Dark Munster

The win against City in the quarter finals was good. Very good. One of the best performances from Saints for a long time. Not sure how it happened, an oasis in a sea of Mad Nate shit.

A blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally

I other words a massive upgrade on Bazunu.

And don’t forget Baz earlier. I’m sure you agree he was the worst of the lot.

Oh shit, you mean we're still at it?

That's good isn't it?

Rule number with penalties: hit the bloody target. Even an embarrassing Panenka penalty which a goalkeeper gently catches is better than hitting row Z. If you miss the target you won't score against anyone, including my Gran who passed away decades ago.

I hope that's true. Source?

I can. SR's blithering incompetence.

Or maybe they are waiting for the outcome of our poll? 😉

The best polls are the ones that are close. 😉 Looks like a photo finish. If you haven't voted yet, get your finger out!

This is an important point. If the EFL try to bring up further charges of spying done by us last season, they need to prove it was done within the 72 hour window. Good luck with that. Unless Parsons/Saints are stupid enough to admit to it. Oh, wait.

First, let's look at the reality of the situation: Tonda appears to be largely responsible for the cheating "scandal", which primarily resulted in us being expelled from the playoffs. However, we need some perspective. The "cheating" amounted to scouting inside an arbitrary 72-hour window, an infraction against the rules, sure, but hardly the crime of the century when compared to the financial breaches of Manchester City and Leicester etc., or Italian clubs bribing referees. On the pitch, his impact is undeniable. He transformed us from relegation candidates into playoff contenders, a run that included an incredible 21-match unbeaten streak in the league. Without him we almost certainly wouldn't have made the playoffs. I doubt the "spying" made much difference in that regard. For me, the biggest underlying issue is that Sport Republic has proven to be beyond incompetent when it comes to finding decent managers. They essentially stumbled onto Tonda; he is the lone exception to a string of otherwise appalling hires. If he gets sacked, the chances of them finding anyone remotely as good are virtually zero. It is far more likely we will end up trapped with another disaster on the level of Will Still. While this is probably a moot point because he will likely be gone anyway, I've voted no to sacking him.

Title says it all. Seems opinions are split, from he's the devil incarnate, to a manager we don't want to lose committing a minor infraction resulting in a massively disproportionate penalty.

He is a massive part why we made the playoffs in the first place. Happy to help.