The former Southampton manager Harry Redknapp believes that the club’s expulsion from the Championship play-offs is “very harsh” – though admitted that their spying scandal was a “ridiculous thing to do”.
Southampton had been due to face Hull for a place in the Premier League at Wembley on Saturday but have now been removed from the game by the English Football League (EFL) having admitted to spying on three opponents this season, including beaten semi-finalists Middlesbrough.
