"I couldn't believe my eyes or ears when I heard it. I couldn't believe it when they told me for the second time, or the third. But it was quite clear that they [Southampton] tried [to spy]. I'm not putting anything on the players or supporters of Southampton. I think they are brilliant, unbelievable. They have nothing to do with it and I sometimes feel sorry for them because they get thrown this in the face. But there's someone who makes decisions to go and try to cheat. That's clear."
"Hellberg, 38, said it would give Southampton a "massive advantage" if one of Middlesbrough's sessions had been filmed. "I've seen some talking about that it's not a big advantage because you can see the games on film," he said. "But it's a massive advantage. "You don't do this. You don't plan to do this. "I think every team in the Championship should be angry. It's wrong. Just wrong.""
"The alleged incident occurred on Thursday at Middlesbrough's Rockliffe Park training ground. It has been claimed that a member of Southampton's staff filmed a training session. On Friday, the south-coast club were charged by the English Football League (EFL) with spying on their opponents. Southampton have been charged by the EFL with breaching two regulations."
"Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert, meanwhile, was on the defensive. He repeatedly refuted the suggestion that the issue has been an unwanted distraction for his players. Fuelled by the prize on offer an"
Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg accused Southampton of trying to cheat by filming a training session at Rockliffe Park. The alleged incident occurred on Thursday, and Southampton were charged by the English Football League with breaching two regulations on Friday. Hellberg said he was shocked by the claims and argued that filming training would provide a massive advantage by revealing information that could be used to prepare for matches. He insisted the accusation should make every Championship club angry and said the players and supporters of Southampton were not responsible. Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert denied that the matter was an unwanted distraction for the players.
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