surveying rivals during the season was ruled a top-down operation to obtain illicit information for sporting purposes. The disciplinary commission imposed a four-point deduction for the next season and removed them from the Championship playoff race, with a £200,000 fine. A staff member named as the spy was William Salt and tensions over use of the material. Spying occurred on Middlesbrough, Oxford United were targeted, and Ipswich Town were spied upon throughout the season. The case dubbed Spygate by press coverage.
Southampton conducted a "contrived and determined plan" to spy on opponents via "deplorable" treatment of junior members of staff who were pressured to comply, according to the English Football League.
www.espn.co.ukSouthampton conducted a "contrived and determined plan" to spy on opponents via "deplorable" treatment of junior members of staff who were pressured to comply, according to the English Football League.
www.espn.com.auAn independent disciplinary commission has said Southampton ran a “contrived and determined plan from the top down” to obtain illicit information for sporting advantage, as it set out why the club was kicked out of the Championship playoffs and given a four-point deduction for next season. The written reasons, published on Thursday night, said the club’s conduct in the spygate affair amounted to a deliberate effort to gain an edge over opponents. Southampton had initially denied filming...
www.mogazmasr.comSouthampton conducted a "contrived and determined plan" to spy on opponents via "deplorable" treatment of junior members of staff who were pressured to comply, according to the English Football League.
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