BarberSaint

The High Court =/= CAS. There should always be recourse to the law proper (i.e. not some jumped-up bunch of bandits taking cash for nothing and admiring their arses in the mirror).

It clearly was as is any reading of a decision that is clearly in and of itself defective, as is the process and/or procedures surrounding it, given what should be in place for what is essentially at first a piece of investigation. Anyone who can read (too few) could clearly pick up on this but as the vast majority (see the morons on that podcast that's advertised here) have learned nothing but that they must be what they are and that repeating words is to promote a fact and/or facts (that are not). I appreciate that's a bit abstruse but I cba to write a 200,000 word essay which is otherwise what's required.

Crap. He had access to a huge amount of informal knowledge (stuff on Whatsapp, X, tik tok, talking to people); he wasn't in a vacuum. SFC/others will have an anonymous reporting line for misdemeanours or the like. He could call the grass line that they advertise on match days. He has plenty of opportunity to 'play the victim' and this was hardly an impartial, informed, investigative tribunal despite the bullshit description of it. He could anonymously tell the FA/EFL and have them investigate early the allegations. He's an intern, back for a second time. All he has to do is go and intern for someone else - you can move from call centre to call centre to call centre. His level of job is more akin to that than from moving from a PHD in marketing to Physics (i.e. high level, highly specialised, distinct, discrete, requiring a large degree of capability to explain the analogy because clearly otherwise you wouldn't get it although whether you would if I spelled it out in alpabetti spaghetti is also questionable) so he has a large degree of freedom and no-one would know other than he 'wanted to be close to his spiritual roots'. I suspect strongly that personality clashes play a part in this; there are large overtones of vindictiveness. I can see TE being quite demanding (as efficient people, dare I say Germans, can be) and that that can rub those who are used to an easier life under e.g. Will Still (useless cunt) who started life as a ... shock horror .... analyst as you'll know having watched interviews with him and who seemed eager to please rather than actually be effective. I prefer effective; it gets us unbeaten in 20+ in the league and isn't Russell Martin 'Boreball' bullshit. Some of the footy we played under TE last season was excellent. He had Flynn Downes running back 40 yards and putting in a contender for tackle of the season, he had Ryan (fucking useless cunt no more) Manning turning on the ball like prime Zinedine Zidane, he had us playing stuff that at times was so sublime Keegan and Channon would have been green with jealousy. While we lost (deservedly) to Man City, we held our own for large parts of the game defensively. I can't remember the last time I always felt calm at a game even when we went behind. Always. Never doubted the team, never doubted that we'd come up with something. Very un-Southampton like. We were good. We were in control. And by fucking God, we were good. Damn good.

The avatar's getting old. As are you. Retire. (with all those pints you'll never find a use for).

Looking at Gibbo, I think a semi's all he can hope for.

When we go there next year surely one of the chants must be: Is this your training ground, Is this your training ground, etc and we do all have to go up with binoculars, rent rooms at the golf course and cancel as late as possible, smile at everyone we meet cause we have teeth, offer them vouchers for slimming world, ask them what it's like to be a Geordie, etc. As for the atmosphere here, very muted. I couldn't tell the score at all from watching people but eventually clocked it might have been Hull cause they had some people walking round with medals on having photos taken with them. The bug-eyed northern filth just sang 'oh when the reds' ... I guess they just want to be us. Only regret is I didn't pack a Saints shirt cause I didn't want to tempt fate. Otherwise I'd wear that out and have fun with the tigers. Hope they don't maul.

Just walked past Wembley Stadium (I was up here for the football, but it got cancelled) and saw a sign congratulating Hull City. Did I miss something? Been out all day. And to the person who first wondered who the first team to lose a semi (oo er) and a final would be; you sir, must be the scion of Nostradamus. Any chance you fancy doing some spying, oops, observing for us in the near future? I hear we might have a vacancy. Take that with a pinch of salt, if you wish. Now off to read the Sunderland/Newcastle and other teams' forums.

Support Hull?

WTF are 'optics'? xG x xS x 5 tons of bullshit?

Given that he seems to have agreed he can be the fall guy, I expect him to fall on his sword as that may mean he gets something from us as a goodwill gesture, we get to make up some pony about morals and depending on how his 'punishment' pans out, he'll be back in a job elsewhere after a while which I expect him to make a success of. As it'll be abroad and I don't see him coming back to England, he can investigate other teams as much as he wants and no-one will even notice. As long as he takes Salt along with him who, I have no doubt, played the victim card (he could have gone to Parsons and said he can't break the rules) then good riddance. We can take Will Still back. Looking forward to see what he can do now Armstrong has gone.

Up to 22 million (cost of a downer and a crisp packet) the money's better spent spunking it up a wall.

Terrible. What have you done?

Yes. But actually, I then wouldn't mind if Hull won and good luck to them.

I think in the circumstances (and always, otherwise) the team that finished third should get promoted. So Millwall should go up.

If anyone does, especially someone who apparently practises law, they're a fucking moron.

About time we changed the words: Oh when the spies, Come sneaking in Oh when the spies Watch you from the road I want to be on t'internet Making dodgy claims Oh when the spies Are in your back yard/golf course* *Edit as you see fit.

Wanted to look good for the Daily Mail.

Is that Craig 'Bob and no' Hope?

But ... I like Lego.

Possibly in part cause he looks like Robbie Savage and partly cause he's a bit of a dirty bastard (ask Leo when he didn't 'assist the referee').

In that case I'll sue Ayling for adversely affecting all of my disabilities. I'll win; I have more.

Why is there even a defence to that stupid 'allegation'. Given the background noise, repeating things would be normal as would it be in the case of a 'heated debate' as it's natural behaviour. Perhaps the referee could have stopped Ayling kicking Leo all the time by sending him off as he should have done.

Until he cramped up, but he really reads tackles well. Nice to see the skill hasn't been lost.

No just a training session seen video.

You mean make it a home game for them?