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@FSG1820 @OlIyCFC Absolutely this. The PL has comparatively fair monetary distribution. If other leagues did the same and marketed well, they'd bring the money in as well. I think it's great that Brentford can spend 40m they made through good recruitment. Not their fault if German clubs can't

@OlIyCFC Serie A fucked themselves with cheating scandals. LaLiga by completely pandering to Barca/Real and Bundesliga by fan ownership (great principle, doesn’t work in a billion pound industry). Ligue 1 is just shit. Gap will only get bigger because Prem is so well marketed

Brentford should not be able to spend £40m on a 19 year old from Bundesliga, it’s absolutely ridiculous. The competitive balance of European football is totally destroyed.

@krespeakman Kristjaan lad, you more than played your part in this. Was fortunate enough to attend a few supporters collective meetings and Speakman was always passionate about where we could take the club. Will always be welcome in Sunderland, what a fucking job he did

🔴⚪️🔴⚪️ ❤️

@fulham_mike1 Hello fatty

This one’s for the 60 Sunderland fans who bookmarked. Unlucky lads. The Fulham.

@IsidorWilson @SunderlandAFC @EuropaLeague Love you. Stay, and win us the Europa

The end of another historic season ❤️🤍 A year after THAT day in Wembley, we bring European football back to the Stadium of Light. I feel blessed to be a small part of this beautiful club’s history, proud of the team, buzzing for the fans and HA’WAY THE LADS. Love you all ❤️

@SkySports_Keith @EuropaLeague Fuck off man. Never reported on us once. Get fucked

👏🏼 🐈‍⬛ That is an incredible achievement from #SAFC and everyone involved at the club. ⬆️ For a newly promoted team to qualify for the @EuropaLeague is very, very good indeed. Huge congrats to Sunderland!

@CharIieBennett We'll casually fuck you again tbf

Give us the Tyne-Wear derby three days after Sunderland have been to the arse-end of Europe. #NUFC

Yeah, I kept the receipts. You sad virgin cunt. Get fucked #safc

@pauljacques83 Disagree completely. Nowhere near as big as the playoff final. Arguably not as big as either playoff final

Do you agree or disagree with this statement. Sunday's game is our biggest game in modern history since the 2014 league cup final. #SAFC

@GrazaWhu @WestHamViews_ Boro might identify a weakness in their set piece set up and train a corner routine to specifically target it. If they spy on you, you can't do it. That could cost Boro a goal, we'll never know. If you cheat, that's the risk you take

@WestHamViews_ It's very very harsh. How much advantage can really be gained? The FA won't be missing out on an opportunity to have a game at Wembley though. Thats for sure.

Southampton deserve punishment as they broke rules, but why are Middlesbrough being awarded for LOSING their semi-final? The only right decision would have be to just promote Hull, who are the only team in this situation to both win their game and not break rules. Stupid call.

@JamesCarr02 Fair play, one of the first I've seen who is genuinely pissed off at their club for it. They've cheated, admitted it, and they've fucked their own fans and players over. You should all get refunds on your season tickets tbf. Really feel for younguns who were buzzing for Wembley

I have taken my autistic son up and down the country this season to every home and away game including the play off games. Thousands of pounds spent on travel, hotels, tickets and food. I now have to tell him that his team have cheated and been kicked out. Ashamed #saintsfc

@_scsc_ I don't like Boro and even I think it's the only fair decision. And how do you know you didn't benefit from it? They might have had set pieces specifically to target you in that first leg that were scouted. It's cheating, and kicking you out is the only fair result

Insanely disproportionate punishment for an offence that we didn’t benefit at all from. Silly from the club to even get involved in it, but at the same time never ever should be expelled. EFL selling 40,000 tickets before they made a judgement is questionable as well. #saintsfc

@SfcSanJose7 @andygarbut6227 You really think an analyst will have had some time off right before a play off? Fact is, it's not a criminal matter, so doesn't have to be proven beyond all doubt, just on balance of probability. They won't get away with it through a "lone wolf" defence

@andygarbut6227 Employers are not responsible for what their staff do in their spare time or off their own back

No evidence Will Salt was Sent. No evidence Will Salt was Paid. No evidence anything (Salt), recorded was given back to anyone at the Club. No evidence it had any impact on the two legs. No evidence of prior spying by Salt. Verdict: Salt Guilty, Club misdemeanor #SaintsFC

@DanW2Capital They lost over two legs when saints cheated in one of them. Maybe Boro were working on a set piece which was seen so they couldn't use it. They might have scored from it. We don't know, and can't know because saints cheated. They broke the rule, first leg should be 3-0

@IsidorWilson Gan on Wilson lad, smash it!

Heureux, fier et honoré d’être convoqué dans la liste pour représenter Haïti à la Coupe du Monde. C’est un moment d’histoire pour tout notre peuple, et c’est un privilège de pouvoir y prendre part. À nous de vous rendre fiers, mais grâce à votre soutien nous y arriverons j’en suis certain. Car l’union fait la force. Grenadye Alaso 🇭🇹 Wilson

@RokerReport @FabrizioRomano He's genuinely better than Gusto. Would I fuck swap them

@FabrizioRomano Aye! #JusticeForNordi #SAFC

🚨 OFFICIAL: France World Cup final squad. 🇫🇷 Any changes you’d make? 🏆👀

@Ramma_____ Played a few minutes in the semi second leg and the final. Touched the ball, what, a couple of times? But he was there, and he was instrumental. No one can take that away from him. My Norwegian prince

A few hours ago this time last year, Leo Hjelde was brought onto the field of play for 30 seconds, he made an exquisite decoy run for Ballard to head home & was then sent up to magic moments bar to fetch slabs of cans down to the dressing room for the players #SAFC Cult hero

@akikozono Even as a Sunderland fan I agree Boro should be through. But if they wanted to give a 3-0 in the first game they needed to do it before the second leg. They've backed themselves into a corner here and any decision will be challenged. But Boro should be going to Wembley

The best solution, in my opinion： 1. The first leg should be declared void and awarded as a 3–0 result, meaning Middlesbrough would progress to the final 4–2 on aggregate. 2. Southampton should start next season with a points deduction and receive a financial penalty. 3. Southampton manager Tonda Eckert and analyst William Salt should receive a one-year ban from football activities.

@Radders69uk @slbsn Last season Sheffield United released their ticket details before Sunderland. So if that's a thing, it's new this season

@slbsn I would community note you but, I can’t be bothered, Southampton have to release the ticket details at the exact time as Hull City, as reported when a reporter asked Southampton Football Club.

🚨Southampton's removal of the ticket sales for Wembley suggests the hearing will be as early as today or tomorrow with a decision perhaps over the weekend or late Friday. The game can't move looking at Wembley's calendar and there needs to be some time for an appeal. Removing ticket sales is a tacit admission that the club themselves know there is a real risk.

@Capt_Fishpaste Probably points deduction if they lose tonight, kicked out of the final if they win

How does this work if they go up, though? The EFL can't deduct Premier League points surely?

@Paulgroberts78 @martynziegler Sounds about the fairest solution.

@martynziegler Points deduction if Boro win tonight. Kicked out of the playoffs if Saints win?

NEW: Southampton likely to face sporting sanction such as being excluded from play-off final or points deduction next season if found guilty of spygate. thetimes.com/sport/football…