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[Adam Blackmore @AdamBlackmore]

Excellent from the chairman and a real rallying cry for #SaintsFc fans - something to get behind!

His continued backing is the most important thing and we’ve all been waiting for something like this 💪

[Billy Mead @BMead101]

It’s as if the club knew the season we were about to have with this Season Ticket video, some ups and downs that’s for sure! But time to stick together as this club really is ours #SaintsFC

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

Whatever happens, through the ups and downs, this place is yours ❤️

[Billy Mead @BMead101]

2/2. Not condoning what happened, and it is wrong, but labelling him as a cheat because of the punishment, not the actual crime itself, is not fair. There are way worse crimes in football that happen everyday #saintsfc

[Billy Mead @BMead101]

1/2. Unpopular opinion, & I know it won’t happen, but I’d like to see us keep Tonda. Only 33 yrs old & made a mistake, which he will learn from & which has been punished in the harshest way. Those saying he’s cost us promotion, we wouldn’t have been in that position without him

[Matt Le Tissier ✝️ @mattletiss7]

It’s over. We now move on and focus on restoring our reputation. A lot of work to be done.

[Vfynn_🥷🏼 𐙚 @Vfynn_]

🚨🎙️Thierry Henry on Southampton expelled for spying drama against Middlesbrough:

“I have to be honest, this is a difficult one. Spying on another team’s training is wrong. Full stop. It crosses a line, it undermines the trust that should exist between clubs, and I understand why Middlesbrough are furious and why the EFL felt they had to act strongly. Integrity matters in this game.

At the same time, I find myself questioning whether expulsion from the play-offs is the right punishment. It feels… heavy. Almost like using a sledgehammer when a precise scalpel was needed.

Let’s be clear: this wasn’t match-fixing or doping. It was analysts pushing boundaries for tactical information, something that, sadly, has happened in different forms across the game for years.

Marcelo Bielsa did it openly at Derby and Leeds, admitted it, and people called him a genius, not a criminal. Drones, analysts in trees, whatever, in the modern game with data and marginal gains everywhere, clubs push boundaries.

Southampton admitted it, yes, and they deserve punishment. A heavy fine, points deduction, maybe even a ban for the staff involved. But kicking the entire club out after they earned their place on the pitch? That punishes players, coaches, and fans who had nothing to do with one or two analysts doing something stupid.

What troubles me most is the collateral damage. The players who battled through a tough Championship season after relegation, who went to extra time and scored that late goal to beat Middlesbrough on the pitch, they earned their place in the final through merit.

Now that achievement is being erased because of actions taken by a small number of staff members. That feels disproportionate to me. A significant fine, a points deduction for next season, and sanctions against the individuals responsible, those would be strong, meaningful punishments that address the breach without nullifying an entire season’s competitive work.

Sport has to balance two things: protecting fairness and recognising that human error and ambition sometimes lead people astray. If every rules breach in high-stakes moments leads to rewriting results, we risk turning the disciplinary process into something more powerful than the football itself. I’ve sat in dressing rooms where we prepared meticulously for opponents. Everyone does. The difference is getting caught.

I hope Southampton appeal and that the final decision finds a better equilibrium. Middlesbrough deserve respect, they were wronged but the players of Southampton also deserve not to have their legitimate efforts wiped away. Football is emotional, passionate, and imperfect.

The response to this should reflect wisdom as much as outrage. We need clearer rules going forward so incidents like this become rare, but we must be careful not to let one mistake destroy what was built legitimately on the grass.

[Mike Judges @MikeJudges1]

The list of football experts saying the punishment is excessive grows - Lineker, Shearer, Danny Murphy, Simon Jordan and sweet Jesus even Harry Redknapp! Now if we can just get expert..checks notes...James Corden on board I think we may have a case.😉
#Saintsfc

[Martin Sanders @FootballMartin_]

Simon Jordan made the point on his show this morning that the EFL would’ve had to put the case for expulsion forward strongly to get this outcome.

And who’s is on this EFL board

#SaintsFC

[The Sun Football ⚽ @TheSunFootball]

🗣️ "It feels like you've been put on trial for murder when all you've done is stolen a mars bar!"

Matt Le Tissier is not happy with Southampton's removal from the Championship playoff final 😡

#SaintsFC #EFL

[🔴Rhys⚪️ @RhysTheSaint]

#SaintsFC fans must stick together now. This is such an important time to be a fan of this football club.

Remember... Players go, Managers go, but we are here forever🔴⚪️ Up the Saints mush

[Leigh Curtis @LeighCurtis_DT]

Players ultimately win and lose you games and I will die on that hill. If Boro took their chances at the Riverside then they would probably be at Wembley. Yes, Southampton have broken the rules, but the punishment has to fit the crime.

[Billy Mead @BMead101]

This is a tragic event, and everyone in horse racing knows how sad it is. But @PTownend did everything right. There was no way for him to know after jumping the last there was something up with the horse, and as soon as he did, he got off the horse to care for it

[John Smith @jockeyerror]

Your telling me a jockey of Paul townend experience didn’t hear or feel anything when gold dancer injured himself at the last bullshit you can see the horses back rear go wobbly

[Football Away Days @AwayDays_]

4,800 Southampton fans celebrating a 90th minute winner to send them to the FA Cup quarters today 😍👏

[Football Away Days @FBAwayDays]

Absolute scenes as Southampton score a 96th minute winner, coming from 3-0 down to win 4-3 away at Leicester tonight…

An all timer for those Saints fans, moments like that stay with you forever!😍👏

[Alfie House @AlfieHouseEcho]

UNBELIEVABLE! 🤯🤯🤯

#SaintsFC

[Just Saints @JustSaints_]

3-4!! SHEAAAAAA. 🐐

#SaintsFC

[Jack🔴⚪️ @sfc_jack_]

But let’s put all the blame on Will Still!

#SaintsFC

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

Your 2025/26 @SkyBetChamp fixtures 📆

[Alfie House @AlfieHouseEcho]

🚨 Best news of the day as Asahi UK replaces Kingfisher as the new beer partner, in a multi-year partnership with Saints.

Asahi, Peroni, Meantime Lager, Meantime IPA, and non-alcoholic options, will be available throughout St Mary's. Bar facilities to be upgraded too.

#SaintsFC

[Just Saints @JustSaints_]

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#SaintsFC