@itsluke93@FlynnJonas2 Can you not see and understand the hypocrisy this time round. Either it is morally wrong and one of the most heinous crimes in football or it is not. Bielsa was a cheeky chappy whereas Eckert should be condemned. So which is it?
@itsluke93@FlynnJonas2 I thought this was about the honesty and integrity of the game. Either spying is wrong or it is not? Pretty certain we do not need a rule to establish these things, but here we are with people defending Bielsa (who did it to every opponent) and crucifying Exkert
@SimonFraser00@prodnose Why do we still need them? If we have learned anything over the last couple of weeks, the game is all about ‘honesty and integrity’. So if you come 3rd, you should be promoted. why do we still need this grubby end of season side show?
@henrywinter Integrity in football died a long time ago. See forms of cheating every week and have ongoing FFP investigations and issues in PL.
So although Saints had to be punished, please spare me the lecture on integrity and honesty
@ConnorArmstrong They should be awarded a 3-0 win for the first leg they say. I say put your strikers out on an empty pitch for 90 minutes and they would still probably fail to score
@BBCTeesSport The word ‘integrity’ carrying a lot of weight there. Boro no interest in integrity. They just want to have their cake…
If Southampton do get removed from the final and fixture awarded to Hull, then you could argue that integrity of the game has been protected, but would Boro?
@M_Emmerson96 So is it really now one of the most heinous of crimes in the football world and ruining the integrity of the great English game ONLY because it is now a written rule?
Are we all saying that it was ok before and Bielsa was just a cheeky little chappy?
@tomhooley@mike_taggart@reluctantnicko Whatever outcome is, I have no beef with Boro or fans (worked for a Middlesbrough company and still have a lot of friends there) and wish you well
@mike_taggart@tomhooley@reluctantnicko Agree, the case is with the EFL
But again, if Boro see this as the only reason why they might not make the PL, you will not do much better next season. As said, you are letting your Chairman and Manager off the hook. You were 2nd for an absolute age, and dropped out. Why?
@tomhooley@mike_taggart@reluctantnicko He did, but his contributions since January have been invaluable. Played it’s part in gaining on the 20 point deficit we had on Boro - small margins and all that
@mike_taggart@tomhooley@reluctantnicko And?
Southampton require punishment if found guilty of spying but think Boro fans putting too much emphasis on the impact this had on the game. You are letting your chairman, manager, players off very lightly for their own failings