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One other thing - interesting that Eckert cites Guardiola in this speech, given that the 115 charges are swirling around and will soon (we think) see the light of day. Might have been advised to mention this. Who knows?

Just heard Crook on Talksport. Not sure what we have done for him to hate us so much but all this hand wringing about 'morals' in the game is so disingenuous it's not true. Absolutely no mention of the - in my view - quite clearly crooked decision by the EFL to allow the two Boro connections on the panel, and then hey presto Middlesbrough get the benefit of losing but getting to the final. Glad that karma kicked them out, the odious lot. So glad Hull won. I think we will now get over this and back Eckert. This is a good statement. He'll get pelters at away games but it will die away and hopefully be eclipsed when Man City get relegated to the Championship and West Ham get reinstated (if you believe the loony rumours). Here's hoping the FA walk away and to more serious matters than this, which is so insignificant when compared to the rest of football and world events that it is absolutely ludicrous.

#craigdavid

Jander is an absolute Rolls Royce. Brilliant at breaking up play, tackling, passing, everything. Will be a huge loss and will play at a very high level.

I suspect we are waiting for the FA inquiry results to establish whether we need to/can sack him without paying compensation. Of course, this strategy is risky because some of the good managers who are out there and could do a job for us will get snapped up. If our fall back position is Adam Lallana we may as well all give up now. The other scenario (at least in my heat-addled brain) is that Tonda does a very good and total apology publically and to the players and we are holier than thou from now on. Not sure we or he have/has it in him though, and his camera style is not exactly engaging. So suspect we will be delaying again for a bit (or perhaps sounding out some people in the background). Please not Lallana though. Please.

Aged well

The absolute worst case is opting for Lallana, and Bazanu back in goal. League One will be calling. I think Parker will go to West Ham - ex player draw etc. But then, I was told to 'calm down laddie' by a certain poster on here when I dared to suggest we might be in trouble over Spygate, so I await his usual declarative tone about who the new manager is because he knows just like when Ward Prowse was definitely staying. 😉

I'm not sure they would, given how that may affect any appeal. Personally feeling a bit worried now, but hoping for fine and points.

We should hope for a Chelsea and City win tonight, not just because Spurs going down will be funny and the title race needs to go the distance but because it keeps the media interested elsewhere. Meanwhile the EFL can sneak out the announcement about us staying in the final but getting a fine and points. Please God.

I think Hull will be thrown out and it will be a Middlesbrough v Saints final. They have seen incriminating pictures of McBurnie’s beard. It deserves a sporting sanction.

Has anyone else bought a ticket but not had any email confirmation? Starting to see conspiracy everywhere at the moment! 🙂 I reckon we'll hear tomorrow and hunch says points and fine. In other news my daughter got a new iPhone today and showed me the Zoom on it. 'You should get a job with Saints', I quipped. Too soon.

If there was something at 1230, Talkshite would be trailing it, for sure. I'm supposed to be buying tickets at 1.30 so I hope there's nout in it!

How about if you're standing at a window waving your Willy Salt about? *gets coat*

Hedge fund i thank you. 😊

1. If Will Salt deleted all his stuff, how did we gain advantage, since we wouldn’t have anything to look at? 2. Why didn’t he just use his eyes if it was just about whether certain players were training? 3. Or just get Meta glasses. we can’t even do spying well.