spying on opponents throughout the campaign was deemed a top-down operation to obtain illicit information for sporting purposes. The EFL handed down a penalty of four points for the next season and expelled them from the Championship playoff race, with a £200,000 fine. One analyst named as the spy William Salt identified tensions over the material's use were noted. Middlesbrough were spied on, Oxford United, and Ipswich Town during the campaign. The incident was nicknamed Spygate by the media.
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.auSouthampton 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.comAn 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...
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