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simo

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Happy new year friend's and foes ;) this year has been one of our best imo although it looked like something different in the summer (Yeh I was a bed wetter) but what was your saints highlight of the year?

 

I'm going to kop out and say the 8 nil , once in a lifetime game and had my 8 year old son with me!

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Bad Wolf

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The opening of the Markus Liebherr pavilion. A lasting and fitting tribute to the man who sadly isn't here to see his vision taking shape as we sit in 4th place at the turn of the year.

 

Good shout. It really is a shame that the man himself isn't here to see his vision come true but who knows, maybe he's watching on from above, sharing a glass of whiskey with Ted Bates and taking pictures with the best personal digital camera available in Heaven!

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IN MY DAY

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Taking a dad, who was a bit down on his luck and his son to there first ever game at St Mary's to see us put 8 past Sunderland.

 

Unforgettable day.

 

Sharing each goal via text with my pal who'd given up his tickets because he thought it would be a duffer like the previous season.

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Turkish

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http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?51167-The-mess-we-re-in#.VKSPgX8gGSM

 

 

The last line is pearler, when talking a out outgoing players and how gracious they are meant to have been "they'll remain classy as they were brought up "the Southampton way" the sad thing is there is way any more."

 

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

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stug76

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Whoops! How long have you been waiting to post that? Any resolutions to get out a bit more next year?

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My brain won't go back a whole year, but my favourite December moment was Toby going ballistic when Big Vic lost Dann for Palace's consolation goal in our 3-1 win.

 

We're 3-0 up, in the 86th minute, away, in the Premier League, and we f*cking hate messing anything up. We've arrived.

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My brain won't go back a whole year, but my favourite December moment was Toby going ballistic when Big Vic lost Dann for Palace's consolation goal in our 3-1 win.

 

We're 3-0 up, in the 86th minute, away, in the Premier League, and we f*cking hate messing anything up. We've arrived.

 

I love that, demand excellence even when its not essential.

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http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?51167-The-mess-we-re-in#.VKSPgX8gGSM

 

 

The last line is pearler, when talking a out outgoing players and how gracious they are meant to have been "they'll remain classy as they were brought up "the Southampton way" the sad thing is there is way any more."

 

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

Surely there were better moments for the fans of Southampton football club?

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CB Fry

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Solid, solid gold.

 

...............

 

Well, I thought I better give my opinion and tell you all also what I've heard over the past few months. Some of this is truth, some of this just my opinion. Some of it is me reading between the lines. Irrespective, it's not great reading and I think I'll be proven correct shortly that since Cortese left, we're on a huge downward curve.

 

Here's what I know.

 

- There was a huge upturn in atmosphere when Cortese left. The day-to-day (non-football) staff were initially a lot happier as NC could be a very difficult taskmaster at times.

- RK and KL set about repairing links and friendships with important businesses and former employees/players.

- Contractors and others Cortese had working for him via the club were a lot happier.

 

However, over time, this has changed somewhat and most importantly, the footballing side has been somewhat neglected. It soon became apparent that our objectives and ambitions had shifted and the players/staff were left completely in the dark. They bought into Cortese's long-term strategy/vision and it was him who was the glue who held everything together, despite his obvious shortcomings in other areas of running the club. When Cortese left, so did all the aspirations of pushing on and progressing as a club.

 

In the meantime, we've had;

 

- fan-pandering letters from the new setup

- mixed messages regarding the sale of players - Reed "not for sale" Krueger "will talk to clubs about our players"

- unprofessional snipes at Cortese's handling of the club with reference to the comment about our financial situation and the adidas kit debacle

- continued non-communication in this new "era of transparency"

 

Now, cast your mind back. In the early part of the season when we were riding high, remember all the talk of Champions League? This wasn't just from the players (Boruc, Wanyama, Lallana, Schneiderlin) but from the manager as well. This was Cortese's objective and the playing staff were 100% committed to delivering it; maybe not this season, but with future investment and the retention of the better players and the manager this was seen as potentially achievable. Now, fast-forward a few months later - uncertainty reigns, no-one dared uttered a word about it and the new leadership's policy is sustainability and nothing else. From February to the present day, we've had Schneiderlin, Lallana, Fonte and others all drop huge hints in the press about being happy here but only the proviso we kick on and improve.

 

If just one of those "big" players had the assurances they required to stay and committed so would the rest. Now, the opposite is in action; all it'll take is one or two to leave and it could lead to an exodus. The first and most important person is Pochettino, but I don't think he's too enamoured with the new "mid-table" project and having to face replacing key members of his squad. Surely some of you must have heard the alarm bells ringing the moment the new board started even entertaining players sales and mentioned that we were in a difficult financial situation? If that isn't greasing us up for a potential firesale of 2, 3 maybe 4 of our best players I don't know what is. Sure, no sales have been confirmed yet but I've absolutely no doubt that they will, very soon.

 

We're water-treaders now at best, unfortunately. If people are happy with that then that's their prerogative but I can almost certainly guarantee you that from reading between the lines and hearing what I've heard that we're in for a pretty sh1tty summer. It's genuinely galling to watch this unfold as like many of you, I was finally excited by the fact we were THAT close to having a thoroughly decent, competitive Premier League side that could challenge the big 'uns not off the pitch but most definitely on it. With a couple of solid acquisitions as a statement of intent and retention of our best players, we could have had a real go next year. That's what the players wanted, the manager wanted and that's what Cortese wanted. That dream died to moment he was turfed out of SMS for good.

 

Don't worry though - the pain of tumbling back into mediocrity will surely be offset by a nicely worded club statement.

 

...........

 

A message to the Saints team today. Currently fourth in the league.

 

Stop treading water, you mediocre deadbeats.

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The highlight for me is the fact we have a top manager and are fourth in the table. After all the sh1t we went through in the summer, the club was in decline, everyone was leaving, forum meltdown etc. I was always a bit worried, although bringing in Koeman was a key factor in making me realise we would be fine. He's been able to build a new look side which looks better than the one we had last year. He speaks English, and he's honest and open. We know managers don't hang around long these days, but I'd love RoKo to stay for 2 or 3 seasons, I'm certain we'd win something. An actual highlight, has to be Pelle's goal against QPR

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Getting £20 million for a defender that didn't want to be here, and who is largely responsible for the poor first half of the season his team have made. That has to rate pretty highly.

 

I agree with Gemmel too, after a summer of seeming turmoil, the performance we put in against Liverpool on the opening day was proof if it were needed that we were not relegation fodder, and indeed go on to be quite a force in the league.

 

Ultimately, my highlight of the year is the most recent... Looking at the league table as it stands. 4th. In the Premier League. A Champions League spot. It's remarkable what we've achieved, irrespective of the fact that we have a long way to go.

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For me it's between signing Ronald Koeman, which made me believe we'd be okay after the summer, and the win at the Emirates, which confirmed it.

 

The signing of Ronald Koeman has to be the most significant and joyous moment of 2014, especially after the summer meltdown. Belief was renewed.

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Another vote for that cracking win at the Emirates. A genuine, deserved win after going behind, in front of 55k gooners, capped by that brilliant Clyne goal. What a night!

 

This second. I will never forget the moment the final whistle went.

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CB Saint

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Signing koeman was the biggest pivotal moment of the year for me.

 

The 8-0 for sheer wtf.

 

I really enjoyed the everton game just because I thought we were going to get a kicking because we had no midfield and were on the end of a bad run, and then up popped Harrison Reed who played a blinder.

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Favourite football moment - Taking my son to his first away game and seeing us blitz Fulham 3-0

 

Favourite Saintsweb moment - Saint Richmond replying to his own posts while forgetting to use his second account and then leaving in a strop. Comedy gold.

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