A drop of "great stuff" in an ocean of shit (including the classic 7-1 humping by Everton). We were in the relegation zone most of the season, and in the end survived by one point. And any manager who can be fooled into playing Ali Dia is either an imbecile or couldn't give a toss (in his case a bit of both I think).
I think we'll have to agree to disagree on that tosser.
Ok, how about a list of players who left Saints and thrived?
- Bale
- Kevin Phillips
- Shearer
- Kevin Davies, sort of, he did pretty well for a long time with Bolton
- Chivers
Um .....
"If we can play like we did when Liverpool won 6-1 at Southampton we have a great chance of winning at Wembley" said Caulker. "But unfortunately I'm not eligible to play for City" he added.
Good point. The last thing they want to do is to prematurely reach the dizzy heights of the third division before the club and squad is ready. Humiliation would ensue, from which they may never recover.
You're right, I don't think MP took us to the Capital One quarters. We beat Arsenal and Stoke before losing in the quarters, despite a strong line up, against a League 1 outfit who played out of their skins.
Possibly (I couldn't be arsed to check). But the point is I don't have a problem if we go out, as long as the manager does his best. We lost to Palace and Liverpool this year with (on paper) our strongest line ups. Unlike what MP did against Sunderland.
A replay with grueling extra time would've been better, followed by a loss on penalties. Anyway, hopefully they'll fall at the last hurdle in the Euro Cup. And please God, not win the league.
That's a nice thought, but at the end of the day it all comes down to £££££. Take that twat Chambers for example: I doubt he's losing much sleep about sitting on the Arse bench most of the time.
Ask me after we've played them at SMS.
Bear in mind they do have the CL (and FA Cup) to contend with, so they may take their eye off the ball in the PL when they decide 4th is out of reach.
Maybe we should give you the benefit of the doubt, and take it that you meant "people are talking about the possibility of a relegation fight" as being absurd, and not "finishing in the top 6".
Or maybe not.