The EFL has opened an investigation into an allegation of spying before the Championship play-off semi-finals
Whenever we hear that one football club has been spying on another, it conjures images of classic, covert espionage.
Shadowy figures creeping through bushes, climbing trees and taking photographs with a telephoto lens.
But, as Middlesbrough have found out, sometimes it is not that difficult.
Southampton stand accused of allegedly spying on their Championship play-off opponents 48 hours before their semi-final first-leg match at Riverside Stadium on Saturday (12:30 BST).
