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🚨BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Southampton to be ejected from the EFL Championship play-off final. Middlesbrough to take their place against Hull on Saturday 23rd May. Southampton to also receive a 6 point deduction for the 2026/27 season and 4.5m fine, with an additional 2m to be paid to Middlesbrough. More to follow There, Boro eat your heart out. Expect to see it all over social media by tea time

You are flapping, take a chill pill This time next week we will be talking about transfers.

And Tonda has to personally give Gibson a happy ending

If Tonda does have to take the fall the he’ll become somewhat of a mythical figure. Mysterious German guy who came out of nowhere, had the best win percentage for years, went head to head with several PL teams and commandeered a long unbeaten run, only to leave because of a bizarre series of events. It’ll hurt more than being kicked out of the playoffs altogether to be honest.

We will be in the final

Alternatively, maybe it won’t. The team bus will be on its way to Leeds and Boro will convince themselves it will divert towards to Bradford

The moment when the penny drops will be glorious

No shade to Salt but I wish the club would be a bit more discerning with their junior hires. I don’t know why we are recruiting people whose last jobs were at garden centres or pet sanctuaries

6 points is too much, 3 would be more appropriate imo.

yeah well if they were playing boro it would be a different story #CantGimpTheGimpson

“The EFL have docked Middlesbrough 6 points for the 2026/27 season for making the independent commission work on a weekend” * Zombie nation goal song plays *

Boring

The least of all evils but who will be satisfied? I can only think of Hull. And maybe the Met. Saints = miss out on a playoff final place which was completely deserved Boro = I don't buy that they (Gibson and their board) actually would rather Hull go up automatically and they not have a chance at promotion. That is just being said to avoid being seen as opportunistic Broadcasters, Wembley and nearby businesses = miss out on a large chunk of income due to no game EFL = have to fight an annoying case against Saints who will go after them for a disproportionate punishment

I don't think they want arguably the biggest game of the season to go untelevised and Wembley tickets to go unsold

impressive from Chesnokov

So close to saving that...

Celtic penalty FFS

SHANKLAND!!!

Mexit means Mexit - from the playoffs that is.

Corroborates with someone I know who's dog's owner's brother's cat had a Chinese with Gibson. His fortune cookie said "Six beatings follow the southern wind."

I'm thinking Bree, Wood, Manning and Harwood-Bellis.

Of course - no matter what happens to him now he’ll still be less Salty than Gibson.

I feel for Mr. Salt the most through all of this