Middlesbrough home atmosphere is so good man, when we beat them in the play-offs it’s the loudest I’ve ever heard any stadium, was like a European away game. #UTB#PUSB
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Some staggering details taken from @TeleFootball’s piece on Southampton’s alleged Middlesbrough spying mission…
• The ‘spy’ had professional surveillance equipment, complete with a microphone to record voices and technology to livestream the footage back to someone watching remotely. It is claimed the man filming the session had professional filming equipment, complete with a microphone powerful enough to pick up the voice of manager Kim Hellberg and his coaching staff as they issued training instructions.
• Middlesbrough have since been told by whistleblowers that this is not the first time a member of Southampton’s analyst team has been sent to record opposition training sessions this season.
• Middlesbrough have informed the English Football League that they view this as a clear and obvious case of cheating and are seeking the *harshest possible punishment*. A wide range of action is possible when dealing with cases such as these, including points deductions, fines and *potential expulsion from the play-offs*.
• With that in mind, the club feel they are already at a big disadvantage heading into the two-legged tie and *they believe their opponents are already aware of their starting XI for the first leg*. If they change it, they would not be picking the manager’s first-choice side.
• The deadline for those observations to be returned to the EFL was set at 1pm on Friday but *Southampton are accused of missing it.* Middlesbrough suspect their Championship rivals are playing for time and hope to avoid admitting any wrongdoing until after the game on Saturday.
• Middlesbrough privately believe a fine would not be much of a deterrent in this case given the benefits of gaining an unfair advantage ahead of a game of this magnitude.
• They will push for the harshest possible sanction with owner *Steve Gibson probably set to raise the matter directly with his Southampton counterparts in the Riverside boardroom on Saturday*.
#Boro | #UTB | #SaintsFC
🚨💣 | MAJOR BREAKING:
Middlesbrough have caught what is thought to be a Southampton first-team analyst allegedly recording their training session from a bush today.
[@CraigHope_DM]
#Boro | #UTB | #SaintsFC
🔟 años de un recuerdo inolvidable. Siempre llevaré al @Boro y su gente en mi corazón. Ojalá se repita la historia en unos días y volváis a la Premier League. Os deseo todo lo mejor.
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Taking you back to 2004, when the Riverside played host to another unforgettable night, as Boro bested Arsenal to reach the Carling Cup final 🏆 🧵