Are we the most hapless club of the past 30 years?

[Sunglasses Ron]

Like many I guess, I’m experiencing a mix of disbelief, sadness and anger at what’s happened over the last few weeks.

Right now, I’m rueing the day that I chose to support Saints. That was in 1992 when we were a respected club with few blots against our name (the infamous 1972 “oh look at that” 7-0 defeat at Leeds being one).

But that was more than made up for by the glorious FA Cup win, the magical Le Tissier era and those teams of the early Premier League seasons. I was always so proud to be a Saints fan, despite our lack of sporting achievements.

However, fast forward 34 years and just look at the utter shite we have had to endure. Things that immediately spring to mind are:

Ali Dia (an urban myth that will never go away)

The Harry Redknapp saga

League One minus 10

Saints 0 Leicester 9

Man Utd 9 Saints 0

Second worst team in Premier League history (by a hair)

And now Spygate, which almost feels like all of the above combined.

I mean WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK have we done to deserve all that?

Genuine question, can any other club come close to rivalling this shameful collection of embarrassments?

Like mugs though, we’ll probably all come back for another kick in the nuts next season (where we have -4 to look forward to straight off the bat).

FFS!

[Daft Kerplunk]

We are definitely up there.  

In order to move on, ther ereally does need to be a significant clear out of staff across the board.  Unless this happens, and a big noise about it, there will be a stink about the place for years to come.  It's already bad enough but if they were a political party, they'd be clearing out their desks now after a existential election defeat.  

A whole new way of running this club needs to be implemented, with new teams across all departments, and sharpish. 

[Golac's Iron Gonads]

When going into administration under the astute eye of Rupert 'kin Lowe is not your club's low point you know you've been lumbered with supporting the Ralph Wiggum of football clubs.  1979 started supporting this shit show and we've won nothing of note, two mismanaged forays into Europe and Le tissier is about the sum of our achievements in nearly 50 years of following them. Thanks Dad for gift of a bald head and Saints.  QPR is only down the bloody road.

[Sunglasses Ron]

4 minutes ago, Golac's Iron Gonads said:

When going into administration under the astute eye of Rupert 'kin Lowe is not your club's low point you know you've been lumbered with supporting the Ralph Wiggum of football clubs.  1979 started supporting this shit show and we've won nothing of note, two mismanaged forays into Europe and Le tissier is about the sum of our achievements in nearly 50 years of following them. Thanks Dad for gift of a bald head and Saints.  QPR is only down the bloody road.

Thank you for making me cry and laugh in the space of 10 seconds! 😅

[SaintNate]

We'll always have 2014-2016.

[die Mannyschaft]

Yes, we will remembered for this forever. It puzzling to see how this was allowed to go on and sanctioned. Saints now have the skills and experience to lie to fans so we won't get the truth.

All the great players we developed, 27 years top flight, Europe, finals its all in past now and each say, each match will just be this issue.

Clubs allready looking at Scienza and rest will go.

Just got my Winchester City season ticket and Saints need to make a huge reduction in next season price and people must exit the door nit just Tonda otherwise no progress and trust in club will happen. 

49 years watching Saints to have these idiots ruin tge club.

[Gloucester Saint]

SR are like Rupert Lowe circa 2008, they shouldn’t be there and actually they’ve gone even further than he did in staining the club’s and city’s DNA.

They are vermin and filth who should have the club on the market 9am tomorrow.

Supporting the club actively I realised under Pellegrino was a waste of time, at that stage I’d been a supporter 33 years. Last game was Huddersfield home Dec 2017 so 8.5 years since I last attended. Was home and away under WGS, most of 00s and regularly 09-17. Early-mid 90s most home games until went to Uni. I’ll still look at the results on a Monday from the weekend but not watching live games or highlights even now until SR are long gone. 

More likely to watch Cheltenham’s home games on Sky but any EFL product makes me want to throw up 🤢 

Cricket and Rugby are vastly superior sports. 

Edited 16 hours ago by Gloucester Saint

[S-Clarke]

48 minutes ago, SaintNate said:

We'll always have 2014-2016.

More like 2010-2017

[Pamplemousse]

I'd say Leicester and Portsmouth have had it worse in recent years. We've not quite sunk (yet) to their lows and in all honesty I don't think we will next season.

[skintsaint]

Pretty sure there was a table of the fans who have suffered the shittest results in the last 5 or 10 years and we were up there. Add that to the initial list.

[Saint86]

2 hours ago, Pamplemousse said:

I'd say Leicester and Portsmouth have had it worse in recent years. We've not quite sunk (yet) to their lows and in all honesty I don't think we will next season.

Leicester have won the premier League, the fa cup, and the championship in recent years 😅.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

4 hours ago, Sunglasses Ron said:

Like many I guess, I’m experiencing a mix of disbelief, sadness and anger at what’s happened over the last few weeks.

Right now, I’m rueing the day that I chose to support Saints. That was in 1992 when we were a respected club with few blots against our name (the infamous 1972 “oh look at that” 7-0 defeat at Leeds being one).

But that was more than made up for by the glorious FA Cup win, the magical Le Tissier era and those teams of the early Premier League seasons. I was always so proud to be a Saints fan, despite our lack of sporting achievements.

However, fast forward 34 years and just look at the utter shite we have had to endure. Things that immediately spring to mind are:

Ali Dia (an urban myth that will never go away)

The Harry Redknapp saga

League One minus 10

Saints 0 Leicester 9

Man Utd 9 Saints 0

Second worst team in Premier League history (by a hair)

And now Spygate, which almost feels like all of the above combined.

I mean WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK have we done to deserve all that?

Genuine question, can any other club come close to rivalling this shameful collection of embarrassments?

Like mugs though, we’ll probably all come back for another kick in the nuts next season (where we have -4 to look forward to straight off the bat).

FFS!

Those fans who've been putting cream in their carbonara deserve every bit of this misery.

[Osvaldorama]

3 hours ago, Saint86 said:

Leicester have won the premier League, the fa cup, and the championship in recent years 😅.

Yep we basically just suffer with only the odd game as positives. Everything else is constantly shit.  
 

At least when other clubs cheat, they end up winning things. Bunch of absolute fucking arseholes 

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

28 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

Yep we basically just suffer with only the odd game as positives. Everything else is constantly shit.  
 

At least when other clubs cheat, they end up winning things. Bunch of absolute fucking arseholes 

It does seem that way. Cant think of another club being run like ours.

Does feel like Saints are an easy target.

Like last time with points deduction going into League 1. Other teams get theirs rescinded. 

Newcastle cancelling their game with us due to too many 'covid' cases and having half a new team in the rearranged fixture.

[benjii]

Calm down, dear.

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

8 hours ago, Sunglasses Ron said:

However, fast forward 34 years and just look at the utter shite we have had to endure. Things that immediately spring to mind are:

Ali Dia (an urban myth that will never go away)

The Harry Redknapp saga

League One minus 10

Saints 0 Leicester 9

Man Utd 9 Saints 0

Second worst team in Premier League history (by a hair)

And now Spygate, which almost feels like all of the above combined.

FFS!

I started going regularly from the 71/72 season, it didn't start well. That 7-0 drubbing at Leeds on MOTD which still gets an airing, soon followed by an 8-0 at Everton. There's other crushing defeats, I was there for the 7-1 at Watford.

I'd also bung in the away trip to Reading midweek in the League Cup. One of their fans made a hoax call to SFC to say the game had been postponed due to the weather. Club just accepted it and announced it was off so an about turn for the team and 5,000 away fans. Until they worked it out.........

But I'll be back for more of the same, no doubt, next season.

[Sunglasses Ron]

1 hour ago, benjii said:

Calm down, dear.

I'm sorry, I had to let things out otherwise my head may have exploded. 😅

[spyinthesky]

10 hours ago, Pamplemousse said:

I'd say Leicester and Portsmouth have had it worse in recent years. We've not quite sunk (yet) to their lows and in all honesty I don't think we will next season.

But Leicester had the glow of a Premier League title as has Blackburn who's fans have been up in arms about their Chicken Farm owner for some time.
Throw Sheff Weds in the mix too.

[Tom & Gerry]

Don't forget Dave Jones, Norrkoping and Grobbelaar. Are we just unlucky or what?

[Pamplemousse]

9 hours ago, Saint86 said:

Leicester have won the premier League, the fa cup, and the championship in recent years 😅.

Not what I said though...

[Sunglasses Ron]

2 minutes ago, Tom & Gerry said:

Don't forget Dave Jones, Norrkoping and Grobbelaar. Are we just unlucky or what?

To be fair, I didn't even think to include them (nor others like Bob Higgins and Clive Woodward).

[Tom & Gerry]

1 hour ago, Sunglasses Ron said:

To be fair, I didn't even think to include them (nor others like Bob Higgins and Clive Woodward).

There's a book there for someone to write -  Headline Grabing Scandals involving Southampton Football Club

[Midfield_General]

14 hours ago, Sunglasses Ron said:

Like many I guess, I’m experiencing a mix of disbelief, sadness and anger at what’s happened over the last few weeks.

Right now, I’m rueing the day that I chose to support Saints. That was in 1992 when we were a respected club with few blots against our name (the infamous 1972 “oh look at that” 7-0 defeat at Leeds being one).

But that was more than made up for by the glorious FA Cup win, the magical Le Tissier era and those teams of the early Premier League seasons. I was always so proud to be a Saints fan, despite our lack of sporting achievements.

However, fast forward 34 years and just look at the utter shite we have had to endure. Things that immediately spring to mind are:

Ali Dia (an urban myth that will never go away)

The Harry Redknapp saga

League One minus 10

Saints 0 Leicester 9

Man Utd 9 Saints 0

Second worst team in Premier League history (by a hair)

And now Spygate, which almost feels like all of the above combined.

I mean WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK have we done to deserve all that?

Genuine question, can any other club come close to rivalling this shameful collection of embarrassments?

Like mugs though, we’ll probably all come back for another kick in the nuts next season (where we have -4 to look forward to straight off the bat).

FFS!

You forgot to add the one player we had who literally everyone thought was amazing, and who was Saints through and through, publicly losing his fucking marbles and becoming a laughing stock.

You don't get to choose your club though, do you. Once you're in, that's it. There's no other option and the only way out is in a wooden box. It's like being in the mafia. 

 

 

[Sunglasses Ron]

1 hour ago, Midfield_General said:

You forgot to add the one player we had who literally everyone thought was amazing, and who was Saints through and through, publicly losing his fucking marbles and becoming a laughing stock.

You don't get to choose your club though, do you. Once you're in, that's it. There's no other option and the only way out is in a wooden box. It's like being in the mafia. 

 

 

I'm in denial about the first bit of your response!

As for the latter, you are so very right.  As hard as we can try, there's simply no binning this club off is there.