Saints Expelled from Playoffs

[saints1988]

Some of them on Karen FC message board are getting excited for announcement at 12:30 today from the EFL……

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

I’ve always thought the longer it goes on the worse the outcome will be for us. Still believe that, if it goes much past lunchtime today, we’re out imo. Leaves tomorrow for our appeal. 

 

[Saint86]

Boro fans seem convinced there is an efl statement coming out at 12:30...

[Dman]

Just now, Saint86 said:

Boro fans seem convinced there is an efl statement coming out at 12:30...

have they got anything right in the whole process so far?

[Saint86]

3 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

biggest lesson in all of this is to not include interns in manager of the month pics

Or analysts in general... And to get our shit in order for spying properly in the prem next season - need it to be a well oiled machine for our championship title challenge in 27/28...

[skintsaint]

Just now, Saint86 said:

Or analysts in general... And to get our shit in order for spying properly in the prem next season - need it to be a well oiled machine for our championship title challenge in 27/28...

Dont need to as allowed to scout other teams as much as you want in the EPL.

[saintant]

Boro fans claiming the final will be postponed. One claiming workers at Wembley have been stood down for this weekend.

[Dman]

5 minutes ago, Convict Colony said:

biggest lesson in all of this is to not include interns in manager of the month pics

yeah, I mean that was an incredibly stupid thing to do. 

[LegalEagle]

5 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

The legal bods on here suggested the opposite. 

I’m in the other camp i.e. longer it goes on the better for us.

[Appy]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

Boro fans claiming the final will be postponed. One claiming workers at Wembley have been stood down for this weekend.

What about the other two finals? 

[Saint86]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

Boro fans claiming the final will be postponed. One claiming workers at Wembley have been stood down for this weekend.

And the other EFL play off finals? 😄

[AlexLaw76]

A few of them seem convinced the final is going to be postponed.

if that is the case, we are out IMO

[saintant]

The Inquiry Board and EFL need to get this right. If they don't the fall-out is going to be massive and law-suits will be flying left, right and centre.

[trousers]

55 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Its actually a lovely hotel, very posh. Some friends of ours who love to boast about how much they spend on things go there every few months to use the spa. Saints also used to stay at Forest Pines when we played Hull away there is a framed, signed Saints shirt in the entrance to the golf club so the sort of place we would stay at.

 

18 minutes ago, saintant said:

Surely that's been taken down now 🙂

I wonder if they've ever checked behind it for bugs...?

[Dman]

2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

A few of them seem convinced the final is going to be postponed.

if that is the case, we are out IMO

Stop listening to them. They're on a wind up and don't know anymore than we do 

[Saint86]

3 minutes ago, saintant said:

The Inquiry Board and EFL need to get this right. If they don't the fall-out is going to be massive and law-suits will be flying left, right and centre.

The only way the EFL face a lawsuit is if they kick us out. Boro have no reasonable avenue to sue them from what i can see?

Edited yesterday at 10:59 by Saint86

[saintant]

1 minute ago, Saint86 said:

The only way the EFL face a lawsuit is if they kick us out. Boro have no reasonable avenue to sue them from what i can see?

Our law suit will come from Gibbo.

[Pamplemousse]

If the final had been postponed, the only two teams who would be contacted in advance are Hull and us.

No rumours of it on Hull sites so would suspect it is a wind up

[saintstowin]

I think the government need to get involved, the lost work hours to this thread alone could fund re-starting HS2.

[Miltonaggro]

29 minutes ago, saints1988 said:

Some of them on Karen FC message board are getting excited for announcement at 12:30 today from the EFL……

Alas, EFL for Karen FC in this instance stands for Endless Frustration Looming.

Edited yesterday at 11:19 by Miltonaggro

[saintant]

Presumably any initial statement on the findings will come from the Inquiry Board. Is it likely to be shown live on TV?

[Saint86]

I think fans of all clubs would welcome a statement at lunchtime, so for once i hope boro fans have got something right... sadly all evidence to date suggests otherwise.

[hypochondriac]

Just now, saintant said:

Presumably any initial statement on the findings will come from the Inquiry Board. Is it likely to be shown live on TV?

Why would it? 

[saintant]

Just now, hypochondriac said:

Why would it? 

It seems to be quite a big news story and normally, if possible, such things are covered live.

[trousers]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

Presumably any initial statement on the findings will come from the Inquiry Board. Is it likely to be shown live on TV?

I've heard TV screens for all the major channels will first turn black followed by the national anthem, prior to the announcement

[lumuah]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

Why would it? 

Because this is right up there with OJ Simpson....

[DT]

If there was something at 1230, Talkshite would be trailing it, for sure.

I'm supposed to be buying tickets at 1.30 so I hope there's nout in it!

[trousers]

Just now, DT said:

If there was something at 1230, Talkshite would be trailing it, for sure.

I'm supposed to be buying tickets at 1.30 so I hope there's nout in it!

This has been my concern... will be just my luck to get decent seats in my basket just as they pull the plug on ticket sales!

[Whitey Grandad]

2 minutes ago, trousers said:

I've heard TV screens for all the major channels will first turn black followed by the national anthem, prior to the announcement

Only ITV Tyne Tees

[SW11_Saint]

4 hours ago, St Louis said:

No, they don’t. 

They have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that we were attempting to cheat (on that occasion and potentially more).

I think we all know there’s truth in it, just not the severity (and how much it’s been exaggerated hopefully by the sensationalist media).

So we just await what they think is fair punishment for that.

Not talking about the outcome of the disciplinary hearing - I am referring to the case that Boro would have to build if they decide to sue us for ‘loss of earnings’ after the fact (which is what the post I responded to was about). 

[warsash saint]

I find it strange that only Boro fans are privvy to all this inside information 😀

[SW11_Saint]

4 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

 

It’s not a criminal case, reasonable doubt won’t come into it. Balance of probabilities will be the measure. 

I wasn’t referring to the inquiry outcome, rather the case that Boro would have to build if they decide to sue us for ‘loss of earnings’ after the fact (which is what the post I responded to was about). 

[Saint NL]

1 minute ago, warsash saint said:

I find it strange that only Boro fans are privvy to all this inside information 😀

The Gibbo Effect™

[Lord Duckhunter]

Just now, SW11_Saint said:

I wasn’t referring to the inquiry outcome, rather the case that Boro would have to build if they decide to sue us for ‘loss of earnings’ after the fact (which is what the post I responded to was about). 

Beyond reasonable doubt won’t  apply in that case either. 

[Pamplemousse]

Alfie House on Twitter says 'probably tomorrow' RE verdict

[SW11_Saint]

1 minute ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Beyond reasonable doubt won’t  apply in that case either. 

Whatever the legal terminology, it would be impossible for them to wholly blame the S/F result on ‘Spygate’. If anything it affected us more than them! 

[Sheaf Saint]

On 15/05/2026 at 20:20, Sheaf Saint said:

Shall we do a sweepstake on how many pages this thread will reach before the final ruling is published? 

Put me down for 112.

Well if the Boro fans are right about a 12:30 announcement today, it looks like I might not have been too far off!

[31cc]

11 minutes ago, trousers said:

I've heard TV screens for all the major channels will first turn black followed by the national anthem, prior to the announcement

Followed by this emergency video

 

 

 

[saintant]

Boro forum has gone awfully quiet. They're probably all counting down the seconds to 12.30.

[kwsaint]

9 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

Alfie House on Twitter says 'probably tomorrow' RE verdict

Feels like a more legit source.

[Mattio]

6 minutes ago, saintant said:

Boro forum has gone awfully quiet. They're probably all counting down the seconds to 12.30.

Don't be silly, they can't count that high

[Saint NL]

11 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

Alfie House on Twitter says 'probably tomorrow' RE verdict

It's all gone a bit Littlest Hobo

[Willo of Whiteley]

59 minutes ago, saintant said:

Apart from their 'columnist' Troy Squeaky Clean Deeney. He hopes Hull smash Saints and conveniently ignores the fact that they have been caught and punished for their own form of cheating.

Ah, spoken by someone who would know the true meaning of smashing.

[Saint86]

They really are a superb case study into social media echo chambers and 2+2=5...

Edited yesterday at 11:28 by Saint86

[Willo of Whiteley]

8 minutes ago, saintant said:

Boro forum has gone awfully quiet. They're probably all counting down the seconds to 12.30.

Steve Gibson dips into his bowl of ideas and goes “what’s next, what’s next? I need something give the press” in anger. 🤣

I’m sure they’ll be one or two more drip fed headlines before tomorrow morning.

[hypochondriac]

12:30!

[saintant]

1 minute ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Steve Gibson dips into his bowl of ideas and goes “what’s next, what’s next? I need something give the press” in anger. 🤣

I’m sure they’ll be one or two more drip fed headlines before tomorrow morning.

He seems to be either at some race course or at home dreaming up ways he can sue people - probably to try to get back all the money he loses betting on horses 🙂

[hypochondriac]

Ffs. I just want to know if I can have a fun day of drinking away from the family in five days. 

[Saint86]

[Saint_clark]

Good news guys, once all this nonsense is over we get to talk about transfer rumours for a few months.