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@Boro Kept so much integrity i got 4 kellogs ads in between reading allat

A statement from the club.

@labay88 @RichQuelch @EFL @SouthamptonFC @HullCity Yeah, completely separate to the incident we have acted as a club should. We shouldn't have done it but we are accepting the investigation. Middlesborough can feel aggrieved yes but they have messed the entire situation about for 3 days now, affecting more clubs than them

@ErraticBot @RichQuelch @EFL @SouthamptonFC @HullCity Integrity? Fuck me.

Can we just get this straight. It isn’t @EFL’s fault, it’s @SouthamptonFC’s fault that @HullCity’s preparations are being hampered. Turn your energy onto them, they’ve caused this sh*tshow through their odd choice of strategy to research an opponent. #hcafc

@James_skelton15 @CallumJones0 @RichQuelch @EFL @SouthamptonFC @HullCity Prolonged it by doing what? Collecting our own evidence so we could have proportional representation in the investigation? Which we wont have because everybody and their nan has seen the leaks from Middlesborough which completely baises any panel which is why its now a week away

@ErraticBot @CallumJones0 @RichQuelch @EFL @SouthamptonFC @HullCity Do you not read the saints posts? You literally prolonged the investigation, but sure Boro made it longer, next time why don’t we just give you the starting lineup 3 days before we play. That way it’s legal right?

@StormTroop_Aim Tried so hard in the previous 13 to win more than 2 but he couldnt do that

This is the most compelling argument for me. Hellberg and everyone will have acted legit and done everything to get a 1% advantage. If Boro lost then he questions his technique.

@KurtJohansson_ What would really fuck me off but woukd be class tbf

Matt Crooks 90th minute winner to send us up after his goal last season kept us up. Then run over to the Southampton manager and do the binoculars for his former #Boro Would be absolute cinema #HCAFC

@Craigyrobbo81 Independent panel couldn't because Middlesbrough hadn't collected all their evidence yet and they also kept leaking to the press which leads to bias panels which is why this has taken so long. Only got themselves to blame for the decision not being made by now

I feel massively sorry for Hull, they don’t deserve to be messed around because Southampton couldn’t follow the rules. The EFL have ended up between a rock & hard place, but should’ve insisted the independent panel take a decision by yesterday. Next Tuesday is ridiculous. #Boro

@HLTCO Should direct that pain into winning more than 2 of his last 13

You can genuinely hear the pain and frustration in Kim Hellberg’s voice there. Really feel for him, that’s a bloke who truly cares.

@LewisThompson7 2 wins in 13 special

We've not only got a very special coach, but a very special person in charge of our club, the way he has conducted himself over this last week, to speak so measured and calm, when he's raging inside, so authentic, so pure, a real football man, and an absolute gem, we are lucky

@Hull_and_Back Yes we broke regulations and thats why this has started but Middlesbrough have completely fucked everyone associated with the playoffs over by blowing it up and leaking so much. I feel for hull but this has become a farce between the EFL and Middlesbrough handling this

Genuinely think City need to start suggesting they're going to get involved with all this. We won our tie fair and square, and are now unable to prepare correctly not only for who our opponents are, while both of them can prepare for us, but also we don't even know when we're playing, which only messes our preparation further while screwing fans out of money for travel and accommodation. And it turns out the panels making the decisions haven't even met yet! This is quite a time sensitive situation. @EFL, seriously, you are a joke, and you are taking the fanbases, staff and players of three clubs for a joke. #hcafc

@JeffersMFC Dont worry mate only 200 days in the autos

In the Championship, it’s never a level playing field due to parachute payments, teams have to build to compete, sometimes can get lucky with a signing, an appointment, a youth player. Southampton squad is worth nearly 6 times Boro’s, for 46 games we compete & still they cheated

@KLC_MFC Not gonna happen. Not fair on Southampton or hull or Middlesbrough or Millwall or even Wrexham to kick them out. EFL does not want legal issues with 5 of the biggest clubs in their leagues do they you sausage

The FA were 100% hoping Southampton would lose the semis. They won, so now they can’t be seen to be allowing cheating and need to tackle it firmly to prevent a repeat in the future. You either disqualify them and allow Boro through or let the 2 semi final losers play each other.

@privvv_colee They definitely wont be unbiased but it is what it is. Fine and points will do, pay the fine then batter hull 6 nil and then make all that moolah back

Who actually trusts that this independent commission will actually be independent after all the leaks, stories and agendas pushed in the media? #saintsfc

@LouSirr101 You got punished for being shit at football mate. 2 wins from 13 and want to go to the prem, sure mate off you pop

It's not even enough for breaking a rule throughout the season. A fine or points deduction for them means basically we get punished for Southampton breaking a rule. That's an insanely twisted logic.

@hcafcboothferry Should've researched in the last 2 months how to win football games, then they wouldnt have finished 5th

Tough watch this What Southampton did was so wrong and I think Hellberg highlights it perfectly The hours spent researching, the sacrifices made to do so, all for your opponent to take the easy route and cheat? Shocking #boro #saintsfc

@louorns @priv_756 @DuncanR_95 "Wild". The evidence is somebody stood by a tree with his phone. Evidence thats been leaked by Middlesbrough in an attempt the blur the decision of the independent panel, along with overblown descriptions of what happened.

@priv_756 @DuncanR_95 I think so. The evidence against you is wild. And it’s a credit to your players as I can say with 100% confidence that nobody likes Tonda

Saints don’t want to do this for Johannes’ sake I can assure you that

@ChrisBennett84 @Boro They could've offered not shit sturring with the media and blowing things out of proportion. All they should've done is release a statement and lodge a formal complaint and postponement of the playoffs. They've spent the last 3 days making it even harder for the EFL

Boro’s evidence will be in dossier format no doubt, which has been presided over by barrister they’ve brought on board. In reality, what more can @boro offer other than outlining what we’ve witnessed. Our position, will be fully explained in dossier… and is clear for panel to see

@rob_fletcher_ Can't happen because then we can appeal that the circumstances around the second game means we were unfairly prepared to overturn a post double fixture forfeit. Thats condemning themselves to a massive legal case and rhats the last thing they want. Same level as Senegal at afcon

Starting to think Saints won’t be thrown out of the playoffs. But first leg will be a 3-0 win to Boro. Boro win the tie on aggregate. Spygate reduced to impact in one game only. Stops other clubs coming forward as that could end up being endless. Final venue moved North.

@LouSirr101 No, we have gone from show us the evidence you claim to have of high tech surveillance and audio recording equipment to oh so it was an intern on his phone on a public overlook of the training ground. We broke regulations yes but the farce from the media has been insane

Southampton fans have gone from 'it didn't happen' To 'Its not that serious' I accept they aren't being rational and blinded by loyalty. It is irrelevant where he stood, what he did, what he got, who he saw, what he saw, how he saw it. You gained an advantage by cheating. Fact

@mhardysport Allegaction has been dropped so nobody will know what happened there so quit whinging

This was AFTER Taylor Harwood-Bellis was reported by referee Andy Madley for using discriminatory language towards Luke Ayling, allegedly for referencing Ayling’s stammer.

@Craigyrobbo81 @Sil_Sfc Didn't break a law of the game because the its not a regulation in every league. We broke regulations comparable to Leeds who were fined 200k and that has set precedent for the behavior of that exact example

@Sil_Sfc Well, in football terms it is because it broke a law of the game. But also, I couldn’t think of an alternative word to use hence using the quotation marks around it 😂

Reminder that Stockton were kicked out of playoffs last year despite confusion over a change of rule between normal season & playoffs, so there IS precedent for expulsion for “cheating”. #SaintsFc worse as the rule is crystal clear & ‘crime’ was intentional & premeditated #Boro