Martin Tooth

From journalism to financial services communications. Words are my currency. #Saintsfc fan since early 80s. 45+ years as a grassroots footballer.

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

Just witnessed snow storm sweep into central London from the east with impressive speed #uksnow #snowmageddon

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

THAT feeling 🥹

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

Tonda Eckert is free to continue as Southampton manager after being given a suspended ban for his role in the Spygate scandal.

Here's what you need to know...

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

It's official: the greatest #SaintsFC goal ever scored at St Mary's 🏆

Take a bow, Sofiane Boufal 👏

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@PompeyNev It’s only three points when all said and done, but important to get into positive points territory early.

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

Great to have got the negative points monkey off our backs so soon… and having taken only 2 points from Watford (a), Stoke (h) and Millwall (h) in 25/26, we’re actually no worse off than last season 😀 #Saintsfc

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

He's home 🥹

[Lewis Coombes @LewisCoombes]

The day Kevin Keegan walked out at the Potter’s Heron hotel near Romsey is stuff of #SaintsFC folklore…

In a time before ‘here we go’ and the social media rumour mill, journalists gathered for Lawrie McMenemy’s surprise announcement… they weren’t disappointed!

Saints had signed the best player in Europe.

A tribute…

#Keegan #KevinKeegan
@BBCSouthNews @BBCSport

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@SouthamptonFC What a coup that was for the club when we brought him back to England - and undetected by the media. England’s biggest star signing for ‘little’ Southampton. Great memories from my earliest days as a Saints fan.

[Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC]

We are devastated to learn of the passing of Kevin Keegan.

Kevin signed for the club in 1980 as the holder of the Ballon d’Or and brought great joy to fans at The Dell and across the football world.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@WelshErnie It does also say in that same section that a financial penalty would be rendered meaningless by the prize on offer through promotion, so consideration has also been given to the prize.

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

Not condoning in any way what #Saintsfc are guilty of but this process has just seen people make up punishments as they go along. What would the punishment have been if we’d lost to Boro? What about if spying had been discovered after Oxford? Nobody knows. No clarity, just chaos

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@WelshErnie I think it’s now pretty clear from the ruling that the punishment was partly issued in consideration of the possible prize.

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@WelshErnie You’re referring to the principle of expulsion, but the punishments for the specific regulations drawn up after the Leeds spying affair in 2019 (note the date) were not set out in any way prior to this matter, which was my only point. Now the precedent has been set.

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@shevvyt A long and painful one

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@WelshErnie They weren’t. Everyone else who has been following this story knows that.

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@Budgiekiller If we’d beaten you to second, it may never have come to light. Not this season at least.

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@MattTrutweinSBE I’m not deflecting or defending and have never attempted to do that, but I don’t think it should have been beyond the EFL to set out some punishment expectations/guidelines when the regulations were drawn up. You never know, it might even have acted as a deterrent 😞

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@philclarke0170 @whitcher_j38836 No “he’s” not saying that.

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@MattTrutweinSBE No, you’ve missed the point.

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@shevvyt Why ever, of course, but also why now when things appeared to be going so well.

[Martin Tooth @Toothy73]

@JonD_BCFC Won’t dispute that