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Southampton spying compendium thread


I've phrased it badly. Interesting seeing bet365's reaction on Twitter vs other bookies. B365 seeing things as a So'ton loss rather than the void other bookies are doing, yet also not paying out on Boro to qualify

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Promotion start of season- lost is a disgrace mate .
Promotion via play offs competition should be still void though mate
If not a disgrace mate
 
Rules are rules and must be followed alreet, but isn't it remarkable how swift and terminal the decisions were made in the case of Southampton? With potential catastrophic consequences for the club, that'll set them back for years for an offence hardly distinguishable from something as trivial as scouting? Reminds me of the severity of Sunderland's troubles in the 50's for an "offence" even officially legalised just a little afterwards.
How does it compare to the hundred or so charges of citeh that's been dragged on for years and still no sight of conclusion?
And even then, weren't they just trying to copy what Chelsea did successfully earlier, who seem to have gotten away with their own set of "irregularities" with little more than a slap on the wrist?

Anyway, I remain a simple man, so I'm in camp red n' white. 🤷‍♀️
not this shit again.............
 
Its all relative..just had the same scenario in for us in The Championship....Follow your team,no bloody choice is there?
Just spent a whole season howling at the moon, then staring at me feet, then howling at the moon again.
Here we are in league 1 again....Sounds good doesn't it ..League 1?
I mean if I could have a seance with me grandad,he might ask
"Which league are The Wednesday in?
I'd say
"League 1 Grandad"
He would then ask
"What about the Blades?"
I'd say..
"Second division Grandad"
He would be pleased as punch.....
Waddya do?
Head down keep going

What can you do indeed, go or don’t go.

Season Ticket renewal is here, early bird expires 31st May and I don’t want to renew because this bastard is still the owner. Rumours only fuel the frustration.
In fairness not looking forward to league two. This will be the longest in our history.
6 seasons but it’s about the Supporters and friends for me.
Frustrated that we fooked up last season and we could have met 🍺

This Tuesday a poignant moment in time. My friend’s Dad’s funeral, the bloke who got me interested in Swindon. Passed away at the ripe old age of 97.
I will be deep in thought for sure and ironically will think back to that first game against the mighty Owls. Yes you also have blood on your hands 🤣

One day my friend and we will both have great times again. Until then York City will be a new ground and Port Vale for near on 14 times will be revisited. How the mighty live 😞
Saintsweb reckon they have been stitched up by an ex-Southampton employee.


I reckon it was Crab Lungs, behind the tree with the camera.🤣
Football cluedo at its finest.
 
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Yeah it's bad and it should be punished. BUT is it any worse than the constant cheating and play acting that we see from loads of premier league teams? I don't think so.

Arsenal are some of the biggest snide cheats with their constant fouling during corners and play acting, how many points has that gained them? Southampton are easy to make an example of because they're a tiny championship club by comparison.
Absolute horseshit
 
For me the stand out comment from the ELF's judgement is'

“We have concluded that there was, on the part of the respondent, a contrived and determined plan from the top down to gain a competitive advantage in competitions of real significance by deliberate attendance at opposition training grounds for the purpose of obtaining tactical and selection information.”

"Competitions"
plural.

The chances are that Southampton were at it for a significant part of the season - It's not just the three instances that they were done for. I think that this points to there being not just the CCTV evidence against them.

If someone (perhaps a disgruntled Championship Club) makes a formal complaint to the police there's a prospect that they could end up getting involved in this. There was after all hundreds of millions of pounds to be gained and what Southampton did could well be regarded as conspiracy to defraud. They even got pretty close to "winning" the competition before being tumbled.
 
What can you do indeed, go or don’t go.

Season Ticket renewal is here, early bird expires 31st May and I don’t want to renew because this bastard is still the owner. Rumours only fuel the frustration.
In fairness not looking forward to league two. This will be the longest in our history.
6 seasons but it’s about the Supporters and friends for me.
Frustrated that we fooked up last season and we could have met 🍺

This Tuesday a poignant moment in time. My friend’s Dad’s funeral, the bloke who got me interested in Swindon. Passed away at the ripe old age of 97.
I will be deep in thought for sure and ironically will think back to that first game against the mighty Owls. Yes you also have blood on your hands 🤣

One day my friend and we will both have great times again. Until then York City will be a new ground and Port Vale for near on 14 times will be revisited. How the mighty live 😞


I reckon it was Crab Lungs, behind the tree with the camera.🤣
Football cluedo at its finest.
As a matter of interest how did you feel when when you were expelled from the play off final after beating us?? Did you see it coming? Do you reckon the penalty was similar to this saints episode?? Whatever happened to Brian Hillier? Interested in your views mate
 
They've cheated 3 TIMES . Hope players sue them. Hope fans sue them . If not promoted Hope Hull sue them . Hope Wrexham who missed out on playoffs sue them . Hope Wembley saints at Wembley flags and scarves gadgie sues them . Hope prince andrew sues them for having to use deodorant now . Hope Katie price sues them for marrying chancer/ hook. Hope they go bankrupt. And they build giant lidl at ground . Cheating C..TS ....
 
Chances are:
It's been initiated, authorised and controlled by the manager.
Wider senior management at Southampton knew but turned a blind eye because of the outcomes.
The players knew - or at least the key players who were consulted and received the detailed instructions / information.
There was pressure placed on junior staff who were desperate to please and earn permanent posts.
There was a team of analysts and coaches meeting regularly to dissect the information.
It's been going on since the manager was first employed.
If only he had put as much effort into analysing and watching games like he was supposed to. Instead he opted for the shortcut illegal way and got found out.

My question is. He's obviously been doing it for years even a decade. How has no one rumbled him before Middlesbrough did?
 
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