Why us as fans

[tdmickey3]

But the fans are still here.

Last season we were a laughing stock for our pathetic showing in the PL.

We have been ridiculed for the 9 nils.

And now this utter disgrace, a stain that will hang around our necks for years, like a shit scarf.
 

What have us fans done to deserve this.

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

12 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

 

But the fans are still here.

Last season we were a laughing stock for our pathetic showing in the PL.

We have been ridiculed for the 9 nils.

And now this utter disgrace, a stain that will hang around our necks for years, like a shit scarf.
 

What have us fans done to deserve this.

I think we had won 4 games in 52 games in September and were still playing in front of full houses. Nobody ever gives us credit for that but if it had been Newcastle of Man City.....

[Verwood Saint]

Nothing! 55+ years a fan, plenty of ups and downs for sure but nothing like this! 
 

SR have been horrendous owners, so many awful decisions but this should be terminal for all of them.  Punishment is harsh but we cheated.  Where is our integrity - should bin the appeal for starters imho.  
 

We need to make it clear to SR this is NOT how our club should run.  

[S-Clarke]

There have been some great moments, the rise under Adkins, the evolution under Poch and Koeman. The takeover at the 11th hour by Markus. 

But I can't help but feel that since SR have got hold of us, the clubs trajectory has been negative to extreme levels. Bar that play off win against Leeds, it's all been misery under these losers. 

This evening has been the lowest of the lows for me, the 'takeover' sagas were stressful, but this just feels like a new low. And like you say, none of us have asked for this. We've kept going, we've kept paying, we pay more when the prices go up etc etc. We do it all in good faith ourselves, and expect the club to act in good faith too.

Edited 7 hours ago by S-Clarke

[Saint86]

This could get a hell of a lot worse still... This "punishment" is quite possibly an example of yet another club killer dished out by the authorities against the smaller clubs.

Would imagine the entire playing squad had 40% wage increase clauses in their contracts as a minimum for promotion. They can probably take legal action against the club for some of that. Likewise anyone good in dressing room will want out now, and other clubs will know we can't really negotiate from a position of strength.

Scienza, THB, Charles, Jander as a minimum gone this summer, for less than should have been the case. No chance we sign Peretz. 

Fans have understandably turned against the board, so the atmosphere will be toxic terminally I suspect.

Attendances will be down. 

Sponsorship deals will be reduced due to the club's reduced attractiveness as a brand.

Squad morale will be through the floor and need an entirely new rebuild.

Club attractiveness to new signings will be very uncompetitive.

Likely we give in to calls to sack Eckert and spors, or they'll be suspended, or they'll leave off their own backs... So a new manager and new director of football, we will be rudderless going into the summer whilst trying to rebuild.

£15M drop in earnings this season coming, a £45M drop in earnings if we fail to get promoted next year.

And we made losses in the prem before we even got relegated.

Not sure fans have really clocked how bad this can get.

Edited 6 hours ago by Saint86

[Osvaldorama]

This is a horrendous evening, no doubt. 
 

The last half of this season has been so, so good and now it has all been for nothing. 
 

Can’t do much else apart from crack on and get autos next season now. 

[SNSUN]

We've seen SISU screw Coventry and the Venkys screw Blackburn and even though I never liked SR, I often felt it could be worse. Then we had the 2026 resurgence and I started to think maybe they knew what they were doing.

Then this. 

It would be poetic if Kat Liebherr becomes our saviour.

[St. Ciervo]

Is there a world where the fans could take collective actions against SR? Please tell me we are living in that world...

[Pamplemousse]

11 minutes ago, St. Ciervo said:

Is there a world where the fans could take collective actions against SR? Please tell me we are living in that world...

We'd all be rich if we could

[The Wyvern]

I think Sports Republic have been consistently shit for us, but would we be getting the same reaction from supporters if the panel had found us guilty and just whacked us with a heavy fine and nothing else? 
 

A lot of this is an emotional reaction from our fans to the severity of the punishment, rather than the “crime” itself.