Verdict to replace Southampton in the final with Middlesbrough FC.

Taking the most extreme cynical view of this dirk - you can't help thinking that Mboro played a blinder from the start (or before the start!?) and we were totally useless. Our whole trial by media was orchestrated by them with no push back from us. They knew we were guilty and worked hard towards expulsion (even though it wasn't their business to do that), but their biggest achievement was planting the Mboro re-instatement idea into the mix.

Just about everyone from the very start, without even thinking about it, accepted that if we were out they were in. Even though, as with all of this, there is nothing in the rules and regs. They manufactured that assumption and it became a 'truth'. It may sound strange to say, given the cheating, but they lost that semi fair and square. They knew that hence the cry-baby manager, threatening statements etc. They knew a Hull bye represented justice so they fought with that in mind from the start. The Saints did NOTHING.

Total victory for them and as they are still totally in charge of the narrative I would say even if the whistleblower and biased panel are true there will be no comeback. As I say, if you forget fair-play and justice (for other sides not just us), a total blinder. I just hope they lose tomorrow - they deserve to.

Interesting that on the 7th may Boro were made aware of Oxford Spying by an intern and rather than report it then they seta trap for Saints. We willingly walked into it