Southampton have been expelled from the play-offs...

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Smug in Boots

Smug in Boots

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... Boro are going to Wembley on Saturday!

(Southampton have the right of appeal but I doubt they'd win after 'pleading guilty' in any case.)

'Cheats should not prosper' imo, so I'm delighted with this decision.

Great news for travelling Sunderland fans who now have another close match ...

... you could almost call it a derby <laugh>
 
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Montysoptician said:
Correct decision in my opinion but definitely surprised that the EFL didn't bottle it
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I don't believe it was the EFL 'prosecuting', they were a 'defendant' along with Southampton.

Judges made the decision as far as I'm aware ...

... I've not really followed it, just pleased with the judgement.
 
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Think the fact they did it multiple times damned them, proves that they were gaining a benefit from it. If it had been a one-off they could argue it was a mistake and of no benefit.

I'd heard there was some evidence of other matches they'd spied on, guessing Oxford and Ipswich were those matches so they had to admit to them.
 
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Daz said:
Lets see if they stick by it, I have a sneaky feeling they will reverse it after appeal
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You may be right but I'm going to have to disagree.

I don't think there's any chance Southampton appeal will be successful ...

... I think it's just a face-saving measure so they can act all aggrieved.

They're just trying to put doubts in people's minds to minimise the flak they'll be getting in my opinion.

They'd spied on Oxford and Ipswich as well although there may be incidents at other clubs as yet unknown.
 
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