Struggling Southampton

[Kingsbridge Saint]

I see this Moniker has reappeared on the BBC match report after this game. It always winds me up as it's lazy journalism and up there with football 'hooligan' and drug 'paraphernalia' as a sort of journalistic auto-fill response when they are discussing any of our poorer performances. Is it just me?

[CB Fry]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/robbie-savage-struggling-chelsea-should-7017890

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/i-will-not-walk-out-on-struggling-queens-park-rangers-vows-harry-redknapp-9800283.html

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3276682/Sam-Allardyce-tells-struggling-Sunderland-squad-Follow-ll-fine.html

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsene-wenger-warns-arsenal-stars-7001204

 

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/struggling-bolton-unable-pay-players-222208181.html

 

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/club/newcastle-united/361/blog/post/2644381/newcastle-have-nothing-to-lose-at-manchester-city

 

http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/norwich_city_target_home_comforts_against_struggling_swansea_city_1_4294262

[adrian lord]

I don't think I have ever seen the term "drug paraphernalia" in a report about a poor Saints performance. The last time I saw the term "football hooligan" in a Saints match report would have been in the 80s.

 

I must admit though that using drug paraphernalia regularly appears to me as a good idea after such losses.

Edited 20 December, 2015 by adrian lord