Could Southampton be kicked out of play-offs over Spygate?

Could Southampton be kicked out of play-offs over Spygate?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Southampton's players have booked a second appearance at Wembley this season - but it could yet be taken away from them for spyingByDale JohnsonFootball issues correspondentPublished3 minutes agoComments"It breaks my heart," said Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg after his team were eliminated from the Championship play-offs by Southampton on Tuesday. Yet the Swedish head coach was not talking about the 2-1 extra-time defeat at St Mary's Stadium. Hellberg was referencing the Spygate scandal, with Saints charged by the English Football League with breaking rules by observing one of his final training sessions before last Saturday's first leg at the Riverside."If we hadn't caught that man that they sent up five hours to drive, you would sit there and say well done [to Southampton] in the tactical aspect of the game and I would go home and feel like I've failed," Hellberg said."When that is taken away from you - 'we're not going to watch every game, we're going to send someone instead and film the sessions and hope they don't get caught' - it breaks my heart in terms of all the things I believe in."In any other season, talk would now turn to the play-off final on 23 May.But there is a lot to resolve before Southampton get to take on Hull City for a place in the Premier League.And there is no absolute certainty that this match will take place. Southampton have asked for a delay to complete an internal review, but time is one thing the EFL does not have.For Middlesbrough, only one outcome is acceptable: That they walk out at Wembley a week on Saturday.What will happen in the next few days will define not just this season for two clubs, but perhaps their futures too.Boro left in limbo while Saints plan for WembleyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Southampton boss Tonda Eckert deflected any q...