As first reported by @SportsPeteO - Understand there is truth in reports linking Hugill with a move to Hartlepool United.
The 34 year-old, former Premier League striker, looks set to sign - reuniting him with Lee Clark having worked together at Rotherham.
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๐จ EXCL: Burnley are pushing to sign Tommy Conway from Middlesbrough in a deal that could reach ยฃ12.5m. Sources close to the situation suggest the striker is increasingly attracted by the prospect of Premier League football and has serious doubts about Middlesbroughโs chances of
๐จ The FA have officially opened an investigation into Southampton over the โSpygateโ scandal. ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ
Charges against several individuals are now being considered, including manager Tonda Eckert. ๐ฉ๐ช
Further punishments for the club are also still possible after they were kicked out of the Championship play-off final and deducted four points ahead of next season. โ
(Source: @martynziegler)
Important not to direct your anger at Middlesbrough fans.
We have admitted multiple breaches of cheating and should be embarrassed and ashamed.
Another sports republic masterclass. Questions need to be answered. Anger should be directed at them.
#SaintsfC
๐จ Southampton players including Taylor Harwood-Bellis are said to be โragingโ at having their shot at a place in the Premier League & the lucrative salaries & status that come with it snatched away #saintsfc@talkSPORT
The best solution, in my opinion๏ผ
1. The first leg should be declared void and awarded as a 3โ0 result, meaning Middlesbrough would progress to the final 4โ2 on aggregate.
2. Southampton should start next season with a points deduction and receive a financial penalty.
3. Southampton manager Tonda Eckert and analyst William Salt should receive a one-year ban from football activities.
I'd rather 'cheat' and be in the Premier League, than be the 'nice club that everyone likes' playing away to Lincoln City next year.
If you don't agree you're lying.
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๐จ The individual at the centre of the โspygateโ storm has worked for Southampton for nearly a year & is listed as a first-team analyst, though his current job description includes the word โinternโ #saintsfc@MailSport