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Tamesaint

Tamesaint

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If, like me, you have lost a spouse, you understand how important sport really is in life. Nevertheless it does matter and I realise that I am now going through the 5 stages  of grief  - probably like most other Saints fans. 

The 5 stages are:

Denial 

Followed by Anger

Then Bargaining

Depression

And finally Acceptance.  

I finished the Denial phase when the appeal was rejected. Before Tuesday I could not see us being expelled from the play offs. On Wednesday  encouraged by the reaction of much of the football world, I hoped that the severity of the punishment would be reduced. Now expulsion is real. 

At the moment I am stuck in the anger phase. Our sheer ineptitude in not only committing the offence but also in allowing Boro to set the legal and PR agenda is just pissing me off. Seeing Boro playing at Wembley tomorrow will not make me feel any better!! 

Depression will come I guess when Peretz signs for somebody else , when THB goes back up north and Scienza disappears. I am not looking forward to that stage but hopefully acceptance will be reached by August and the start of the new season. 

Here's hoping. 

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MB

MB

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Anger. Anger. Anger.

Hate Phil cunting Parsons with an absolute passion and time is definitely not a healer.

Think I need help. 

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sfc4prem

sfc4prem

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Acceptance for me.

I've accepted the EFL are a bunch of sleazy, easily-influenced cockwombles.

I've accepted that Parsons and our legal team know fuck all.

I've accepted that we made a mistake in scouting training sessions when we didn't really need to, and we're silly enough to get caught.

I've accepted that we've been hit hard with sanctions and it fucking hurts. I'll remember that pain going forward.

I'm moving on. Keep Tonda. Adopt an 'Us v. Them mentality'. Try again next season.

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Harry_SFC

Harry_SFC

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8 minutes ago, sfc4prem said:

Acceptance for me.

I've accepted the EFL are a bunch of sleazy, easily-influenced cockwombles.

I've accepted that Parsons and our legal team know fuck all.

I've accepted that we made a mistake in scouting training sessions when we didn't really need to, and we're silly enough to get caught.

I've accepted that we've been hit hard with sanctions and it fucking hurts. I'll remember that pain going forward.

I'm moving on. Keep Tonda. Adopt an 'Us v. Them mentality'. Try again next season.

This is exactly where I'm at

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Crab Lungs

Crab Lungs

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I’ve got this really acute mix of feelings which have definitely ramped up this evening, mainly because I know I would be feeling quite a lot of anticipation and excitement right about now knowing that we would have been going to Wembley tomorrow AND this time tomorrow we could potentially have create the mother of all comebacks.

overriding annoyance that boro shouldn’t be there at all keeps sneaking in. 
 

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Scummer

Scummer

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30 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

Depression will come I guess when Peretz signs for somebody else , when THB goes back up north and Scienza disappears.

Always worth remembering that these things might have happened even if we went up. Also, just a few months ago with largely the same players we were awful. Things can turn around quickly, just look at Hull who only just stayed up last season, had a transfer ban, yet are now one match away from the Premier League.

Hawkswood

Hawkswood

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30 minutes ago, gammon cheeks said:

Im at the stage where I  couldn't give a fuck 

 

Went past that stage about 36 hours ago. I moved into acceptance about 24 hours ago.

Draino76

Draino76

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I'm like,  whatever. 

I was on the train this morning and I was desperate for a shit. Toilet was closed. I nearly shit my pants! 

I thought to myself this is an exceptionally bad week, but then burst out laughing....

I got thru and I'm sure we'll get through this also. 

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redandwhitey

redandwhitey

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I’m looking forward to Middlesbrough winning tomorrow, and will enjoy them getting smashed in the Premier League next season hopefully with a couple of 0-9 results to boot.

or getting stuffed by Hull tomorrow Win/win for me

#gibsonsatwat

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Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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10 minutes ago, Draino76 said:

I'm like,  whatever. 

I was on the train this morning and I was desperate for a shit. Toilet was closed. I nearly shit my pants! 

I thought to myself this is an exceptionally bad week, but then burst out laughing....

I got thru and I'm sure we'll get through this also. 

I agree. And yes, I’ve had that issue at Paddington, not with the toilets closed but so rank that the train has been the better option. 

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Holmes_and_Watson

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21 minutes ago, Draino76 said:

I'm like,  whatever. 

I was on the train this morning and I was desperate for a shit. Toilet was closed. I nearly shit my pants! 

I thought to myself this is an exceptionally bad week, but then burst out laughing....

I got thru and I'm sure we'll get through this also. 

I'll be disappointed if this isn't one of the stories of reliance and perseverance that the club put on the website to help get past this. 🙂

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Harry_SFC

Harry_SFC

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16 minutes ago, saintant said:

Looking forward to another season without VAR and not being beaten most weeks. It's not all bad.

6 teams in the play offs as well, wasn't a fan of that when it was announced but it could help us next season 

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trousers

trousers

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Just now, Harry_SFC said:

6 teams in the play offs as well, wasn't a fan of that when it was announced but it could help us next season 

You mean we've got to go through this play off malarkey all over again, only over more matches...? Sheesh... ;)

Thripp87

Thripp87

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I’ve just looked back at all my Leeds photos and videos, that was a mistake. Tomorrow is going to be tough to watch, not sure I can see or hear that game tbh. 

Im still currently in the anger stage, purely at us and our own stupidity, and continued radio silence. 
I did have a brief spell yesterday of positivity, that we will recover and be back. 
 

The order has been shock, denial, anger, embarrassment, positivity, anger, acceptance, sad and anger for me so far.

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St.Jeweller

St.Jeweller

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Think once tomorrow afternoons out the way we can try and look forward and not think about what could have been.

Lost faith in the game in general at the moment, which is not a bad thing I suppose with England and World Cup around the corner.

Was thinking earlier today that all those out there saying that we got what we deserved imagine this sort of thing happening to England once they'd qualified for a the World Cup Final then getting chucked out of the tournament.

 

Saint86

Saint86

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1 hour ago, sfc4prem said:

Acceptance for me.

I've accepted the EFL are a bunch of sleazy, easily-influenced cockwombles.

I've accepted that Parsons and our legal team know fuck all.

I've accepted that we made a mistake in scouting training sessions when we didn't really need to, and we're silly enough to get caught.

I've accepted that we've been hit hard with sanctions and it fucking hurts. I'll remember that pain going forward.

I'm moving on. Keep Tonda. Adopt an 'Us v. Them mentality'. Try again next season.

👆👆👆 This in spades.

As an aside, is guan still itk? If so, his comments about tonda the other day were interesting I thought.

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revolution saint

revolution saint

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Seriously I dunno, there was a time when this would have really bothered me and pissed me right off but there's so much other stuff going on that football ceases to be the be all and end all of everything and by extension that's saints too to a lesser extent.  I used to know every player (at least in the top division).  I'd be all over it but that hasn't been the case for quite a long time.  Easy to blame the modern game, VAR, saturation TV coverage, endless punditry but I think it's just getting older.  Not sure if it's a good thing or bad thing but I can accept shit like this a bit better. 

I ain't ancient BTW, I'm 54 which is about the age Lord Duckhunter pretends to be (just kidding LD).

Cuddles

Cuddles

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33 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

6 teams in the play offs as well, wasn't a fan of that when it was announced but it could help us next season 

That's a shitload of spying to get away with...

Hussar Saint

Hussar Saint

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I’ve gone through the change curve and reached ACCEPTANCE!!

I’ve just watched some badly spliced YouTube video on the whole thing, all YouTube contributors from both clubs. Our Football Martin is sickening, pure cringe!! He comes across as so contrite and so wounded, like the club he supports is the first club to have ever cheated !!

This is bad, the actions of the club have been appalling, disgusting even!!  But come on, nobody died. We need to snap out of this shit and be the ones who picked this brilliant club up off its arse!! 

leeham_69

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There's actually 7 stages - shock first, and hope last. Not sure what stage i'm at but I'm a long way from hope. Anyway, isn't depression the de facto for us?

revolution saint

revolution saint

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3 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Well I’ve just been made redundant so I’m going through all of these emotions 🤪

Saints was just the cherry on top of the shitty cake

Sorry to hear that Willo.  Hope better things are around the corner for you.

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Colinjb

Colinjb

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6 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Well I’ve just been made redundant so I’m going through all of these emotions 🤪

Saints was just the cherry on top of the shitty cake

Thinking of you mate. That's bloody awful.

Eric The Red

Eric The Red

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1 hour ago, Harry_SFC said:

Let's also remember Hull could've beaten us at Wembley.

Acceptance, with a bit of anger, consoling myself with the thought that Hull would most likely have beaten us given the 2 games we've already lost to them this season 

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