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slightly different scenerio… Pearson was only on a temporary contract there and Southampton narrowly avoided relegation themselves that year…

I really hate questions like this. Why would someone on the crusp of premier league football drop down to the first division to a team with limited funds and in need of selling their best players?

Right. But was known as Rickety Hill at Leicester.

it’s a big deal because the rules explicitly say you can not do that. and it’s such a stupid argument to say they shouldn’t be punished because Man City or Chelsea haven’t been. How about ALL rule breakers should be punished instead?

So basically they admit to cheating because they wanted a slice of the £200m pie and were happy to try and deny Middlesbrough’s chance of doing so too?

hmm… there were also warnings to Trump about Americas decline and little comments about keeping the relationship “generally stable”… Warnings about Taiwan… you’ll get no sort of warnings like that about Putin or Russia and I’d be surprised if he mentions Ukraine at all to Putin.. if he does, he probably won’t be critical of Russias involvement .. Xi has never publicly criticized Russias invasion of Ukraine, yet have publicly and repeatedly been critical of Trumps invasion into Iran.

to be fair China are playing a very smart game.. they continue to grow politically, economically and militarily all whilst being relatively untouched by every one around them. They even got Trump to come out in public and Tell Taiwan not to declare independence. its ll very clever.

@floz not sure if you are aware, but you responded to this post with a laughing emoji?

Everton have also reignited their interest in 22-year-old Leicester City and Ghana forward Abdul Fatawu. (Teamtalk)

The punishment is probably more of setting a standard and a precedent for future behavior as much as it is punishing Southampton… in such a crucial match with so much at stake, what signal would they send if they didn’t take this action? What would it mean for the future? Any future ‘defendants’ could point to this case in the future if Southampton are not suitably punished..

it can be argued that southamption’s team selection, style and formation were all influenced by the information they garnered. With all that is at stake and the financial prize of promotion, you just can’t ignore that. It’s more than just “ knowing how Boro play”

it still doesn't change the fact that In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.

neither can you justify the wrong of what Southampton did based on the wrongs of others

It’s hard to believe how the final can go ahead on Saturday, pending appeal..

I actually think he did a very impressive job with a very young Chelsea team. Add a few world class seasoned pros in there with a great work ethic and you should get the winning ticket

There were rumors a few weeks ago that Top had sounded Maresca out about a possible return. If he did indeed do that, it shows you just how out of touch with reality top is, just in case we didn’t know already..

I must admit, I was hoping for more bites than a sensible reply like this..

Send him to Celtic next season so Rodgers can nurture his talent and bring out the best in him

Top IS the happy go lucky Billionaire. besides, he’s got so much invested in us that there isn’t a price that anyone would pay that would be acceptable to him until maybe we get back to the prem..

Briefly put, solipsism is the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists while narcissism is excessive love of oneself

Solipsistic doth butter no parsnips now, does it!

Same as last few managerial appointments- we set the bar too high, go asking and knocking for people who can’t stop laughing before eventually saying no . We finally realize the reality of the situation we are in, and we then start a fresh round of interviews…

this is why I was saying they absolutely have to drop starmer like a hot potato. Make the change now.

The media would like to make it all about Brexit of course right now but it’s much deeper than that. Reform will curtail the building of wind farms, stop all subsidies for solar panels and electric cars.. opt for looser emissions limits and extend the deadline to reach an acceptable carbon footprint.. Also, I can’t help but wonder what policies are they trying to dilute for the sake of their public image? What will change or strengthen if they get elected? and what happens if there is a hung parliament? Who will be in his coalition? There’s every chance Rupert Lowe and restore get a seat or two at the next election and if you think Reform are bad, you need to read deeper into Restore. anyway, my point being it goes way deeper than just brexit and a few extra pounds in the coffers..

On a side note, there’s a guy out there called Mon Rovia, he was adopted out of a civil war in Liberia and lives in the Appalachian mountains. He sings along to a ukulele that he plays himself. He has a song about the government called Heavy foot. You should definitely not check that out.