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Good evening Matt 🙂

Give this fella the keys to the club. He'll be the biggest loss this summer 😟

Not just that, but you can imagine how every single press conference and post match interviews would go... Sadly, his position is untenable, end of.

Let's instigate a merger and get the Monkey Chicken Petting Zoo plans off the ground at long last 🐒🐓

Aye... They're not going to want to be associated with a sinking ship, are they...?

Source?

I reckon we could get the likes of Dominos to sponsor us...

So, Aston Villa win the Europa League... Anyone remember that 'sliding doors' match that we lost to Villa, before which we were on the up and they were on the slide...? Funny old game...

Following the statement from the club, I am also expecting a press release from @stevegrant to apologise for this...

Nah... Will be much more amusing watching Middlesbrough suffer in the Premier League and for Gibson to have to mingle with chairmen and CEOs of clubs with much longer cheating charge sheets than Saints...

Southampton Football Club has this evening been informed that the EFL’s League Arbitration Panel has upheld the sanctions imposed earlier this week. As a result, the club will not participate in Saturday’s Championship Play-Off Final. This is an extremely disappointing outcome for everybody connected with Southampton Football Club. We know how painful this moment will be for our supporters, players, staff, commercial partners and the wider community who have given so much backing to the team throughout the season and we apologise once again to everyone impacted by this. While we fully acknowledge the seriousness of this matter and the scrutiny that has followed, the club has consistently believed the original sporting sanction was disproportionate, a view that has been widely shared by many in the football community over the last 24 hours. We would like to place on record our sincere thanks to our supporters for the support, patience and loyalty they have shown throughout an incredibly difficult period. We will share information as soon as possible in relation to ticket refunds for those who bought tickets to Wembley. Southampton Football Club has a proud history and strong foundations, but it is clear that trust now needs to be rebuilt. That work begins immediately. The club will reflect carefully on the events that have led to this point, learn from them and take the necessary steps to move forward responsibly. While tonight is a painful moment, this football club will respond with humility, accountability and determination to put things right.

House!

Yeah, but he was 'our' bastard... Oh for one of his ilk on the board the last few weeks...

That's a subtle rewording of ITV's earlier message... i.e. that the announcement is "expected by around 10pm"

One would imagine this Pannick fella knows a thing or two about filibustering in order to drag things out to the point where the EFL has no choice but to postpone the final...? #wishfulthinking

Gotta be good, surely?

Don't know what you're talking about.... I've only ever posted it once...

If only so @Lord Duckhunter can pop in afterwards and tell us we were all "nods" for even contemplating it could be overturned...

One suggestion is that its better to lose the initial hearing and then win the appeal, as the EFL can't then appeal the appeal.... Dunno... Who knows...