Saint_clark

Yes, I must be, because I'm talking about Saints players quotes that are resurfacing from during the season not ex-pros talking now.

Absolutely, I still think we have a chance of winning a civil suit for compensation given the way the EFL handled the process.

Look, you're probably right. But at the end of the day his actions have seriously damaged the clubs future prospects and reputation with either willful breaches of the rules or naive negligence.

I didn't think it did but the more quotes appear from players talking about his attention to detail and how he tells the players how to counter every little aspect of an opponents game, the harder it is to believe it.

The point around the appeal is moot, we had no choice but to put it in immediately. The EFL sped up the whole process because they wanted the final played on the same day no matter what.

There's no evidence that he's a top manager, there's only evidence we succeeded because he was gaining an unfair advantage over his opponent.

In modern football with all of its corruption and cheating, there are only two reasons for fans to keep supporting their clubs in the midst of it all. Either you're a fan of one of the top clubs watching them win, able to at least enjoy celebrating success. Or you're a fan of a club not winning anything, but you can be proud of being a decent club going about their business the right way, respected by neutrals and not getting involved in the darker arts of the game. If you can't be proud of the club you support and you can't enjoy winning anything, then what are you doing it for?

I don't think we should just sack Eckert. I want anyone who knew about it out of the club.

How the fuck is he still our manager. Get him out, today.

Having read the report, kicking us out was the right decision. I can't believe Tonda wasn't sacked immediately upon admitting he was responsible. The only thing that sounded dodgy from the report was the fact they said that the circumstances of the Leeds case were different enough that they didn't warrant being considered in relation to our punishment...but then considered an example from the world of motorsport. Righto. Also, this bloke who played for Boro, even if only for one game, shouldn't have been on the panel. Do we really think that if a former Saints player had been on the panel and we'd been allowed to play in the final that Gibson would have let that go? Absolutely not.

Well, cheers for the laughs today boys and girls. Don't think I'll come back on here for a while, this whole thing is pretty rough.

As expected.

Of course it's conjecture. I said "I think", not "I can guarantee".

My point is if the decision is made to overturn it, I think they'd announce it straight away to allow Boro to stop selling tickets they'd have to refund later. Maybe I'm wrong - I hope I am.

I'm trying to not get my hopes up as well. All day I've been thinking the tide is turning in terms of public opinion, and had a feeling we'd win. Now I just don't want to be disappointed again.

You're right to be fair, I remember being on the ticket site looking at how many were left and was literally on the seat map when the news broke.

Unfortunately as I said earlier, I think if we were being reinstated they would have announced it straight away. The fact they've delayed it and allowed more time for Boro tickets to be on sale having already known the outcome tells me that the original decision is being upheld.

So 9pm come and gone, 10pm is definitely it boys.

At some point it has to stop being funny, surely?

CONFIRMED! Joe Aribo being released by Leicester. Their fans furious that they keep buying our cast offs.

Bet you got a cracking taste in Bavarian lager though.

Looks legit if you check his profile

Probably the best Saintsweb has been in years to be honest.

The final is only a few days away mate, things were always gonna move quickly.