Southampton
Southampton are currently plying their trade in League One.
Why Goal Difference is crucial to Premier League survival
It’s often said Goal difference is an indicator of how well a club is going. It can also indicate the competitiveness of an entire league.
The Round-Up: Arsenal Zero In On Philippe Mexes
It should come as absolutely no surprise that, over the course of the weekend, Arsenal suffered yet another setback in terms of Thomas Vermaelen’s agonisingly slow comeback from an Achilles twinge.
Is Alan Pardew Really An Improvement On Chris Hughton?
As we cross the cusp from morning to afternoon, it is being widely reported that Newcastle are within hours of appointing Alan Pardew as their new manager, following owner Mike Ashley‘s seemingly illogical decision to sack Chris Hughton from his post on Monday. According to nearly all of the foremost bastions of the British media,…
Liverpool’s Melodrama Is Just The Tip Of The Dog Turd
Whereas I have to admit that Liverpool’s ongoing takeover saga has provided good copy since their boardroom civil war broke out nine days ago, it’s probably fairly safe to say that we (that is, those of us that have no real vested interest in the outcome of chronicles) are now heartily sick to the sodding…
Wednesday Move Top – League One Weekend Round-Up
Sheffield Wednesday moved to the top of the embryonic League One table after demolishing Hartlepool 5-0. ‘The Owls’ were 2-0 up in ten minutes after an own-goal from Paul Murray and a Giles Coke volley set them on their way. Neil Mellor, signed from Preston in the summer, made it three before Marcus Tudgay scored…
The League One Review
A great second week to League One has seen 31 goals scored in the 10 fixtures this week and plenty of incidents and action to get ourselves stuck into. As we will do regularly we start with the League One news: The football world was saddened by the news of 2 deaths this week. The…
League One 2009/2010 Season Preview
We’re now over halfway through Soccerlens’ full season preview ahead of the big League kickoff this weekend. Today we’re up to League 1, which contains fallen ex-Premier League teams Leeds, Charlton, Norwich and Southampton as well as smaller teams like Yeovil, Exeter and Wycombe. Can the Saints overcome their points deduction, can Brentford keep on…
Southampton sold to Markus Liebherr
Southampon FC has been sold to DMWSL613 Limited (owned by Swiss national Markus Liebherr) for an undisclosed sum (reportedly £12.5m). Markus Liebherr also owns and controls the Swiss-based Mali Group, which consists of five companies engaged in technologically advanced engineering. Joint Administrator Mark Fry commented: “The sale of the Saints to Markus Liebherr is a…
Surviving the summer in the football league
Calculators and collection buckets look to be the order of the day this summer as at least three football league clubs – Southampton, Stockport and Darlington – fight for their very existence. If rumours are to be believed, these aren’t the only clubs from Championship downwards who are sailing close to administration. Even if the…
Saints Pray For Divine Intervention
When Lord Mawhinney last week voiced his fears that a big name club could go out of business if football’s worst excesses weren’t reigned in he could have hardly asked for a better example than Championship club Southampton. Having struggled on and off the pitch for several seasons the Saints announced their financial troubles were…
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