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Anyone recognise the signatures? Trying to work out the year
 
Did anybody pay for the annual pass on the saints website for the radio commentary? Keeps saying access is restricted even though I bought the pass last week.
 
Not for me it doesn't as I don't recognise the signatures. I haven't collected a Saints signature for decades.


Mate, I have been super super bored at work tonight so during my break I've taken a look at this. To the best of my knowledge these signatures (although possibly not the ball itself) are from the 07/08 season.

Through some quite frankly, shockingly diligent and brilliant detective work I have deciphered the following.
1) Although the ball looks like something from the early 90's, the club changed the ball on the badge in 1997.
2) Using "transfer market" I was able to get all the squad numbers from 1997 onwards
3) The partial signature with the number seven was useful as even from the small bit I can see it is not Le God's signature
4) Le Tissier stopped being our No.7 in 2002
5) I then googled the signatures of the No.30's from 2002 onwards, it was not Leandre Griffit, however it was a match for a Mr Youseff Safri
6) Safri played one season for the Saints 07/08
7) The number 6 for Southampton 07/08 (Next hexagon on the ball) at this time was Michael Svensson. Googling his signature confirmed a match and that this ball is from the 07/08 season.


Please see evidence below...

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God I'm really bored......
 
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