I was confident I could of played a major part this summer for my country after the season I’ve had. I’ve been left shocked and gutted by the decision.
I’ve loved nothing more than putting that shirt on and representing my country over the years.
I wish the players, all the best this summer 🏴
The number of pundits and former players saying Southampton’s punishment is harsh is worrying. If you cheated to get there, you don’t deserve a shot at the big one. It’s not hard to work out. And if there’s more to come, even more reason. #SaintsFC#EFL#Spygate
Tonda Eckert becomes Southampton Coach 21 days before the first breach by the way, the man is not a great manager who went on a great run, he’s a cheating fraud who has likely only been caught for a very small amount of what they actually did this season #Pompey#SaintsFC
@Gez4WxmAFCB2B2B Absolutely they’ve cheated and they’ve put the EFL in a ridiculously hard decision cause I don’t really know what the right way out of this is
I have taken my autistic son up and down the country this season to every home and away game including the play off games. Thousands of pounds spent on travel, hotels, tickets and food. I now have to tell him that his team have cheated and been kicked out. Ashamed #saintsfc
@samtate@woodwardio79@SouthamptonFC@EFL I think it’s kind of a fair assumption that if your first breach is 21 days after the manager comes in, he then magically goes on a huge run the question isn’t about Middlesbrough it’s everything else, if you’ve cheated since December you would never have been in the play offs
@A5HUK@forestmad80 3 games proved starting 21 days after the appointment of a new manager, they were 21st in the table when he took over it’s fair to assume they’ve done this since he took over, they would have been nowhere near the play offs Is the issue along with how it’s affected other teams
There could be more coming from this for Southampton aswell
Wrexham will want compo for finishing 7th
Oxford will with proof and being relegated
Hull will for lack of prep time
So many clubs have a case
@TommyCockles8@Sam__SFC@secondtierpod@JacobsBen Mate you were 21st when the first breach occurs, you would’ve been nowhere near the play offs it’s quite clear how you made it there now, youve cost Wrexham a spot more then likely, you’re lucky only 3 teams can be proved
Proving it’s one thing but it’s not a fair assumption to assume they did this at least since December if they’re doing it against a struggling Oxford side, multiple teams should feel aggrieved not just the 3 mentioned #SaintsFc#Pompey
For Context, breaches go back as far as December that are known, weirdly the point they start going on a ridiculous run which got them too the play offs, they cheated in a promotion decider vs Ipswich, they cheated against a team who ended up relegated in Oxford #Saintsfc#Pompey
An Independent Disciplinary Commission has today expelled Southampton from the Sky Bet Championship Play-Offs after the Club admitted to multiple breaches of EFL Regulations related to the unauthorised filming of other Clubs’ training.
In addition, the Club has received a four-point deduction that will be applied to the 2026/27 Championship table.
The effect of today’s order is that Middlesbrough are reinstated into the 2026 Play-Offs and will proceed to the Play-Off Final against Hull City. The final remains scheduled for Saturday 23 May, with the kick-off time to be confirmed.
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I didn’t have any objection to seeing Brown get the nod over Bishop,
Why on earth am I watching them together and sacrificing a midfielder
Awful, Mous has got this one really wrong
#Pompey