Babban koci na Southampton, Tonda Eckert, ya bayyana cewa badakalar Spygate wani abu ne wanda "ya canza rayuwata," amma ya ce yana farin cikin samun "bayyanar da hali" da ta biyo bayan sanarwar Laraba na dakatar da shi na makonni shida da aka dakatar da tarar £28,000.

Eckert ya amince da zargin FA guda uku a ƙarƙashin Doka ta E3.1, waɗanda suka shafi laifuffuka masu alaƙa da ɗaukar hoto ba tare da izini ba na Southampton na horon ƙungiyoyin abokan hamayya. An dakatar da dakatawar har zuwa ƙarshen kakar 2027/28, wanda ke ba shi damar ci gaba a matsayinsa da kuma jagorantar kulob din a derby na Championship da Portsmouth Lahadi.

Sama da watanni huɗu na rashin tabbas

Tsarin FA ya ƙare sama da watanni huɗu bayan da badakalar ta barke, wani lokaci da Eckert ya bayyana a matsayin mai wahala. Ya ce: "An sami sama da watanni huɗu yanzu, lokaci mai tsawo ne, kuma kana shiga kakar wasa kana sanya kome gefe saboda akwai aiki da za a yi kuma dole ne a cimma sakamakon."

Ya karɓi alhakin ba tare da shakka ba. "Na yi kuskure kuma na ce hakan da sauri — to ina ganin dole ne ka karɓi sakamakon," in ji Eckert. "Ba ni ne zan yi hukunci akan azaba ba, saboda haka dole ne in karɓi duk abin da ya zo."

Eckert ya amince da cewa akwai yiwuwar gaske cewa hukuncin zai iya kawo ƙarshen lokacin sa a Southampton. "Akwai kyakkyawar damar cewa hukuncin zai koma wani bangare," ya yarda. "Abin da kake tsammani ba lallai ba ne shi ne abin da za ka samu a ƙarshe."

Yabo ga gudummawar kwamitin gudanarwa

Eckert ya yi yabo na musamman ga mai kulob din Saints, Dragan Solak, da kwamitin gudanarwa na Southampton saboda taimako a duk tsawon badakalar. "Akwai kulob-kulob da yawa da da sun yanke wata shawara ta daban a lokacin bazara, kuma shi ke sa wannan kulob na musamman," in ji shi. "Wannan ita ce abu da zan kasance mai godiya da shi har abada."

An kori Southampton daga wasan karshe na Championship play-off na kakar da ta wuce kuma an yanke masa maki huɗu a kakar da ake ciki yanzu, bayan kulob din ya amince da take dama da yawa masu alaƙa da ɗaukar hoto a asirce na horon abokan hamayya. Hukunce-hukuncen EFL sun shafi kulob din kawai; FA ta sai ta kawo zargi daban-daban ga Eckert kai tsaye.

Ido a kan Lahadi — da haɓaka matsayi

Da aka warware lamarin, Eckert yana da niyyar canza jin daɗin wancan cikin sakamakon. Ya ce: "Za mu tabbatar mun matsa mataki a Lahadi kuma ba mu tsaya ba." Ya dage cewa burin kulob din na karshe shi ne dawowa Premier League nan take.

Da aka tambaye shi abin da zai faɗa ga waɗanda ke ganin hukuncin sa bai ishe ba, Eckert ya amsa da kalma ɗaya kawai: "Komai."

Hellberg: kowa ya cancanci damar biyu

Manajan Middlesbrough, Kim Hellberg, ma ya ba da ra'ayinsa a ranar Alhamis, yana gaya wa BBC Sport Tees cewa ba shi da ƙin jini. Middlesbrough ita ce kulob din na uku da Southampton ya amince da cewa ta ɗauke hotonsa — tare da Oxford United da Ipswich Town — bayan an kama wani mai bincike na Southampton yana ɗaukar hoto na horonsu daga bayan wata bishiya kafin wasannin farkon wasan semi-final na Championship play-off.

"Ba ni ne zan riƙe ƙin jini bayan haka ba," in ji Hellberg. "Ya kirana, ya yi magana da ni kuma ya gafartawa kan waɗannan abubuwa. Ina ganin kowa yana da hakkin damar biyu kuma ina ƙoƙarin rayuwa bisa wannan ka'idar kowace rana."

An maido da Middlesbrough zuwa play-offs bayan korar Southampton amma ya sha kashi a wasan karshe 1-0 da Hull City a Wembley.