dubai_phil Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 Well, that was shocking. I guess it was the emotional aftermath of that breathless last 4 minutes at Eastlands. But NOBODY noticed a rather IMPORTANT fact. That as the Citeh fans did their Pitch Invasion, the 2011/12 English PL Season officially ended and as a result SOUTHAMPTON finally became official members of the PREMIER LEAGUE. Shame on us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svetigpung Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 and so are QPR (and teddy boy Barton). Cant believe after all that yesterday, that they could also celebrate. better away trip than Bolton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red and White Army Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 That as the Citeh fans did their Pitch Invasion, the 2011/12 English PL Season officially ended and as a result SOUTHAMPTON finally became official members of the PREMIER LEAGUE. You don't half talk a lot of crap Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles34 Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 Well, that was shocking. I guess it was the emotional aftermath of that breathless last 4 minutes at Eastlands. But NOBODY noticed a rather IMPORTANT fact. That as the Citeh fans did their Pitch Invasion, the 2011/12 English PL Season officially ended and as a result SOUTHAMPTON finally became official members of the PREMIER LEAGUE. Shame on us! What the point of this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 14 May, 2012 Author Share Posted 14 May, 2012 What the point of this?? It was important enough to have been Tweeted by Saintsfanzone last night and a whole bunch of other fans. Thought it was a minor Historical moment Technically we were still an FL team with P against our name up until the official end of season, as of last night we are an official PL team. SaintsFC FanZone @SaintsFCFanZone We are officially Premiership! #saintsfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bald_Si Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 We're not officially Premiership for me until I have to search for our club news in the "Premier League" section of the football section of the BBC sports web page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 We're not officially Premiership for me until I have to search for our club news in the "Premier League" section of the football section of the BBC sports web page. Oh how times change , used to be the ceefax page for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 The season will only finish after all the playoffs are done and dusted. THEN we'll be premier league! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 Well, that was shocking. I guess it was the emotional aftermath of that breathless last 4 minutes at Eastlands. But NOBODY noticed a rather IMPORTANT fact. That as the Citeh fans did their Pitch Invasion, the 2011/12 English PL Season officially ended and as a result SOUTHAMPTON finally became official members of the PREMIER LEAGUE. Shame on us! Was it REALLY worth it, I wonder ???? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/13/manchester-city-leeds-premier-league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneawol Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 Oh how times change , used to be the ceefax page for me Shoot cardboard league tables for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrent Of Abuse Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 We're not officially Premiership for me until I have to search for our club news in the "Premier League" section of the football section of the BBC sports web page. This. When I update my BBC and Newsnow links to point to the Premiership, we will have arrived. Rather like that point in my old copy of Championship Manager 2003/4 when the PC chugs along as it updates all the leagues. Was it 30 June? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 I just realised the year we were relegated was the year I finished school & the year we're promoted is the year I finish University Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 Was it REALLY worth it, I wonder ???? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/13/manchester-city-leeds-premier-league Good article, Alps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintalan Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 Technically I bet there is some paperwork involved! Probably a letter from the Prem inviting us to join etc. This wouldn't be England without some paperwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev2001 Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 I just realised the year we were relegated was the year I finished school & the year we're promoted is the year I finish University You can read alot of things into this: I was born in 76 when saints won the FA cup, my son was born in 2010 when we won the JPT cup. I was 2 when we last got promotion to the top flight and my son is two this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 If we are looking for crazy coincidences, every single time Saints got promoted or relegated, it happened just before I got drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 Was it REALLY worth it, I wonder ???? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/13/manchester-city-leeds-premier-league Good article, thanks for spotting and posting the link... I guess it depends on the perspective though - should football have remained the 'property' of the loyal fans who go week in week out, or has the sky era made it more accessable to the masses in their armchairs? - the overpaid prima donnas is ultimately a sdirect result of the sky money, but that has only been available because of the demand of the TV fan. We can all balme Murdoch, but he in a way just gave the punters at home what they wanted. For me the problem was/is not the extra cash that suddenly flooded the the game, but the distribution of it. The PL were more obsessed with their brand that they forgot to put in place appropriate sporting safeguards that would not only ensure a more competitive league, but safeguard the groundroots and the national game (which they said was their main reason for the break away... yeah right). They could have ensured that more cash was better distributed. If each of the relagated clubs was not promoted and just took the parachute payments that could total as much as £128 is spent in parachutes , why could that not be more equally divided amongst all NPC teams? Wage caps, a max of 25mil per club per year in the prem from sky etc then the NPC clubs could get around 12-13mil + L1 say 5mil etc and so on... would have kept the gap beteen old top flight and the next tiers more equal - and prevented alot of the mad panic spending and financial ruin that many clubs try to save their prem position... and the ownership rules should have sorted long before the need for FFP - but a wage cap would have allowed rich owners to build infratructure, without 'buying' silverware. The wage cap would also mean, more clubs could have held on to tehir own talen - at least for a little longer and sen seen some benefit on the pitch, not just in off setting teh excessive wage costs of teh palyers that remain.... Oh wel, lets see what happens, but whilst its excellent to be part of the top flight from a status and sporting perspective, I cant get over the fact that without 50-100mil extra revenue per year on top of the sky millions, we will not be able to have a go at winning that hideously ugly cheap looking trophy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 William Hill say we are Premier League http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-gb/betting/e/2957927/English-Premier-League---2012+2013.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 William Hill say we are Premier League http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-gb/betting/e/2957927/English-Premier-League---2012+2013.html 2/500-1?! Aren't they aware we're building a new training ground and have a massive catchment area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 2/500-1?! Aren't they aware we're building a new training ground and have a massive catchment area? We have better odds than Wigan Erm what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 Well, that was shocking. I guess it was the emotional aftermath of that breathless last 4 minutes at Eastlands. But NOBODY noticed a rather IMPORTANT fact. That as the Citeh fans did their Pitch Invasion, the 2011/12 English PL Season officially ended and as a result SOUTHAMPTON finally became official members of the PREMIER LEAGUE. Shame on us! July 1st officially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 This. When I update my BBC and Newsnow links to point to the Premiership, we will have arrived. Rather like that point in my old copy of Championship Manager 2003/4 when the PC chugs along as it updates all the leagues. Was it 30 June? I'd be surprised if anything points to the PremierSHIP. But yes, June 30th - July 1st, the day all player contracts flip over into a new year is the "start of the new season". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 14 May, 2012 Share Posted 14 May, 2012 We have better odds than Wigan Erm what? Imagine it's down to the fact their catchment area is much smaller than ours. Plus Man Utd and Man Citeh poach all their potential fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 22 May, 2012 Share Posted 22 May, 2012 A Fulham perspective on us, Reading and WHU. http://hammyend.com/index.php/2012/05/learning-about-the-new-boys/? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 22 May, 2012 Share Posted 22 May, 2012 If we are looking for crazy coincidences, every single time Saints got promoted or relegated, it happened just before I got drunk. Oh shi!t me too! Freaky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint si Posted 22 May, 2012 Share Posted 22 May, 2012 A Fulham perspective on us, Reading and WHU. http://hammyend.com/index.php/2012/05/learning-about-the-new-boys/? Insightful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNeil90 Posted 22 May, 2012 Share Posted 22 May, 2012 Did nobody watch West Ham outside the Championship last year? Unbelievable that the so many are tipping WHU to be the ones to stay up out of the 3 promoted teams. They were lucky to even go up!! If they play like they did this season then they'll finish bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 1 June, 2012 Share Posted 1 June, 2012 http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb.html Saints crest now added to the line up on the official site. Guess that makes us officially Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 1 June, 2012 Share Posted 1 June, 2012 It's just occurred to me that we will be starting the season in 13th place due to alphabtical order. Uh-oh. Although, having looked back through the last 10 seasons, the team starting 13th has never been relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smackalec Posted 1 June, 2012 Share Posted 1 June, 2012 It's just occurred to me that we will be starting the season in 13th place due to alphabtical order. Uh-oh. Although, having looked back through the last 10 seasons, the team starting 13th has never been relegated. That is the best stit i have ever heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted 1 June, 2012 Share Posted 1 June, 2012 http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb.html Saints crest now added to the line up on the official site. Guess that makes us officially Premier League. And we're still shown on the Championship page. Does this mean we can have two teams and that Bolton don't exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COMEONYOUREDS Posted 1 June, 2012 Share Posted 1 June, 2012 we now appear in the PL section on newsnow, this means we are officially premier league now http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Football/Premier+League/Southampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 1 June, 2012 Share Posted 1 June, 2012 We're now in the "official" close season (internationals don't count) so you can argue your official dates any time from now until July 1st when we are definitely, properly, officially in the Premier League again. Nice to keep a track of what's switching over though. I saw Huddersfield appear in "Championship news" on SSN yesterday, so I assume we're in the Prem News there now, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cool Posted 1 June, 2012 Share Posted 1 June, 2012 We're still not on this http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/premier-league/ page. The Beeb is "the one that matters" IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 2 June, 2012 Share Posted 2 June, 2012 I notice our news comes under the premier league heading on Sky Sports news. BBC will not update until 1st July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 2 June, 2012 Share Posted 2 June, 2012 That is the best stit i have ever heard If a 'stit' is a cross between a stat and a load of '****', you're right, because I completely made it up. Having done a bit of research though, in the 20 year history of the Premier League, only 3 teams starting in 13th have gone on to go down. Middlesboro' (in the first season), Man City and Newcastle. Still, that's probably better than most other starting positions, right? Ok, maybe not.... I dunno. Speaking of being officially Premier League. Reading's OS ran this story yesterday: http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2794792,00.html There's also another story about fan getting the Premier League logo tattooed on his arm. He's going to look like a right bellend a few years down the line. I'm glad our OS would never publish anything that cringeworthy. http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2794848,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 3 June, 2012 Share Posted 3 June, 2012 I am amused that over the course of 20 years of the Premiership and Premier League, with 3 relegation places, in a League that for the vast majority of seasons has been 20 teams, a random selection of one position alphabetically has produced 3 relegation results. 20 years, 20 teams, 3 relegation places, 3 "13ths" relegated. Anyone would think it was a statistical likelihood. And yes, I know there were 22 teams and 4 relegated sometime early on. Also that if you'd chosen team 1 they'd never have been relegated, but that's because it's always been Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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