A personal message from Head Coach, Tonda Eckert.

My name is Walter Hartwell White

Bloke spent two years at Barnsley and a year at Southampton and wants people to believe he didn’t know the rules.

What a crock of shyte, fuck off back to Italy or Germany then, no apology to Oxford, Ipswich or boro fucking prick

If you thought it was legitimate then why did you dress someone up in an Eastleigh training kit to go spy? You’ve found something you can use for an excuse! You also tried lying about it at first questioning so clearly your message is absolutely bollocks!

Was only 5 seconds in before I stood up, saluted and then ran through a brick wall. My gaffer 👊🇩🇪

Tonda what you did was wrong but any injustice was swiftly eclipsed by the disgustingly disproportionate punishment received from a biased EFL panel with confirmed links to Middlesbrough and undeclared conflicts of interest. We’ll back you all the way.

A PROVEN CHEAT speaks out to confirm EVERYTHING in the Report is true & when he sat in TWO press conferences during the semi finals, He knew VERY WELL what the answer to the question "are you a cheat?" Was. Step in FA & ban him!

I’m very sorry that i got caught cheating - i now wish to be left in piece to continue being a sneaky little weasel.

You can’t say that you were checking whether a team was going to play with a back four or five, or whether a certain player was going to be available for a team, and then claim none of it had any impact on sporting performance. You were literally fact-finding so to impact your own set up. 🤣

This really sounds heartfelt eh? Not reading from a script given to him at all… 🙄 I mean could he come across anymore awkward if he tried? He knows he’s getting banned.

This is an absolute disgrace

Didnt think you would get caught all the cheating scummer bastard chants next season gonna be priceless

Didn't know the different rules in the EFL but dressed people up in an Eastleigh kit anyway. Stop insulting everyone's intelligence with the "but Europe" stuff. You knew you were cheating. Hence the outfits. Literally can't stop lieing.

@ASaintsOpinion Haven’t even watched it yet but I’m backing him. Tonda straight to the very top again😍🔴⚪️🔴⚪️

Everyone to Southampton right now:

Up the saints 😎

He’s gunna take us up #saintsfc

@EyaWeGew Southampton set to be the most hated club in the EFL.

All the warmth, sincerity and spontaneity of a hostage video. Expected him to hold up a copy of today’s newspaper.

You’ve got my support gaffer❤️❤️ you’re an incredible young coach.

🎶 WEVE GOT ECKERT. TONDA ECKERT 🎶 #saintsfc

So he's not sad for cheating, he's sad for being caught. Ignorance to the rules is no defence. Least he's made the @FA investigation easy, he's just admitted everything he did was to gain a sporting advantage - knowing the lineup in advance and formations. Ban him.

Southampton the club that keeps giving and giving 🙄

Give our man a bumper new contract #tonda in

Didn’t think it was wrong but pressured junior staff to do it, deleted pictures from the internet and deleted the footage. Sure thing, mate…

I love the drama of all this. Something outta Dream Team.

Great from Tonda. Always been fully behind you. Can’t wait to go up next season 💪🏼 let’s just hope the players don’t use this as an “excuse” to leave. 🙏🏻❤️

Right now I'm still not forgiving,I find it difficult to see the players he's let down giving 100% for him. If I were Solak I'd have sacked everyone responsible and reset.

We all forget, he’s only a young man too. Thank you for this Tonda. Up the bloody Saints

In Tonda we trust, onwards and upwards.

This is exactly what was needed. Excellent statement #tondain

My Gaffer.