Southampton chief executive Phil Parson has issued a grovelling apology for Spygate - and laid out their case for an appeal. On Tuesday, the Saints learned that they'd been kicked out of the Championship play-offs after admitting to spying on their semi-final opponents Middlesbrough , who've replaced them in the final, and two other teams earlier this season . But Southampton immediately launched an appeal and believe that the punishment doesn't fit the crime. As well as missing out on the