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'You legend. Manager loved it' - Southampton's Spygate WhatsApps revealed
Key takeaways
- Southampton were expelled from the Championship play-offs and deducted four points for the 2026-27 season
- New Whats App messages have revealed how Southampton orchestrated a spying campaign against their Championship rivals.
- The exchanges are detailed in the written reasons of the League Arbitration Panel, appointed to hear Southampton's appeal against being expelled from the Championship play-offs and deducted four points from next season.
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Southampton were expelled from the Championship play-offs and deducted four points for the 2026-27 season
New Whats App messages have revealed how Southampton orchestrated a spying campaign against their Championship rivals.
Junior members of staff told the independent disciplinary commission how head coach Tonda Eckert had placed them "under extreme pressure" to carry out a task they were clearly uncomfortable with and felt was morally wrong.
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