Saint Fan CaM

Cannot believe the EFL would risk a sanction that involves removing Saints from the competition - would be completely unfair and open to legal challenges. Precedence IF found guilty after looking at the full evidence would be a fine commensurate with the issue. Adding some form of points deduction, even delayed, would be disproportionate too. My feeling is there are two key unknowns that will have a bearing on the outcome - was the lad in full employ of Saints and under instruction, and secondly, has convincing evidence been provided that any training information gained was substantive enough to gain an advantage. That’s why Saints have insisted they need to investigate ‘context’ rather than just admitting to the charge as Leeds/Bielsa did. I guess we can all speculate - the next couple of days will reveal much.

I’m not able to attend whatever the date/time, so hey ho.

Fair play, but as I’ve already explained, it was said in the spirit of reverse psychology…hence the winky emoji. 🤭

I claim the old reverse psychology thing! 🤣🤣🤣

Credit to Boro - good team well managed. Just lacking that quality at the end. As for Saints, deserved in the end. Think we can do it.

On balance we deserve this

Yeeeeesssss!!!! Charles does it!!!

Oh shit - Sarmiento on. Match winner.

Please not pens - need a goal very much here. We’re on top - just pull the trigger guys…take chance.

Need Fellows to get out of defence.

Peretz has another clearance fuckup. Another yellow for Boro.

They’ll have a little resurgence of fitness after coming back on, so keeping it tight in the first five mins of ET is essential.

Azaz a passenger this evening

Next goal wins the game - which team will get sloppy?

Stonewall pen denied by fucking Ref.

Never a yellow for Azaz there.

I’ve just realised I’ve been posting my indignation on the wrong thread. Moral of the story - don’t drink lots of wine and then lots of beer when watching an important game of football! 😬🤣

For their goal just look at Manning - two passes out - really, really bad indecisive defending. It’s Manning at his absolute worst. I know he’s also got his pluses, but if you fail to close down and defend your own box then you don’t deserve to start a game of football in my eyes.

It’s going to be a VERY difficult second half with Boro going out with as much shithousery as they can muster. Just hope the Ref has enough balls to recognise what they’re about. They’ve already half-knobbled Scienza. On our side, we need Jander and Charles to be MUCH more mobile and Azaz to put in more of a shift - he’s a bit of a bystander and that’s been the same for him in every match against Boro for some reason.

Yeeeessss!!!!

OK - Ayling is officially the nastiest little shit ever.

Sorry pal, but we’re not winning this one - it’s a step too far. Boro are better than us and the officials are on their side too. Come back here to chastise me if I’m wrong.😑

Central midfield is all over the place - not a clue!

Fucking stupid idiotic defence. Thats it - we’re out of it.😏😉

Cheating fucking northerners already trying it on for a pen!