I won’t accept relegation until it has happened, but I’ve thought since that run of games Stoke, Toon, Spam, that we were going. That means I’m ready for it.
A win v B'mth and something from the Everton game still quite possible. The bigger issue is then going to be....... beating the Swans on their own patch. So, I would suggest that you don't despair. Today, in fact, there are still enough points available to play for in the "2017/18 Great Escape"
Post match interview and Sparky says "we haven't played as well as we did in our previous 2 games" I told you
I'm just at peace with the situation now. It is what it is. Que sera, sera. I lose that peace temporarily during and immediately after each game for different reasons ... Stoke, Newcastle, West Ham because we were awful Arsenal because we kept making defensive errors Chelsea because we deserved to win and it all fell apart in 8 minutes but then I regain it and I think that maybe we have a manager who we can stick with for more than a season, who might get us playing with energy & spirit again and if necessary get us promoted again. And either way maybe we can undo some of the recent mistakes and get back on track
I've been talking myself through the next few games for a while now but we've produced nothing...Might win one or two before the end of the season if opponents have given up but I'd imagine so will our rivals. Last night was the last shot at it for me. All about the FA Cup now
I've already made a list of matches in Championship I can go to. A lot more than in Premier league. M'boro, Hull, Sheffield We'd, Sheffield Utd, Wigan, Leeds, A couple there I've never been to.
Been at peace with the idea for a while now - shame to go out with such a whimper but them's the breaks. Saint until I die and all that crap. We're not the same club we were a few years back when we dared even mention the Champion's League in hushed tones - ok I didn't believe it would actually happen but it was a nice daydream for a while. Such is life - things change. We move on.
You obviously have not experienced the number of Saints relegation scraps that others like me will have gone thru in seasons gone by.... keep your chin up and keep the faith.... .....For at least a little bit longer
Started supporting in 94...Although I was young I remember while we lacked class, we weren't for want of heart and we had the x-factor in Le Tiss and later Pahars. We don't have that now. Although I did think in 99 our race was run but we pulled it out of the fire
I'll be living back in Dublin but I'd say I'll fly over for Blackburn, Leeds, Brentford and Bolton if the dates suit
1974, 2005, and 2009 in my Saints lifetime, each of them as fresh in my mind as if it was yesterday. I wasn’t born until a few months after we were relegated to the Third Division in 1953, so I don’t remember that one! There are quite a few of us on here who have been here before! Like yourself, I’m not giving up hope until the 98th minute of the Man City game, but some background mental preparation for the worst is only natural.
Remember the 1st season under Ted Bates' successor? Even those who couldn't pronounce his name correctly still created one hell of a noise and supported the team...... even when all seemed lost!
That was 1974, as I mentioned above. I was at University and didn’t get to any games that season, so all my fault!
I am so pissed of with My parents for being born in Southampton. If only they could have lived in Barcelona, Madrid,Manchester, Milan,Turin or Munich I could have supported a winning team!..............But then I count My blessings cos I could have been born in Portsmouth,or Millwall, Coventry or the East end of London. I didn't choose My family but I still love them, even though they annoy me and cause Me considerable stress at times, same goes for My football club.....COYR be that in the Premiership, Championship or God forbid somewhere else.
