hypochondriac

Don't worry about it. It was a really basic point that's spanned about five posts now. It's not important.

Of course it should be voted in. I was simply querying the language used. The word rethink implies that there would be an opportunity to return to the status quo prior to Brexit. That is not the case and it's an entirely new situation.

I wasn't arguing that.

Which is fine. Just making the point that it's incorrect to refer it as a rethink. It would be signing up to something completely new under brand new times that we haven't had before.

We'd be entering with different terms though so it's not a rethink. It's a whole new concept.

It does complicate their options somewhat. Had this been over with before the second leg I can absolutely see a world where they give them a 3-0 walkover in the first leg.

Agreed. Once we were charged if they considered it serious enough they should have considered suspending the second leg. I accept that would have been very difficult to do and not also suspend the final though.

He means everyone who isn't a jizz mopping mong.

I agree. Also how can we prove that we didn't gain an advantage if it even was a thing? Maybe without the spying they would have won the game.

Fernandes going to united should hopefully net us something close to that.

Ha we could offer to buy them a fence.

Out of interest if the efl appealed the decision and lost the appeal how could Middlesbrough sue them if the panel is independent?

Agreed but I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting we would get a ten point deduction that would be mental.

That's why a points deduction should be involved here. Needs to send a message.

Agreed. I reckon if we get away without being kicked out we will breathe a sigh of relief and probably leave it at that.

Homeless Joe who lives on the common isn't an authority on Southampton FC

Any PR agency worth anything would have been advising us to do exactly what we have done. You can tell that some people on here haven't had to do crisis management.

Why would more players leave than would have left anyway?

Disagree. What would you like them to have done?

This has been going on a week but it feels like a month. At least we have something to do in between the wait for the final.

Is that based on any info or just pulling out random numbers like most commentators.

I doubt the club's social media team have been directed to do much other than to act as normal.

If its decided that what we have done warrants expulsion, they aren't going to refuse to carry that out just because they don't want to have to move the final.

If the argument is that we ruined the first leg due to our cheating then that sanction would also ruin the second leg and make it a pointless endeavour. No one is going to do that after the game has been played.

If that happens then we would be expelled so it amounts to the same thing. It also discredit the second game because that result wasn't known prior to the game and it would have been played very differently in those circumstances.