Championship 2025/26 Season

[fazzyfox]

For sale going cheaply, 60,000 Hull v Southampton Programmes and 10,000 half and half scarves. 

[The Year Of The Fox]

Just now, fazzyfox said:

For sale going cheaply, 60,000 Hull v Southampton Programmes and 10,000 half and half scarves. 

Be a collectors item in years to come 

[Super_horns]

Be a nightmare if they win and get back in the final though .

Boro would then appeal I guess.

[Stavros81]

Imagine they’ll be a few dismissals in the next few weeks from Southampton. 
 

Especially those in baggy jeans 

[ramboacdc]

2 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Be a nightmare if they win and get back in the final though .

Boro would then appeal I guess.

Boro cant appeal. They arent in the room and EFL didnt let them in. Its why they put that statement out on Friday. They wanted to be in the room and EFL (or this commission) said they couldn't be.

[Manwell Pablo]

37 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

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”

Don’t bother talking to him genuinely doesn’t understand football. 
 

Whether the breach of the rule affected the result is completely irrelevant. Total non arguement. 
 

As I’ve stated if you bring on cup tied player for 30 seconds when your 5-0 up and he doesn’t touch the ball, you’re gone, hasn’t effected the result in the slightest, but you are gone. Them be the rules. 
 

Absloute win for English football today as above anything else it’ll stop shit like this happening again. 

[UniFox21]

It'll be a laughing stock if the appeals successful, EFL will have 0 threat in future.

 

Saints admitting to 4 counts is stupid, this is just the 4 they've got evidence from as well. Embarrassing day for Southampton.

[Manwell Pablo]

4 minutes ago, ramboacdc said:

Boro cant appeal. They arent in the room and EFL didnt let them in. Its why they put that statement out on Friday. They wanted to be in the room and EFL (or this commission) said they couldn't be.

 My understanding was they hired Nick De Marco who was present at the hearing. 
 

But yes they have no right to appeal but that’s standard in cases like this. The charges are bought by the league against Southampton so it doesn’t directly concern borough in terms of jurisdiction. 

[fazzyfox]

Southampton said it’s devastating news, especially as they’ve been working hard all week in training to counter Hulls new set pieces and formation tweaks. 

[UniFox21]

Painful for all fans involved.

 

Hull and Saints fans will have had hotels or travel plans organised, all potentially out the window if rearranged or punishment kept. Boro fans having to make last minute arrangements. 

 

 

 

[Manwell Pablo]

5 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

It'll be a laughing stock if the appeals successful, EFL will have 0 threat in future.

 

Saints admitting to 4 counts is stupid, this is just the 4 they've got evidence from as well. Embarrassing day for Southampton.

The appeal stands no chance. 

[fazzyfox]

[UniFox21]

5 minutes ago, Manwell Pablo said:

The appeal stands no chance. 

I hope so, but, we know what the independent commissions do with EFL charges. 

[Manwell Pablo]

1 minute ago, UniFox21 said:

I hope so, but, we know what the independent commissions do with EFL charges. 

Yes, not sure how the past actions of independent commissions points to any likely hood of this being over turned though. 

[FrankieADZ]

44 minutes ago, copunk said:

There’s not a chance these were the only 3 games they spied on.

Coincidence it’s 3 games where they didn’t win, pushes the narrative for them that they didn’t receive a sporting advantage. 
 

theyve certainly tried to do more youd think, as you said, it quiet the coincidence they "accept" its for the 3 games then didnt win....can be sure as hell theyve done it more than just 3 times this season if they actually looked further into bank statements etc

[Ian Nacho]

Surely it opens a right legal can of worms. Wrexham who finished 7th probably have a case if it's something they've done throughout the season. 

[ian__marshall]

Begs the question... if Soton went to such lengths to send someone to their opponents training ground for spying, have they bugged dressing rooms to listen in on opponent team talks? The whole situation is a shambles, and surely goes beyond just the playoffs. 

[UniFox21]

10 minutes ago, Manwell Pablo said:

Yes, not sure how the past actions of independent commissions points to any likely hood of this being over turned though. 

More we've seen punishments reduced on every time a league has brought deductions to a club. 

[Manwell Pablo]

1 minute ago, UniFox21 said:

More we've seen punishments reduced on every time a league has brought deductions to a club. 

Have we? Remember ours getting kicked into touch for one. 

[Ian Nacho]

Interesting to see what heads roll at Southampton? If the manager was aware surely he has to go. 

[LCFCCHRIS]

Unlucky Taylor softcock-bellend 

[Pliskin]

Can the EFL banish King Power from our club? 

[FrankieADZ]

Southampton EXPELLED from Championship play-off final over Spygate scandal - with Middlesbrough to face Hull in £200m Premier League promotion showdown | Daily Mail Online

its going to get really messy for southampton

[Super_horns]

45 minutes ago, ramboacdc said:

Boro cant appeal. They arent in the room and EFL didnt let them in. Its why they put that statement out on Friday. They wanted to be in the room and EFL (or this commission) said they couldn't be.

Blimey might not end soon then .

[Mista_cle31]

27 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

Interesting to see what heads roll at Southampton? If the manager was aware surely he has to go. 

His body language says to me that he's very aware of their guilt and that he's culpable. Rumours are that he's going to get a year long ban 🤣🤣🤣