Saints expelled from Play Offs by EFL

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Yeah the only thing to really take away from that statement is that the club are backing Tonda. Hopefully he doesn't get a substantial ban...
 
They've apologised twice already Steve, I don't want them to do it a third time!
I thought it was a token apology in the first statement, but to me there’s been no accountability and taking ownership of what has happened.
Even today, it’s “we except the decision, but we don’t as extreme, “we except the process etc etc, but we don’t as it was biased as there was people connected to Boro on the panel.
 
I can see this backfiring spectacularly and his ban coming down well into pre season when a lot of better candidates won't be available.
This is the thing. Season kicks off in less than 10 weeks.
Transfer window opens in 2 weeks. We have a manager who might not be the manager for whatever the club are waiting for to happen and how long that could be?
We have players out of contract, we probably have players wanting to leave. Is Sporrs staying, is Parsons staying.
This statement really does or says nothing
 
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Reading the EFL judgement just goes to show how much influence Gibson was allowed to have. There was no ****ing way if that involved any other teams they would have drawn the same conclusion and sanctions. No way.

How the **** were they drawing parallels between that and some womens international team? The Tevez scandal, Everton?

Bent as ****
 
Full 39-page report from the EFL appeal disciplinary hearing available here: https://images.gc.eflservices.co.uk/4863abd0-5dc8-11f1-9347-83110955f550.pdf
EFL have the advantage of using time travel?

93. The Commission had a wide margin of discretion in relation to factual findings, evaluative
judgments and sanction (see, e.g., Football Association v Bradley Wood (20 June 2028)
at [23]), and they heard all of the evidence and so were in the optimal position to exercise
that discretion. In making their assessment, they had in mind the right principles and
approach, took into account all relevant matters (including those in aggravation and those
relied on in mitigation) and did not take into account anything irrelevant. They exercised
this discretion as to sanction fairly and reasonably. The sanction imposed was not out of
kilter with relevant precedents, such as they are. In all of the circumstances, it cannot be
said that the sanction imposed was disproportionate, excessive or otherwise unlawful
 
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You’d have to presume that statement was run through the lawyers team first


So there must be a purpose to it , otherwise they’d not rehearse it, given it doesn’t really say anything despite being a lot of words.


Suspect it’s part of a longer game they’re playing here…..
 
Just go get Parker ffs. Now the West Ham job isn't gonna be available I reckon he'd definitely be interested.

Ahhh please no, I don’t want Parker at all. Boring football and never gonna be cut out to manage at top level for me.

I’d honestly us rather stick with Tonda then him get banned day before season starts, so have to try with Lallana and snap up Farke when he eventually gets sacked next season than have Parker anywhere near the helm lol
 
I am sick to ****ing death of the amateur way out club has been run since these utter morons took charge.

That statement is the biggest joke of all. Like it literally says nothing.

I can’t understand how Parsons is still here.

We don’t know what the hell is going on with the manager.

Please, please, please just sell up.

I’d rather we got relegated and started again in Division 1 than plod from one disaster to another under these utter ****ing charlatans.

The are absolutely taking the piss out of everyone of us. Everyone going to games, everyone who went to either play off game, everyone who spends money on the ****wits.

The contempt they have for the fans has never been worse, and I didn’t feel it could get any lower.

Worse time in my 50 odd years supporting Saints.

I’m unconvinced if I will carry this on. Defo won’t go to a game whilst they are here and not even sure if I’ll watch on TV.

Not even looking forward to the World Cup, they even managed to ruin that for me this year too.

Utter, utter ****s.
 
Ahhh please no, I don’t want Parker at all. Boring football and never gonna be cut out to manage at top level for me.

I’d honestly us rather stick with Tonda then him get banned day before season starts, so have to try with Lallana and snap up Farke when he eventually gets sacked next season than have Parker anywhere near the helm lol
Not sure we should worry about the top level at this point, you have to get there first. Parker is objectively the best option out there to do that and could be in for the first day of pre season.