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I've said it before Boro should have been thanking us because, without the spygate nonsense, they'd not even have had their position in the Play Off final. Add in the fact that they made a complete hash of their game against Hull and it's clear they deserve zero sympathy.

Look at it this way - how many points did Will Still cost us until Tonda took over? Few gave him a chance of getting us anywhere near the top 2 (me included) but he very nearly did it from a starting position worse than a 4 point deduction. If we keep the key players and add a replacement for Shea we'll be ready to have another right good go.

They probably are but today they looked very poor.

Boro struggled to a 2-1 win over a dreadful Lincoln side.

Just watched the replay of the handball. The ref can't give that because there is no way he can be 100% sure that the players hand is inside the box. If he isn't sure he shouldn't give it.

Lucky point for Wolves who were shit and largely outplayed by Blackburn.

Arma up top on his own tonight against Blackburn - surprised at that and Jiminez on the bench is another shock unless he has a fitness issue.

The fact that the FA have allowed this situation to meander on with no final decision made before the opening match of the season shows what a bunch of idiots they are. They've had more than enough time to put this to bed and only make themselves look totally incompetent by prolonging it. What is their excuse for not resolving this so that we can move on without this hanging over us?

Somebody always has to go and spoil it.

Thanks for clearing that up and good to hear from you SaintsExtra 🙂

Even with the 4 point deduction there is a scenario where, after two games, we could be just 2 points behind the leaders. It's very unlikely but, if we win our first two matches and nobody else does we will indeed be only 2 points adrift of the leaders 🙂 It could even be as little as one point if no other team gets a draw and a win but here I'm wandering into the realms of cloud cuckoo land. Stranger things have happened.

I see Ross is not fit for Swansea's opening game.

Hadn't seen that. Another player who I think would suit us is Scott Twine of Bristol City. We never seem to beat them but he'd see us as an upgrade and probably wouldn't cost loads.

Agree. Surprised we've not been linked with him. Hopefully have some other targets of quality in our sights.

Will be interesting to see who ends up as Shea's replacement. Big boots to fill so I would hope we get someone who is a good fit and enhances the squad because Shea is a big loss.