Spanish Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Smart owner. Continuing the philosophy and getting in one hell of a manager to fit right into it. Didn't expect such quick results but those that came in poaching their players underestimated how much of a team they were. Complimenting each other. Like us. Hope they do well. Agreed wavering between jealously and admiration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Agreed wavering between jealously and admiration Felt the same about Swansea until they put Gary Monk in Laudrup's suit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'm green with envy of the Saints. Not embarrassed to say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanish Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'm green with envy of the Saints. Not embarrassed to say it. Not the only ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I think the Saints have done great this season. As several others were, I scratched my head at their summer offloading, but obviously they knew exactly what they were doing. I do not think their current form will hold, but I do see them being 12th or better and with as many players as they sold, it is remarkable to consider that. Great job imo by the Saints owner and other important members of the organization. I have a Southampton supporter friend who I hang out with at bi-monthly ALA conferences I attend and who I text every so often and he when we started discussing our teams last week, he told me is very proud and excited about the direction the Saints squad and setup is going and he should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Dream keeps on running, decent chance of a top 6 finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Ha! Good. A good system and style wins out over who's got the best players! Everybody wanted a piece of that Saints cake but it turns out the ingredients is only part of it. It's all in the way you bake it. Good! Greedy bastwerd clubs. And all that masturbating over LVG and Saints got a cracking manager in under the radar. Hopefully keep it up. Even though I don't like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jourdan Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 3rd after 21 games and they've maintained a position in the top five since September - they really are living the dream! Their progress from League One in 2011 to potential Champions League entrants in 2015 is a stunning turnaround. They have been well-known for producing young talent through their academy and long will this continue. But obviously at boardroom level, they haven't always been handled with the greatest of care. Only six years ago, they were in administration I believe, then when Adkins had stabilised them and taken them up through the divisions, many felt his dismissal was questionable and only last summer, the owners were accused of asset-stripping and jeopardising the club's future. But every decision the club have made in recent times - be it replacing with Adkins with Pochettino, to more recently selling their key players and then installing Koeman - seems to have been vindicated. It's certainly something to give clubs like us hope that a return to the Premier League can be something more than just settling for 17th. What an incredible job Koeman has done so far, surely he will be a shoe-in for Manager of the Year barring a farcical collapse in the second half of the season? I thought they would be comfortably in the top 10 again, but to have performed like they have, it's quite ironic really given that their star players all thought they were moving on to bigger and better things. Over the course of time, I'm sure that will prove true. But still it's so refreshing to see a club like Southampton outperforming Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United too. Morgan Schneiderlin must feel half-smug and half-embarrassed by developments on the south coast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I remember them going to Old Trafford in the seventies during the Busby era. Southampton won 4-0 , Ron Davies scoring them all , all headers . Very good old fashioned centre forward was Davies, sadly died a couple of years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Best header of a ball I have ever seen. Didn't know he was dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Be brilliant though if they stuck four lads in their place and stayed up. What a difference 7 months makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Best header of a ball I have ever seen. Didn't know he was dead. Same here, on both counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Best header of a ball I have ever seen. Didn't know he was dead. I've never seen him but if he was better than Tim Cahill is, he must've been something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I've never seen him but if he was better than Tim Cahill is, he must've been something! He was centre forward at Southampton all if not most of his career I think. Gave Roy McFarland a torrid time once or twice. I remember from corners he seldom was waiting for the cross in the box. He was outside when he started his run then BANG right on the forehead like a rocket. Like I say best header of a ball (attacking wise) I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheltenhamRam Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Be brilliant though if they stuck four lads in their place and stayed up. Wouldn't it just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Southampton is the exact, and I expect, model to run a modern club. I hope we can follow a similiar path and enjoy the same stability and improvement year over year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Just watching them now , and what an honest, 100% player is Shane Long he never ******* stops, he has even headed two crosses clear in his own penalty area . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turdburgler Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Just watching them now , and what an honest, 100% player is Shane Long he never sausage stops, he has even headed two crosses clear in his own penalty area . In stark contrast to McGoldrick. How sausage is he? I thought he was a bit of a tool after trying to shoot from ridiculous areas on Saturday. He has just carried that on tonight. I'd be be having words if I were his teammates. Shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 They are having a hard time playing football against Ipswich, a bit naive falling into their game plan of high balls. In the instances that Southampton let the ball work for them and keep it on the ground they look much better, but it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BondJovi Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I like the commentators asking why so many head injuries.... HOOF!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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