Daft Kerplunk

Something like this...not going to happen but one can wish and hope 😇 Dear supporters, We understand your frustration with the actions of the football club that have damaged this 141 year old organisation's reputation in the game, but most importantly, with you, the fans and the city we call home. We are sorry to you above everything for tarnishing the name of the team you love, and support enthusiastically in times of difficulty and the wonderful moments we share. We have let you down. As a result, we are undertaking a root and branch review of all activity within the football club, and devising a plan that sees us become a benchmark for fair play, but also, one that is ambitious as a football club to produce teams that are able to compete consistently at the highest level. The best way for us to apologise to you is to be the best version of a football club possible; one driven by the needs of being as competitive as possible within the spirit of the game and where revenue is reinvested in the core football activity. This means we will sign and develop the best squads possible across all ages and levels, and give you something to believe in, and trust. By doing this, we believe that we can then also become commercially successful as the foundation of this is a first team that competes and wins more than it loses, and develops players who fans have a strong connection with. We acknowledge that we have not always been clear with you, we have hidden behind PR walls and have acted like we are above you. This has been a poor approach as without connected fans, we would cease to exist. Therefore, starting today, we are going to communicate our plans, be open with you by being more connected and answerable to you as fans. We will also remove any staff who do not share this vision of a new model for a football club. We cannot have people within this club who believe they can act as if they are more important than our purpose of becoming an example to others following our failings. We accept that we have not been good enough, and that the reality of the previous weeks presents us with an opportunity for radical change. Our actions will speak louder than words. Thank you and we want to regain your trust, All at Southampton FC.

Prize for ecellent reading of the room goes to this post

Why 10-14 days? Other refunds from anyone else can be processed quicker. Club just delaying processing the money. Come on Michael Fenn, do the right thing and process faster.

We are definitely up there. In order to move on, ther ereally does need to be a significant clear out of staff across the board. Unless this happens, and a big noise about it, there will be a stink about the place for years to come. It's already bad enough but if they were a political party, they'd be clearing out their desks now after a existential election defeat. A whole new way of running this club needs to be implemented, with new teams across all departments, and sharpish.

I am not sure the club realise the damage they have done. Kids have been getting bullied at school this morning for supporting Saints, the reputation of the club is at an all time low, fans have been let down and have to take the punishment more than anyone. And yet, absolutely nothing from this football club as an apology to the fans. Forget the legal process, where is the statement of apology to the fans and to the game that begins to repair the damage this whole episode has done to a 141 year old football club that they are lucky to be well-paid to work for? The reputation of the football club is in dire straits and the sheer stupidity of people who work at football clubs is clear, because they believe they can do what they want and get away with it. Not just from a cheating perspective but with them behaving like they can do anything they want because they know fans will be crazy enough to keep turning up because we aren't standard customers. The longer they stay silent to the fans, the more they show that they hold us in low regard and just people to milk for their money. Damaged.

The reaction of the club, and of Tonda's pre-match interview would suggest there is probably some truth in it. I am not one of these saps who think that everything we do is above board, always well intentioned and that we'd never do anything bad, and that every other team is bad, dirty etc. It would appear that the club has been stupid, it's okay to say this. Football is full of twats, why should we be any different. .

Spying on other teams is just rank stupidity from the club. Absolutely daft. Who thought it would be a good idea? There is no way the benefit of spying on opposition outweighs getting caught. We have motivated Boro, given up the idea that we win fairly and lost any neutral support. The EFL will absolutely want to make an example of us and for what? Knowing who might mark Scienza on a corner. FFS. Really fucking stupid from those at the football club.

Very much hoping that the excellence of Tonda so far hasn't been the result of spying on teams, and is just a moment of stupidity by the wider team of analysts.

Superb

Not a great way to play in the second half, far too passive, acceptable away to a top team but at home?

Uncanny likeness, and country of origin 🤣

Good job we didn't sign Bukkake

He's a tricky one to read. He seems like he might not have the personality to deal with the big characters of an allegedly ambitous football club but then he also doesn't give much away, which might be very helpful to deal with that pressure. We are still pretty dull at times and that period after we scored last night was mostly crap, but second half was a big improvement. The game is pretty much the same (stats say nothing more than anyone who has watched the game for years can see with their own eyes) but the way it is coached is obviously changing, and if he is able to coax performances out of players who lack the self-motivation of top players, and remain calm under pressure and not lose it, he could be well-suited to make good progress.

It's because a forward loses posession when he shoots. Devastating for stats. Best to not sign them at all.

The black box was a glorified excel spreadsheet, and relied on the data input of Paul Mitchell. There was a little bit of time after he left where the data set was decent but without that input, it went kaput.