Must be amazing at poker though?
Just came across as if all of this was a bit of a laugh and a bit of a game to him.
What Should Happen To Tonda Eckert Now?
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Just came across as if all of this was a bit of a laugh and a bit of a game to him.
Personally I want Tonda to be made Lord Mayor of Southampton. Still is and always will be a legend in my book, I wish him all the best in his future endeavours. Hope he comes back to English football someday, just to **** Boro up in some horrible manner.
If you don't kick him square in the plums next time you see him, we're going to fall out.
Gunna be a shame to lose him. Best manager we've had for ages.
Bielsa carried on post spying I don't see why Tonda can't..
Bielsa carried on post spying I don't see why Tonda can't..
His position is untenable.
This saga has damaged the reputation of the club and the full financial repercussions are yet to be known (Will this have any effect on sponsorship deals/partnerships? Will we be sued? etc.).
By all accounts, the players are ****ing furious too. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them feel betrayed by this and find they can no longer respect or trust him.
For someone who has been in and around English football at this level for sometime, ignorance of the rules are no excuse and he should have his contract terminated for gross moral turpitude.
This saga has damaged the reputation of the club and the full financial repercussions are yet to be known (Will this have any effect on sponsorship deals/partnerships? Will we be sued? etc.).
By all accounts, the players are ****ing furious too. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them feel betrayed by this and find they can no longer respect or trust him.
For someone who has been in and around English football at this level for sometime, ignorance of the rules are no excuse and he should have his contract terminated for gross moral turpitude.
He has destroyed the trust of his ultimate paymaster (the club's owner), the dressing room and the majority of the fanbase. He won't last more than a couple of days at most, while Saints do their legal checks and understand what's about to come from the FA before giving him his P45
When the full written report is published and the extent of the evidence that was held against Tonda is disclosed, it will get even uglier for him
When the full written report is published and the extent of the evidence that was held against Tonda is disclosed, it will get even uglier for him
Sadly I think he's toast, wont be coaching anywhere. I'd still rather fine him and say that this whole faux outrage is worse than the spying itself. I suspect that this decision by the EFL will come back to haunt them for many years to come. Overturning the result of games or expelling teams from competitions is seismic and the scale of future offences will be demonstrated to have a much greater effect than our observing of openly visible training pitches.
A lot of people seem to be conflating the crime with the punishment. If you believe being kicked out of the playoffs was an excessive punishment, then it’s illogical to be calling for Tonda’s head. How many of you would be calling for his sacking if we “only” received a £1m fine and still got promoted? As the crime of sending staff to watch other team’s training sessions would be the same.
We will be branded cheats whether he stays or goes, I say let’s embrace being the most hated team in the EFL and channel our efforts on our redemption on the pitch.
We will be branded cheats whether he stays or goes, I say let’s embrace being the most hated team in the EFL and channel our efforts on our redemption on the pitch.
Whilst I agree he is toast, I’d like us as a huge **** you to every other club condemning us, and the EFL, and every **** that came into our board gloating, particularly that self righteous **** from Sunderland, to keep him in charge.
cos we are Southampton, with a **** in charge, a **** in charge, we are Southampton, with a **** in charge
cos we are Southampton, with a **** in charge, a **** in charge, we are Southampton, with a **** in charge 
He's going to banned regardless so out of our hands anyway.
But ignoring it he's caused huge embarrassment to the club and cost the owner a **** load of money.
Why do you say that? This isn't a new punishment.
It's something that has happened for years, we just happened to get caught cheating during the play offs.
At first I was thinking stay, but that’s when I thought it was one accident.
The more that’s come out, that’s it’s been systemic. He should be gone already
The more that’s come out, that’s it’s been systemic. He should be gone already
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As good as our turn around was this season, how much was actually down to Tonda? How much to Garner, and how much to having Peretz, Bree, Charles, Stewart and Larin available for selection.
Those five players were massive for us.
Tonda has been a big part of it, don’t get me wrong, but we were seriously struggling even with him in charge, before those players came in.
We need a big name to come in to try and keep this squad together. Afraid to say it but I’d even be happy with Scott Parker right now.
Those five players were massive for us.
Tonda has been a big part of it, don’t get me wrong, but we were seriously struggling even with him in charge, before those players came in.
We need a big name to come in to try and keep this squad together. Afraid to say it but I’d even be happy with Scott Parker right now.
And the revelations definitely put question marks on the run no matter how much people don't want to believe. The benefit on set pieces alone is pretty significant, throw in things like pressing triggers etc. too and it's all minor things that over a large period can have a big impact.
I'd definitely take Parker, he's the safe choice I think.
I think that whilst everyone is calling for heads to roll SR have to do the right things legally this time regardless of the time taken to do it. They have to be seen to being diligent and by the book and to be cleaning house. I personally think they may need to wait for any pending sanctions to individuals as part of the process.
I don't hold Solak directly responsible for this as I'm sure he wasn't aware of the daily activities in this detail but I do hold him accountable for stripping out those responsible and attempting to redress the culture at the club.
The club will recover in time and the first step is lancing the boil as it were.
The bulk of the squad will be here next season and we are still an attractive proposition for a manager - and that person who do comes in will want to distance themselves from the bad blood by "winning clean and fair"
So no idea who will go and how far up it goes but people (several) will likely go.
I don't hold Solak directly responsible for this as I'm sure he wasn't aware of the daily activities in this detail but I do hold him accountable for stripping out those responsible and attempting to redress the culture at the club.
The club will recover in time and the first step is lancing the boil as it were.
The bulk of the squad will be here next season and we are still an attractive proposition for a manager - and that person who do comes in will want to distance themselves from the bad blood by "winning clean and fair"
So no idea who will go and how far up it goes but people (several) will likely go.
What I was saying is that the punishment is seismic and the scale of other rule breaches by other clubs in the future will be far more serious so the EFL will have a huge Albatros around their necks. How do you go further than overturning results and kicking clubs out of competitions?
I remember saying way back in December I think that if we had played with a back 4 and every player in their best position from the start of the season that pretty much any manager would've been around the top of the table with our squad.
Tonda did galvanise the squad but I believe that unity will be damaged by what has happened.
I agree that we need to make a "safe" appointment now and hope that the majority of the squad stay together and we go again next season.
I would hope that they would feel a bit of loyalty to the fans but we'll have to see what happens but we'll get good money from any sale at least and have the chance to replace anyone that leaves.
Tonda did galvanise the squad but I believe that unity will be damaged by what has happened.
I agree that we need to make a "safe" appointment now and hope that the majority of the squad stay together and we go again next season.
I would hope that they would feel a bit of loyalty to the fans but we'll have to see what happens but we'll get good money from any sale at least and have the chance to replace anyone that leaves.
Gutted for Tonda in honesty. He’s clearly a quality young coach. I think he’ll be fine! Luckily for him, the same rule we just got done for isn’t applicable in the Premier League or the whole of Europe, so he’ll be snapped up by someone in Germany quick time! Same with Spors..
Right now i'm feeling worse than I did at the end of last season and that is all down to the actions of Tonda.
It feels like a kick in the guts after the feelgood run since January and now I just feel complete disillusionment with the club.
I just want to feel pride in my club and I have strong opinions about cheating in sport especially if it is systemic.
The stories coming out about dressing as Eastleigh FC staff to spy on Ipswich and memes joking about the practise are outrageous and we need a complete reset with the management on the football side of the club imo.
It feels like a kick in the guts after the feelgood run since January and now I just feel complete disillusionment with the club.
I just want to feel pride in my club and I have strong opinions about cheating in sport especially if it is systemic.
The stories coming out about dressing as Eastleigh FC staff to spy on Ipswich and memes joking about the practise are outrageous and we need a complete reset with the management on the football side of the club imo.
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