Tim Woodrow

@Vfynn_ The issue is that they did not win “fair and square” on the pitch. They had an unfair illegal advantage and that’s not allowed. Without harsh penalties people will continue to push the boundaries. Expulsion is the only fair deterrent.

🚨🎙️Thierry Henry on Southampton expelled for spying drama against Middlesbrough: “I have to be honest, this is a difficult one. Spying on another team’s training is wrong. Full stop. It crosses a line, it undermines the trust that should exist between clubs, and I understand why Middlesbrough are furious and why the EFL felt they had to act strongly. Integrity matters in this game. At the same time, I find myself questioning whether expulsion from the play-offs is the right punishment. It feels… heavy. Almost like using a sledgehammer when a precise scalpel was needed. Let’s be clear: this wasn’t match-fixing or doping. It was analysts pushing boundaries for tactical information, something that, sadly, has happened in different forms across the game for years. Marcelo Bielsa did it openly at Derby and Leeds, admitted it, and people called him a genius, not a criminal. Drones, analysts in trees, whatever, in the modern game with data and marginal gains everywhere, clubs push boundaries. Southampton admitted it, yes, and they deserve punishment. A heavy fine, points deduction, maybe even a ban for the staff involved. But kicking the entire club out after they earned their place on the pitch? That punishes players, coaches, and fans who had nothing to do with one or two analysts doing something stupid. What troubles me most is the collateral damage. The players who battled through a tough Championship season after relegation, who went to extra time and scored that late goal to beat Middlesbrough on the pitch, they earned their place in the final through merit. Now that achievement is being erased because of actions taken by a small number of staff members. That feels disproportionate to me. A significant fine, a points deduction for next season, and sanctions against the individuals responsible, those would be strong, meaningful punishments that address the breach without nullifying an entire season’s competitive work. Sport has to balance two things: protecting fairness and recognising that human error and ambition sometimes lead people astray. If every rules breach in high-stakes moments leads to rewriting results, we risk turning the disciplinary process into something more powerful than the football itself. I’ve sat in dressing rooms where we prepared meticulously for opponents. Everyone does. The difference is getting caught. I hope Southampton appeal and that the final decision finds a better equilibrium. Middlesbrough deserve respect, they were wronged but the players of Southampton also deserve not to have their legitimate efforts wiped away. Football is emotional, passionate, and imperfect. The response to this should reflect wisdom as much as outrage. We need clearer rules going forward so incidents like this become rare, but we must be careful not to let one mistake destroy what was built legitimately on the grass.

@StokeyyG2 Whoever wins on the day. I’m a Boro fan, but this is what sport is about. Playing the game, not cheating and to the victor go the spoils! UTB!

THE PLAY OFF FINAL IS SET. HULL VS MIDDLESBROUGH. Who do you want in the Premier League…?

@BenKirkSFC The club did this to itself. Being tried by the court of public opinion or by commercial decisions in a free market is not punishment.

The EFL haven’t just punished us; they’ve ruined us. In addition to losing half our team, we’ll be sued for many, many millions by players, sponsors & rival teams. We’re essentially facing years of decline and pain on and off the pitch. Thats why this is disproportionate.

@SouthamptonFC Don’t count your chickens you cheating fools. Apparently you have admitted to the EFL that you cheated! It doesn’t look good for you at all.

Wembley awaits ⏳

@SkyBetChamp @SkyBet 0-1 to the mighty Boro. UTB!

A place in the @skybet Championship Play-Off Final on the line 🍿 Drop your predictions below 🗣️ #EFLPlayOffs | #EveryMinuteMatters

@HackneySzn19479 @BBCTeesSport People like you ruin the internet. UTB!

@BBCTeesSport Hackney isn’t really injured it’s all fake. he is sold to Man U or something and they said don’t play him incase he gets injured. I can see past your bullshit boro

BORO INJURY UPDATES 🩹 Hayden Hackney won't play at Wrexham ❌ Kim Hellberg says he's improving, but Middlesbrough are assessing him "day to day" 🤞 Riley McGree has trained and could feature on the final day ✅ #Boro | #UTB | #BBCFootball

Thank you #united for giving me the VIP chauffeur service at IAH today. As a lowly Platinum member this was a nice surprise and Jennifer and Shawn did a great job.

@BBCTeesSport So many head shakers on here. I genuinely think we’ll get 25 with just a draw against Wrexham in the last game. We are playing free flowing football under Hellberg which many (nearly all teams) have failed to cope with. “In ‘86 we nearly died….” UTFB!

30 points are up for grabs, how many do you think Middlesbrough will get between now and the end of the season? 🤔💭 #Boro | #UTB | #BBCFootball

@Boro_Breakdown 3-1 to the mighty Boro. Watching from New Orleans. UTB!!

A (hopefully) Super Sunday awaits… 🤞 Let us know what your score predictions are for #Boro’s game against QPR 🔮⬇️ #UTB

@cfcleah_ Adams Traore

Guess the player? Level; Very Hard.

@ofcrdeonjoseph @ofcrdeonjoseph who are you praying to? And do you think it’ll work?

There are now hundreds of thousands of people like this woman. People who have been overly captured by the marxist propaganda. I want them to know something. There are billionaires out there laughing at their ability to indoctrinate you to do their bidding. I guarantee you, somewhere in this nation and around this world, there are people who hate our nation, fueling this and laughing at the their ability to control you and cause you to throw away your life. They indoctrinate you with the media outlets they control. They brainwash you at Universities across this country, robbing students of balance in thought and ideas. Even paying you. I pray you all will one day wake up from this. I am seriously praying for you.

@RealGunLobbyist Please explain to me where God decreed that right to own a gun?

WRONG. You shouldn’t have to beg the government’s permission to exercise a God-given right.

@femalebodybuil6 6 weeks ago. What point are you “trying” to prove with this ground breaking research poll?

I’m trying to prove a point

@mattDCLXVI Don’t let one idiot cloud your opinion.

this may be the greatest takedown of americans ever filmed

@DecodingFoxNews Republicans are always projecting.

Greg Gutfeld "joked" that soccer was homosexuality and that it was a sin against God. Later in the same program Jesse Watters said that he keeps the secret that Gutfeld is gay. They should both read the comments on videos I post about either one of them.

@allgodschillens @CasualKitt58931 @Rainmaker1973 Of all the problems on Earth or even in Mexico you chose this…?

@CasualKitt58931 @Rainmaker1973 We don’t like the LGTBQ AGENDA in Mexico. not sorry.

What are you deleting?

@Rainmaker1973 Religion

@elonmusknews30 Yes

@timony001 A

🚨New CNN Poll says Trump is the worst President in history. Do you believe that? A. Yes B. No

@DonaldTrumpnq A