Southampton owner Dragan Solak has confirmed head coach Tonda Eckert will remain in his position despite being sacked from the playoff final due to a spying scandal. Solak stated Eckert deserves a second chance and is a talented manager.
Southampton manager Tonda Eckert apologized for orchestrating a 'spygate' scandal that led to the club's playoff expulsion. Owner Dragan Solak backed Eckert, calling the punishment excessive and a 'witch-hunt'.
Southampton owner Dragan Solak supports coach Tonda Eckert despite a spying scandal that led to a playoff ban and points deduction. Solak believes Eckert deserves a second chance and was unaware of the rule violation.
Southampton's head coach Tonda Eckert has apologized for orchestrating a spying scandal that led to the club's exclusion from the Championship playoff final. Owner Dragan Solak, however, expressed full support for Eckert, aiming for Premier League promotion next season.
Southampton owner Dragan Solak will not sack head coach Tonda Eckert following a spying scandal, stating he deserves a second chance. Eckert orchestrated a plan to observe rival training sessions, leading to a four-point deduction for the club and expulsion from the play-offs. Solak believes Eckert was unaware of the rules and will support him, though a warning has been issued.
Middlesbrough coach Kimmellberg focuses on the playoff final against Hull City after Southampton's disqualification due to a "spying scandal." The winner will be promoted to the Premier League.
The chants from Middlesbrough fans about Southampton’s spying are likely to linger in the memory far longer than a playoff semi-final that promised far more than it delivered. While Southampton will start Tuesday’s second leg as favourites, Boro cannot be discounted after dominating large tracts of a tie thoroughly overshadowed by a spying scandal.Slate grey rain clouds shrouded the Cleveland Hills and it seemed emblematic of the chill gloom enveloping the visitors after Middlesbrough accused one of Southampton’s analysts of spying on a training sessions and resulted in a misconduct charge from the Football League. Continue reading...
The Wellington Phoenix coach reflects on the aftermath of the Olympic spying scandal and leading her team into a first A-League Women’s finals campaignFootball is not the kind of profession that lends itself to time off for birthdays and the like. Especially when one is preparing to lead the Wellington Phoenix into their first A-League Women’s finals campaign, as Bev Priestman was last week. Yet, especially when contrasted with the year prior, when she was still in the midst of a one-year Fifa ban after the spying scandal that engulfed Canada women’s football team during the Paris Olympics, being among “her people” turned out to be a gift in and of itself.“It was my 40th birthday [last week],” Priestman tells Moving the Goalposts. “And it’s those moments, I think to a year ago, and how I felt. And then how I felt in the club [this year], around my staff, around the team. I do this job because I love people. I love the game, obviously, but it’s working with people, getting your energy with people, and trying to inspire people and help them find a better version of themselves. Continue reading...
