about this moral failure bollocks. They want our manager, DoF, players gone and a points deduction so we’re harmless next season. Most never liked us to begin with because we are not some sleeping giant or soulful northern club. Well they can all go fuck themselves because we’re getting promoted next year. We have the manager. We have the players. We have the DoF. It’s time to develop a siege mentality, especially for those who have felt like self flagellating the last few weeks. We need unity more than ever to turn St. Marys into a total boiling cauldron next season. I have full confidence we will SMASH it.

I feel like we’re going to be a force next season if we keep TE, and that’s what the Man City legal team is for - defending against the FA.

Agreed. Announce Peretz and Hackney already Spors

Comments are pretty wet.

Midnight kickoffs, who can be asked except for the later knockout rounds if we get there? Add that to the massively inflated group stages and it just doesn't feel like an elite sporting competition. At least the 2028 Euros and 2030 WC will be in Europe.

It looks good on the special shirt from this season.

The current crest is perfect. You can instantly recognise it from just a silhouette which is an earmark of good design.

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.......