Hull disappointed by potential final delay: 'Not a good look for foootball'

"Hull City sporting director Jared Dublin says the potential delay to the Championship play-off final is "not a good look for football" but insists the club won't use it as an excuse should they fail to make it to the Premier League. The EFL announced yesterday that an Independent Disciplinary Commission would sit on Tuesday to discuss allegations a Southampton staff member spied on a Middlesbrough training session prior to the teams' play-off semi-final, first leg last Saturday."

"Southampton won the second leg 2-1 after extra-time to go through 2-1 on aggregate but there is no guarantee they will take their place at Wembley with expulsion one potential punishment available to the Commission. There is also the chance the final will be put back from its original date of Saturday, May 23 to allow for more considerations and a potential appeal."

"Dublin says the club are preparing to face Southampton a week on Saturday but admits it is not ideal. He told Hull Live: "No, not a good look for football, not a good look for the EFL for sure, unfortunately. At this moment in time, we're preparing for Southampton, that's all we can do.""

""We don't want to go to Wembley with any excuses on this, that, distraction, noise, so the message to the players, the message to the staff is, we're preparing for Southampton at Wembley and see what comes. "We'll let the distractions be over Middlesbrough and Southampton; we don't want any in our house. All the players I spoke to yesterday [Thursday] at the canteen, and the gaffer as well, the message was that we're preparing for Southampton, that's what we're doing until we're told otherwise.""

An Independent Disciplinary Commission will meet to consider allegations that a Southampton staff member spied on a Middlesbrough training session before the play-off semi-final first leg. Southampton advanced after winning the second leg 2-1 after extra time, taking the tie 2-1 on aggregate, but expulsion is among the possible punishments. The play-off final could also be postponed from Saturday, May 23 to allow further considerations and a potential appeal. Hull, having beaten Millwall, faces uncertainty about whether the match will be played and who the opponent will be. Sporting director Jared Dublin says Hull is preparing for Southampton at Wembley and will not use distractions as an excuse if they fail to reach the Premier League.

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