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Boro have kicked off since they have been told that they cannot attend the Investigation meeting so they've now ramped the pressure on the EFL to Expel us. They will stop at nothing to get us kicked out. They expect to take our place in the Play off final but they were not able to beat us in the Semi & finished below us in the lge (on goal diff) so don't merit being in the final. I so hope that we are not as guilty as they suggest & we can restore the reputation of our club. If we're not guilty then it is Boro that are bringing the game into disrepute.
Can't believe that we've got ourselves into this mess. If we're kicked out, which I think is a decision that has already been made. The Independent Commission is just a process. If we're eliminated from playing in the final then I feel for the players, who have sweat blood to get to Wembley & what has happened is totally out of their control. It'll be Hull v Boro final.
I'm a born pessimist & am convinced that they will take this opportunity to embarras & make an example of little old Southampton FC. I fear that a decision has already been made to kick us out of the Play off Final plus a Fine. I really hope I'm wrong ( I usually am). We deserved to go up after the way we've recovered after such a dreadful start to the season. Yes, were guilty of what they call spying but the Media have Blown this up out of all proportion & its going to cost us dear. There's a lot worse things going on in the professional game at present.
The sale of Tickets for Wembley were due to go on sale this Friday. But it has been announced that will not now happen. That looks ominous, is that indicating that the Club is worried that we might not be playing at Wembley.
These two matches were a credit to the Championship but no-one can deny that apart from the the first 45 mins when Boro battered us we were the better side. For the remaining 90 odd minutes we dominated Boro & thoroughly deserved to beat them. For the last 30 minutes they were legless, like a boxer on the ropes & we just kept them penned into their own half. Regardless of the ridiculous situation we've got ourselves into with the alleged Spying incident we've come such a long way this season & long may it continue.
Of course opposing teams will hate us. We used to be the family friendly club that were easily beaten. We are no longer that, Tonda has turned us into winners & everybody hates winners. Let's not overlook the fact that Tonda is German & has that German mentality, everybody hated the German National team because they were winners.
I think you'll find that if the goes to an Independent Commission the they can impose fines or points deduction for teams promoted. i might be wrong but I'm not a Muppet.
If it is proven that we spied on their training session then I think it likely that they'll get a Points Deduction for next season. Meaning we start in the Premier Lge on minus Points, not sure we could overcome that. Or if we win the play offs could we be kicked out & either Hull or Millwall get a free pass into Premier lge. It is concerning that the FA have said that they are going to speed up the enquiry process which means they could apply any punishment to this season.
Pick up on your point that you would love to see him in our current team. I honestly don't think he would get into our current team. He doesn't work hard enough & is not a team player. Plus the Championship is too physically demanding for him. I'll always give credit where its due, but I struggle to get excited about Dibling..
Best bit of business we've done for years. 40M for him is like winning the lottery. I personally don't think he'll ever make a Premier lge player. He's lazy with a bad attitude.