I've been pondering that. The details will need to be shown, but the crime committed against Boro, Ipswich and Oxford is equal. They have effectively voided the Boro game(s) but they'll need to explain how. And then do Ipswich and Oxford retrospectively get the same treatment (say, 3-0 wins awarded)? And if, then, more cases come out then you do get into the territory of Wrexham having a genuine grievance. In not just punishing Southampton, but also rewarding Middlesbrough, the FL might have created themselves a bit of a headache.
Match Day Thread Play Off Final. Hull City v Boro
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I've just found it a clusterf*ck from the word go...
Acun said he was bringing 300 family and friends to the match. I assume this is his flight.
How about they play the game, the winner goes up, but we get the prize money whatever the outcome.
Appeal hearing hasn't started yet:
www.bbc.co.uk
Saints say expulsion from EFL play-off final 'largest ever' punishment in English football
Spygate punishment is 'largest ever' in English football and bears no proportion to the offence, say Southampton.
www.bbc.co.uk
Should be like cricket, they shout "How's that" and the umpire gives a decision.
Because he's given the game away that we have only had one day to prepare for Boro. His complaint is legit but anything about preparation should have been kept quiet, he could just as easily said that we already know everything about Middlesboro without having to spy on them and its them who should be worrying about preparing for us.
Acun (and our lawyers) surely have a very strong argument right there .... as he spells out right at the end of that clip.
The correct decision should surely be that Southampton are expelled from the competition and we effectively therefore get a bye. But money has spoken, meaning the EFL bottled it as they didn't want to cancel the final.
All basically as I said from the start btw
Surely the only way out of it now for the EFL is for them to during the appeal process change their decision from simply expelling Southampton to instead specifically awarding the semi final win to Boro by e.g. awarding a 3-0 win for the 1st leg or some other get out (not simply expelling Southampton).
Aaaannnndddd so it goes on.
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Appeal hearing hasn't started yet:
Saints say expulsion from EFL play-off final 'largest ever' punishment in English football
Spygate punishment is 'largest ever' in English football and bears no proportion to the offence, say Southampton.
6pm tonight
Ah, you're a purist, TM.
I think the controversy adds more drama and will make the game more contested, with many more paying a greater interest. My (ex)wife's not in good shape at the moment, so I have had to miss flying over for the game unfortunately and will watch on TV, but all this chaos is making me look forward to it even more. Certainly is one of the most discussed play-off games in years and all the hot takes are interesting.. it's not been boring being a city fan the last 20 years.
Nice we can blame you if they now think oooooh how did we not think of that quick tell the appeal committee to implement it
He's deliberately exagerating our case, that's all.
In reality, Dublin and gang, and therefore Serge, will have known there was a clear possibility that Southampton would get booted out and prepared accordingly.
It is though still fair of him to say that we've only had one day to prepare fully for Boro and Boro alone. And that does put us at an unfair advantage when we're the 100% innocent party in all this.
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oops, yep, best delete it quick!!Nice we can blame you if they now think oooooh how did we not think of that quick tell the appeal committee to implement it
I guess they'll more likely already be aware of Acun's interview, or at least his argument from other more official, higher ranking, higher profile sources than me as a random ( door open ) poster on non 606
Here's hoping she makes a full recovery.
Think how much all the extra publicity would have cost if they had to pay for it.
Is Acun hiring Graeme Souness for the day to plant a giant City flag on the centre spot at Wembley ?
Hey back to the 70,s…Waggy Waggy Waggy
Talking of preparing to face Boro...
I'm absolutely shocked to find we're 3/1 outsiders for this and as the old saying goes...Never look a gift horse in the mouth
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5/6 they are.
Using your interpretation of your argument we should start our 11 best goalscorers!
I think your argument says we should start our best goalscorer (singular) - McBurnie
In 2015-2016 Hernandez was our best goalscorer not Diame anyway