What’s the point of staging the game if the EFL won’t let saints go up. Pointless game
Match Day Thread Play Off Final. Hull City v Boro
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Because it buys the EFL time. Then they can punish them retrospectively. Boro would need to likely take private action against Southampton if found guilty and we wont chase them as we got the Wembley final and still went up even if we lost.
If we win their prayers are answered and can bash southampton all summer.
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tigermaul
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I wonder if something will leak out at least about the EFL's recommendations, because if Southampton have been at the hearing, they will at least know what they are -- and in Swindon's case for the EFL cup it was expulsion.
What about Saints get kicked out, City can't go up as they lost the final, Middlesbrough and Millwall can't as they lost the semi's. I know, what about the team that finished 7th.... erm.... oh its Wrexham.
If they're fined in the region of £2m.....that's the fine paid for with no real punishment I guess
Looks about right to me. I also wonder if they will sanction Eckert and his coaching staff. A year’s ban from football seems to be the going rate based on the Canada experience.
This is BANANA'S
This trial is a travesty.
It's a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham...
(Fielding Mellish, Cumbernauld)
This trial is a travesty.
It's a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham...
(Fielding Mellish, Cumbernauld)
tigermaul
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I've been thinking about how this would work. An immediate ban for Eckert three days before a huge game? Not sure how that would work, but even if they appealed I assume he'd be banned until the appeal was heard? And then I'd be worried that Southampton would benefit from the no-manager bounce. Or maybe they'd just get Big Sam in for the game.
It wouldn't surprise me if someone gets thrown under the bus by saints. Hopefully the manager but I would say anyone who received the email from the 'spy' that day should be sacked.
That decision would have to happen very quickly, otherwise we'd be at such a disadvantage not knowing what league we're in.
We couldn't be left hanging for long as we need to know so that preparations can start.
Making a decision to expel Southampton a matter of days after the final would be a very bad look for the EFL.
Got to remember this isn’t the EFL’s recommendations but the recommendations of a panel (albeit appointed by the EFL).
tigermaul
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If, as is likely, it follows the format of the Swindon decision, the EFL tell the panel at the outset what they believe the punishment should be if Southampton are found guilty. That's why that part of it may leak out. The panel will then consider Southampton's mitigation efforts and come to their own view.
I don't know why I dislike this saying so much. I mean, has anyone ever had a meeting with the doors wide open? Its pretty standard for any meeting to have the doors closed, especially in these times of air conditioning.
Im looking forward to the day when someone reveals they're having a meeting in with the doors wide open.