Harry_SFC

The -4 is even more of a kick in the teeth. With all the upheaval the best we could hope for is top 8. Even that's being optimistic next season I think.

Will the appetite be there for these players to go again next season? I'm not sure.

Parsons, Spors, Eckert and any analysts involved all need to be sacked tomorrow morning.

He needs to be sacked first thing in the morning

Bollocks

It was clearly a bit of a set up. They knew he'd be going there.

I'm about to check my phone screen time from today. I'm probably at 12 hours. Edit - 6 hours 😂 no wonder my little boy was kicking off - he hasn't had any attention!

Looks like the original source is probably ITK about it.

I still think the probabilities are way against us but I do have more hope than first thing this morning, I must admit.

I'd do it just to shit on Middlesbrough and the EFL

Maybe this is why Parsons was so confident that we'd still be in the final...?

Classic Parsons. Totally out of his depth.

What if the hearing and decision etc isn't being made until say 9.30pm?

Whatever happens I feel that Parsons needs to be one of the first out of the door (along with Tonda) bloke seems so far out of his depth.

Interesting that Spors wasn't implicated yesterday. Would that help an appeal? I.e the spying not being ok'd from a director, just the manager?

Yes. If the EFL's argument is the play offs are a separate cup competition, then surely there are rules for the specific conpetition etc. Also how can they be separate if you play 46 games to get into them?

The fact Boro have their Chief Executive on the board is just wrong here. Yes it was an independent panel, but they have immediately re-instated Middlesbrough. Nothing fishy of course....

As suspected, Tonda and most likely Spors at the centre of this. Dragan might be fuming but for him to let this happen/not know is negligent at best. Time to sell up.

They probably thought admitting it would get them a lesser punishment like it helped Leeds. Clearly the EFL want to set a precedent. Putting Boro through reeks of corruption though but it's hardly surprising given their Chief Exec is on the board.

There was text message evidence

The Athletic reporting that some players are looking into legal action against the club.

At the end of the day Spors has to carry the can. He appointed him and they are close. Unfortunately both will be gone now.

Interesting that Boro get to benefit from all of this but not Oxford or Ipswich

I'm not a season ticket holder anymore but no chance I'd be renewing if I was. Absolute shambles.