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SAINTS HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL OVER ECK

IF Tonda Eckert is handed a lengthy ban by the FA for his part in last season’s Spygate scandal, Southampton face a tricky decision.
Keep faith with the German and appoint an interim manager to hold the fort? Or sack him and start afresh? If history is any guide, the first option is fraught with peril.
Back in 2005, Morecambe manager Jim Harvey suffered a heart attack moments before a Conference game against Cambridge.
While he recovered, the club appointed Sammy McIlroy, Harvey’s close friend and former colleague with Northern Ireland, to see out the season.
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