James Mitchell

UTS

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

Love it !! best Away day for a long time ! UTS

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

Larin definitely an off the bench player. He wasn’t great at times when he started #saintsfc

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@HullCity Go on boys ya deserve it

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

Pints at home when I should be off my tits in London right now 😭😭😭 fuck you Tonda ya creep #saintsfc

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@SaintsExtra I think he’s a bit of weirdo tbh… always found him strange in interviews.

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@SouthamptonFC £200 you cunts owe me

[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.

[EFL Communications @EFL_Comms]

Saturday's Sky Bet Championship Play-Off Final between Hull City and Middlesbrough will kick-off at 15:30.

Should the outcome of the ongoing appeal process result in the Final being contested by Hull City and Southampton, the kick-off time for the fixture will remain at 16:30.

#EFL

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@wet_sticks @SaintsExtra @CraigHope_DM The fuckin helmet shouldn’t have got caught ! All he needed was a cap on to hide his face ! Bloody idiot

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@SaintsExtra @RhysTheSaint @CraigHope_DM Sack the cunt

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

Fuck this club #saintsfc

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@BenGransden86 @SouthamptonFC @SkyBetChamp Agree

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@jimig79 @Boro I mean if you watched the game in extra time yesterday you would have seen how far Boro are from being a promotion team. A complete lack of quality.

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@George67592222 Mostly safe standing

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@holgat43398 @EdMartin_Music @TotalSaintsPod I’ll take them fella please

[Lewis Coombes @LewisCoombes]

A good omen…🤔

In 1976:
- Burnley & Wolves relegated
- ⁠Man City won League Cup
- ⁠#SaintsFC top 6 in 2nd div
- ⁠Southampton won #FACup

In 2026:
- Burnley & Wolves relegated
- ⁠Man City won League Cup
- ⁠Saints set for top 6 in 2nd div
- ??

Is it written? ⭐️@BBCSport

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@SaintsfcCop Thought box park was City

[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@nickandpok @ScummerLovin They got numbers just not bought tickets since 2019 other commitments but I didn’t realise future tickets qualify so they’re buying for another home game

[AFTV @AFTVMedia]

Horrible result! Horrible performance!

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[James Mitchell @JamesTMitch]

@userds5050 There’s no excuse other than who was managing that team at the time.