Ted Bates Statue

Since 7th November 2022 we have a win rate of 10% in the Premier League, having played 50 matches with a record of W5, D7 and L38. I know it's a bit of a taboo to bet against your own team, but they haven't turned up this season so it doesn't count. In lieu of any sort of refund from Southampton, wonder if any of you are prepared to own up to doing this to take the edge off this season. I meant to bet on a Brighton win but was too lazy and didn't get around to it. I'll probably make an effort to so when we face Wolves. Disclaimer: I have jumped the gun on 38 defeats but am prepared to take credit if we somehow manage a comeback today.

Teams like Bournemouth showing it only takes 2-3 years building up the side and now they have a shot at European qualification. Plus this season the FA Cup is wide open, would have been a great opportunity to go for it and make history, but here we are praying we aren't quite as bad as Billy Davies' Derby County with our season all but written off in November.

before my time but didn't he play for QPR? hopefully it was an enjoyable meal without too much talk of global politics

There must be a very small group of people on here who were a) old enough and b) actually contributed towards the war effort (or any war, come to think of it) As much as your ramblings suggest otherwise, I suspect you fit into neither category and are in no position to judge anyone's bravery

He's been confused by BRICS for weeks. The last blunder was suggesting Spain was in the group. Mad that every Biden slip-up was pounced upon but every time this guy opens his mouth he's 'negotiating' or more likely, trying to create as many distractions as possible while being a corrupt bastard

For me it was the fact we couldn't beat Rotherham at home despite 80% possession, but yeah, we ended up reaching the same conclusion.

I know this situation is not of his making, but I'm increasingly feeling like he's just keeping the seat warm for Danny Rohl to come in at the end of the season. At least that's my hope.

You have to pay to listen online. It's about £5 a month. Most people will say that's a mugging but I find it easier to cope just listening only instead of watching it live sometimes. https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/saints-play-packages

Think that might be a Portsmyth that you're buying into rather enthusiastically. Is there any evidence that his family have bothered to go to Fratton Park in the last 10-15 years, except when Saints are there to give them a thrashing? And re their FA cup win, he was a kid back then but he grew up soon after and decided he wanted to be a Saint. He literally went through the thought process outlined in the re-worded Que Sera Sera song that some of us sing at every opportunity and went for Southampton instead. Sorry forgot to reply to this. There's literally a photo of Kane in Arsenal kit celebrating the Invincibles season with his hair dyed red, think there is a decent parallel. Also MLT is a secret North London Yobbo and I'm not sure I'm ok with it. It's bad enough they steal our song, let alone the heart of our greatest player.

I think if there was the slightest indication of antagonisation towards us since joining our academy, I'd understand your viewpoint better. But it's been decades. If there is a hint of mercenary attitude, that's not really the same thing. I wonder if Spurs supporters feel the same about Harry Kane being a former Arsenal supporter.

I wasn't convinced by this argument so I went to find video evidence in the only derby match he's ever been in, under the theory that out of our four goals without reply he didn't score or assist any and didn't even celebrate once. I invite my fellow posters to watch this damning footage for themselves and make their own judgement as to whether we were harbouring a dirty skate in our XI that night.

Yes and I consider it a real positive that we have been able to benefit from your valuable insight

I wasn't talking about regular attendance, I was referring to the recent match at which all tickets were offered for free. To be fair I think the club did a piss-poor job with marketing it.

Interesting point. How exactly are those clubs competing then, considering crowds are tiny and TV money must be similar? When everyone else is being subsidised by men's football, I am not entirely surprised that Saints have decided to 'hold station' in the Championship if we can't get over 10,000 at St Marys even when the tickets are being given away. Maybe give it a few years and the WSL will merge to create a 20-team division. Just a shame we aren't using these formative years to create a solid side that can compete in the top tier.

Maybe I'm being naive here but have you considered the possibility it might have been a genuine and sincere appreciation of previous posts?