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The Championship Thread - 2025/26

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by - Doing The Lambert Walk, May 13, 2025.

  1. The Ides of March

    The Ides of March Well-Known Member

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    Despite some teams displaying moments of Quality, Coventry for example, it seems this season's Championships is largely composed of mind-numbing mediocrity! Pompey, SFC and WBA seem afflicted by a struggle to score goals.
     
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  2. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Wednesday players not getting paid again.
     
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  3. st_brendy

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    Birmingham do love a last minute goal this season
     
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  4. Saints Fan4Life

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    Bree with 2 goals and 2 assists in 3 games for Charlton
     
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  5. jaySFC

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    6 draws tonight. Only us and Swansea managed to win.
     
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  6. st_brendy

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    I'm sure I read that his loan spell, weirdly, is only until 31 December.

    That could be an interesting conversation between us and Jones come Christmas.
     
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  7. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    Shouldn't have let him go. I feel like it only happened because Spors was in full flow, trying to impress. But it was totally unnecessary.
     
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  8. Saintmagic

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    Interesting results again last night. Doesn’t feel like any team is really getting into a rhythm and winning consistently yet. Good for us as with the squad we have we should be capable of doing that and despite the dodgy start we are still easily within touching distance of the autos. Probably already be a write off in previous seasons.
     
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  9. tomw24

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    The stand out for me is the massive amount of draws so far this season. Everyone except Blackburn and Sheffield United have drawn at least twice. No one has got off to a flier like Ipswich did 2 seasons ago. We are fortunate to only be 3 points off the play offs after an indifferent start to the season.
     
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  10. Che’s Godlike Thighs

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    Wasn't it Preston who topped the league at this point last time? But yeah, Leicester and Ipswich were dominant up til xmas pretty much.
     
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  11. Saints Fan4Life

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    No, no, no. A million times ****ing no.

    Genuinely, I'd rather the referees make mistakes.
     
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  12. tomw24

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    I'd more than happily be VAR for Saints games. :bandit:
     
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  13. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    **** VAR :emoticon-0159-music
     
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  14. thereisonlyoneno7

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    If this happens, I hope we get relegated.
     
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  15. West Kent Saint

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    Yeah **** that. I’d rather **** refs balancing it out as they invariably do over the game. VAR has turned an already circus like premier league into a farcical circus.
     
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  16. RedandWhiteManofKent

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    West Ham sources say JWP going on gardening leave with saints interested in a January return.
     
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  17. Ronnie Hotdog (MLsfc)

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    I'm assuming it would only be a loan, maybe with an option to buy if we went up. He would be class in the championship.
     
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  18. RedandWhiteManofKent

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    Not so sure

    Understand West Ham still owe 15m of the 30m they paid for him, so could wipe the slate clean.

    Not sure about wages though.
     
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  19. Saints Fan4Life

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    What on earth has he done to be treated like that <laugh>
     
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  20. Ronnie Hotdog (MLsfc)

    Ronnie Hotdog (MLsfc) Well-Known Member

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    We aren't letting them off £15m to get a 30 year old back - just not something that aligns with our model at all. He'll only have a year left at the end of this season too. At his age, after a poor spell, they'd do well to even get £10m.
     
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