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I have been watching Southampton since 1965. I've lived away from the City for a few years and have played football on Saturday afternoons but that apart, and maybe the odd illness, I've seen every home game. But no more. I have fallen out of love with Premier League football. It has become...

I don't know if this is worthy of a new thread but Howard Webb made some interesting comments during the Everton / Middlesborough game which bring to mind many of the debates we've had about referee bias etc. Having awarded what appeared to be a dodgy goal when the Everton goalkeeper's arm was...

I have just moved house and am trying to downsize all my 'stuff' to fit. I have a box of Saints stuff going back to a programme dated February 27 1965. I also have the famous 9-3 programme from the same year. Anyway, there are loads of programmes, newspaper cuttings, letters from Managers...

This may take off or it may not but people in football do talk a lot of nonsense and from time to time it is actually very funny nonsense. Now you wouldn't think that Portsmouth Manager, Andy Awford, is a particularly funny chap but this actually made me laugh (out loud)! Following their...

I just read this unbelievable piece of nonsense in the Times written by Tony Evans their Football Editor. Normally, I can resist getting wound up by so-called journalists but this is from one of the top writers and is so ridiculous it deserves a mention. "Yes, I was one of the Southampton...

Came across this whilst reading an article about the Utd goalkeeper (who is considered to be Alex Ferguson's worst ever signing). No reason for posting it but no apologies for doing so. Apart from Pahars excellent performance what I always remember about this game was Tiss' second goal...

First of all, apologies for starting a new thread but this one is more about the concept of the thing rather who has or hasn't been signed. Transfer Deadline Day is, I know, an invention primarily of Sky TV. It used to be, simply, the last day on which you could buy new players until Sky...

A very good analysis of Graziano http://backpagefootball.com/biography-southamptons-new-italian-prima-donna-graziano-pelle/79799/?

Penalty shoot outs…..I'm not sure if I love them or hate them. They are certainly a dramatic way to determine the result of a football match but I can't help thinking that they are just too brutal. Its the player that misses; it can literally be a life-changing moment. Some may emerge...

I genuinely can't decide whether this season has been a success or ultimately, a disappointment. On the face of it, its a no-brainer. Saints have played some of the best football in the country, and arguably the best ever from a Southampton team; we have outplayed many of the top teams; we...

Apologies if this has already been mentioned. http://www.teamtalk.com/tottenham-hotspur/9165365/-? Its kind of what we used to have before they started mucking about with everything! What sort of impact might it have? Maybe there will be less 'loanees' as they could be getting a decent game...

Quote Originally Posted by lamballana "If you'd offered us top 8 at the beginning of the season we'd have snapped it up. I think top 6 is achievable if we are lucky with injuries and invest again in the window". I saw this on another thread and I started thinking about how much money we...

Given our current squad (and lets include Wanyama) what do think will be our first choice starting 11 this season? Can someone edit the title please:redface:

I don't think we've had this one before, we've had 'best' but not 'favourite' which is an entirely different thing. I'll kick off: Davis Golac Lundekvam Waldron Benali Paine Le...

Juventus want Ramirez, or so it is reported. Might be the usual garbage but might have some truth to it. Personally, I'm not sure about him. He obviously has talent but equally he hasn't really clicked yet. In and out injuries haven't helped. I'm sure we would get more for him than we...

I woke up on Friday morning to the headline, "Southampton sacks Adkins", and I thought, how is this possible? Everybody loves Adkins. The supporters love him, the players love him, the coaches love him and the back room staff love him. So how could 'Southampton' sack him? Ah yes, Nicola...

There has been much debate on other threads about the club's new shirts. I don't intend to restart that debate here. I am fairly neutral on the issue. However what does concern me somewhat is the many comments saying that club history and traditions are irrelevant and that the only important...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur5fGSBsfq8&feature=related Amusing, if a bit dated. Meanwhile, I don't understand why Germany are playing tonight whilst France and Spain are playing tomorrow. That means when it comes to the Semi Finals one team in each will have 2 more days rest that the...

Just a bit of post season hypothetical fun..........There are understandably lots of posts about who we are going to sign etc., but I couldn't help wondering what would have happened if we hadn't gone up. I firmly believe that once we got into the Championship, our 5 year plan went out the...

When we were in the depths of our administration, I had a dream, a fantasy really. My dream was that we would be bought by a kindly billionaire who would do things properly, that is, spend enough to do well in whatever division we were in. I contemplated writhing to Steve Jobs/Richard...