Sports Republics response to “Spygate”

[badgerx16]

18 minutes ago, trousers said:

 

[sockeye]

Safe to say the SM comments are all tripe. Other clubs don’t want us going up or even challenging, it’s a personal dislike forget about this moral failure bollocks. They want our manager, DoF, players gone and a points deduction so we’re harmless next season. Most never liked us to begin with because we are not some sleeping giant or soulful northern club.

Well they can all go fuck themselves because we’re getting promoted next year. We have the manager. We have the players. We have the DoF. It’s time to develop a siege mentality, especially for those who have felt like self flagellating the last few weeks. We need unity more than ever to turn St. Marys into a total boiling cauldron next season. I have full confidence we will SMASH it.

[obelisk]

6 minutes ago, trousers said:

Sounds like Blackmore has stopped beating himself with sticks and wailing "woe is me" at last. If anyone needs to have the finger pointed at them now it's the EFL.

[Football Special]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

Right Dragon has spoken. Tonda and his team are staying, he’s apologised. Stop whinging and whining get behind them you bunch of drips. siege mentality all season

Good times create weak men, weak men create bad times, bad times create strong men.

Stop being fannies and get on with it now

GET THIS MAN ON THE FAB 

I genuinely can't wait for next season 

Lets Go Saints 

[Football Special]

4 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

Its literally tons of Middlesbrough fans back crying on social media again , those games are going to be tasty next season 

[Patrick Bateman]

1 minute ago, Football Special said:

GET THIS MAN ON THE FAB 

I genuinely can't wait for next season 

Lets Go Saints 

Same, I'm bouncing - ready for season ticket renewals, come on, hit me with them, now 😂

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, Football Special said:

GET THIS MAN ON THE FAB 

I genuinely can't wait for next season 

Lets Go Saints 

It would be an honour to serve out great fans in this capacity. Although i feel i am a little underqualified to handle the big issues like ordering snacks on the app, pre poured pints and safe spaces for the literally 10s of rainbow saints.

[Tamesaint]

I am sure that Clifford Chance have not been employed to let the FA fuck us up. If they try to punish us further they will see us in court. 

[Wade Garrett]

2 minutes ago, Turkish said:

It would be an honour to serve out great fans in this capacity. Although i feel i am a little underqualified to handle the big issues like ordering snacks on the app, pre poured pints and safe spaces for the literally 10s of rainbow saints.

Don’t worry about that, you can lean on MLG for those issues.

[Convict Colony]

This why the wolf doesn't care for the opinion of the sheep

Dragan with the balls of a billionaire, love it

Edited 1 hour ago by Convict Colony

[saintant]

11 minutes ago, 23rdSaint said:

I see Blackmore's now bending over and prising his cheeks

Took him long enough. Been far too mealy mouthed over this whole affair.

[iansums]

19 minutes ago, Football Special said:

GET THIS MAN ON THE FAB 

I genuinely can't wait for next season 

Lets Go Saints 

Is this Turkish?

[hypochondriac]

25 minutes ago, 23rdSaint said:

I see Blackmore's now bending over and prising his cheeks

Back in his box. I'm a supporter of his but he hasn't come out of this with a lot of glory. 

[M271]

It’s worth reading the bbc article it has more information contained in it than the edited video. Such as "I'm pretty sure if the FA decides to ban him, he will get a triple better-paid job in Italy or Germany."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq6pn58pmn4o

[hypochondriac]

24 minutes ago, sockeye said:

Safe to say the SM comments are all tripe. Other clubs don’t want us going up or even challenging, it’s a personal dislike forget about this moral failure bollocks. They want our manager, DoF, players gone and a points deduction so we’re harmless next season. Most never liked us to begin with because we are not some sleeping giant or soulful northern club.

Well they can all go fuck themselves because we’re getting promoted next year. We have the manager. We have the players. We have the DoF. It’s time to develop a siege mentality, especially for those who have felt like self flagellating the last few weeks. We need unity more than ever to turn St. Marys into a total boiling cauldron next season. I have full confidence we will SMASH it.

Yep. Fans of other clubs are absolutely desperate for us to sack the manager, destabilise us more than we already are and that's mostly because they don't want us as promotion rivals. Well fuck them we won't let it happen. 

[Turkish]

3 minutes ago, iansums said:

Is this Turkish?

Who i think i look like

Who i actually look like

[hypochondriac]

15 minutes ago, saintant said:

Took him long enough. Been far too mealy mouthed over this whole affair.

"morally repugnant." LMAO

[tdmickey3]

[saintant]

3 minutes ago, M271 said:

It’s worth reading the bbc article it has more information contained in it than the edited video. Such as "I'm pretty sure if the FA decides to ban him, he will get a triple better-paid job in Italy or Germany."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq6pn58pmn4o

Glad to hear he called out the onfield cheating that goes on in every game of football and makes the EFL look like a bunch of imbeciles because they condone it by allowing it to continue. Hypocrites.

[Nolan]

I think yesterdays statement and todays statements are designed to be two different things.

Yesterdays was trying to do what GIbson did before the "trial", to impress to the FA that we have been significantly punished and that any further action would be overkill.

Today's is about attempting a reset for the close season and next season.

[Whitey Grandad]

2 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

It's just occurred to me that the way he's holding his phone means that the camera lenses are up against the tree which is blocking his field of view. It looks more posed than real.

[trousers]

Simon Jordan on Talksport: "Did Chelsea do any 'bloodletting' when they were found cheating? No.... Will Man  City do any 'bloodletting' if/when they get found guilty of cheating? No.... So why is everyone expecting Southampton to do so...?"

Well said that man 👍🏻

Edited 1 hour ago by trousers

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, saintant said:

I think this should be in the present tense because the EFL clearly do not hold to those standards. It's clear that they don't because they make zero effort to do anything about all the onfield cheating that goes on in every game of football. It's double standards and they should be taking a good long look in the mirror because they wont like what they see reflected back.

The EFL have no control over what happens on the field of play. These events are a matter for the FA.

[AlexLaw76]

Simon Jordan again pretty balanced with it all.

Saying bigger clubs than Southampton have been caught cheating in a far bigger scale, yet no one one really cries about it and will be forgotten soon enough.

Also, you don’t tend to let go your best employees unless you have to.

he further makes the correct point that Tonda now has to start the season well.

he points out to Boro fans that what the hell is it got to do with them (or other fans) what Southampton do, they have been sanctioned and it gave Boro another opportunity which they lost.

He laughs at people getting so worked up when the players try to cheat on an industrial scale every game, and their agents will work outside of the rules to bring success to the clubs these fans support 

Edited 1 hour ago by AlexLaw76

[trousers]

5 minutes ago, trousers said:

Simon Jordan on Talksport: "Did Chelsea do any 'bloodletting' when they were found cheating? No.... Will Man  City do any 'bloodletting' if/when they get found guilty of cheating? No.... So why is everyone expecting Southampton to do so...?"

Well said that man 👍🏻

And he's now having a pop at a rabid Middlesbrough fan: "What's it got to do with you how Southampton deal with internal disciplinary matters? Middlesbrough got what they wanted and still failed. Why the holier than thou attitude?" (Paraphrasing)

Edited 1 hour ago by trousers

[saintant]

Just now, Whitey Grandad said:

The EFL have no control over what happens on the field of play. These events are a matter for the FA.

Yet they set the rule for observing training. If you are correct it seems a bit of a contradiction.

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, saintant said:

There is zero proof of this.

Indeed. Despite the forensic exhumations.

[Whitey Grandad]

5 minutes ago, saintant said:

Yet they set the rule for observing training. If you are correct it seems a bit of a contradiction.

Yep.

[AlexLaw76]

Some fucking melt calling in on the edge of tears, Jordan trying not to laugh.

Simon reminding the caller that football is an industry deeply set in cheating. What we did is no greater than tapping up, so it is laughable.

Football is seemingly taking a holier than thou attitude which is nothing more than hysteria and is hilarious.

 

Edited 48 minutes ago by AlexLaw76

[trousers]

Jordan now having a pop at Talksport (and other media outlets) for fanning the flames on a 'non story'...!

Edited 47 minutes ago by trousers

[Turkish]

5 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Some fucking melt calling in on the edge of tears, Jordan trying not to laugh.

 

A saints fan? Surely not?

[AlexLaw76]

Come on, who was that complete melt that just called Talksport?

Fabrice? 

Edited 44 minutes ago by AlexLaw76

[RedArmy]

43 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Back in his box. I'm a supporter of his but he hasn't come out of this with a lot of glory. 

He rarely does on the big issues. 

[trousers]

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Edited 32 minutes ago by trousers

[skintsaint]

21 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Simon Jordan again pretty balanced with it all.

He generally talks sense and is a straight talker who doesn't care too much about hurting people's feelings.

[Fitzhugh Fella]

Is it too early to start a Simon Jordan appreciation thread?

[AlexLaw76]

I thought Tonda had to go. Making such a huge mistake was unforgivable IMO

but, I am a fickle fucker and the passing of a few weeks has allowed me to see another side. 
 

1. the holier than thou, and blatant hypocritical, attitude taken by fans and pundits away from Southampton 

2. the dread of Sports Republic trying to find another manager

this has brought me to believe we are better off with Tonda than without, now that Dragan has backed him.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

45 minutes ago, M271 said:

It’s worth reading the bbc article it has more information contained in it than the edited video. Such as "I'm pretty sure if the FA decides to ban him, he will get a triple better-paid job in Italy or Germany."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq6pn58pmn4o

Sets out his position as far as he can, but aware of a potential ban, as well as the players.

So, for the "My full support would be behind him actually, because I think he's a super-talented manager."

There's " I will obviously seek advice from the team. I will seek advice from the players, from the fans. But yes, if it's ultimately my decision, he stays."

"But if he's banned, he's banned. I mean, I can't put somebody to manage the club if he is not allowed."

[Holmes_and_Watson]

30 minutes ago, trousers said:

And he's now having a pop at a rabid Middlesbrough fan: "What's it got to do with you how Southampton deal with internal disciplinary matters? Middlesbrough got what they wanted and still failed. Why the holier than thou attitude?" (Paraphrasing)

Didn't he change his tune after Gibson called him?

[Dman]

5 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

I thought Tonda had to go. Making such a huge mistake was unforgivable IMO

but, I am a fickle fucker and the passing of a few weeks has allowed me to see another side. 
 

1. the holier than thou, and blatant hypocritical, attitude taken by fans and pundits away from Southampton 

2. the dread of Sports Republic trying to find another manager

this has brought me to believe we are better off with Tonda than without, now that Dragan has backed him.

You'd have thought that Tonda has been given the backing of the players. 

[Challenger]

37 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Simon Jordan again pretty balanced with it all.

Saying bigger clubs than Southampton have been caught cheating in a far bigger scale, yet no one one really cries about it and will be forgotten soon enough.

Also, you don’t tend to let go your best employees unless you have to.

he further makes the correct point that Tonda now has to start the season well.

he points out to Boro fans that what the hell is it got to do with them (or other fans) what Southampton do, they have been sanctioned and it gave Boro another opportunity which they lost.

He laughs at people getting so worked up when the players try to cheat on an industrial scale every game, and their agents will work outside of the rules to bring success to the clubs these fans support 

If sacking nobody eats into the EFL and particularly Boro and their fans, then I'm all for it. But the club really needs to deliver next season Solak, no Baz back bollocks for example. 

[Verbal]

12 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

I am a fickle fucker 

I'm adding this to the admissions already made by the club.

[Pengi]

Any news on Spors?

[Saint Fan CaM]

Mixed emotions.

On the one hand I’m sick of the hypocrisy of pro football in relation to widespread cheating and the manner in which the media feeding frenzy can be so selective in its reporting. So much so that I’m almost at a point where I cannot be arsed with the game anymore.

On the other hand, for the same reasons, I feel that doing anything other than support Saints in the face of such an onslaught of misplaced indignation would be wrong. The statements from Solak and Tonda were excellent and for me that draws a line under the whole sorry saga. We go again and hopefully win the league title, particularly taking 6 points from the twats at Boro.

[AlexLaw76]

2 minutes ago, Challenger said:

If sacking nobody eats into the EFL and particularly Boro and their fans, then I'm all for it. But the club really needs to deliver next season Solak, no Baz back bollocks for example. 

Some of their fans and journos are all most giving this a ‘minute by minute’

tragic really

[Dman]

10 minutes ago, Pengi said:

Any news on Spors?

Was thanked by Dragan. He's staying. 

[whelk]

9 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Some of their fans and journos are all most giving this a ‘minute by minute’

tragic really

If I had one bullet in the chamber, not sure who gets it, Gibson or Henry Winter

[Miltonaggro]

42 minutes ago, trousers said:

Jordan now having a pop at Talksport (and other media outlets) for fanning the flames on a 'non story'...!

Always liked Simon. Top lad...

[Miltonaggro]

13 minutes ago, Pengi said:

Any news on Spors?

His video is currently being recorded.  Will be live streamed from Daniel Peretz's spare room in Tel Aviv.

[tdmickey3]

4 minutes ago, whelk said:

If I had one bullet in the chamber, not sure who gets it, Gibson or Henry Winter

Put their heads together and shoot from close range