Matthew Brook

@Teessideracko @Yate5y You’re clutching.

@BrookMatthew @Yate5y You’re appealing.

So I’ve been told Final will be postponed EFL has evidence of other clubs spied on Southampton removed but EFL want further punishment Saints bosses are furious with Tonda and the other coaching staff and looking at a ban from football Whistleblower is ex saints employee

@Yate5y @Teessideracko You wouldn’t need to postpone it if we are removed, if we appealed being removed then that’s different but this guy is suggesting the EFL want to impose more sanctions… after giving out the harshest of sanctions. Hes a joker.

@BrookMatthew @Teessideracko Not that I believe it but if you get removed then the game is postponed and pushed back? Maybe better to say rearranged. Not that it's Gona happen

@aaronjamesf1 @userds5050 @Bullmeistersfc Worth noting it’s Pompey supporting Sam Matterface

@userds5050 @Bullmeistersfc Oh come off it. Every journalist has inside sources. But even one with a basic brain will ask "WHY are they telling me this?" If you parrot what you're told, you're a megaphone/poorly paid PR parrot.

Sam Matterface "We're not speculating. We've got inside sources". Yeah inside sources with a vested interest towards Middlesbrough. Here's the dictionary definition of speculation "Forming theories, opinions or guesses without knowing the facts" Sounds about right to me #SaintsFC

@BoroMundo @CraigHope_DM You do realise that he’s taking generic info and ramping it up to try and put pressure on something spectacular for him to report and make money from? Right?

@BrookMatthew @CraigHope_DM Reporting the issue is not sensationalising it

🚨 Middlesbrough want Southampton kicked out of Championship play-off final over ‘Spygate’ scandal & threaten legal action if this does not happen 👇 More on bombshell escalation... dailymail.com/sport/football…

@Boropolis @LukeEdwardsTele Got hold of the strong written evidence.

🚨💣 | MAJOR BREAKING: It is understood the EFL has ‘strong written evidence’ from Middlesbrough to support the accusation that Southampton had an analyst watch at least one other team train this season. [@LukeEdwardsTele] #Boro | #UTB | #SaintsFC

@AlfieHouseEcho Any belief that the spying is systemic, Alfie?

🚨 Middlesbrough statement on disciplinary hearing: “Middlesbrough FC notes the decision of the Disciplinary Commission not to permit the club to intervene in the proceedings brought by the EFL against Southampton FC. “The club regrets that outcome, given we are directly affected by the matters under consideration and hold relevant factual evidence as to the events in question and their competitive impact. “The conduct at issue, namely the observation and recording of our training session ahead of a fixture of such significance, goes to the heart of sporting integrity and fair competition. In these circumstances, the only appropriate response is a sporting sanction which would prevent Southampton FC from participating in the EFL Championship play-off final. “We remain hopeful that the EFL, as regulator, will pursue such a sanction before the Disciplinary Commission in order to protect the integrity of the game, safeguard all member clubs, and deter any attempt in the future to obtain an unfair and unlawful advantage in pursuit of promotion to the Premier League. “The club reserves all its legal rights.” #SaintsFC

@secondtierpod That Boro statement.

What’s been the cringiest moment of the football season? 😬👀

@robbopalmer You appear to have incorrectly spelt ‘desperate’ and ‘embarrassing’

A well worded and very fair statement.

@AlfieHouseEcho Still trying to influence from the outside eh….

@Samwinton99 @yeahokayluke @DanW2Capital @SaintsExtra @CrossyDailyStar Then you need to have that as a written punishment and administer it immediately- truth is if that was the punishment, effectively a first leg forefeit, Saints would’ve played the second leg differently.

@BrookMatthew @yeahokayluke @DanW2Capital @SaintsExtra @CrossyDailyStar As it stands that is well within the rules but feels extreme to you because it wasn't clear before you cheated. You can't reasonably argue with that punishment in principle though IMO if you take the specific circumstance out of it

🚨 Any decision to expel Southampton from the Championship play-offs would result in a legal challenge from the club’s owners Sport Republic #saintsfc @CrossyDailyStar

@Samwinton99 @yeahokayluke @DanW2Capital @SaintsExtra @CrossyDailyStar The punishment needs to be proportionate, if we have spied on several clubs then the circumstances change and I’d agree but at the moment it’s one case that impacts a team of individuals that have played 48 games in a season.

@BrookMatthew @yeahokayluke @DanW2Capital @SaintsExtra @CrossyDailyStar And lets be honest, the fact that so many of your fans are asking for a points deduction kind of proves that. You've gone from 'we didn't do it', to 'he was acting alone', to 'yes we did do it, just give us a points deduction and we'll be happy'

@Samwinton99 @yeahokayluke @DanW2Capital @SaintsExtra @CrossyDailyStar Would’ve been over- you can’t blame poor finishing on us, that’s on them. I think a hefty fine and a points deduction will be a deterrent.

@Samwinton99 @yeahokayluke @DanW2Capital @SaintsExtra @CrossyDailyStar I think everyone with half a braincell in our fan base agrees that we should be sanctioned but expulsion is too excessive- even if you spy, the game is still played and it isn’t rehearsed, the first half at the riverside showed that and should they have been 3-0 up at HT the tie

@yeahokayluke @Samwinton99 @DanW2Capital @SaintsExtra @CrossyDailyStar And that’s what I find so infuriating. A sporting sanction is to punish the ‘offender’ not to benefit the ‘victim’ so why there is this clamor for us to be expelled and then reinstated is both embarrassing and desperate for them.

@BrookMatthew @Samwinton99 @DanW2Capital @SaintsExtra @CrossyDailyStar Exactly. Boro fans acting like an expulsion is the natural next step. It’s absolutely not

@yeahokayluke @Samwinton99 @DanW2Capital @SaintsExtra @CrossyDailyStar And what was the outcome?

@Samwinton99 @BrookMatthew @DanW2Capital @SaintsExtra @CrossyDailyStar Well, except for the last time it happened with Leeds

@NorthamScott @SouthamptonFC @SkyBetChamp Where does it say that?

@BrookMatthew @SouthamptonFC @SkyBetChamp No refunds if we’re outed.

We can now confirm ticket information for the @SkyBetChamp play-off final 🎟️

@RobDorsettSky Expected outcome, Rob?

#boro won’t be involved in the “Spygate” independent commission hearing. It will be the EFL (as the charge-bringer) and #saintsfc (as the defendant). That is standard procedure for disciplinary cases such as this, but it means Boro will have no right of appeal after the decision.