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Aston Villa Away Lost 4 – 0
Saints chose to wear their ‘Ukraine’ kit at Aston Villa and persuaded the sponsors to stump up for a free scarf for travelling fans – I was hoping for winter-weight fake wool on a cold afternoon, but we got summer-wear fake silk instead. On the pitch, injury concerns prevented Walker-Peters from starting, with Livramento preferred. […]
West Ham Home FA Cup 5th Round Won 3 – 1
It’s not all that long ago (2014) that a midtable Southampton team were at full strength for a midweek game at Hull before Mauricio Pochettino picked a weakened XI for what should have been a very winnable Saturday Cup 5th round tie… that didn’t go down at all well with fans who felt that the […]
Norwich Home Won 2 – 0 , 10 Games Unbeaten at St Mary’s
Not too surprisingly, Saints were unchanged for a visit from Norwich, despite Perraud being available again. For Livramento to be preferred against a team expected to park the bus is understandable, but having full backs who were playing on their preferred flank would have been a credible option as well. Once again, Ralph knows best, […]
Everton Home Won 2 – 0
The way Ralph’s team is playing, there’s no point in making any changes but Livramento had to be recalled to face Everton after Perraud’s positive Covid test; Walker-Peters moved to left back. Although Broja burst clear to test Pickford early on, most of the honours in the opening stages belonged to the visitors, until Saints […]
Manchester United Away Drew 1 – 1, Saints unbeaten against the Manchesters
After a fine display midweek, it was no surprise that Saints were unchanged at Manchester United for Rangnick v. Hassenhūttl, or, more succinctly, Ralf v. Ralph. It became clear that Ralf-ball is very like Ralph-ball, and you can be very effective on the break against a Southampton team who themselves enjoyed plenty of attacking options […]
Tottenham Hotspur Away Won 2 – 3
Back to League action at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and a more familiar Southampton line-up; an adventurous one too, with both Adams and Broja included – what a fine decision that turned out to be! Adams should have had his team ahead in the opening minutes but we’ve often had positive beginnings that come to […]
Coventry FA Cup 4th Round Home Won 2 – 1 AET
Ralph has a pleasing record of taking the F.A. Cup seriously – he’s even taken us to a semi-final. So why the ten changes to his starting line-up as Coventry came to town? My explanation is that he was swayed by the ease with which a much stronger team were coping with similarly ranked opponents […]
London Saints Player of the Season 2020/21
‘Unfortunately, we cannot find your shield, but we will purchase a new one with all the engraving’. These were the worrying words from SFC some months ago. We all like happy endings. A search in the clubhouse at the training ground was made and lo and behold, our historic shield was found. This year, Gary […]
Interview with our New Owner in the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/27/dragan-solak-southamptons-new-owner-serbia?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Manchester City Home Drew 1 – 1
Manchester City at home was the sort of game where you turn up for the sort of Southampton performance that would have seen season tickets torn up once upon a time. You can’t blame Ralph, or anyone else at the club, for an almost total rearguard action that saw our team enjoy just 26% possession; […]
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