'I've asked for forgiveness' - Eckert and Southampton braced for Spygate verdict
As Southampton manager Tonda Eckert awaits the FA hearing into his 'Spygate' misconduct conduct charge BBC sports editor Dan Roan speaks to him and club chief executive Phil Parsons on what happens next.
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"I've asked for forgiveness and apologised publicly."
— Tonda Eckert , Executive
"It's been a big, big punishment."
— Tonda Eckert , Executive
"We don't know what the FA will actually hand out."
— Phil Parsons , Executive
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As Southampton manager Tonda Eckert awaits the FA hearing into his 'Spygate' misconduct conduct charge BBC sports editor Dan Roan speaks to him and club chief executive Phil Parsons on what happens next.
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