Boro boss relieved 'right thing done' over Spygate

Boro boss relieved 'right thing done' over SpygateImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Kim Hellberg attended a match of his old club Hammarby in Sweden last weekend to get away from the Spygate scandalByAdam Lanigan, BBC Sport, North East & Cumbria and Mark Drury, BBC Radio TeesPublished8 minutes agoCommentsMiddlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg says his trust in "doing the right thing" has been restored after Southampton's expulsion from the Championship play-offs over the Spygate scandal.Boro and Hellberg were left fuming after they caught Saints intern William Salt filming their training session 48 hours before the first leg of the sides' play-off semi-final.But with Southampton thrown out by an independent disciplinary panel, Hellberg admitted to a sense of relief that, as he sees it, footballing justice has been done as he prepares for the play-off final against Hull City on Saturday (15:30 BST)."It's a feeling of relief, happiness, a little bit of trust in doing the right thing and humanity," he told BBC Radio Tees."The right way to do it is working hard, not doing something else when everyone will see with the evidence and everything we know."It is quite clear what has been done and that should never be allowed in football." Southampton lose appeal against play-off expulsionPublished19 hours agoSouthampton expelled from play-offs for spyingPublished1 day agoCharles sends Saints past Boro and into play-off finalHellberg spoke emotionally after Boro's defeat in the semi-final second leg at St Mary's about spending time away from his family to watch hours of video in the build-up to the play-offs, while he believed Southampton had cut corners in a way that challenged football's integrity.But after a rollercoaster seven days in which he says his emotions were all over the place and included a break to his native Sweden, he was out for dinner with his young family when he found out h...