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What a performance from Ollie Watkins. When he's at his best I think he's the only capable understudy to Harry Kane that England have. Must be on the plane. #AVFC

Whatever league #SaintsFC are in next season, they will have to deal with new SCR (squad cost ratio) rules, after 20/24 Championship clubs voted yes to it. Means 85% of revenue can be spent on player costs, but it's another rule that appears to have ways of surpassing it.

@FnWtoj75w @SaintsExtra @JPercyTelegraph Given it's also being implemented in the Premier League I hazard a guess they will

@SaintsExtra @JPercyTelegraph Take notes for next season

🚨 Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) rules will be implemented in the Championship next season after 20/24 clubs voted in favour — SCR will cap spending at 85% of revenue & replace PSR #saintsfc @JPercyTelegraph

@osteven002 @SaintsFCWomen You're on the women's account here

@SaintsFCWomen The only news your fans want to hear is when you publish all the information regarding the refunds for all the tickets you have sold 🕵️ #cheatersneverwin

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Not sure any player in the EFL will have a better catalogue of goals this season if you take into account the circumstances and quality of these from Shea Charles 👇

@ss2698_ If you used your phone it's really really tricky to navigate

Brought 5 tickets on my account including my grandads ticket and he should be charged as a concession but it’s gone through at the full adult price has anyone had this before? #saintsfc

@SFCJoeyy_ I need to have a proper look at the details but definitely not that high, as transfer fees are ammortised and that would go past parachute payments expiring, so be a huge risk

@AlexComber_ So we could spend 75m realistically if we stay down but sell Harwood-Bellis and Scienza?

@Sam__SFC @PaulAntonybell It depends if revenue stays high. Should always be better than most clubs in the league realistically

@AlexComber_ @PaulAntonybell Would it benefit us in the champ if we stayed down as a post-parachute side?

@PaulAntonybell Yeah definitely will in Champ. More in Prem than likes of Bournemouth, Brentford

@AlexComber_ It would probably benefit us in lower leagues and average in the prem?

@Danwulfe Clubs can spend up to 115% of income on players without a sporting sanction basically, breaches the rule but a points deduction only comes in at 115%

@AlexComber_ And what are the ways to surpass it? Asking for a friend.

@saintsunite 👀🤣

@AlexComber_ Let’s not try and cheat again Alex 😂

@rees_julian All the best George, loved reading some of your tactical pieces!

After an amazing spell covering Saints for the Echo, I will be stepping away from the role at the end of the season. Three years on the beat and there’s never really been a dull moment, except, maybe, the second half of last season, but it's time for a new challenge. #SaintsFC

@SaintRob__ "He's a good lad"

If this was Jamie Vardy Sky Sports would give him his own documentary and he would be lauded as the ‘king of shithousery’.

@oc_chaudhary 😬

@AlexComber_ Acting like Solak didn’t know all of it and likely approved it

Long term impacts of this nonsense could be huge. Sending an analyst to Boro was never enough of a sporting advantage to do it. Dragan Solak will be furious. #SaintsFC

@DJL100671156000 Long term impacts - People being sacked, club's reputation in the gutter, points deduction Sporting advantage - Promotion, at the cost of the short term impacts like fines and disrepute Think it's pretty clear that I'm condemning Saints cheating here

@AlexComber_ "Long term impacts of this nonsense could be huge. Sending an analyst to Boro was never enough of a sporting advantage to do it." yep really condemming them

@DJL100671156000 Think you've misread the point of the post. I'm condemning what Saints have done

@AlexComber_ Says a Southampton Fan who's apparently a writer. ALL that is wrong with the integrity of football is down to you people who have a voice and say its OK to cheat, well done that man.

@SWFCNorthYorks I get that it's a significant advantage mate, what I mean is that it doesn't make it a big enough one to warrant doing it. It's an embarrassment

@AlexComber_ If he was recording penalty practising with the potential of a penalty shoot out deciding the outcome of the tie, which there nearly was, then this would be a significant advantage, as your team would know about the players taking etc. Hope that clarifies.

@SWFCNorthYorks Not big enough sporting advantage - because there is never a good enough advantage to cheat. That's what I mean

@AlexComber_ Are you sure it wasn’t an advantage? What if he was recording and analysing penalty practices in case of a shoot out, which it nearly was. Do you not think that this would be a very significant advantage, because I do. Your manager needs to tell the truth and be sacked or resign.

@p_mards No sporting advantage is ever worthy of risking the club's reputation, people's jobs, or anything like that. It can be both nonsense and dreadful at the same time

@AlexComber_ Knowing your opponents formation, injured players, set-pieces & penalty takers is a massive sporting advantage going into a play-off semi final. You said what Southampton did was "dreadful" on 10th May, but now it's nonsense? The club has let Southampton fans down with cheating