Bookend a great story

[Sold To The Man @ The Bar]

If you were to write a story about the fall and rise of Southampton FC over recent years you could do a lot worse than -

 

Opening line - 2005 Southampton are beaten at home by Manchester United to finish bottom of the premier league

 

Fill book with detail ,,..

 

Closing line - 2014 Southampton win at home against Manchester United to finish XXX of the premier league

 

 

 

Can't bring myself to write the missing 3 letter word

Edited 23 October, 2013 by St Chalet
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[Jack]

If you were to write a story about the fall and rise of Southampton FC over recent years you could do a lot worse than -

 

Opening line - 2005 Southampton are beaten at home by Manchester United to finish bottom of the premier league

 

Fill book with detail ,,..

 

Closing line - 2013 Southampton win at home against Manchester United to finish XXX of the premier league

 

 

 

Can't bring myself to write the missing 3 letter word

 

9th?

[Wes Tender]

9th?

 

Ninth isn't a three letter word. Nor will any position featuring three letters other than "top" fit with "of the premier league" grammatically.

 

Apologies for my pedantry.

[Jack]

Apologies for my mistake, and my realism.

[Jonnyboy]

Oaf? 1st Gay?

[Hatch]

'out'

[RonManager]

God

[Saint_clark]

For me it would have to open with the FA cup final in 2003.

[Saint George]

If you were to write a story about the fall and rise of Southampton FC over recent years you could do a lot worse than -

 

Opening line - 2005 Southampton are beaten at home by Manchester United to finish bottom of the premier league

 

Fill book with detail ,,..

 

Closing line - 2014 Southampton win at home against Manchester United to finish XXX of the premier league

 

 

 

Can't bring myself to write the missing 3 letter word

 

You missed....."and relegated Manchester United in the process"