Max Lonsdale

Southampton's Tonda Eckert walked away from his press conference early after being asked if he is a 'cheat' following the Saints' 'spygate' saga that surrounds their play-off clash with Middlesbrough.

Dael Fry being grappled for the Southampton equaliser.. Sure VAR would have been interested in that 👀

@bfgfox Sorry ? 😭

Refs been Middlesbrough’s 12th man. Would the ref had been biased without spygate? Who knows? #saintsfc

I wonder what was said here between Southampton manager Tonda Eckert and Middlesbrough manager Kim Hellberg on the touchline…🫣

@aleceye11 Soft southern bastard 🎶

Into ‘em #SaintsFC 🕵🏼‍♂️ 🔴⚪️

@Rrorev1265671 @Cabbage_Face Could go either way at Wembley

@Cabbage_Face Or we could win 1,0. Beauty of it really.

Really hope Boro do the job. Southampton spy gate is just pure tinpot behavior. Not forgetting the fact, they already had the parachute payment advantages. Hull vs Boro is the peoples final. #Hcafc #Saintsfc #boro

@EthanOsafc You’ve gotta fly from Newcastle to get to Spain

fucking hell 😂😂😂

@NoContextSoton Ooo sorry

Whenever they have the ball tomorrow night 👇

@RhysTheSaint Would u not do the same ?

The Middlesborough manager reminds me of that snakey little fucker at school who use to run to the teachers crying about everything #SaintsFC

My record in attending playoff games since the demolition of Brentford... BORO 0 - 2 Norwich BORO 0 - 1 Villa Villa 0 - 0 BORO Coventry 0 - 0 BORO BORO 0 - 1 Coventry BORO 0 - 0 S'Hampton ...I can happily and thankfully tell you all I'll not be in Southampton on Tuesday!

@saints_fan29 @_jonnyb1 With the squad we gave should be finishing 7th

@_jonnyb1 What? He’s taken you from 3rd to 5th.

Kim Hellberg is one of the best things to happen to Boro in a long time

Aidan Morris LEADER

“We saw you wank*ng in the bushes…” 😆🫣 Middlesbrough fans to Southampton at the game today… 😆

Wow. All I’ll say is imagine the bus parade if we actually go up 😂🤯 #Boro #UTB ❤️

Welcome to Middlesbrough… #UTB 🔴 ⚪️

@ThatTigerFan1 @jasperiscool4 @JOGOBONlTO No one said we were lol, in fact we were expecting this at Xmas, especially with the shit 4 games during it

@MaxLonsdal14885 @jasperiscool4 @JOGOBONlTO Coming from a boro fan wasn’t you promoted at Christmas according to your fans

@MartinAynusss @Boro So that’s why ur complaining abt not getting away tickets

@MaxLonsdal14885 @Boro Why would I when I can watch them?

Tickets for the away leg in Southampton have now sold out. Thank you for your incredible support 🙌

Tomorra.

🚨💣🧵 Some staggering details taken from @TeleFootball’s piece on Southampton’s alleged Middlesbrough spying mission… • The ‘spy’ had professional surveillance equipment, complete with a microphone to record voices and technology to livestream the footage back to someone watching remotely. It is claimed the man filming the session had professional filming equipment, complete with a microphone powerful enough to pick up the voice of manager Kim Hellberg and his coaching staff as they issued training instructions. • Middlesbrough have since been told by whistleblowers that this is not the first time a member of Southampton’s analyst team has been sent to record opposition training sessions this season. • Middlesbrough have informed the English Football League that they view this as a clear and obvious case of cheating and are seeking the *harshest possible punishment*. A wide range of action is possible when dealing with cases such as these, including points deductions, fines and *potential expulsion from the play-offs*. • With that in mind, the club feel they are already at a big disadvantage heading into the two-legged tie and *they believe their opponents are already aware of their starting XI for the first leg*. If they change it, they would not be picking the manager’s first-choice side. • The deadline for those observations to be returned to the EFL was set at 1pm on Friday but *Southampton are accused of missing it.* Middlesbrough suspect their Championship rivals are playing for time and hope to avoid admitting any wrongdoing until after the game on Saturday. • Middlesbrough privately believe a fine would not be much of a deterrent in this case given the benefits of gaining an unfair advantage ahead of a game of this magnitude. • They will push for the harshest possible sanction with owner *Steve Gibson probably set to raise the matter directly with his Southampton counterparts in the Riverside boardroom on Saturday*. #Boro | #UTB | #SaintsFC