Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSouthampton have been expelled from the Championship play-offs after admitting to spying on three opposing teams, including semi-finalists Middlesbrough. As a result, Middlesbrough are now set to compete in the play-off final against Hull City, pending an appeal from Southampton against the severity of the sanction following the “Spygate” scandal. Southampton also face a four-point deduction for next season, and manager Tonda Eckert could face further disciplinary action. Former Southampton manager Harry Redknapp described the expulsion as “very harsh” while speaking on BBC Radio Solent, but conceded that the spying incident was a “ridiculous thing to do”. Southampton breached EFL regulations requiring clubs to act in good faith and forbidding observation of opponents' training within 72 hours of a match. In fullHarry Redknapp describes Southampton play-off expulsion as ‘very harsh’ after ‘stupid’ mistakeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Harry Redknapp drops verdict on Southampton being thrown out of play-offs
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSouthampton have been expelled from the Championship play-offs after admitting to spying on three opposing teams, including semi-finalists Middlesbrough. As a result, Middlesbrough are now set to compete in the play-off final against Hull City, pending an appeal from Southampton against the severity of the sanction following the “Spygate” scandal. Southampton also face a four-point deduction for next season, and manager Tonda Eckert could face further disciplinary action. Former Southampton manager Harry Redknapp described the expulsion as “very harsh” while speaking on BBC Radio Solent, but conceded that the spying incident was a “ridiculous thing to do”. Southampton breached EFL regulations requiring clubs to act in good faith and forbidding observation of opponents' training within 72 hours of a match. In fullHarry Redknapp describes Southampton play-off expulsion as ‘very harsh’ after ‘stupid’ mistakeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
