NewYorkSaint Posted 18 February, 2023 Share Posted 18 February, 2023 The weirdest thing happened. I was so excited by the win against Chelsea that my phone flew out of my hand, hit the ceiling and sent out the weirdest sound. When I looked at the screen, there was a flashing link that said. "Portal is open. You have 60 seconds." I clicked on it and saw what seemed to be a story in the Guardian dated May 29, 2023. I read as much as I good before it faded off the screen. This is what I remember. Southampton's Late Rise One of the surprises of the season was the way Southampton powered their way to survival. Under newly appointed manager Ruben Selles, the team somehow conjured 27 points from their last 16 games for a 14th place spot on 42 points. It was a top-10 performance in the last few months of the season. But on reflection, the biggest surprise wasn't what happened then, but what happened earlier in the year. Southampton's squad arguably was top-half caliber all season, with inspired signings like Romeo Lavia, Armel Bella-Kotchap and Tina Livramento. The trouble is all three were out injured for much of the first part of the season, and Livramento, longer than that. Their loss, coupled with niggling injuries for their midfield talisman Stuart Armstrong, helped create a crisis of confidence at the club that seemed to impact players and managers alike. But the unlikely appointment of Selles, coupled with the return of Armstrong, Lavia and Bell-Kotchap, plus the acquisition of world class talents of Paul Onuachu and Kamaldeen Sulemana, marked a turning point. Finally the team jelled. And the results spoke for themselves, starting with spectacular wins at Chelsea and Leeds. Onuachu's late run of goals, 60% of them headers, struck terror into opposition defenses. Captain James Ward-Prowse smashed David Beckham's record of goals from free kicks with a total of 20 and counting. And Romeo Lavia was named premier league player of the month for April. It's worth remembering that Saints are, by some measure, the premier league's youngest side. If they can get to where they've got in just a few months, there are those who will say they have a real shot at European football next year. That's all I could get through, and I might have got some details slightly wrong. But yes, it def said 42 points. I'm posting here just in case this is something more than a weird Chat GPT generated fantasy. While we're at it. What does anyone else predict now for end of season points total? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 18 February, 2023 Share Posted 18 February, 2023 You'd better pour us all a glass of what you're drinking. Tina Livramento (is that his mum?) is unlikely to play this season. And Onuachu scoring ANY goals looks unlikely, let alone a run of goals. But I like your positivity and hope we do start to pick up points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 18 February, 2023 Share Posted 18 February, 2023 2 minutes ago, the saint in winchester said: You'd better pour us all a glass of what you're drinking. Tina Livramento (is that his mum?) is unlikely to play this season. And Onuachu scoring ANY goals looks unlikely, let alone a run of goals. But I like your positivity and hope we do start to pick up points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 18 February, 2023 Share Posted 18 February, 2023 5 minutes ago, the saint in winchester said: You'd better pour us all a glass of what you're drinking. Tina Livramento (is that his mum?) is unlikely to play this season. And Onuachu scoring ANY goals looks unlikely, let alone a run of goals. But I like your positivity and hope we do start to pick up points. IMO Onuachu was our best player today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 19 February, 2023 Share Posted 19 February, 2023 On 18/02/2023 at 10:08, NewYorkSaint said: The weirdest thing happened. I was so excited by the win against Chelsea that my phone flew out of my hand, hit the ceiling and sent out the weirdest sound. When I looked at the screen, there was a flashing link that said. "Portal is open. You have 60 seconds." I clicked on it and saw what seemed to be a story in the Guardian dated May 29, 2023. I read as much as I good before it faded off the screen. This is what I remember. Southampton's Late Rise One of the surprises of the season was the way Southampton powered their way to survival. Under newly appointed manager Ruben Selles, the team somehow conjured 27 points from their last 16 games for a 14th place spot on 42 points. It was a top-10 performance in the last few months of the season. But on reflection, the biggest surprise wasn't what happened then, but what happened earlier in the year. Southampton's squad arguably was top-half caliber all season, with inspired signings like Romeo Lavia, Armel Bella-Kotchap and Tina Livramento. The trouble is all three were out injured for much of the first part of the season, and Livramento, longer than that. Their loss, coupled with niggling injuries for their midfield talisman Stuart Armstrong, helped create a crisis of confidence at the club that seemed to impact players and managers alike. But the unlikely appointment of Selles, coupled with the return of Armstrong, Lavia and Bell-Kotchap, plus the acquisition of world class talents of Paul Onuachu and Kamaldeen Sulemana, marked a turning point. Finally the team jelled. And the results spoke for themselves, starting with spectacular wins at Chelsea and Leeds. Onuachu's late run of goals, 60% of them headers, struck terror into opposition defenses. Captain James Ward-Prowse smashed David Beckham's record of goals from free kicks with a total of 20 and counting. And Romeo Lavia was named premier league player of the month for April. It's worth remembering that Saints are, by some measure, the premier league's youngest side. If they can get to where they've got in just a few months, there are those who will say they have a real shot at European football next year. That's all I could get through, and I might have got some details slightly wrong. But yes, it def said 42 points. I'm posting here just in case this is something more than a weird Chat GPT generated fantasy. While we're at it. What does anyone else predict now for end of season points total? No mention of an FA cup win? Or a set of winning lottery numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
September Saint Posted 20 February, 2023 Share Posted 20 February, 2023 On 18/02/2023 at 18:08, NewYorkSaint said: The weirdest thing happened. I was so excited by the win against Chelsea that my phone flew out of my hand, hit the ceiling and sent out the weirdest sound. When I looked at the screen, there was a flashing link that said. "Portal is open. You have 60 seconds." I clicked on it and saw what seemed to be a story in the Guardian dated May 29, 2023. I read as much as I good before it faded off the screen. This is what I remember. Southampton's Late Rise One of the surprises of the season was the way Southampton powered their way to survival. Under newly appointed manager Ruben Selles, the team somehow conjured 27 points from their last 16 games for a 14th place spot on 42 points. It was a top-10 performance in the last few months of the season. But on reflection, the biggest surprise wasn't what happened then, but what happened earlier in the year. Southampton's squad arguably was top-half caliber all season, with inspired signings like Romeo Lavia, Armel Bella-Kotchap and Tina Livramento. The trouble is all three were out injured for much of the first part of the season, and Livramento, longer than that. Their loss, coupled with niggling injuries for their midfield talisman Stuart Armstrong, helped create a crisis of confidence at the club that seemed to impact players and managers alike. But the unlikely appointment of Selles, coupled with the return of Armstrong, Lavia and Bell-Kotchap, plus the acquisition of world class talents of Paul Onuachu and Kamaldeen Sulemana, marked a turning point. Finally the team jelled. And the results spoke for themselves, starting with spectacular wins at Chelsea and Leeds. Onuachu's late run of goals, 60% of them headers, struck terror into opposition defenses. Captain James Ward-Prowse smashed David Beckham's record of goals from free kicks with a total of 20 and counting. And Romeo Lavia was named premier league player of the month for April. It's worth remembering that Saints are, by some measure, the premier league's youngest side. If they can get to where they've got in just a few months, there are those who will say they have a real shot at European football next year. That's all I could get through, and I might have got some details slightly wrong. But yes, it def said 42 points. I'm posting here just in case this is something more than a weird Chat GPT generated fantasy. While we're at it. What does anyone else predict now for end of season points total? What on earth have you been smoking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 20 February, 2023 Share Posted 20 February, 2023 I’d take that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HKsaint Posted 20 February, 2023 Share Posted 20 February, 2023 I would have believed if you have posted this before the win against Chelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 20 February, 2023 Share Posted 20 February, 2023 26 minutes ago, trousers said: Like clockwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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