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Southampton.....surely relegated from the Prem ?
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 cryrst  The garden of England 01 May 23 3.27am |
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One of their posters has started a palace thread about our style of play and atmosphere. Not all bad
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Stirlingsays  01 May 23 3.53am |
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Southampton seemed to have so much promise a few years back. I remember the big clubs came in for some players, still I'm surprised to see them down at the very bottom.
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| Dubai Eagle 01 May 23 6.24am |
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I think they have had a few ownership changes in recent years Originally posted by Stirlingsays
Southampton seemed to have so much promise a few years back. I remember the big clubs came in for some players, still I'm surprised to see them down at the very bottom.
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| Spiderman Horsham 01 May 23 7.04am |
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Originally posted by Willo
You are referring to Paul Onuachu whom Nathan Jones signed from Genk for £18 Mill. Edited by Willo (28 Apr 2023 3.35pm) Their loan e Nathan Tella has had a great season for Burnley
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| Badger11 Beckenham 01 May 23 7.33am |
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
Southampton seemed to have so much promise a few years back. I remember the big clubs came in for some players, still I'm surprised to see them down at the very bottom. I think that's is the problem. Their board sold their best players assuming they would be replaced by the youth team or bargain buys. It worked for a couple of years but youth players tend to be generational e.g. Zaha and Mitchell and it is harder and harder to pick up a bargain player as they are so well researched these days by every club. Their model is not sustainable and is based on luck to some extent which has now run out.
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| YT Oxford 01 May 23 7.59am |
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Originally posted by eritheagle
Surely there's been a manager that has been at 2 relegated teams in a season. Edited by eritheagle (28 Apr 2023 2.50pm) I can't immediately remember one in the Premier League. In the old First Division, Billy McNeil managed Man City and then Aston Villa in 1986/87 and both were relegated. In 1987/88, 'Harry' Bassett left Watford while bottom of Division 1 and then became manager of Sheffield United towards the bottom of Division 2. Both clubs were relegated, but at least Harry then had the consolation of watching his previous club Wimbledon winning the FA Cup! He left the Dons at the end of the previous season because he felt he had taken them as far as it was possible to go. Oops!!
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 01 May 23 8.51am |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
Their loan e Nathan Tella has had a great season for Burnley I concur with these sentiments. Nathan Tella has impressed me in the colours of Burnley, carrying a genuine attacking threat going forward with his great pace and energy and his directness running with the ball. I was in conversation with a learned gentleman not too long ago and he informed me that Tella started out as a marauding centre-half. Edited by Willo (01 May 2023 8.57am)
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| Stirlingsays 01 May 23 8.51am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I think that's is the problem. Their board sold their best players assuming they would be replaced by the youth team or bargain buys. It worked for a couple of years but youth players tend to be generational e.g. Zaha and Mitchell and it is harder and harder to pick up a bargain player as they are so well researched these days by every club. Their model is not sustainable and is based on luck to some extent which has now run out. It certainly seems that way doesn't it.
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| Jacey 01 May 23 9.37am |
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Southampton are virtually dooomed and looks like arrogant Everton ,over seventy years in the top flight,will also be joining them.
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| cryrst The garden of England 01 May 23 9.42am |
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Originally posted by Jacey
Southampton are virtually dooomed and looks like arrogant Everton ,over seventy years in the top flight,will also be joining them. Shame it’s not the red side, now that would cause for celebration; but I will gladly accept the toffees going instead.
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 01 May 23 11.48am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I think that's is the problem. Their board sold their best players assuming they would be replaced by the youth team or bargain buys. It worked for a couple of years but youth players tend to be generational e.g. Zaha and Mitchell and it is harder and harder to pick up a bargain player as they are so well researched these days by every club. Their model is not sustainable and is based on luck to some extent which has now run out. i have always argued that having a Youth Football Academy works well for clubs in the Championship and below. But the Prem is so Elite that you need to be buying in the talent from abroad- or from the best of the Championship. Clubs need to be ruthless and only appoint the very best players. Not being loyal to 'your boys' who are home-grown. Southampton seem to have learned this the hard way.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 01 May 23 5.16pm |
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Even if they won all their remaining games they would still likely go down.
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