A great outburst of moral indignation directed at Southampton this morning, admittedly some of it from Saints supporters. I am yet to talk to a son-in-law who is a season ticket holder.
I do wonder what useful information one could get from watching Oxford United train, but at least they didn't bother with us. Actually, Sparrows Lane is pretty secure unlike Boro's traing ground which seemed to be wide open. (Coventry City placed big screens around their training ground some time ago.) In days gone by one could walk into Sparrows Lane to watch a reserve match.
I don''t think Southampton will succeed in their appeal, but they might well feel inclined to challenge the authority and decision-making of the EFL in the public courts. One thing is certain is that the lawyers will benefit.
In some ways the real losers are Hull who were preparing to face another club and are now uncertain whether the match will go ahead at all, disrupting the hotel and travel bookings made by their fans.
The fact of the matter is that football is now big business with large sums of money at stake for big financial players and various forms of cheating are inevitable. They should be punished, but it is usually a club's fans that suffer most.
Richard Cawley has wryly observed that Nathan Jones will be pleased to face Southampton twice next season.
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