The longer the statement the further across the red bar gets like the rising liquid in a f**kometer. They’re about 100% on the f**kometer now
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Southampton spying compendium thread
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Arfa Sleep
Striker
How haven't they sacked the manager yet?!
LambethMackem
Full Back
The fact they haven’t suggests most of the hierarchy were fully in on this
The entire club and fan base appears to be doubling down, done very little if anything wrong and been subjected to a totally OTT and disproportionate penalty by a bent IDC panel.
Collry Lad
Full Back
This. Playing the victim card. Absolutely astonishing.
Nedved
Goalkeeper
That just stinks.
Any sympathy or goodwill they may have got from this process is gone with a prickly and awkward statement like that.
Edit: the only way out of this to preserves any face at all is surely to sack the manager and start clean next season. I'm actually shocked he's not gone yet.
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I really hope the IDC offered Southampton a full disclosure deal, so everything on the table, now. Owt else comes to light and you'll be in League one.
LambethMackem
Full Back
In fairness I’ve mostly seen Southampton fans online absolutely fuming that their club has found itself in this position
My experience is just based on Saints Web, seem like a massive bunch of obnoxious c_unts on there.
The more reasonable ones who can articulate a sentence and appeared on radio are fairly angry.
Aren't the FA now investigating which could lead to punishments for individuals? I heard something similar happened to the Canadian national team and their coach ended up copping a 12 month ban. So maybe they're waiting for that investigation to take its course?
The club statement is tone deaf and doing them no favours whatsoever
Should deduct them another 10 points for next season in response to that sorrynotsorry bullshit.
Opposition fans at away grounds next season will not seem like the 12th man, more like 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th.
Can't wait to see a televised away match involving them.
G Force
Striker
Such a bitter statement. Get fucked
"We accept that the club breached the relevant regulations and we recognise that the disciplinary bodies were entitled to conclude that proof of sporting advantage was not necessary in order to establish a serious offence.
"Despite this, we are happy with the way in which we admitted the charges and offered our full cooperation and honesty once the formal EFL investigation process had started."
"What is harder to accept is that similar scrutiny does not appear to have been applied to the composition of the disciplinary panel itself, given the apparent historic and indirect connections of two panel members to Middlesbrough.
While those connections do not by themselves prove bias, they plainly raise legitimate questions about consistency, perception and the standards of independence expected in proceedings of this magnitude.
"This case has ultimately been decided on the basis that breach and attempted breach were enough, regardless of whether any sporting benefit was actually obtained. In fact, at no stage was there any finding that the club actually obtained any sporting advantage as a result of the conduct in question. That is a severe interpretation but one the disciplinary authorities were entitled to adopt under the rules as written.
"The club is also concerned by the weight placed on assertions that junior staff were pressurised into involvement, when some of the most serious allegations appear not to have been supported by direct evidence.
"We accept that the club breached the relevant regulations and we recognise that the disciplinary bodies were entitled to conclude that proof of sporting advantage was not necessary in order to establish a serious offence.
"Despite this, we are happy with the way in which we admitted the charges and offered our full cooperation and honesty once the formal EFL investigation process had started."
"What is harder to accept is that similar scrutiny does not appear to have been applied to the composition of the disciplinary panel itself, given the apparent historic and indirect connections of two panel members to Middlesbrough.
While those connections do not by themselves prove bias, they plainly raise legitimate questions about consistency, perception and the standards of independence expected in proceedings of this magnitude.
"This case has ultimately been decided on the basis that breach and attempted breach were enough, regardless of whether any sporting benefit was actually obtained. In fact, at no stage was there any finding that the club actually obtained any sporting advantage as a result of the conduct in question. That is a severe interpretation but one the disciplinary authorities were entitled to adopt under the rules as written.
"The club is also concerned by the weight placed on assertions that junior staff were pressurised into involvement, when some of the most serious allegations appear not to have been supported by direct evidence.
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riffraff
Striker
The opposition DJs should be playing spy themed songs before the game. James Bond theme tunes, I Am A Spy In The House Of Love, I Spy For The FBI etc etc
