Southampton say the decision to expel them from the Championship play-offs over the 'Spygate' scandal is "manifestly disproportionate" to any other sanction handed down in the history of the English game.An independent commission imposed the penalty - and docked four points for next season - after the club admitted three spying charges, including one related to observing a training session of play-off semi-final opponents Middlesbrough earlier this month.The commission also reinstated Boro, deny

Southampton say the decision to expel them from the Championship play-offs over the 'Spygate' scandal is "manifestly disproportionate" to any other sanction handed down in the history of the English game.An independent commission imposed the penalty - and docked four points for next season - after the club admitted three spying charges, including one related to observing a training session of play-off semi-final opponents Middlesbrough earlier this month.The commission also reinstated Boro, denying Southampton the chance of a shot at promotion to the Premier League worth an estimated £200million at a minimum.