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Championship 2026/27

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  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 11,334
    Charlton and on said:
    Could see that happening. Not really sure what a proportionate penalty would be. Can't imagine they gain a huge amount watching training sessions after Middlesbrough have already played 46 games that they could have had scouts at. 

    But it's still cheating.
    If there really wasn’t anything to gain from watching the opposition training sessions then they wouldn’t do it. Clearly, it seems, it must be worth the effort and the risk. What needs to be addressed is that balance between risk and reward. If they are guilty then they should forfeit their place in the play off final.
  • Charlton and on
    Charlton and on Posts: 1,137
    They would presumably get insight into tactics and injuries. Which I would expect their data analysts to have a good steer on after a 46 game season.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 33,805
    Charlton and on said:
    They would presumably get insight into tactics and injuries. Which I would expect their data analysts to have a good steer on after a 46 game season.
    I'm assuming this happened as they wanted to know whether Hayden Hackney was fit to play or not.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,665
    guinnessaddick said:
    cabbles said:
    In the same game, Harwood Bellis did that and mocked Ayling for his stammer.  I hope Hull slap the shit out of them in the final and Harwood Bellis gets a right kicking 
    He’s Roy Keane’s son in law,you would like to think he would put some manners on him.
    I never knew that 
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 3,060
    SCR will be implemented from the 26/27 season reportedly. Apparently 20/24 clubs voted in favour.

    Will replace PSR and means clubs can spend 85% of revenue.
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 6,324
    DyerConsequences said:
    SCR will be implemented from the 26/27 season reportedly. Apparently 20/24 clubs voted in favour.

    Will replace PSR and means clubs can spend 85% of revenue.
    Maybe our owners can buy a local taxi firm and sponsor the club ?
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 25,378
    edited May 15
    DyerConsequences said:
    SCR will be implemented from the 26/27 season reportedly. Apparently 20/24 clubs voted in favour.

    Will replace PSR and means clubs can spend 85% of revenue.
    Surely all clubs already spend more than 85% of their revenue or are you saying clubs can’t spend more than 85% of their revenue?  Confused.com
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 3,060
    Bedsaddick said:
    DyerConsequences said:
    SCR will be implemented from the 26/27 season reportedly. Apparently 20/24 clubs voted in favour.

    Will replace PSR and means clubs can spend 85% of revenue.
    Surely all clubs already spend more than 85% of their revenue or are you saying clubs can’t spend more than 85% of their revenue?  Confused.com
    In most cases almost certainly. This explains it a bit more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c072vd1vxeeo

    So the 85% is only manager and player wages/transfers. So wouldn't include I assume other things outside that like facility and ground upgrades.

    Owners can also put in £33m over 3 seasons, but no more than £15m in one season.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,937
    Has it been confirmed anywhere that the 'spy' worked for Southampton ?
    The fact that Southampton said they need longer to reply to the charge, does look suspicious.

    It only needs one social media post saying it's the Saints analyst and it's gospel and it spreads quicker than the clap in Ayia Napa.

    I spy with my little eye...

  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 18,393
    soapboxsam said:
    Has it been confirmed anywhere that the 'spy' worked for Southampton ?
    The fact that Southampton said they need longer to reply to the charge, does look suspicious.

    It only needs one social media post saying it's the Saints analyst and it's gospel and it spreads quicker than the clap in Ayia Napa.

    I spy with my little eye...




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  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,741
    soapboxsam said:
    Has it been confirmed anywhere that the 'spy' worked for Southampton ?
    The fact that Southampton said they need longer to reply to the charge, does look suspicious.

    It only needs one social media post saying it's the Saints analyst and it's gospel and it spreads quicker than the clap in Ayia Napa.

    I spy with my little eye...

    Hasn’t the spy already been matched to a staff member at the club, who was in the background of an Eckert pic from when he collected manager of the month. It stinks to high heaven and I’d love to see them kicked but sadly they won’t be. Big fine at worst I think. Hope Hull beat them. 
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 11,399
    Is that Rob Apter's side hustle?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,608
    soapboxsam said:
    Has it been confirmed anywhere that the 'spy' worked for Southampton ?
    The fact that Southampton said they need longer to reply to the charge, does look suspicious.

    It only needs one social media post saying it's the Saints analyst and it's gospel and it spreads quicker than the clap in Ayia Napa.

    I spy with my little eye...

    It’s was confirmed when Southampton didn’t say ‘we have no idea who that person is, and he doesn’t work or has worked for us’ 
  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 2,633

    Callumcafc said:
    - Birmingham
    - Blackburn
    - Bristol City
    - Burnley
    - Cardiff
    - Charlton
    - Derby
    - Lincoln
    - Middlesbrough
    - Millwall
    - Norwich
    - Portsmouth
    - Preston
    - QPR
    - Sheff Utd
    - Stoke
    - Swansea
    - Watford
    - West Brom
    - Wolves
    - Wrexham
    - West Ham / Tottenham (Decided by 24/5/26)
    - Hull / Southampton* (Final 23/5/26)
    - Stockport / Bolton (Final 24/5/26)

    LargeAddick said:
    Shouldn’t that be Hull/Southampton/Middlesbrough?


    *- Subject to EFL investigation




  • MrBurns
    MrBurns Posts: 1,803
    guinnessaddick said:
    EastTerrace said:
    Manager (if involved) and performance analyst to be immediately banned from football would be funny.

    Then won’t affect the players and fans as much.

    It would amuse me to see Southampton kicked out of the Playoffs, if for no other reason than to upset the cocky young kids giving it the big ‘un with their binoculars.
    What about the players doing it?


    The Boro players would have done the same celebration. We need shithousery in the game
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 10,247
    Raith_C_Chattonell said:
    WSS said:
    Raith_C_Chattonell said:
    Quite an interesting table here re the 58 clubs that have appeared in the Championship since its start in 2004.

    Cardiff, Derby and QPR being the main stay at 19 seasons, Preston 18, Ipswich and Bristol City 17.  Charlton just 8, but we were busy in the Premiership for the first couple of years - as for the rest  :/.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_EFL_Championship_clubs
    It was bad enough talking about top flight football like it only started in 1992 but speaking about the Championship as if this level of the football pyramid didn't exist before 2004 is arguably more ridiculous.
    I wasn't.
    You were by posting it and giving the statistics.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 66,289

  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 66,289
    Birmingham
    Blackburn
    Bolton
    Bristol City
    Burnley
    Cardiff
    Charlton
    Derby
    Lincoln
    Middlesbrough
    Millwall
    Norwich
    Portsmouth
    Preston
    QPR
    Sheffield United
    Southampton
    Stoke
    Swansea
    Watford
    West Brom
    West Ham
    Wolves
    Wrexham
  • Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch
    Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch Posts: 2,225
    Callumcafc said:
    Birmingham
    Blackburn
    Bolton
    Bristol City
    Burnley
    Cardiff
    Charlton
    Derby
    Lincoln
    Middlesbrough
    Millwall
    Norwich
    Portsmouth
    Preston
    QPR
    Sheffield United
    Southampton
    Stoke
    Swansea
    Watford
    West Brom
    West Ham
    Wolves
    Wrexham
    That really is a Premier League 2

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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 12,302
    Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Birmingham
    Blackburn
    Bolton
    Bristol City
    Burnley
    Cardiff
    Charlton
    Derby
    Lincoln
    Middlesbrough
    Millwall
    Norwich
    Portsmouth
    Preston
    QPR
    Sheffield United
    Southampton
    Stoke
    Swansea
    Watford
    West Brom
    West Ham
    Wolves
    Wrexham
    That really is a Premier League 2
    I think NJ would say it’s a monster of a division.

    And I don’t think anybody could argue it.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,821
    Have a hunch teams like QPR & Swansea might be sleepwalking to trouble with a division that strong
  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,114
    fenaddick said:
    Have a hunch teams like QPR & Swansea might be sleepwalking to trouble with a division that strong
    So will we if we don't sign some quality players
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,821
    charltonnick said:
    fenaddick said:
    Have a hunch teams like QPR & Swansea might be sleepwalking to trouble with a division that strong
    So will we if we don't sign some quality players
    But I think we're much more aware of that than the teams who have been solidly mid table for a while
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,707
    West Ham will be able to outspend any team
    in The Championship next season. But they’ve spent money very poorly in recent years. 

  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,821
    The Red Robin said:
    West Ham will be able to outspend any team
    in The Championship next season. But they’ve spent money very poorly in recent years. 

    I wouldn't bank on it. The Athletic are reporting they need to sell £150m worth of players to balance the books. That won't get put in a transfer kitty
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,707
    fenaddick said:
    The Red Robin said:
    West Ham will be able to outspend any team
    in The Championship next season. But they’ve spent money very poorly in recent years. 

    I wouldn't bank on it. The Athletic are reporting they need to sell £150m worth of players to balance the books. That won't get put in a transfer kitty
    Here’s hoping. 
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,707
    I think any of the below teams could be in the bottom three next season.

    Charlton
    Lincoln 
    Watford
    Sheffield United
    Portsmouth 
    QPR
    WBA
    Cardiff
    Bolton
    Stoke
    Blackburn 

    Hopefully we stay up again.

    Wolves and Boro would be my favourites to go up. Decent managers, wouldn’t expect them to lose too many players. Expect Wrexham to throw some more money at it too. 


  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 12,302
    The Red Robin said:
    I think any of the below teams could be in the bottom three next season.

    Charlton
    Lincoln 
    Watford
    Sheffield United
    Portsmouth 
    QPR
    WBA
    Cardiff
    Bolton
    Stoke
    Blackburn 

    Hopefully we stay up again.

    Wolves and Boro would be my favourites to go up. Decent managers, wouldn’t expect them to lose too many players. Expect Wrexham to throw some more money at it too. 



    Would add Bristol City, Swansea, and Preston to that. 

    Millwall have to keep progressing which will be hard if they lose Azeez and Ivanovic and don’t replace well 
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,707
    Maybe - I think Swansea will be alright. Wouldn’t like to call the other two. 

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