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@mrjakehumphrey You could have just put a full stop after the word team.

Delighted for Spain. Argentina are a horrible team to watch and brought nothing to that final.

@GraemeBailey We don’t have a great track record with signing Dieng’s to be fair…

Middlesbrough have been offered Dieng, but are not understood to be pursuing a deal.

@inrictus @SkySportsNews You not even going to negotiate any milestone payments?

@SkySportsNews I, on behalf of Aston Villa say 150m and you have a deal.

Morgan Rogers is believed to be Arsenal’s No.1 forward target after agreeing a £34m deal for Club Brugge winger Christos Tzolis 🚨

@Loulameg Must admit, I assumed Hackney at first but the injury comment had me doubting myself!

Having a guy come over to us poolside after seeing Geoffs towel & saying we’ve just took your captain hurt. 😢 Told him to take good care of him, warned him of his injury record but said he will be very good for you and give his everything.

@JimmyLeeso Also, I fully expect Edmundson and Dieng to move in the next 6 weeks which makes the list longer. If they try & replace with more cheap young ‘projects’ like Munroe/Castledine at Xmas, then the mood amongst fans will be ugly I’m afraid. We need more 25-30 yr old proven lads

@JimmyLeeso Absolute minimum is one left back, one centre back, one centre mid, one winger & one striker. There’s a case that we need two of each though, plus a goalie

Transfer movement in and out for Middlesbrough. Two huge outgoings with Hackney and Fry moving on. What areas need addressing? Who from the links excites you? Who would you like to see linked? It seems people need some window positivity, so let’s try. #UTB

@SamanthaQuek Should have gone with the rhyme instead - Big game Kane 😁

I think this will be a stinker of a game… and another very low block…but I’m backing Big Game Bellingham to put us through to the next round… #ENGDRC #WorldCup

@JimmyLeeso RH side has come from injuries. Unless you mean picking injury prone players was the mistake?

If Gareth Southgate is in charge, there’s an even bigger outrage. This right hand side performance comes from squad selection.

@Scottwilsonecho Absolutely no question that is a foul in the build up. Exactly the type of thing VAR was brought in to intervene in if the ref missed something obvious

🇩🇪🇪🇨 GOAL: Germany lead - and it's a controversial one. Pavolvic clearly catches Vite in the head with his boot as he controls a high ball, but play continues and Sane slots home. Fully expected that to be overturned by VAR - but it wasn't. 1-0

@elsmfc I’m currently watching the highlights of that game and thought exactly the same 😂

does patrick beach fancy coming to teesside?

@JimmyLeeso Couldn’t agree more. About time too

Never has such an award been more deserved in the modern era. What a human.

@DarboEatsParmo Surely, if you have a top goalkeeper, you are judging their season by how many points they gained you with ‘wonder’ stops and not how many they cost you through errors?

If they penny pinch on the goalkeeper position then start planning for 27/28 in the Championship.

@PhilSpenc23 Fully accepting responsibility, without actually accepting any responsibility whatsoever and blaming everyone except themselves

It's like dealing with a child who is saying 'but, but!' when getting told off, except it's a big, supposedly respectable sporting organisation. I'm just embarrassed for them at this point.

@Loulameg @izzyslovenian All northerners you see 😁

Things you love to see ❤️

@Scottwilsonecho I said it first week of Feb. We had the best chance in years at Xmas where we should have strengthened that first XI, but decided to buy some kids to sit on the bench instead. Strategy was crazy and it needs to be questioned

There'll be plenty of wreckage to sift through in next few days, but ultimately #Boro have paid the price for lack of cutting edge that has been biggest weakness for months. Should they have signed a striker in January? It certainly looks that way now... thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26134382…

@secondtierpod @izzyslovenian Well, it took a few days. But we now know the answer

Thinking back to the moment the Southampton press officer told a Boro reporter to "show some respect" after asking Tonda Eckert if he's a cheat. Whoof.

@DomShawEcho @craig_johns A view that has been shared by dozens of thick ex Southampton players over the last 24 hours 🙄

Southampton say they'll respond with humility at the end of statement which includes the following: 'The club has consistently believed the original sporting sanction was disproportionate, a view that has been widely shared by many in football community over the last 24 hours' 🙃

@PhilSpenc23 That final is the jewel in the crown of the EFL. If they had wanted that to happen, they could have asked the commission to award a bye. But never ever going to happen given the finances involved

Ticket bought and then exactly 1 minute later this broke. If this was Football Manager I'd just hit 'Go On Holiday' and come back on July 1st when it's all blown over.

@secondtierpod @izzyslovenian I can summarise. They admitted cheating in the build up to a knockout competition game, then got thrown out of that competition as punishment. The arrogance of stating it has cost you £200m, when you still needed to win the game, is startling.

To summarise, they admit to spying on opponents. But feel the punishment is too severe. They have cited Luton's 30-point deduction, Derby's 21-point deduction and Chelsea's £10.75m fine as examples. They have apologised though 🤷‍♂️

Southampton kicked out of Championship play-off final for spying. Correct decision, especially as it transpires they spied on three clubs in total. This is about more than a bloke standing behind a tree with an iPhone. It’s about how seriously the game should take cheating. EFL independent disciplinary commission have struck a blow for fair play, for integrity, for the need for respect between clubs, for coaches to have an expectation of privacy in training. 25% of goals scored in the Championship this season were from set-pieces. Clubs practised them. Understandably, coaches don’t want their plans revealed. EFL sending a strong message with this punishment.  Spygate 2 different from Spygate 1. Rules tightened and punishments introduced since Leeds United’s offence. Appeals, of course. It’s tough for Southampton fans to be denied the trip to Wembley and the chance of a return to the Premier League. It’s particularly tough that many have forked out for tickets, travel and accommodation. Their frustration and anger should be directed at their club. Southampton should recompense fans. It’s not the fans’ fault.  The stupidity in all this is that Southampton would probably have beaten Boro anyway. Better team, stronger bench. But this is so damning… “Southampton admitted breaches of Regulations requiring Clubs to act with the utmost good faith and prohibiting the observation of another Club’s training session within 72 hours of a scheduled match,” says EFL. “The admitted breaches concern fixtures against Oxford United in December 2025, Ipswich Town in April 2026 and Middlesbrough in May 2026.” So the punishment is proportionate. It should act as a deterrent. Honesty matters.