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EFL Playoffs 25/26 (Saints booted out of final and given 4 point deduction - pg34)

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  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 33,786
    PWR - quite refreshing to hear all the Saints fans who rang Talksport in the time I was listening saying they were furious with the club, wanted answers from them as to who knew what and that whoever knew should be booted out of the Club. 
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 3,470
    Leuth said:
    Harsher than I expected tbh, was an opportunity for the EFL to show some teeth towards a popular target and they've taken it 
    They did admit to three occasions of doing this, I would think it possible they did this before all their games, they must think it gave them an advantage over the other team for them to risk punishment.
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 26,393

  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,291
    I think there is definitely more to come out with this - or at least there SHOULD be - no way they only spied on 3 teams -it's all very convenient that the other teams that they admitted to are already promoted Ipswich and already relegated Oxford (who they lost to) at vastly different stages of the season - Oxford in December then Ipswich end of April? (or was it the August game? same applies) So they did it once, then left it 4 months and did it again? Then only left it a few weeks to do it AGAIN to 'Boro - suss as fuck IMO. Questions need to be answered - Why them? and why ONLY them??

    If I was to posit a conspiracy theory it almost seems like if more doesn't come of it, it seems a bit of a cover up - because it could potentially throw up a whole host of issues for other teams if it came out they were doing it every week and cause an even bigger headache for the EFL in terms of the integrity of the whole season. Again, conspiracy theory view only but I think it was a pattern and they have only admitted to the least potentially damaging instances hoping it will go away - and maybe it's in the interests of the EFL to not dig too deep?
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 7,324
    Valiantphil said:
    Funny how the EFL sorted this so quick - when you remember the delay docking Wendy’s points, which would have kept us up.
    Once again the fans are overlooked - imagine being a Boro fan that has made other plans for the weekend, not to mention the players - who have probably been on the burgers and beers for a week. 
    The EFL were quick but the fans were overlooked? 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 33,786
    swords_alive said:
    That's what i don't get- why admit to it??
    Morons
    They probably admitted to it hoping it would be looked on favourably and a lesser punishment received. Plus they knew they’d be done bang to rights so pleading innocence was futile.
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 4,054
    It’s really embarrassing that they didn’t spy on us before playing at The Valley!
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 33,786
    PragueAddick said:
    People have admitted thier surprise, having previously forecast a cop-out, but I think we should all go a bit further and give the EFL a lot of credit for showing some bollocks when there were various plausible ways they could have bottled it.

    Sends a message to the Premier League, especially with the Regulator settling in. The EFL have some political credit now, and that is good news for us as an EFL Championship club. 

    It was an Independent Panel that heard the evidence and decided the punishment wasn’t it?

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 30,190
    ValleyGary said:
    Spying on Oxford, you fucking deserve it.

    Imagine they spied on us, geezer would leave after 5 goals.

  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,614
    EastTerrace said:
    It’s really embarrassing that they didn’t spy on us before playing at The Valley!
    Maybe they did ?
    😉
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,825
    edited May 19
    Miserableoldgit said:
    Be interesting to know how many tickets Southampton have sold and can fans claim refunds for tickets, travel, hotels, etc ?
    They announced they’d sold out about an hour before the announcement that they’d been kicked out! 


    As for refunds. I would imagine match tickets will be refunded, will be doing well to get trains/hotels etc refunded though. Maybe the club will do the decent thing and make sure none of their fans are out of pocket over this fiasco but I won’t hold my breath.  
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 26,393
    Miserableoldgit said:
    EastTerrace said:
    It’s really embarrassing that they didn’t spy on us before playing at The Valley!
    Maybe they did ?
    😉
    Must have done to get the result they did...🙄
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 3,470
    MarcusH26 said:
    Spying on Oxford is the bizarre one. 
    I feel insulted that they did not spy on us. So  Oxford more of a threat than us 
  • ossie64
    ossie64 Posts: 27
    to admit to spying on three teams...but not a lot of other teams in the division especially top 6/8  (like Wrexham/Derby/Coventry ) is a bit of a stretch. Appealing the punishment is crazy, they should get a bigger points deduction as a deterent to anyone else
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 3,470
    Carter said:
    I'm shocked, I thought they would get a suspended points deduction given how much of a logistical headache this could have created 

    Fair play to the EFL showing some spuds 
    How would that work if they had been promoted to the Prem.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,280
    Might be the lowest attended Championship play off final for some time. Even now you'd have to be brave as a Middlesbrough fan to go booking trains/hotels as there's an outside chance Southampton get reinstated after their appeal.

    EFL have even today said "subject to the outcome, it could result in a further change to Saturday's fixture"
  • Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch
    Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch Posts: 2,197
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Let's be honest they've probably spied on absolutely everyone.

    You'd have to be very naive to believe they'd be spying on Oxford but not on the likes of Coventry, Wrexham, Millwall, Hull, Derby etc.

    The cynic in me suggests they've admitted to the Oxford game because they lost and the Ipswich game (they drew), so they can potentially argue in their appeal that the spying "didn't really matter".
    Yep, I agree they've probably done it more than 3 times. I have a slightly different angle - that they admitted to the fixtures where the spy recalled being approached, and they couldn't risk subsequently being called out.

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  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 15,077
    I reckon they admitted to wrongdoing against teams where it’s doesn’t really matter - but strange how their form chamged so spectacularly once Eckaert turned up and they were a shambles before.  They was some new manager bounce!  

    Who would have thought it involved a German spy

    Fair play to the EFL for doing the right thing.  They had to do the right thing and they did.  And we get a whole season of LOL’s at Southampton’s expense  
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 11,392
    Bloody brilliant. Bet Harwood-Bellend feels a right mug.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,763
    Redvalleyeast said:
    mendonca said:
    They didn't need to, but I wonder if they spied on how to dismantle Apter and Hernandez playing as wing-backs! Something about those first 25 minutes was just too supremely drilled and executed.
    It does arouse suspicion doesnt it. We were shit that day but it seemed they knew exactly how we were going to line up looking back at it. Im sure more will come out.
    Interesting, especially since the 2 other clubs they have admitted to spying on are up/down 
  • Photollery
    Photollery Posts: 129
    Anyone gone through the training ground social media videos to see if that guy is standing in the background  :D
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,385
    Photollery said:
    Anyone gone through the training ground social media videos to see if that guy is standing in the background  :D
    Seriously though could be so easily done around Avery Hill Park
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,619
    Miserableoldgit said:
    EastTerrace said:
    It’s really embarrassing that they didn’t spy on us before playing at The Valley!
    Maybe they did ?
    😉
    They admitted to spying on us, but nobody believed them.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,962
    I wonder if the club will get hit by a swathe of claims over cancelled flights / travel and hotels?
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,280
    Swisdom said:
    I reckon they admitted to wrongdoing against teams where it’s doesn’t really matter - but strange how their form chamged so spectacularly once Eckaert turned up and they were a shambles before.  They was some new manager bounce!  

    Who would have thought it involved a German spy

    Fair play to the EFL for doing the right thing.  They had to do the right thing and they did.  And we get a whole season of LOL’s at Southampton’s expense  
    This in itself isn't uncommon though. They have a good squad and were one of the pre-season title favourites and just got off to a bad start. Back in August most people would've tipped them to finish top 6.

    Of course i get that it does look suspicious but i doubt it was solely down to 'spying' and probably has more to do with Will Still being useless.

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