'You will be the worst team ever in the Prem'
'You will be next seasons whipping boys'
'I'm looking forward to seeing you get thrashed every week'
'You are not ready for the Prem'
'Your players are not good enough'
That's what they told us (Norwich) last year when we went up and I'm sure you'll get some of it this Summer too. Just wanted to say don't worry about any of it and Welcome back to the big time!
I hardly ever wander on to other teams message boards to say nice or bad things but felt compelled since your promotion to wish you every success next year as, for some reason, I like Southampton and also as a Norwich fan it was great to see you do the back to back promotion thing (almost like reliving it for me!).
I also feel our club's fate has been somewhat paralleled (barring the 10pt deduction/admin you got) everything else has pretty much been remarkably similar over the last 6/7 years. That momentum and feeling of ongoing success will mean so much going into next season.
I hope this post won't be received as patronising etc. You of all fans know what it is like to be a Premier League club and it great to see another founding member back up there. Also looking forward to another trip to St Mary's. I hope and believe you will stay up, just not out our expense.
Enjoy your Summer!!
