Saints Expelled from Playoffs

[Holmes_and_Watson]

9 minutes ago, sockeye said:

An innocent (and remaining in post) Spors would be positive at least. Would give some confidence that we could adequately replace outgoings

The confidence that brought us Will Still. 🙂

[SNSUN]

30 minutes ago, Suhari said:

You should be hoping something DOES happen. If not, try a strong curry.

Sorry, missed a "to". Was also knocking up a Carbonara. The secret is fry everything, lots of cream, lots of cheese, oversized portions. Gordon Ramsey will be turning in his grave. 

Which is where I'll be soon if I keep eating that. 

Edited 1 hour ago by SNSUN

[sockeye]

1 minute ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

The confidence that brought us Will Still. 🙂

Still (excuse the pun) better than having no DoF, which I would have no faith in the club recruiting in adequate time to build and execute a transfer strategy for the summer.

Edited 1 hour ago by sockeye

[LegalEagle]

Just now, SNSUN said:

Sorry, missed a "to". Was also knocking up a Carbonara. The secret is fry everything, lots of cream, lots of cheese, oversized potions. Gordon Ramsey will be turning in his grave. 

Which is where I'll be soon if I keep eating that. 

Didn’t know Gordo was dead. Too much carbonara.

[SNSUN]

11 minutes ago, sockeye said:

An innocent (and remaining in post) Spors would be positive at least. Would give some confidence that we could adequately replace outgoings

Spors- "I didn't know i was joining such a shoddily run, 2 bit, unprofessional outfit as Southampton FC. I'm going somewhere better run" he said as he headed to Portsmouth. 

[iansums]

Boro retards queuing to buy tickets, don’t they realise it’s all digital now?

[do i not like fizzy pop]

Apologies, I've no idea if this has been posted already, it's difficult for a chap of a certain age to keep up you know 

[Saint_clark]

6 minutes ago, benjii said:

Does he need to be omnipresent to know there's loads of chatter throughout the analysis team about spying? That seems like a cop out.

Mate, I think he will be heavily involved, but it is possible that he didn't know. He won't be in and amongst the analysis team all day every day. 

[benjii]

5 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Sorry, missed a "to". Was also knocking up a Carbonara. The secret is fry everything, lots of cream, lots of cheese, oversized potions. Gordon Ramsey will be turning in his grave. 

Which is where I'll be soon if I keep eating that. 

Ramsey isn't dead.

[trousers]

19 minutes ago, trousers said:

 

13 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Who is feeding him this info ? 

 

10 minutes ago, The Wyvern said:

Yeah, why would anyone from Saints leak such a bit of information? 

 

11 minutes ago, benjii said:

Probably Boro.

Plot twist: Middlesbrough bugging devices discovered in Southampton boardroom...

[sfc4prem]

This forum will implode after the appeal result, won't it. 502 errors all over the place. The classic Hug of Death.

[benjii]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Mate, I think he will be heavily involved, but it is possible that he didn't know. He won't be in and amongst the analysis team all day every day. 

Perhaps. 

 

Either way, we shouldn't be giving a 30 year old with no prior management experience free-reign.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, sfc4prem said:

This forum will implode after the appeal result, won't it. 502 errors all over the place. The classic Hug of Death.

Only if it's overturned. If it's upheld I imagine most of us will just immediately try to forget football ever existed.

[trousers]

2 minutes ago, iansums said:

Boro retards queuing to buy tickets, don’t they realise it’s all digital now?

It's still 1974 up there, isn't it?

[kwsaint]

Just now, sfc4prem said:

This forum will implode after the appeal result, won't it. 502 errors all over the place. The classic Hug of Death.

Wish the errors would be something other than 502. 504 would be good. Or 404 if SG has had enough.

[Addict54]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

It's still 1974 up there, isn't it?

Confirmed 

[sfc4prem]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Only if it's overturned. If it's upheld I imagine most of us will just immediately try to forget football ever existed.

I'm over it I think. I think. I'll turn up again next season as I always do, ready for more Championship football, this time with a worse squad and an aura of dirty hangover about the place.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

8 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Sorry, missed a "to". Was also knocking up a Carbonara. The secret is fry everything, lots of cream, lots of cheese, oversized portions. Gordon Ramsey will be turning in his grave. 

Which is where I'll be soon if I keep eating that. 

Carbonara doesn't have cream in. HTH.

[scumbag]

Can just sense a Casino style stitch up taking place right now...

[hypochondriac]

4 minutes ago, sfc4prem said:

This forum will implode after the appeal result, won't it. 502 errors all over the place. The classic Hug of Death.

I don't think it will. There won't be any surprises.

[trousers]

3 minutes ago, sfc4prem said:

This forum will implode after the appeal result, won't it. 502 errors all over the place. The classic Hug of Death.

Nah... I'm sure @stevegrant has invested our fivers wisely in new fit-for-purpose platform infrastructure....

#banter

[SNSUN]

5 minutes ago, benjii said:

Ramsey isn't dead.

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, sfc4prem said:

I'm over it I think. I think. I'll turn up again next season as I always do, ready for more Championship football, this time with a worse squad and an aura of dirty hangover about the place.

I'm not sure your reaction will be the most common one. Three people have already told me they aren't renewing.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 minutes ago, sockeye said:

Still (excuse the pun) better than having no DoF, which I would have no faith in the club recruiting in adequate time to build and execute a transfer strategy for the summer.

The case against:-

Didn't know what Tonda and the analytics team were up to.

He reports in to Parsons, and has responsibility, as technical director for these events.

He's as likely to bring in a Still as a Tonda.

He did bring in the guy who's behind what we're going through.

Having been so close to Tonda, his own relationships and his reactions to those that might now want Tonda out would be open to question. 

Staff and players may not want to work with him, as a result of who he's brought in.  The "flop" and the "cheat" have significantly cost them.

[hypochondriac]

It does make it slightly better if it is really true that Spors had no idea. This does suggest it was a rotten coaching team rather than condoned by higher ups. At least I hope so.

[TheSoundman]

I think by the time our owner and the FA have finished, there won't be many of our management team left at any level.

 

[LegalEagle]

Let’s pretend we are reinstated. How do the players now look at Tonda? Do they no longer respect him, treat him with mild suspicion or not give a shit and hang on every word because their bonuses are at stake?

[petermcpete]

Spors might not have the responsibility, but ultimately in his position he holds the accountability for what those below him do. Adherence to technical regulations should be his bread-and-buttter, particularly in medium- and large- corporate entities, which sadly football clubs now are!

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

It does make it slightly better if it is really true that Spors had no idea. This does suggest it was a rotten coaching team rather than condoned by higher ups. At least I hope so.

To be fair, it's quite common for people who don't cook very often to think there's cream in a carbonara.

Anyway, let's get back to Spygate.

[ChrisPY]

2 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

To be fair, it's quite common for people who don't cook very often to think there's cream in a carbonara.

Anyway, let's get back to Spygate.

Ignorance isn’t a defence in cases like this.

[Scoobysaint]

How would people feel if we had a centre forward who dived a lot and got a lot of penalties? Every opportunity to actively and directly impact a game by cheating? Would fans want him out or would we support the cheating? I understand we have broken rules but the world of football is full of cheating. I’m disappointed but not incandescent with rage! 

[SNSUN]

Ed and Will are off to the Belgian and French Leagues, so that's two managers we won't be able to get in the summer.

[Smirking_Saint]

7 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

It does make it slightly better if it is really true that Spors had no idea. This does suggest it was a rotten coaching team rather than condoned by higher ups. At least I hope so.

At that level you’re either complicit or incompetent 

There’s no in between

[trousers]

7 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

It does make it slightly better if it is really true that Spors had no idea. This does suggest it was a rotten coaching team rather than condoned by higher ups. At least I hope so.

I think we'll need @stfrancisofbenali's to comment on Spors' supposed innocence first, given his post earlier today

 

[USaintA]

The only fair and logical thing to do under these extreme circumstances is to make null and void every single Saints FC result from the day Sport Republic took over until now.

By my reckoning that would then put us 14th in the Premier League with Ralph Hasenhüttl back in charge as our manager. It's harsh, but I would be okay with it.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Just now, Smirking_Saint said:

At that level you’re either complicit or incompetent 

There’s no in between

Disagree.

You can be both.

[SNSUN]

Of all the stuff that has angered Saints fans over the last 24 hours I didn't think my Carbonara recipe would be one of them. 😁

[sockeye]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

I think we'll need @stfrancisofbenali's to comment on Spors' supposed innocence first, given his post earlier today

 

Missed that

shit

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, Smirking_Saint said:

At that level you’re either complicit or incompetent 

There’s no in between

Maybe so but I'd rather he was incompetent than complicit.

[Willo of Whiteley]

2 minutes ago, trousers said:

I think we'll need @stfrancisofbenali's to comment on Spors' supposed innocence first, given his post earlier today

 

ITK status rescinded. 😂 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Of all the stuff that has angered Saints fans over the last 24 hours I didn't think my Carbonara recipe would be one of them. 😁

#Pastagate

[Turkish]

20 minutes ago, trousers said:

Nah... I'm sure @stevegrant has invested our fivers wisely in new fit-for-purpose platform infrastructure....

#banter

He absolutely has NOT spunked it on curry night for the mod Boyz...

[Sheaf Saint]

4 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Of all the stuff that has angered Saints fans over the last 24 hours I didn't think my Carbonara recipe would be one of them. 😁

You don't put cream in it do you?

Heathen.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

3 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Of all the stuff that has angered Saints fans over the last 24 hours I didn't think my Carbonara recipe would be one of them. 😁

That's because it's not even a carbonara FFS.

Next you'll be telling me you add bacon to it 🫪

[RedArmy]

22 minutes ago, trousers said:

Nah... I'm sure @stevegrant has invested our fivers wisely in new fit-for-purpose platform infrastructure....

#banter

He will when he gets the refund for his diamond package playoff final ticket. 

[ChrisPY]

1 minute ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

That's because it's not even a carbonara FFS.

Next you'll be telling me you add bacon to it 🫪

Guanciale you cunt!

[TheSoundman]

1 minute ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

That's because it's not even a carbonara FFS.

Next you'll be telling me you add bacon to it 🫪

The Saints canteen do... although to be fair, they do just slip it in on the quiet when nobody's looking.

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, TheSoundman said:

The Saints canteen do... although to be fair, they do just slip it in on the quiet when nobody's looking.

Is that because of the hidden salt?

[Challenger]

The only way this extremely naive club can only start to remove the piss stain hanging over everything is to start the sackings the second this appeal is rejected.

[Willo of Whiteley]

Got to admire people on Twitter that have said they’re constantly refreshing their news feed.

Delusion at its finest thinking we’ll be at Wembley on Saturday. 😂