Middlesbrough fans are in a dream after Southampton were thrown out of the Championship play-offs, meaning Boro will now take on Hull City at Wembley for a spot in the Premier League. The EFL charged Saints with watching training sessions involving Oxford United and Ipswich Town, in addition to filming Middlesbrough as they prepared for the first leg of their play-off semi-final on 7 May. Southampton, who beat Boro in the semi-final, appealed the decision but it was dismissed. Middlesbrough fans have said the punishment was just and the club has been allocated 35,984 tickets for the West End of Wembley Stadium, which are being sold online for a 15:30 BST kick off. Local MP Andy McDonald called on Southampton to withdraw its appeal. 'It's a nonsense and they shouldn't be putting anybody through any more inconvenience because of their behaviour,' the Labour politician said. 'It really was the only decision the commission could come to, but that said, I was still worried that they wouldn't do it, so fair play to them. 'What an opportunity. Now the Boro have got to seize it with both hands.' Former Middlesbrough captain Julio Arca said it was a 'great opportunity' for the team. 'Opportunities often come when you don't expect it and you have to take advantage of them. 'The players should be okay and motivated enough to play this massive game.' But former Southampton boss Harry Redknapp said the expulsion was 'very harsh'. 'I didn't see that coming - I thought they would get a heavy fine,' he said. The decision has left Boro fans making last-minute arrangements to get to Wembley at the weekend. The club is putting on coach transport from the Riverside Stadium and asked people to only purchase a coach ticket after they had secured a match ticket. However, some fans have said they had issues with buying tickets, including those with season tickets and those needing disabled and carer passes. There were long queues outside the ticket office at the Riverside Stadium on Wednesday, despite tickets only being sold online. Planned engineering works also mean those making their way down to Wembley by train are likely to face disruption, with replacement buses between Darlington and York. But LNER said it had been 'actively working with Network Rail since the news last night to look at what additional options may be available to us to support Middlesbrough fans travelling to Wembley'. Supporter Tony Clish got the news while on holiday in Gran Canaria. 'It's a dream, I'm in shock,' he said. 'For once in our lives, it's gone our way.' He added he felt for Southampton fans, but 'you do the crime, you've got to take the punishment'. 'It's an expensive lesson and hopefully the clubs will learn it.'