Southampton spying compendium thread

[Tadger]

It's contrarian bollocks to suggest Southampton are being hard done by here.

They cheated in a sporting competition and they have been booted out of that competition as a result.

 

[MackemMagic]

I agree, massive cheating for 9 years compared with a young lad filming a bit of training.

And what about the other instances that they've admitted to? There's clearly more evidence than just "a young lad filming a bit of training"

 

[G Force]

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Good to see he's not blaming the EFL or defending the club.

Looks a decent player too. Wouldn’t mind us giving him his Premiership dream

 

[Amokachi]

The method of the cheating is irrelevant. Its the fact that in both cases, cheating occured.

Of course it's relevant.

Is Lance Armstrong the same as someone hanging onto a car for a few seconds for a boost?

 

[MackemMagic]

Of course it's relevant.

Is Lance Armstrong the same as someone hanging onto a car for a few seconds for a boost?

Yes, because they are both still cheating regardless of what size advantage they gain.

 

[Monty Pigeon]

Southampton chose to spy on a play off game, knowing what they were risking.

If they'd only done it on less consequential league games, I'd imagine the punishment would have been far less.

Actually, I think the punishment would have been more severe mid-season. They would probably have been docked points for every offence.

I think the panel believed the hype about the £200 million game, and didn't treat it as an ordinary fixture - as they should have done. Docking just 4 points next season is pathetic. (That said, if everyone implicated is sacked before the start of the season, there'd be a case for reducing the sanction for next season, and limiting the punishment to the play-off suspension and any financial costs - compensation of fans, players, and rival clubs - they'll have to bear as a result.)

 

[HellsBells]

If we beat Coventry on the pitch and then got kicked out because some young lad from the backroom team had filmed a bit of their training I think we'd be fuming.

That's not what I asked.

 

[Amokachi]

" a young lad filming a bit of training "........

Are you deliberately obtuse, haven't you followed the case or were you simply born contradictory by nature?

You seem incapable of answering a straight question, but deflect or change it. Bit like City's lawyers, then.

What question?

 

[Baz]

Of course it's relevant.

Is Lance Armstrong the same as someone hanging onto a car for a few seconds for a boost?

You have got to be on a wind up.... Either that or drugs

 

[Black_Cats1879]

Players acting like they didn’t benefit from the spying and having a moan on social media is very odd. Club needs to get a grip of its already shit image

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[MackemMagic]

Of course it's relevant.

Is Lance Armstrong the same as someone hanging onto a car for a few seconds for a boost?

"Cheating in a sport is classed as cheating regardless of the advantage gained. The defining factor is the intent to break the rules or violate the spirit of the game, not the magnitude of the benefit you receive"

 

[Amokachi]

It's contrarian bollocks to suggest Southampton are being hard done by here.

They cheated in a sporting competition and they have been booted out of that competition as a result.

As long as it's applied they same way to Man City i'm fine with it.

 

[Baz]

If we beat Coventry on the pitch and then got kicked out because some young lad from the backroom team had filmed a bit of their training I think we'd be fuming.

Yeah we would be fuming, fuming with the club for being so f***ing stupid trying to flout a rule that was specifically brought in to tackle this type of cheating.

 

[Monty Pigeon]

Players acting like they didn’t benefit from the spying and having a moan on social media is very odd. Club needs to get a grip of its already shit image

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[SAFC Wilks]

Players acting like they didn’t benefit from the spying and having a moan on social media is very odd. Club needs to get a grip of its already shit image

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Is he their winger? He looked a threat every time I seen him.

Offer Southampton £200k for him. They need to sell to cover these legal fees.

 

[HellsBells]

Of course it's relevant.

Is Lance Armstrong the same as someone hanging onto a car for a few seconds for a boost?

Given that Southampton cheated more than once (and very likely, all season, to every club) they are actually the Lance Armstrong in your analogy here.

 

[Baz]

As long as it's applied they same way to Man City i'm fine with it.

EFL has no say over what the Premier League does. Completely different entities.

 

[Ron Swanson]

If we beat Coventry on the pitch and then got kicked out because some young lad from the backroom team had filmed a bit of their training I think we'd be fuming.

Yeah at the club for cheating

 

[SAFC Wilks]

If we beat Coventry on the pitch and then got kicked out because some young lad from the backroom team had filmed a bit of their training I think we'd be fuming.

With Sunderland? Aye, me too. I’d want senior staff sacked immediately.

 

[Mackemansj1]

"Cheating in a sport is classed as cheating regardless of the advantage gained. The defining factor is the intent to break the rules or violate the spirit of the game, not the magnitude of the benefit you receive"

Again like some said yesterday it’s like robbing a bank at gun point and only getting away with a fiver. It doesn’t matter you only got away with a fiver your still going down for bank robbery.