Dan Yeandle

Pub and Hotel Manager, Southampton Fc Fan

[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.

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

Middlesbrough meltdown is unreal. Never seen so many excuses

[Just Saints @JustSaints_]

Sky massively misrepresenting this situation has not helped. There was a ball on the touchline ready to be used but Targett was trying to waste time by getting one further away.

#SaintsFC

[Luke Robert Black 🌳 @lukerobertblack]

It must have been so weird to pretend they’ve never met

[SaintsExtra @SaintsExtra]

📊 Southampton's rankings in the Championship under Tonda Eckert #saintsfc [sky]

[SaintsExtra @SaintsExtra]

🚨 SHEA CHARLES WINS IT IN THE 96TH MINUTE! #saintsfc @JustSaints_

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

@elonmusk Well said maybe you could use some of your influence with the US president to make this happen?

[Nigel Farage MP @Nigel_Farage]

It has been obvious for a week that Zahawi would have to go. Sunak is a follower not a leader.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨WOW! An ABC Reporter just CLOBBERED Trump And the Saudi Crown Prince with TWO of the best questions.

Please name this journalist so we can all nominate her for the Pulitzer Prize!

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

@JohnnyDramaChas The Dom episodes are the only ones I don't enjoy. Skip them everytime now

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

@kevensheeps @JF0RSURE__ Because he's garbage

[Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 @reformexposed]

Hilarious, shows Llyr Powell is open to lying...

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

@OPNewsNetwork @covie_93 He's still waiting...

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

Genuinely so hard to tell what's parody or not coming out of America these days 😳🤯

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

SEE YOU ON THE SOUTH LAWN @UFC

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

@SaintsExtra @rees_julian Copy and paste from anytime in the last 18 months...

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

@SaintsExtra Absolute dross.

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

@AlfieHouseEcho Can tell he's a lovely guy and I'm sure he interviews very well but needs to spend a bit more time in lower leagues learning the trade. Clearly still green behind the gills and when it's not going well doesn't have a plan b or c. A champ club like Sheff Utd is still too early atm

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

@Henry_Saints_ @SaintsExtra @yakupcinar Wellington and Bree injuries?

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

@_AlexOliva_ Last season I went with "Four In A Bednarek"

[Dan Yeandle @danyeandle]

@_AlexOliva_ Le Saux Solid Crew