Neil Jackson

Saints Fan, internet time-waster, father of 2 girls and work for SU. Personal account & opinions. Please also check out my other profile NeilJacksonSU.

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@jamesrollings1 He might be lauded if he accepted that Boro were beaten fair and square and his campaign had nothing to do with getting Boro reinstated. As it is, his actions are purely selfish.

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@daviek60 @Boro A Hull vs Wrexham final would be fairer. Boro and Millwall were both beaten fair and square in their play off semi-final matches.

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@opearman As a Saints fan I can confirm this is true! :)

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@brianrigby63 @DerbyStatistics We didn't beat Boro by cheating though - we beat them without any benefit from the cheating. The punishment is possibly harsh, but Boro's reinstatement an unfair benefit of Saints punishment. Arguably Hull should be promoted with no playoff final.

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@masanovic2015 @derrickallottk1 You would probably deserve it to be fair. I'm embarrassed by Saints cheating as a fan, but Boro were beaten fair and square so should not have been reinstated. They have acted like spoilt kids. I wanted Saints & Boro to both go up before. Now I hope Hull go up.

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@Rolan_bcfc I don't think anyone disagrees. The main argument is the harshness of the sentence & incorrect application of the law. Most expected a heavy fine & points deduction not expulsion. Also another team shouldn't benefit unfairly from a punishment, so Boro shouldn't be reinstated.

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@Frank9478968518 @saintsfcreport @scottlarsen_pi Saints didn't beat Boro because of cheating though. In the half that would have been affected Boro were the better team and Saints were woeful! Boro's failure to score was on them - nothing to do with spying.

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@davidwheldrake @James94Cart @MattPB_ I'm a Saints fan and agree with you. Saints have been stupid and deserve to be punished, though the actual punishment seems harsh. Middlesbrough were beaten fair and square, so Hull are the only undefeated team left. Boro and their fans have acted like spoilt kids over this.

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@juliandorey That is absolutely brilliant!!

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@SaintsExtra Hope he will play as 'well' for you as he did for Saints!!!! :D

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@I0I0IOO0 @realrikkidoolan You are right to say that it's birthplace was the Middle East. Like the migrants so hated by Tommy Robinson, Jesus was born in the Middle East. As a child he fled with his family to a foreign country.
However, Christianity was not brought to Britain by invaders but by monks.

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@pyjamaclub @realrikkidoolan Rikki is a minister in a genuine church but his support for UTK is unrepresentative of most Christians. I suspect many in his black majority church would be shocked to discover he affirms a known racist like Tommy Robinson.

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@wclifton968 Tyneside is a former municipal area, but Newcastle-upon-tyne is a city within Tyne & Wear. Newcastle is sufficiently close to the coast to be considered coastal. Historically its industry was based largely around ship-building.

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@wclifton968 @tc1415 You should probably add London to that list as well! Plus Plymouth, Hull, Dundee, Swansea, Sunderland and Inverness. Also Blackpool, Grimsby, Middlesbrough, Whitby are significant coastal towns.

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@tomieinlove Doesn't a seafood culinary tradition look like having multiple fish take-aways/restaurants, with chains like Harry Ramsdens & Wetherby Whaler + fish as an option on most restaurant menus + fishing ports like Grimsby, Hull and Whitby...?! Strikes me as a pretty strong tradition!

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@JustSaints_ Scapegoated for Bednarek's mistakes and Martin's ridiculous tactics. He was underrated as a player but his confidence was shot by the end and that led to real mistakes Hopefully Roerslev will get better treatment.

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@liamtribb @alexgbourne @SouthamptonFC I was thinking the same! I know there was a player from Venezia we were trying to buy but thought they had flat turned us down.

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@kierannkater98 Hope he achieves loads and becomes the star player he looked to be becoming before all his injuries. Would love to see him back at Saints one day as our star new signing!

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@LHarrisSFC If he does leave then does that make the rumours that we have bid to buy Issa Doumbia from Venezia seem more plausible? Though it has been reported that Venezia have turned us down.

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@sfcwxl Be definitely need BETTER than Stephens, but THB & Wood have enough experience. Of course, if we can get a player who is decent and experienced I wouldn't be opposed to it.. especially if it means we drop Stephens! However, I think any combo of THB, Wood and Edwards is fine!