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12 Jun 2026 21:40:58
What a goal from Larin for Canada.

11 Jun 2026 19:35:19
Southampton keepers next season:
* Peretz
* Long
* Ollie Wright? He had a blinder of a season out on loan in 2025-26.

08 Jun 2026 09:22:07
Just read that Sugawara can play DM and RB. If Jander and/or Shea go, reckon it would be worth keeping him Yuki if he is open to it?

06 Jun 2026 07:39:04
{Ed's Note - Seano_ has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool Squad Assessment and Summer Priorities

04 Jun 2026 21:10:04
I mentioned that all the players would rally round and that I thought the goalkeeper would sign

Thank god he doesn't read the negative clap trap on here. bar a few sensible posters.

05 Jun 2026 06:38:03
Yep, not convinced everyone here are Saints supporters.
There's definitely one determined to see Eckert gone, which weakens us and more than likely puts us out of the promotion challenge. The rest of the league are terrified of the 21game run and I wouldn't be surprised if they are spying on social media and attempting to stir up rubbish.

Hopefully we get Peretz deal done soon, will be a major step forward and a huge statement of intent.

05 Jun 2026 12:10:12
Absolutely spot on
And the goalkeeper deal has been done!!
Saints are coming to get you!

05 Jun 2026 12:45:59
Southhants/Hugh,

You boys are digging yourselves a hole.

You're naively presuming performances are going to just carry on when we left off.

Before the whole spying thing I mentioned the team needs to remain/rebuild/get better going into the new season.

Pererts has just signed so that's a massive step in the right direction, granted, I'll give you that.

But Ross Stewart is out of contract, no news on Larin yet (though I think he will sign) but the the other key signings are Scienza and Jander.

I think Jander will go and Scienza 100%. We failed to put on any display under Tonda when Scienza wasn't playing. So unless he can replace like for like, immediately there's you're change to performances next season already.

Secondly only Tonda and his team truly no/will let on how much he needed the spying. So now the proofs in the pudding, we will get to see and judge him on his results THIS season.

Which is what I have been saying all along.

05 Jun 2026 14:48:04
Long time reader, first time poster.

@SouthHantsRich2 You're not wrong about negative claptrap on here! Certain individuals whinging and moaning left and right you'd think we had been inundated with Portsmouth fans!

Don't really want to delve into spygate as I think most salient points have been raised somewhere or other, however it is very clear that observing training sessions is not the primary reason for a 21 game unbeaten run - as I think any half intelligent football follower could agree.

Eckert is obviously an extremely talented manager as evidenced by the fact our billionaire businessman owner did not immediately sack him, as would very likely, and very understandably be his inclination.

No-one is stating we will walk the league with 100 points but there ARE reasons to be positive as opposed to perpetually moaning. It helps to carry a small sense of hope and optimism supporting SFC else it's probably better to go and support Manchester City.

05 Jun 2026 14:57:48
I am shocked Peretz has signed, a lot of noise from Spain that Larin will also sign. The very fact that Peretz has signed would suggest there is no discord within the squad, only a fool would freely enter that type of environment.

05 Jun 2026 15:40:53
Peretz signing is huge.

I believe Ross has an optional 1 year contract extension we can activate

Some big names will go to balance the books but if we can keep 4 of THB, Jander, Charles, Aza, Leo and Larin I will be a happy man.

Tonda had us top since he took over. That will be hard to do with stronger teams around us, a weaker squad, no spying, points deduction but playoffs at least is possible.

Also the sides that stayed two+ seasons in the champ e.g. Sunderland and Leeds were the ones that stayed up in the prem.

05 Jun 2026 16:55:43
Well at least you aren't hooked on Still anymore, after breaking up with Martin.
Now you're obsessed that Tonda did good
because of spying, known everywhere else in the world as 'scouting' or rather every league in the world.

How on earth his scouting helped his formation changes at half time, the players passion, defending for their lives, scoring amazing goals.
Rumour has it that Charles watched videos of beckham and Ronaldo to learn how to score wonder goals.
Aziz. watched 2 years of Man City videos to work out how to score that wonder goal.

And the team read Beano books and copies of Shoot magazine to learn to attack in numbers, cross and head the ball.

As an aside, I was in Shoot once.

So lesleeeeeee give it a rest, it's boring.
watching the opponents train all over the world. is acceptable. and not cheating.
But the EFL made up some random rule, fined a guy 200, 000 who admitted to watching every opponent train is!

Time to support the Saints

Clarin now signed.

05 Jun 2026 17:30:18
The thing we have on our side with Scienza is his age. Are clubs going to gamble on paying the money we will want for a 29yo with no sell on. Maybe a promoted team. He has had one great season in the Championship surely he would have been scouted previously by others by this stage of his career and no one else took the chance.

05 Jun 2026 22:57:29
Looks like the club has missed the timescale to automatically initiate a one year extension for Ross Stewart.
It appears he is now free to leave.

06 Jun 2026 07:09:35
Yes I read that too. That oversight could cost us a few mil to replace Stewart, which is an own goal. Hearing Manning wants a new contract and hope can secure Bree. Solak says he wants a 10 to compete with Azaz.

Be good to bring in 30-40m through selling most of Ramsdale, Diaz, Sugawara, Downs, Larios and Baz, so do not have to sell as much.

If we only sell 1 or 2 key players, my gut says we will be in a 3 horse race for autos with West Ham and Wolves. Millwall and Boro will be weaker without Azeez and Hackney. Norwich, Sheff Utd, Wrexham, Burnley and Birmingham will be up there but think we can beat them.

06 Jun 2026 13:49:34
Finally positive words on here. Leslee let's try the old fashioned if you have nothing nice to say, keep it to yourself. Larin and Peretz is a huge sign that the team don't have an issue. Manager isn't just about the spying, clearly has some tactical knowledge.

Centre mid is my concern, I think jander and Charles might go, leaving us a little light. Scienzer has been good, but not the reason we did well, would be missed but not terminal, if we get the right money, let him go.

08 Jun 2026 16:57:02
I have smelt fish for a while

02 Jun 2026 12:57:02
Looks like the radio silence is being lifted.

Dragan and Tonda interviews available on Saints website.

Looks like club is doubling down and going with Tonda, providing the FA doesn't ban.

I'm more intrigued than ever to see how next season pans out now.

Talk is one thing,

Let's not forget the board who want Tonda to remain are the same board who hired Nathan Jones, Russell Martin, Ivan Juric ect

03 Jun 2026 02:09:27
Is this nonsense going to make it difficult to sign quality players, not to mention retaining the players we want to keep?

01 Jun 2026 19:01:37
Really not sure how people can justify Tonda staying. The latest info to come out today is damning, the club's response is pathetic, and it all goes totally against the culture of this club.

I'm convinced this isn't just a three time thing. Why would we pick such seemingly random matches, also conveniently ones we can point to saying 'we didn't even win' in such a long unbeaten run.

The coaching staff have knowingly cheated, bullied staff, and then lied about it. Regardless of what issues people may have with the decision making process, we deserve what we got. If it was so ineffective, why bother breaking the rules at all?

Think things are going to get a lot worse yet.

01 Jun 2026 20:08:44
With respect, scouting such as what Saints did is common place in football all over the world. The implication that bullying took place suggests a systemic mindset from all staff members. Do you honestly think that the club employs bully's and cheats from the top down? This really has been blown totally out of proportion and the clubs staff and supporters are being turned into sacrificial lambs.


Their crime was one of incompetence bordering on farcical which they lied about to try and cover up their stupidity. Where else in any profession would such a severe punishment be dealt out.

01 Jun 2026 21:51:26
Yes it is commonplace, but no-one else has been caught doing it except us in the last seven years. We blatantly broke the rules, for which there is no excuse.

I think a bullying mindset may have grown from such a terrible 2024/25 season, people's jobs being on the line, and wanting to do whatever they can to start winning games. From that comes desperation, aggression, cheating to try and gain an advantage.

I really don't see any justification. We've knowingly broken the rules, expecting the sanctions to be minimal, totally underestimated the reaction - as have many fans it seems - and the club themselves are coming out saying 'it's not us, it's the people who caught us that are the bad guys'. Which is nonsense.

When the reward of promotion is so high, we can't expect a small penalty. Swindon were promoted then that was nullified and they were relegated a few years back. Juve were relegated for breaking rules. It's simple. Don't want to face any punishment, don't break any rules, no matter how minor the infringement may seem.

The league have to protect the integrity of competition. We snuck around spying on clubs even on the day of matches. It's not on. And the club and fans still don't seem to see the problem.

We've been rotten for years. I could take being bad at football, but I can't stand us trying to cheat. I'd appreciate if we at least admitted we'd done wrong which we still haven't, nearly a month on.

01 Jun 2026 23:18:50
Here, here SaintGGsy - it's shameful and the club response has been pitiful.

We've even got Tonda loyalists backing his corner.

Please trust me on this, what we've been convicted on and the offences which have been proven are poles apart.

Let's stop trying to defend the indefensible.

Sometimes, you have to make a stand for what is right and what is wrong. No one likes a cheat and no one likes a bully and for that reason, I'm out.

02 Jun 2026 01:48:12
This is what I have been saying.

Some people in here have blinders on and only see the performances we had.

Heads in the sand. Like there's no elephant in the room as to why those performances occured.

Sure I can accept that what Tonda was doing happens on some level more readily in his home country and sure maybe he was naive about it, however the second there is pushback against and Tonda starts forcing/bullying the people into doing it, is the second it becomes cheating.

Why? Because if you don't know something you don't know, but if people are rejecting it, then you go and find out from the people i.e. the board/the EFL ect, but Tonda DIDN'T do that.

There's zero naivety behind what he did and for me 100% was happening more than the few games highlighted.

His insistence on the spying be carried out shows his need for it. It's like being dealt am extra card or stacking the deal in your favour. It doesn't win you the game but you know more about the opposition than the opposition knows about you.

I've said all season about judging him next season anyway, so for that reason if he stays he stays. I'm intrigued to see wether he can have the team playing the same again, however I was already doubtful before the spying, based on it not being his team.

We're see.

02 Jun 2026 07:54:07
SaintGGSy/Miller/Lesleee, 2408, s response is spot on. We crossed a line, we got caught, we got severely punished. Draw a line under it. Everyone does it in football. Stick with the manager Leeds did and where are they now? In the Premier League trying to buy our best players!

02 Jun 2026 10:04:57
Solak interview leaves no question unanswered and I commend him for his frankness.
There is always going to be a division of thought between fans as to whether Tonda should stay or leave. The clubs owner has now made his stance clear on who will manage the team next season. Saints players/staff will receive unmerciful abuse from opposition supporters for many seasons to come irrespective of who is managing the team. For me the only question is does Tonda have the strength of character to block the noise out?
I can honestly say there are far more heinous acts such as Bribery, Blackmail, Money laundering, Tapping of players, Deliberate noise in teams hotels, Interference of motor vehicles, deliberate causing of injury, feigning/ diving every day in English football that go unpunished by the FA and EFL.

Some of those are criminal acts, is seeing if an opposition player is fit a criminal or civil offence?

02 Jun 2026 10:54:11
No doubting there are worse acts but we've still committed an offence and correctly been punished for it. The punishment was the harshest option, but it was an option which was on the table and we have to accept that.

Even after the latest round of releases we still aren't admitting fault and are trying to lay the blame with others. We cheated, own it, make the necessary changes and let's go again. It seems the club's stance is an us against the world siege mentality. Fine. But if no changes are made, that's how a club starts to rot.

02 Jun 2026 12:40:19
We will always have divided opinions over what should happen
But the club have spoken and given full support to Tonda
He clearly has the full support of the players or the owner would not consider keeping him

This has been blown all out of proportion

Let's all be excited about next season

I know we have a manager capable getting us off our seats and enjoying football

02 Jun 2026 21:57:05
This has driven a stake through the heart of the club and divided the whole Saints community.

There is a case to be made either way in terms of where you stand but ultimately it is right versus wrong. Sure, the penalty was brutal but football has a wider responsibility. It is a universal language which unites people from different cultures and for many people, it's all that keeps them going - looking forward to Saturday afternoon.

So the highly insincere and scripted messages released today are too little and too late to make a bean of difference to where I sit.
Blaming the intern is as low and as cowardly as it gets.
Shame on them

03 Jun 2026 10:33:52
There appears to be a lot of virtue signalling going on here!
Let's get on and look forward to next season!
I have no doubt all teams watch the opponents, they just don't and won't admit.

The punishment was disgusting and I have no doubt at all a certain Middleborough person was behind it.

As another has said, there are way worse things going on in football and the punishment is way less.
Surely 'cooking the books' to keep you within financial regulations is way more severe??
Especially as it enabled that team to have players they would otherwise not have.

So let's stop all this virtue signalling nonsense and be excited about the season ahead!

03 Jun 2026 11:40:48
Well said!

03 Jun 2026 23:56:30
Personally Rich, I don't see bullying a kid to do your dirty work is virtue signalling.

It is very err Saintly of you to be so forgiving but I can't do that. The men in suits win at the expense of the little people (in their eyes).

Yes of course there are worse things that go on in the game but the way our lot have responded is reprehensible.

Excited for the new season - really? Before the autumn is out you may well be less charitable.

Cynical, let down, angry yes - but this ain't virtue signalling my friend.

31 May 2026 21:03:03
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