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You can’t just flick a switch and turn a poor team into a good one. So far he’s done better than anyone could have hoped for, results wise. I agree we are poor in the second half. I also would prefer a 3 man midfield. But stuff takes time and he has to work with what he has been given.

1st May 1976

He will go to the World Cup with Ireland , play a couple of blinders and Real Madrid will snap him up for £40 million. Perhaps.... 😁

Looks like the UK is rejoining the Erasmus scheme.

Game - 8-0 Single moment - Gabbiadini’s equaliser.

Saints being promoted to the First Division in 1966. Martin Chivers scored thirty goals in the '65-'66 season (and Ron Davies scored forty-three goals in the Saints' debut campaign in the First Division).

Play off final for me. Never known anything like it as a Saints fan, and was there with my 12 year old son! A little too young for the 76 cup final, but was born.

That season now feels like some wispy dream.

Got to be the MLT winner in the last game at The Dell. Incredible. Not in that league, but also enjoyed the winner in the 4-3 v Norwich in the relegation year because of the amazing celebrations, anticipating yet another great escape. oh, and losing my Fez at Selhurst Park, beating Wimbledon in the actual great escape. Trip to Milan was great too - pity about the result.

I reckon with the financial support of a new owner, who can invest where Gao can't, that our future is bright with Ralph.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55241014 Only 5 years ago - unlucky to only take a point at 15th placed Arsenal. A win would have put us top. We had to make do with third. Before people in charge started saying things like “if something is working well, consider breaking it”. Worth listening to the Ralph interview.

The problem is it's quite easy to play against us. Press us high and stay tight to our forward players making it more difficult for THB to play the ball into their feet. All it takes is for a manager to do their homework and we are out of ideas.

So many good and bad memories over the last 40+ years of supporting Saints. But for some reason, the stand out result for me was the 4-1 demolition of Liverpool in '89. That was such a great team, full of both experience and youth, and all good characters. Liverpool went on to win the league that season, and that result somehow made up for the FA Cup semi-final defeat in '86 at White Hart Lane. Unfortunately, I was at Highbury in '84 for that semi-final as well, which is probably the most painful game I've been to. Beating Watford at Villa Park in 2003 is a close second in terms of the best, but the match against Liverpool is the one that really sticks out.

I was asking a Celtic fan if it was true there murmurings about wanting rid of their manager after only 10 days. I'd heard that on a been podcast. Apparently true for some. He has his own system, they don't think they have the players for. Trying to implement it in December, and with the board not backing through player buying for Rodgers, so maybe not for Nancy, means they can see a long road to it working, if at all. They think it's a daft appointment.

For me, how could it not be the 1976 Cup Final win against ManUre?

As the title says. Slow news week, lots happening around the club at the moment so thought I’d ask this after a conversation I had recently. What’s a moment that sticks out for you? I’m in my early 30’s so I’ve witnessed three relegations, three promotions, two pitch invasions, three Wembley trips including a cup final win; and that’s just the events. Some of the games I’ve seen in that time 8-0 vs Sunderland, beating Liverpool in the cup semi-final, JPT victory at Wembley, a play-off final win at Wembley; and think of some of the goals in those games, the moments you’ll remember forever. Whats your favourite? What sticks out as your “I’ll remember that forever” memory? Have a Merry Christmas all. Enjoy!

Sorry, but he is far from reaching the stratospheric heights of being mediocre.

Let’s do it in the Mick Channon Suite instead, a little closer to home 😂

Would be very us to beat this lot this weekend then go and get beat at Oxford.

We should do a saintsweb Christmas party there.

Bro I can pass a ball 20 yards to a defender and I'm nearly 50. If I was in goal this weekend I'd save more than Bazunu.

https://saintsmarching.com/tonda-eckert-just-affirmed-what-southampton-fans-have-been-saying-for-weeks

Ah that makes sense. If only Soggy could post a 'current' article rather than one from the 3rd of December when it was all just allegations!! Good to see Reform acting quickly though, credit where it's due.

I'm not annoyed , just surprised he is not aiming higher . Perhaps his standing in the football world is lower than I thought !

Outcome - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vjjw3wylxo Guilty of racism as were two other Reform councillors. Kept his seat and now an Independent.