Harry_SFC

I can't see a world in which THB stays. We will have to sell at least two key players I'd imagine. THB and Jander would be my guesses. Also Charles if he doesn't want to sign a new deal. I think Scienza might stay though.

Alfie House made a good point on TSP earlier. Players have been banned for 6-8 games for biting and racially abusing opponents. Yet we spy on a few training sessions and get kicked out of the richest game on football, a points deduction AND our manager potentially banned for 6-12 months!? Football is in the gutter these days. Absolutely ridiculous.

If we sign Larin, Peretz, Stewart and Bree up and announce a season ticket freeze then theres not much else they can do. That would be a bloody good start to the summer given everything that's happened.

All aboard the Tonda train

Solak interview is much better than anything the club (Parsons I presume) has put out since. @saintant will love the reference to in game cheating!

Out of them all Parsons needs to go the most IMO

That's true. I'll give them that.

What happens if he isn't banned, we sack him and get yet another dud replacement in and end up getting relegated. Would that be worth it? Granted it's a "what if" situation. But we know our track record for hiring managers is crap. Plus our squad is very likely to be weaker. So probably a worse squad and manager just to show we are doing the "right" thing.

Well yes. There's obviously a time pressure. I would say surely there's some sort of deadline but this is SR we are talking about...

As expected then. To be fair they can't come out and publicly back him, then he's banned a few days later. We'd then have to get rid and look even more stupid than we do now. Also sacking him now would be self sabotage in my book.

Their wage bill will be one of the biggest ever seen in the Championship I'd imagine, even with a relegation reduction in players contracts. They are going to have to offload a few, that's for sure.

Totally agree. Imagine replacing Jander with JWP 😧

End of last season

Sorry if already posted but this is interesting https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2026/05/26/op-ed-sir-nicholas-mostyn-kc-soutampton-fc-admiral-byng-is-shot-again/ Edit - ignore, just seen it on the previous page

I'm actually looking forward to next season (If Tonda stays and isn't banned) I really don't like the PL and only wanted us to go up to keep our best players and become more financially stable.

Still no, if the players want to play for him that is (and he isn't banned). If the above happens and he makes a genuine apology then let's crack on and prepare for next season.

Maybe the players (like the fans) were initially fuming but now the heat of the moment has passed are coming round to keeping him and making a go of it next season. Who knows. The big personalities are likely to be gone anyway (THB, Scienza, Peretz etc)

Absolute tosser

I've not yet spoken to one non Saints fan who thinks we deserved to be kicked out.

https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/tonda-eckert-southampton-spygate-play-offs-dn722kv26 Interesting article in the the times regarding how spying is seen as "the norm" in Germany.

There's absolutely no way Spors didn't know about this and no one will convince me otherwise.

That's true

Yeah it depends how deep they try and go. Although former FA chairman David Bernstein didn't think much of it. Let's hope the current lot take a similar view.

I can't see it. I'm almost certain other teams don't really give a fuck because most of them do it themselves. As someone else explained. There's only one reason that Boro brought this to light. Because they fucked their chance to go up automatically and knew we were the better side.

If our midfield gets decimated this summer then I'd happily bring Morris in, was easily their best player over the two legs we played.