Ex-PL CEO blasts Millwall and Wrexham for their response to Southampton Spygate

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This comes after the news that both Millwall and Wrexham are considering taking legal action against Southampton, with both clubs feeling that they have grounds to gain compensation.The FA are currently in the middle of an investigation into the matter, while Saints were kicked out of the Championship play-offs, before Hull City eventually emerged victorious in the Wembley final. EFL told to create new ‘mechanisms’ for off-field issuesAston Villa’s former chief Wyness – who now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that legal action should be the “last resort” for clubs in these kinds of situations, and feels that the route has been taken too quickly on this occasion.

MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Millwall and Wrexham are the latest sides that are trying to seek compensation for the incident, while Hull also threatened legal action ahead of their play-off final against Middlesbrough. “I wish clubs would stop thinking that they can go to a legal remedy quickly, because it could end up being a waste of money,” he said.“Football should find mechanisms to resolve disputes internally, and there’s got to be strong leadership from the EFL that create forums to do that rather than letting them go to court.

So I’m really against any legal action. And that’s what I’m urging clubs right now.”PFA to come to the defence of Southampton starsFormer Manchester United chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider earlier this week that the PFA could come to the aid of Southampton’s players, who were unaware that their staff had been spying on opponents.The former recruitment man suggested that several members of the Saints’ squad may have missed out on bonuses as a result of the team being kicked out of the play-offs, given that they would have been favourites to beat Hull in the final.