Matty Shaun

@LukeEdwardsTele They really dont, absolute shambles of a club !

They still don’t get it do they?

@CraigHope_DM They have cheated in a knockout competition and have also done it multiple times previously! Kick em out 👍

🚨 BREAKING: “We cannot accept a sanction which bears no proportion to the offence” 🗣️ Spygate statement from Phil Parsons, Southampton chief executive “We have appealed yesterday's decision by the Independent Disciplinary Commission to expel Southampton Football Club from the Sky Bet Championship Play-Offs, and to impose a four-point deduction for the 2026/27 season. Before turning to that appeal, I want to address our supporters, our players, and the wider football community directly and without equivocation. What happened was wrong. The club has admitted breaches of EFL Regulations 3.4 and 127. We are sorry to the other clubs involved, and most of all to the Southampton supporters whose extraordinary loyalty and support this season deserved better from the club. We have provided our full co-operation to the EFL's investigation and disciplinary process. Following the appeal, we will also be writing to the EFL to volunteer our participation in a working group on the practical application and enforcement of Regulation 127 across the Championship. Contrition without change is hollow, and we intend to demonstrate change. On the appeal itself: we accept that there should be a sanction. What we cannot accept is a sanction which bears no proportion to the offence. Whereas Leeds United was fined £200,000 for a similar offence, Southampton has been denied the opportunity to compete in a game worth more than £200 million and one which means so much to our staff, players and supporters. We believe the financial consequence of yesterday's ruling makes it, by a very considerable distance, the largest penalty ever imposed on an English football club. Luton Town's 30-point deduction in 2008/09 — to date the most severe sporting sanction in the English game — was levied against a club already in League Two, with no comparable revenue at stake. Derby County's 21-point deduction in 2021 cost them their Championship status. Everton's eventual six-point deduction in 2023/24 followed losses of £124.5 million, a figure dwarfed by what has been taken from Southampton in a single afternoon. The largest financial penalty ever levied by the Premier League, against Chelsea in March of this year, was £10.75 million, and was accompanied by no sporting sanction whatsoever despite involving £47.5 million in undisclosed payments over seven years. We say this not to minimise what occurred at this club, which we have accepted was wrong. We say it because proportionality is itself a principle of natural justice. The Commission was entitled to impose a sanction. It was not, we will argue, entitled to impose one that is manifestly disproportionate to every previous sanction in the history of the English game. Our appeal will be heard today, and we will provide a further update in due course.

@SkyNews They have cheated in a knockout competition and have also done it multiple times previously! Kick em out 👍

BREAKING: Southampton FC release statement after decision to expel them from Championship play-offs Phil Parsons, the club's chief executive, said: "What happened was wrong. "What we cannot accept is a sanction which bears no proportion to the offence" #liveblog-body" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">news.sky.com/story/spygate-…

@SouthamptonFC You have cheated in a knockout competition and have also done it multiple times previously! Kick em out 👍

A statement from Phil Parsons, Chief Executive, Southampton Football Club.

@SkySports_Keith They have cheated in a knockout competition and have also done it multiple times previously! Kick em out 👍

🚨 Southampton CEO, Phil Parsons on being kicked out of the play-off final: 🗣️ “What happened was wrong. We are sorry to the other clubs involved, and most of all to the Southampton supporters whose extraordinary loyalty and support this season deserved better from the club. 🗣️ “We have provided our full co-operation to the EFL's investigation and disciplinary process. Following the appeal, we will also be writing to the EFL to volunteer our participation in a working group on the practical application and enforcement of Regulation 127 across the Championship. Contrition without change is hollow, and we intend to demonstrate change. 🗣️ “On the appeal itself: we accept that there should be a sanction. What we cannot accept is a sanction which bears no proportion to the offence. Whereas Leeds United was fined £200,000 for a similar offence, Southampton has been denied the opportunity to compete in a game worth more than £200 million and one which means so much to our staff, players and supporters. 🗣️ “The financial consequence of yesterday's ruling makes it, by a very considerable distance, the largest penalty ever imposed on an English football club. We say this not to minimise what occurred at this club, which we have accepted was wrong. We say it because proportionality is itself a principle of natural justice. 🗣️ “The Commission was entitled to impose a sanction. It was not, we will argue, entitled to impose one that is manifestly disproportionate to every previous sanction in the history of the English game.”

@mattletiss7 How about this, Saints cheated in a knockout competition so should be thrown out. Boro didn't deserve to get to the play off final so just promote @HullCity Its the only sensible outcome 👍

When the efl made the rule change after bielsa was caught spying, wouldnt it have been sensible to put alongside that what the punishment would be if the crime was committed. That would’ve saved them a lot of trouble. I think it’s important that the punishment fits the crime btw

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@SaintsExtra 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

🎟️ Southampton’s play-off final allocation has been increased by 1,620 tickets to 37,604 #saintsfc

Absolute masterpiece 👌💙🙏 #MissyouGeorge

@nocontextfm1 Luke Ayyylinnnng 💙 @lukeayling_8 Love ya Lukey boy, stay strong bro 💪 #ALAW #MOT 🤍💛💙

Yesterday, Taylor Harwood-Bellis mocked Luke Ayling for his stammer. Here’s a video of Ayling discussing what it’s like to live with a stammer and his journey. Anyone who mocks him after watching a video like this should hang their head in shame.

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@BrynLaw @LUFC Love ya big boy ! 🤍💛💙⚽️🍾🥂🍺🎉

Well done @LUFC - fabulous job. Daniel Farke 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Now to enjoy 3 stress free games for the first tine in about 6 seasons!

Absolute banger of a song that still sounds so slick today 🔥👍🙏

@apopey Stach ?

@Michael_TSB @DanMoylan When's the next episode of @TheSquareBall ? Dog walks are so fuckin boring right now without you guys 😞🤍💛💙 #MOT #ALAW

He knew 🇦🇷

@GraemeBailey @TEAMtalk @ErlingHaaland Leeds next 🙏👍💪⚽️🤍💛💙

Erling Haaland remains firmly on the radar of both Barcelona and Real Madrid, but @TEAMtalk sources have explained why any move for the prolific striker is not expected this summer, with the striker’s focus entirely on Man City and the World Cup finals. teamtalk.com/news/blockbust…

@CalvertLewin14 You gonna be ok for Sunday Dom ? 🙏

MOT.

@BerenCross Are they appealing the red card then?

@GrahamSmyth can you ask if they are appealing Farkes red card please?