Championship 2025/26 Season

[Super_horns]

Been a good open game and no love lost either !

[Rubbersoul]

The Saints manager is a proper worm isn’t he hahaha 

[RowlattsFox]

Was decent for 25 minutes but it's just been shit attempts at shithousing since then. 

 

Seen enough of the Southampton manager in this half to know he knew exactly what was going on with spying. 

Edited 12 May by RowlattsFox

[Osavo]

Hope Southampton win just to see the spin it will send the EFL into re possible sanctions.

[Jaspa]

2 minutes ago, Rubbersoul said:

The Saints manager is a proper worm isn’t he hahaha 

Something creepy about his gestures. Done a decent job there so far.

[fox_favourite]

EFL won't do anything meaningful 

[PAULCFC]

9 minutes ago, OntarioFox said:

Boro choking under pressure like they have done all season it seems

To be fair Boro should have put this beyond Saints in the first half of the first game.

[FrankieADZ]

Harwood-Bellend will be getting a ban 

[PAULCFC]

3 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

Harwood-Bellend will be getting a ban 

Seems that way if the ref puts it in his report.

[Katy]

20 minutes ago, Rubbersoul said:

The Saints manager is a proper worm isn’t he hahaha 

He looks like Leandro Trossard’s dad 

[Katy]

There’s so much bitchiness in this game and I’m absolutely here for it. 

[StanSP]

Ref has missed a clear handball

 

[PAULCFC]

Can't see this finishing 11 v 11 !

[Osavo]

15 minutes ago, fox_favourite said:

EFL won't do anything meaningful 

Talk is that it has to be a sporting sanction rather than a monetary one. Middlesbrough manager has already said they will keep training for the final even if they lose this. No idea how they plan to wrap up any decision plus appeal process by the date of the final.

 

Given the money on the line, this will rumble on. All a little farcical but would be funny to see how they handle it.

[PAULCFC]

The whole "spy" thing is a farce really.......i don't think you would learn anything you wouldn't by watching Boro's last 38 games!

[RowlattsFox]

Just now, PAULCFC said:

The whole "spy" thing is a farce really.......i don't think you would learn anything you wouldn't by watching Boro's last 38 games!

I agree to be honest, it's a bad look for Southampton and a shit tactic but is it not upto to Middlesbrough to ensure security? 

Not sure about points deductions or being kicked out of competition personally. 

[Osavo]

How many words do you reckon Don Goodman knows? My guess is less than 500.

[PAULCFC]

Apantley,from what i've read their is public access to Boro's traing ground as it's next to a golf course......so unless the Saints scout was walking round in full saints kit nobody would have thought anything of it! I'd have thought it would be hard to prove anyway............Who Knows?

[Phil_Dunphy]

5 minutes ago, Osavo said:

How many words do you reckon Don Goodman knows? My guess is less than 500.

Him and Weaver between them know less than that.

 

I can't describe how angry Weaver makes me when watching the 'EFL' on Sky, to the point I can only stomach watching the Play-Offs these days.

[Osavo]

2 minutes ago, PAULCFC said:

Apantley,from what i've read their is public access to Boro's traing ground as it's next to a golf course......so unless the Saints scout was walking round in full saints kit nobody would have thought anything of it! I'd have thought it would be hard to prove anyway............Who Knows?

Surely not that hard to prove if they can prove who it was, that he's an employee of Southampton and that he was taking video footage. All of which there is pretty incontrovertible evidence of.

[PAULCFC]

1 minute ago, Osavo said:

Surely not that hard to prove if they can prove who it was, that he's an employee of Southampton and that he was taking video footage. All of which there is pretty incontrovertible evidence of.

Depends if he was on Public Land.........then you can take as many Video's as you like........Doesn't make it right,but that's the law.

[Craig]

4 minutes ago, PAULCFC said:

Depends if he was on Public Land.........then you can take as many Video's as you like........Doesn't make it right,but that's the law.

This is nothing to do with "law" but EFL regulations.

 

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Section 127 of the regulations says: “Without prejudice to the requirements of Regulation 3.4 (that each Club shall behave towards each other Club with the utmost good faith), no Club shall directly or indirectly observe (or attempt to observe) another Club’s training session in the period of 72 hours prior to any match scheduled to be played between those respective Clubs.”

 

Edited 12 May by Craig

[Osavo]

3 minutes ago, Phil_Dunphy said:

Him and Weaver between them know less than that.

 

I can't describe how angry Weaver makes me when watching the 'EFL' on Sky, to the point I can only stomach watching the Play-Offs these days.

You've gotta learn to embrace it man. Personally I'd love nothing more than to go for a pint with him and 'Prutts' to chat about the SkyBet™

[Jaspa]

Why can't they just send ballboys off and deduct their pocket money? Guy looked nearer 20 anyway

[Corky]

Don Goodman demanding that the ball boy (that young man) be removed.

 

You only get this in the play-offs!