Saints Expelled from Playoffs

[sockeye]

 

 

[WinglessWonder]

5 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

One thing we can be certain of, Will Salt has done his chances of being recruited as an MI5 field operative irrecoverable harm. 

His hiding skills are up there with my daughter playing hide and seek when she was about 3! 🤣

[Saint NL]

2 minutes ago, Football Special said:

It has "gone viral" , I was on a work call with customer based in Barcelona earlier and we got talking about it, need to get some merch ready for the summer to cash in, mush in the bush is turning up everywhere now 

Will Salt to be on "I'm a celebrity get me out of here" next season. 

[Badger]

9 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Needs to work on his twitch.

f'sure ...

[hypochondriac]

Both Jon sopel and the football lowdown tweeting to say that expulsion would be an overreaction. I agree! 

[Saint NL]

3 minutes ago, sockeye said:

 

 

If he's paid £160 for those jeans, then that's the biggest tragedy of this whole saga

[BarberSaint]

3 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Corden is about as funny as getting up in the night to go to the loo and standing on a piece of Lego. 

But ... 

 

I like Lego.

[Miltonaggro]

14 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

There was certainly one in a Matalan tracksuit gesturing at the home sections from Tuesday night. Can’t recall which thread it was one but @Miltonaggro posted it IIRC

The Middlesbrough appreciation thread, Gloucester, the lady was goading the Saints fans at the Riverdive. I believe her name is Stephanie Gibson, Boro’s legal director and stress relief receptacle. 

[sadoldgit]

3 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Will Salt to be on "I'm a celebrity get me out of here" next season. 

Or Traitors?

[Ted Bates Statue]

17 minutes ago, Cabrone said:

I'm thinking the young analyst screwed his days up, he was supposed to get there on Wednesday but something caused him to lose a day and he thought he'd chance it to not get in trouble. Young, naive and maybe a bit too eager to please.

 

I have a similar suspicion there might have been some sort of fuck-up along these lines, in combination with the notion that this sort of thing is done regularly on the quiet. Would be nice to hear more from the club but they obviously feel it's best to keep their powder dry until the right moment.

[Galway saint]

I can’t seem them kicking us out as there would have to be an appeal and that could take weeks, if not months.

Equally if the EFL got the process wrong they would leave themselves open to a damages claim for very a substantial sum of money, so if you were them you wouldn’t take the risk.  A fine or points deduction is the most I can see. 

[coalman]

Steve Gibson "Can you tell me why everyone is calling us Karen FC?"

 

[Mattio]

Breaking news!

 

[Dirkdiggler]

I think the Karen fc line should be used in any reply’s online now. 

[coalman]

Just now, Dirkdiggler said:

I think the Karen fc line should be used in any reply’s online now. 

 

[Harry_SFC]

[Harry_SFC]

Yet more crap coming out from Craig Hope and Boro

[Saint86]

32 minutes ago, BotleySaint said:

Honestly, at this point aren't Middlesborough just opening themselves up to legal challenge? It's starting to get to the point where a fair trial simply isn't possible due to the amount of whining BS they've been spouting in the media. We'll have to be let off as it's no longer possible to reach an unbiased opinion with all that noise!

BBC have really conducted themselves like idiots too. Clearly a Middlesborough fan in their ranks.

I'd love to see Middlesborough try to prove how we had a competitive advantage over the two games by looking at the footage. You wouldn't even get past the first half of the first leg before concluding that's just a nonsense opinion. They were all over us!

I would say they are now in conflict with uefa regulations. I don't know what will happen now but saints absolutely have case against them. I wonder if we will accept a minor sanction from th efl in an agreement to let this lie and go away. Or whether solak will actually go back at Boro? I hope and would love it to be the latter, but obviously don't know if we are able to.

Alternatively the EFL and independent commission could be swayed by the media storm and throw the book at us, but I sincerely hope we blow the whole process up legally if that happens.

[SNSUN]

25 minutes ago, Swaythling Saint said:

The phrase "better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" comes to mind

I'm going with "empty vessels make the most noise"

[Colinjb]

Just now, Saint86 said:

I would say they are now in conflict with uefa regulations. I don't know what will happen now but saints absolutely have case against them. I wonder if we will accept a minor sanction from th efl in an agreement to let this lie and go away. Or whether solak will actually go back at Boro? I hope and would love it to be the latter, but obviously don't know if we are able to.

Alternatively the EFL and independent commission could be swayed by the media storm and throw the book at us, but I sincerely hope we blow the whole process up legally if that happens.

Yeah, if 'Boro want a fight over this, they will undoubtedly get it. 

They need to be careful what they wish for.

[Suhari]

2 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

So if an independent inquiry doesn't make a decision in favour of Boro, AND impose the very harshest of sanctions, they'll take legal action.

I need a quiet sit down.

[Turkish]

26 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

It’s on BBC News tonight. The final that might never happen as Middlesbrough try to get Southampton thrown out of the competition 😂 

Imagine if they don’t, they’d be knocked out of the play offs twice in the same season 

[RedArmy]

6 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

Waffle. 

[Morse]

The recent statement from Middlesboro i think is more about positioning for their inevitable legal action against Saints, than any belief the EFL will do what they want. 

[hypochondriac]

So going by the latest articles it seems that boro have the statement from the ex employee and they want bank statements and phone records to try to prove it. Doesn't sound like they have any form of proof from other clubs. 

[sadoldgit]

The BBC News report looked pretty damming. Just the stuff we have seen online but it comes across worse on the screen. 

[Whitey Grandad]

26 minutes ago, Football Special said:

It has "gone viral" , I was on a work call with customer based in Barcelona earlier and we got talking about it, need to get some merch ready for the summer to cash in, mush in the bush is turning up everywhere now 

 

Where's Willy?

[Saint Gifford]

I am genuine when I ask what advantage do Boro really think we gained. What does the EFL think we genuinely gained. 
 

Yes I understand the 72 hours thing, but that tells me that it’s allowed. 
 

Boro need to explain why anyone walking their dog can see whats going on. 
 

I just dont get what legal challenge is available to Boro. Most importantly what legal defence that the EFL would need to prove for any wrong doing. 

[USaintA]

"If" we are found guilty, I believe we should offer Middlesborough the following. apology..

"Dear, Middlesborough,

We're very very sorry for what we've done and we'd like to make it up to you. Please accept this £12 million pound Irish international goalkeeper as a token of our goodwill, and this Danish keynote speaker who is brilliant at breaking things. As an extra gesture, we'd like to highly recommend our former manager Russell Martin to you as a future replacement for your current manager who has obviously been deeply and emotionally affected by this whole sorry saga and who no doubt will be unable to continue in football management as a result of our heinous actions. Yours with love, Southampton FC."

[SotonianWill]

12 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

Just promote Hull if this was the case. They will not do this due to Sky Sports’ thirst for more revenue, but the absolute embarrassment of turning up to a final having already lost. The fact they’re begging for the by says a lot about them: massive losers. 

[AlexLaw76]

Allow Baz to join them for a fee of around £5m, but paid for by Saints as a gesture of goodwill.

That would go a long to heal the divide IMO

[johnnyboy]

1 minute ago, USaintA said:

"If" we are found guilty, I believe we should offer Middlesborough the following. apology..

"Dear, Middlesborough,

We're very very sorry for what we've done and we'd like to make it up to you. Please accept this £12 million pound Irish international goalkeeper as a token of our goodwill, and this Danish keynote speaker who is brilliant at breaking things. As an extra gesture, we'd like to highly recommend our former manager Russell Martin to you as a future replacement for your current manager who has obviously been deeply and emotionally affected by this whole sorry saga and who no doubt will be unable to continue in football management as a result of our heinous actions. Yours with love, Southampton FC."

And don’t forget a young American striker who looks like the next big thing !

[hypochondriac]

15 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

Spin that has been fed to a friendly journalist by Middlesbrough. They can't possibly know what is 'likely' prior to the independent panel that they have no part in. 

Edited Friday at 17:40 by hypochondriac

[LGTL]

Yep, Boro have the written statement from Taylor, but absolutely zero evidence to back it up. Lovely stuff. 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Allow Baz to join them for a fee of around £5m, but paid for by Saints as a gesture of goodwill.

That would go a long to heal the divide IMO

To be fair I’d give them £5m + him if it got him off our hands for a season.

I might even dislike Boro slightly less. 

[SNSUN]

Classic Saints 11pm announcement by the EFL then... 😝

[hypochondriac]

And still it goes on. 'strong written evidence' is essentially this one bloke unless he has written evidence from someone like Spors it isn't strong. 'At least one other team' means it's one other doesn't it 

[badgerx16]

41 minutes ago, WinglessWonder said:

Also, is it even possible to hide behind an object that is substantially narrower than the individual trying to"hide"? 🤣

Have you ever seen a cat "hiding" behind a single blade of grass ?

[Whitey Grandad]

If this Taylor chappie joined us from Middlesbrough and then returned after a couple of months what information could he have supplied them with about our training routines? How do his dates correspond with the matches between us?

[coalman]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

And still it goes on. 'strong written evidence' is essentially this one bloke unless he has written evidence from someone like Spors it isn't strong. 'At least one other team' means it's one other doesn't it 

Whatever you say, Karen FC.

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

4 minutes ago, LGTL said:

Yep, Boro have the written statement from Taylor, but absolutely zero evidence to back it up. Lovely stuff. 

How on earth would any "written statements" gathered by a club that clearly stands to benefit from them be admissible? Surely the evidence submitted should be kept to what was witnessed on the day? Surely it would be for the FA to gather further evidence if they deemed it necessary?

[Whitey Grandad]

1 minute ago, badgerx16 said:

Have you ever seen a cat "hiding" behind a single blade of grass ?

"If I can't see them then they can't see me"

[SNSUN]

What was our longest thread ever? In 20 years this forum has existed this must have a chance of breaking the record. 

[Turkish]

They’re blaming the ref on Facebook now. If he’d have given them the penalties they should have had no one would be talking about the spying 😂😂😂

[RedArmy]

Oh so they’re back to trying to influence the case through local journalists again 

The statement obviously didn’t have the desired impact. 

[BarberSaint]

25 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

Is that Craig 'Bob and no' Hope?

[SNSUN]

Just now, Turkish said:

They’re blaming the ref on Facebook now. If he’d have given them the penalties they should have had no one would be talking about the spying 😂😂😂

They'll be having a go at their own ground staff next for the reason their attack couldn't get the ball in the onion bag when massively on top in the first leg. 

[badgerx16]

15 minutes ago, Morse said:

The recent statement from Middlesboro i think is more about positioning for their inevitable legal action against Saints, than any belief the EFL will do what they want. 

What was their financial loss ?

[Colinjb]

2 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

What was our longest thread ever? In 20 years this forum has existed this must have a chance of breaking the record. 

To give a certain thread about the blue few a run, this really would be years in the solving.

[Mboto Gorge]

The big question is , has Gibbo had his pound of flesh yet?