Reece Robinson was arrested and charged for throwing TWO PEBBLES AT POLICE during the Southampton riots within 24 hours. In less than a week, he was sentenced to two years in prison.
I truly hope those that BRUTALLY attacked @YoungBobRB are dealt with as swiftly by the police.
🏴 En Inglaterra, una periodista fue a un barrio de musulmanes a decir que ellos son PACIFICOS
y al rato apareció una banda de musulmanes a decirles que se vayan porque los iban a matar☠️
País destruido por la agenda 2030.
@Keir_Starmer YOU'RE A DISGRACE!
You *TOOK THE KNEE* 15 DAYS after career criminal George Floyd died.
Henry was dying and said to police "I can't breathe". They laughed at him, put him in cuffs, watch him die and you said NOTHING until now!
Too little too late
RESIGN!
You disgusting man
Kim Hellberg this season:
🎁 Automatic promotion gift wrapped for him by Rob Edwards.
📉 2 wins in final 10 matches.
🍼 Finishes 5th.
🦮 Dog walked by Saints in play-off semi.
😭 Cries on TV to get reinstated.
🐯 Mauled by the Tiger in the final.
HellBall. 🔥🔥🔥
🚨🎙️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.
Genuine question, when it inevitably comes out that multiple other clubs have spied this year, or when a team gets found guilty half way through the season. What punishment can equal being booted out of a potential £200mil game? The punishment is so extreme. #saintsfc
🗣️ @GaryLineker on Spygate: "I have to say, I'm not sure the crime warrants this punishment. A giant fine would have probably sufficed."
🗣️ @AlanShearer: "I'm with you, I was expecting a huge fine rather than full expulsion."
#SaintsFC [via @RestIsFootball]
🗣️ "It feels like you've been put on trial for murder when all you've done is stolen a mars bar!"
Matt Le Tissier is not happy with Southampton's removal from the Championship playoff final 😡
#SaintsFC#EFL