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@richardajkeys You work or worked in sports so you should realise it is not about the result it is about the action. By trying to cheat it brings the game into disrepute. Any other sport even if no advantage has been gained you are kicked out.

Are we really suggesting Spygate in any way affected the outcome of the s/f? Behave.

@lifelongsaint83 @GBB1128505 I actually think you are the dumb one paul! He makes a valid point, cheating isn’t about what you did or don’t gain. In fact it’s worse if you don’t gain anything because you have even failed at cheating! 🤦🏼‍♂️

@GBB1128505 🤣🤣 oh my god how dumb are you!

Boro do not deserve to be in the final. A guy with a phone did not prevent them from scoring, if they had taken their chances we would have been out, they didn't, not because of the temu spy, but because of their own lack of quality. Blows my mind people think otherwise #saintsfc

@lifelongsaint83 Missing the point, the intention is what is the issue not what you did or didn’t gain. If a burglar gets caught in the act and gains nothing he still goes to jail!

@saintsfcreport I am sure Derby county thought that as well!!

🤣 The #Boro tears when we just a get fine and suspended points deduction. 😘 Enjoy the championship lads! #SaintsFC

@Boro @craig_johns @EFL you are an absolute disgrace. Middlesbrough and potentially other championship clubs have possibly suffered at the hands of Southampton. cheating on whatever level should be punished and the harshest possible sanction applied, this is about the integrity of the game!

A statement from the club.

@ThomasClay3 Wrong claim, it’s owned by the club and the naive kid who done this was either recording what was going on and voicing it to someone or live calling it back to someone! Cheating is cheating in whatever form.

This has become a bit of a grey area now really It’s poor form what Southampton did. But it’s gone from hiding in a bush recording voices To standing on an open road , in an open gap with clear viewing of the training area which anyone could stand and watch from..

@lukephilip94 Seems like Southampton fans are defending every action that most people would deem to be wrong

I’ve never ever seen a club cry so much over everything. Us “southern softies” ey… embarrassing 🙈. #saintsfc

@gregvul @SaintsExtra @LukeEdwardsTele Naive to think it was just the once! Not sure on all of the speculation and I would be happy for Hull to get promoted. In any sport you get caught cheating once and you are gone, football should be no different!

@SaintsExtra @LukeEdwardsTele This is the bit that concerns me. The Middlesbrough incident alone would be severely disproportionate to have us kicked out of the play offs. Other proven cases would be a different matter altogether.

🚨 Middlesbrough are thought to have evidence that suggests last week was not an isolated incident – this includes a statement from a whistleblower at Southampton who has alleged that spying on opposition teams was a regular occurrence this season #saintsfc @LukeEdwardsTele

@andyh769 @JackKnutsen_ If that has happened then surely the @EFL have no option other than to remove. We don’t know but does anyone really think this was the first time this season @SouthamptonFC cheated. Naive to think so!

@JackKnutsen_ If you've been cheating in more games, then you shouldn't have been in the play offs to begin with

Here’s the difference. Leeds get caught spying, £200k fine. Southampton get caught spying, potentially removing us from a £180m football match and further TV and sponsorship money. The punishment difference is so vast, I can’t believe it’s even being considered. #saintsfc

@JackKnutsen_ I can’t believe how so many @SouthamptonFC fans are as thick as 🐷 💩 Leeds never broke a rule, instantly owned up to what they had done and done mid season not to gain an advantage in a 200m game Also rules have now been brought in to stop the practice 🤦🏼‍♂️

Boxing cheats - disqualified Olympic cheats - disqualified Cycling cheats - disqualified F1 cheats - disqualified English football cheats - allowed to play for a potential £200m prize…? @EFL sort this out, allowing our game to become a laughing stock!

@RhysTheSaint That is the look they were going for a kid videoing his hero’s goid try.

It is literally a kid with a IPhone... Where is the 'expensive professional equipment' thats been spoken so much about? Talk about clutching at straws! 🤣🤣🤣😭😭 #SaintsFC

@ChrisBennett84 @EFL in any other sport @SouthamptonFC would have been kicked out the very next day!

The EFL Hearing is on Thursday I’ve been told this evening. The decision/sanction will also be delivered on Thursday too. #UTB

@british06127644 @ChrisBennett84 Outplayed…I think you should re watch the games pal!

@ChrisBennett84 You’d actually be happy going to Wembley that way? After being outplayed over 4 hours of football? Goodness me

@SouthamptonFC @SouthamptonFC @EFL the rest of football is united in the fact that they should be kicked out. They deserve nothing and should be expelled fingers crossed the EFL have some balls because if not lawsuits incoming!!

YOU deserve this, Saints ❤️

@weare72cast @EFL need to read the room players and fans telling them @SouthamptonFC need to be expelled from this seasons competition

“Show some respect…” 👀 Be it last Thursday at Rockliffe or last night at St Mary’s, I haven’t seen a great deal of respect shown towards Middlesbrough Football Club. 🤷‍♂️ #UTB #Boro #EFLPlayOffs #EFL

@Loulameg @SouthamptonFC @EFL nobody asking this guy if he is a cheat! You can not allow Southampton to play in the final even if they give Hull the promotion! Cheats must not prosper or what is the point in having rules that teams just break when they want!

A manager that oozes class and deserves respect. I’d take having him as ours over a place in the final every day of the week. ❤️

@EFL you will clearly have been given the evidence what are you waiting for. This needs acting on now! No way should a team be allowed to play for a place in the premiership if caught cheating @SouthamptonFC

@EwanRCD @DaleJohnsonBBC How is it ridiculous cheating to gain a sporting advantage deserves a sporting sanction meaning the clubs will hold their managers and even analysts to accountability. Ridiculous reply!

@chrisatk1978 @DaleJohnsonBBC Just think a sporting sanction is ridiculously over the top for one analyst watching a training session. You are punishing the fans by doing it which is completely unfair.

Southampton reaching the play-off final is a new twist to Spygate. The independent disciplinary commission has all powers open to it - from issuing a fine, to a points deduction to ... removing Southampton from the play-offs. Boro best keep training. 👇 bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

@LondonSaint @DomShawEcho He was asked if he was a cheat, if he wasn’t or isn’t he should be defending himself considering what has happened this week! He is the leader of the team and he should shoulder responsibility

@DomShawEcho I can't imagine why he walked out after being called a cheat!

Tonda Eckert walked out of another Southampton press conference last night. After Eckert was asked whether he's a cheat, Southampton press officer stepped in and said: 'Show some respect, that's all we ask'. Full story 👇 | #Boro thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26101454…