{"id":782030,"date":"2026-09-25T09:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/782030\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:42:10","slug":"southampton-reportedly-considering-former-wolves-and-boro-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/782030\/","title":{"rendered":"Southampton reportedly considering former Wolves and Boro manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Eckert\u2019s future remains uncertain after his FA disciplinary hearing over his role in the Spygate scandal took place on Thursday.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Saints are now waiting to discover the verdict, with contingency plans being considered in case the German is handed a lengthy suspension.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2026\/09\/24\/rob-edwards-southampton-frame-if-tonda-eckert-long-ban\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Telegraph<\/a> claim Edwards has been discussed as a potential interim appointment should Eckert receive a ban which prevents him from working.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/> (Image: PA)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/sport\/26577430.southamptons-eckert-fa-misconduct-hearing-spygate-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Eckert in FA misconduct hearing over Spygate scandal<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The 43 year old was sacked by Wolves in June following their relegation from the Premier League and replaced by Portuguese coach C\u00e9sar Peixoto.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Edwards has previously managed in the Championship with Luton and Middlesbrough, while Saints are reported to have been long-term admirers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Eckert was charged with misconduct by the FA in July after Saints admitted spying on three Championship opponents last season.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The club were subsequently expelled from the Championship play-offs and handed a four-point deduction for the current campaign by the EFL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eckert\u2019s future remains uncertain after his FA disciplinary hearing over his role in the Spygate scandal took place&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":782031,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-782030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=782030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}