Tamesaint

If, like me, you have lost a spouse, you understand how important sport really is in life. Nevertheless it does matter and I realise that I am now going through the 5 stages of grief - probably like most other Saints fans. The 5 stages are: Denial Followed by Anger Then Bargaining Depression And finally Acceptance. I finished the Denial phase when the appeal was rejected. Before Tuesday I could not see us being expelled from the play offs. On Wednesday encouraged by the reaction of much of the football world, I hoped that the severity of the punishment would be reduced. Now expulsion is real. At the moment I am stuck in the anger phase. Our sheer ineptitude in not only committing the offence but also in allowing Boro to set the legal and PR agenda is just pissing me off. Seeing Boro playing at Wembley tomorrow will not make me feel any better!! Depression will come I guess when Peretz signs for somebody else , when THB goes back up north and Scienza disappears. I am not looking forward to that stage but hopefully acceptance will be reached by August and the start of the new season. Here's hoping.

So we got 2 points taken off our penalty for cooperating. Without cooperation it would have been 6 points plus play off expulsion. Leicester broke the financial rules for ages, didn't cooperate and got 6 points penalty. Hardly seems fair.

There are also the players returning from loan spells. BBD, Sugawara etc.

We have all heard the case for the prosecution. The defence case has not been presented publicly. Without that accurate predictions are impossible and we are all just guessing.

Sorry Jamie. I have to admit that I would be worried if you had a more optimistic opinion. 😁 You must admit that you normally come over as a glass half empty guy. 😁 We are all different so nothing wrong with that. Fingers crossed that you are wrong . Late addition: After reading Duckie's opinion above... Ditto Lord Duckhunter. 😁

Why would the football authorities want a deterrent when the Premier League along with most other leagues don't consider this to be an offence? The EFL are more likely to scrap the rule.

But Tonda only took charge in November and there was an international break then. Not much time for incriminating texts if he was sacked in December.

167 pages after the result is announced and we have finished discussing it. 😁

In Bet 365 you can only bet on Southampton or Hull for promotion. We are 2/5 which is another way of saying fairly definite winners .... Which I don't think we are.

Their forwards' inability to hit a barndoor cost Boro victory in the first match. I wonder if they now regret selling Josh Coburn to Millwall for £5 million a year ago. In a truncated season he scored 9 goals and was voted Championship Player of the Month for March. What a shame!!!

Here's an idea.... Why don't the EFL punish us by just banning us from next season's League Cup??

Going back to the football.... Karen's strikers proved they couldn't hit a barn door yet last season they sold the Championship player for March to Millwall for less than £5million. Josh Coburn was "one of their own" and he proved to be a leading light in Millwall 's promotion charge with 9 goals in barely half a season. 😁😁😁😁

Perhaps Salt like Taylor has also been dismissed by Saints, he has colluded with Taylor and this is them trying to get revenge.

Please spare a thought for Junior Tamesaint. Not only does he live in North Yorkshire amongst Middlesborough fans but as a teacher he tries to educate them. He spent some of the time last Saturday pointing out to me his ex pupils he could see in the home crowd. Some of the kids are quite sensible but quite a few have drunk the Gibson Cool aid. He may soon have to appeal to SFC for compensation for the effect that this is having on his mental and professional health. 😁😁

Archer missed one v Man United last season.