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WEIGH IT ALL UP AND CLEMEMCY TO TONDA MAKES SENSE…

WAS Tonda Eckert’s punishment too lenient?
After weeks of deliberation, the Southampton boss has been handed a suspended six-week ban for orchestrating the Spygate saga that overshadowed last season’s play-off semi-final with Middlesbrough.
Southampton were expelled from the play-offs after the 33-year-old admitted sending a club intern to spy on a Boro training session, and they also began the current campaign with a four-point deduction.
As sanctions go, it was extremely harsh - which is why the clemency shown towards Eckert took many by surprise.
On the one hand, y...

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