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Jan 2005 sitting in the relegation zone we sold our most valuable player at 26 years old James Beattie to Everton (in Liverpool) for £60m+ net (after payments to Celtic). We then invested only £2m on players to keep us up and made a profit of £4m in that transfer window. Jan 2018 sitting in the relegation zone we sold our most valuable player at 26 years old Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool for £60m+ net (after payments to Celtic). We then invested only £20m on players to keep us up and made a profit of £40m+ in that transfer window. Add a zero and 13 years later Les and the Board replicate Rupert Lowe's approach to avoiding relegation.

This is very unfair to Branfoot, who is still one of worst Managers. In all games Branfoot had a winning record of 28.91%. Pelligrino has one of 22.2% for all games and 16% for premier games. At 16% Pelligrino has broken the record for the worst Premier/1st div winning % of any permanent Saints manager, worst than Wigley.

Yes same as us, they need to be above the relegation 3 places by at least 3 points going into April.

Good to have one change that could save the season.

I read it in our previous Prem relegation season. More thorough and recent analysis over the 28 years to 2014 analysis indicates that it is only a:- 1 in 4 chance of back up the following season. 1 in 3 chance (34%) in 2 years. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/championship/10826050/How-often-do-relegated-Premier-League-clubs-bounce-straight-back-from-the-Championship.html

This is 1 of only 3 winnable home games left. Winning this only gives us a chance of staying up. Anything else, pushes us closer to relegation.

It made more sense to sort out deals prior to VVD deal being announced.

Last time I checked, a Club has only a 1 in 3 chance of bouncing back up the next season.

The Club would like to thank Deloitte's for informing them on how much revenue they are getting and can now complete the budgeting for this transfer window.

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and half of those 6 home games are against top 6 sides. Just 3 winnable home games left and all these are relegation defining 6 pointers.

We may have blown the opportunity of an easier set of games in the first half of the season. One win and a draw in the next two games is essential, to have a chance of avoiding relegation. Overall we have 7 games against relegation rivals, 3 at home , 4 away. Win those home games and draw those aways brings us to 35 points and importantly we surrender few points to rivals. Us 13 Them 4.

If we are not at least 4 points ahead of the 3rd relegation slot on April 1st we will be. The games after that look ominous.

9th in revenue and we are a selling club....

Yes err just a minor defect in CB's ? :-)

It is only 10 months since we last won two in a row. No problem.

Is there definitely no recall clause under 53.1.2?

Our Manager's winning rate is now down to 15.8%. The worst record of any permanent Saints manager/Coach. Even if we win 4 more games from the remaining 14, he would still only have a better record than Wigley.

He was rated as man of the match against a top 6 side. He did well and we are fortunate to have him.

What we lack are in form strikers on the pitch now. We are in a desperate situation and need in form strikers and options and need them now. Getting him back would increase the options and that is on top of at least one new striker signing.

That was a long time ago. Since then we had the handball go against us.

Protest only if this game is lost.

"We're building a squad capable of regular European football". Yes for other teams.

Judge him on his record. Les has the shining record of hiring a foreign manager who turns in the worst winning record of any permanent Saints Manager in any division. He was also rated by Charlton supporters as their worst Manager.

Can we blame other teams for being better?