Hull City owner Acun Ilicali has insisted the club will take legal action if they lose to Middlesbrough in Saturday’s play-off final.
Hull had been set to face Southampton until just this week, when the EFL’s case against Tonda Eckert’s side over ‘spygate’ prompted a late change of opponents.
Middlesbrough – beaten 2-1 by Saints in the semi-final before the south-coast club admitted spying on them during their preparations – were subsequently reinstated.
The Tigers were then left with just one full day of training to prepare for their new opponents, Middlesbrough.
‘Our legal team says we have to take action, that’s for sure,’ Ilicali told BBC Radio Humberside outside Wembley Stadium before kick-off.
‘We have no doubt about it. All we want here is justice. If justice is lost, nobody will enjoy football.’
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