Southampton

[JackSomething]

Fantastic news, couldn't happen to a more detested bunch of cheats.

Cardiff surely?

 

[cmajack]

Cardiff surely?

Well ok then

 

[monmouth]

They seem confident that today's appeal will overturn it.

I've never understood this. The appeal should need fresh evidence, or a process fault, not just hoping for a different decision from different people on the same circumstances. That should never happen, as it makes a lottery of things depending on who is on the panel.

 

[jack123]

That decision has opened a right can of worms, just reading an article on the BBC website and Josh Windass wants the play offs to be restarted.

Wrexham's Josh Windass wants Championship play-offs restart amid spygate scandal

Wrexham are monitoring the Southampton spygate scandal before considering any potential legal action.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[cmajack]

That decision has opened a right can of worms, just reading an article on the BBC website and Josh Windass wants the play offs to be restarted.

Wrexham's Josh Windass wants Championship play-offs restart amid spygate scandal

Wrexham are monitoring the Southampton spygate scandal before considering any potential legal action.

www.bbc.co.uk

Tickets already being sold to Boro fans online , no doubt some will be booking hotels as well because of the distance involved. Oh dear , this really could get quite messy if they were to reinstate Southampton. As usual , the fans will be the ones to suffer.

 

[Malaga]

 

[bakajack]

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That could definitely be interpreted badly under the current circumstances

 

[bakajack]

Meanwhile the icon of integrity that is David Bernstein thinks that they should just get a fine:



Yup lets say a £5m fine when they will earn £200+m assuming they come straight back down
Such a disincentive that would be

 

[J_B]

A few dinosaurs have been claiming that the punishment is too harsh, Harry Redknapp among them.
Blimey, they'll be banning brown envelopes next.

 

[waynekerr55]

That decision has opened a right can of worms, just reading an article on the BBC website and Josh Windass wants the play offs to be restarted.

Wrexham's Josh Windass wants Championship play-offs restart amid spygate scandal

Wrexham are monitoring the Southampton spygate scandal before considering any potential legal action.

www.bbc.co.uk

Unlike the circus act to get involved. They can f*ck right off as well. Wankers

 

[monmouth]

A few dinosaurs have been claiming that the punishment is too harsh, Harry Redknapp among them.
Blimey, they'll be banning brown envelopes next.

Like trials, no one should be allowed to bump their gums about this in an obvious attempt to influence outcomes. There should be no 'political' or 'how will this be received' element to the judgement.

I can still see them getting away with it, because I have a very jaundiced view about the integrity of all football authorities.

For giggles, maybe they should reinstate them and fine them £300m, payable immediately.

 

[J_B]

I would like to think that the 4 points deduction is the thing that may be removed on appeal, but the decision on the play offs stands.

 

[bakajack]

I would like to think that the 4 points deduction is the thing that may be removed on appeal, but the decision on the play offs stands.

It would depend on what the 4 point deduction is for.
If it is for spying during the course of the season then it would be a big problem for the EFL credibility for it to be tossed out.

Until we see the written reasons my belief is that the punishments are:

1. 4 points for 2 cases of spying during regular season (reduced by pleading guilty)
2. Thrown out of playoff for spying ahead of playoff game(points deduction not applicable)

 

[patchboy]

fine them £20 million and distribute the money to all championship clubs.

 

[Copamundial]

Strange isn’t it, so many Saints fans saying that it’s embarrassing, didn’t notice too many berating those dressed in camouflage and sporting binoculars during the second leg against the Boro.