Our team got guts.

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Added on April 13, 2008, 4:59 pmCharlton Athletic 1 Southampton 1

Charlton Athletic's lingering hopes of a promotion play-off spot virtually disappeared when they could only draw 1-1 at The Valley with mighty Southampton.

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Saints 0 Burley 1.We are in trouble.

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Added on April 28, 2008, 12:03 pmWe must beat WBA.

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Added on April 29, 2008, 12:44 pmWest Bromwich Albion 1 VS Southampton 1.

Substitute Adam Lallana had given the Saints a 77th-minute lead with his first goal for the club.

The former youth academy ace raced on to a pass from Jermaine Wright and showed a clean pair of heels to the Albion defence before scoring with a low drive.

The strike looked set to lift Southampton out of the relegation zone and send Leicester City crashing into the bottom three.


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Southampton 3 Sheffield United 2!

Saints fought back from a goal down to stay up in an enthralling encounter on the south coast, finishing with ten men after two goal hero Stern John got sent off for two foolish yellow cards.

Southampton completed a dramatic final-day escape from relegation by coming from behind to beat Sheffield United 3-2 in a thrilling encounter at St Mary's Stadium.
Stern John cracked a second-half double and Marek Saganowski's header shortly before the interval ensured the Saints avoided the drop to League One.

The south-coast side are well versed at beating relegation on the final day - in the Premier League they went into the last day of the season in danger of relegation four times during the 1990s.

But having dropped out of the top flight three years ago, they were staring down the barrel of third division football when Stephen Quinn put the Blades ahead.

Saganowski equalised and John fired Saints ahead at the start of a nerve-shredding second half, in which United substitute Jon Stead dragged his side level.

But John's 19th goal of the season, and comfortably the most important - means St Mary's will again be hosting Charlton, rather than Cheltenham, next term. The striker's afternoon ended prematurely as he was sent off for a second yellow card 10 minutes from time, but the 10 men held out.

The win was only Nigel Pearson's third since he took over in February, but the man who was in charge of Carlisle when goalkeeper Jimmy Glass scored a last-gasp winner to save them from dropping out of the league can add another great escape to his CV.
Saints will also be meeting Sheffield United again next season after their lingering hopes of a play-off place were ended.
Whether Pearson will still be in charge remains to be seen, with former chairman Rupert Lowe poised to take over the club again in the coming weeks.
The Blades fashioned the first chances against a nervy Saints side, with veteran midfielder Gary Speed seeing a header deflected over the top and Rob Hulse shooting high and wide.
The sell-out St Mary's crowd began to find their voice as the hosts started to crank up the pressure, with a couple of crosses from boyhood Saints fan Andrew Surman causing some mild angst in the United defence.
But Southampton were shoved closer to the drop in the 23rd minute when Billy Sharp curled in a deep cross from the right which the unmarked Quinn met with a firm header back across Richard Wright and into the net.
Saganowski twice came close to equalising, with a header which hit Matt Kilgallon and the point-blank drive blocked by Paddy Kenny. The Blades were only denied what could have been a killer second by a superb save by Wright from Kilgallon's header.
And moments later St Mary's erupted when Jason Euell's swirling cross was converted by Saganowski at the far post. A re-energised Saints emerged after the break and six minutes into the second half John sparked delirium in the stands.
John fed Saganowski and continued his run into the area as the Pole deftly lofted the ball over Kilgannon and John Halls and back into his path.
St Mary's held its breath as John took an age to bring the ball down, eight yards out, before dispatching it into the roof of the net.
The Blades would not lie down and substitute Stead levelled when he poked home Quinn's cross from close range.
But Saints were not to be denied and John was again the man in the right place, latching onto Jhon Viafara's header, turning inside the area and shooting low past the wrong-footed Kenny.
The two-goal hero was dismissed with 10 minutes remaining for a foul on Derek Geary. But with St Mary's at fever pitch, the hosts held out to secure their Championship status and spark wild scenes of celebration.



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God willing.

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Added on May 7, 2008, 1:24 amWe are a small group of people.
Hidup Saints~!

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Sorry,I have love for Cardiff City coach.
Hidup Dave Jones! (1997–2000 - Southampton)

Kathy toys.

Sorry mate but it's my duty to hate your club.

South Coast Derby

The South Coast Derby is the name given to matches between the Saints and their fierce nearby rivals, Portsmouth F.C., from the city of the same name 17 miles from Southampton. The matches are also referred to as the Hampshire Derby. Including Southern League games, there have been 67 games between the clubs, with Southampton winning 34 and Portsmouth 20. The rivalry is infamous as one of the most unpleasant and fractious in world football - the two sets of supporters loathe each other. It is speculated that this stems from the cities' own competitive past: Portsmouth is one of Britain's leading Royal Naval bases, and Southampton is the country's leading civilian port, and home to the famous ocean liners that plied the cross-Atlantic route to America.

I glad we survive the drop,pity Tony Cottee old team.

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Added on May 29, 2008, 5:45 pmIn Poland we trust in Euro 2008.



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Nice!

We will be back to where we belong soon.

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Added on June 11, 2008, 6:01 pmWelcome fellow Saints fan.We love all Southampton FC fans.

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Represent!

No,why?

Maybe it was me!
If you do order,please order one XL Saints home kit for me.

Cardiff City is a strong side.
But The Saints will be better in the next game.

Welcome Saints fan.
What course?Bio-med?

Did you bought any Saints stuff when you were in Saint Mary Stadium?

In 1983,I bought the Southampton FC Subbuteo in London.I was hook on the team since.



Kathy's Toys in Jaya Supermarket sold subbuteo too.

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Derby County's desperate run continued when they were beaten by a young Southampton side who thoroughly deserved their first win of the season.

The visitors recovered from two league defeats to outplay Derby and the margin of victory could have been much wider but for the form of goalkeeper Roy Carroll.

He kept his team in the game until the 57th minute when the Saints finally managed to finish off one of the many impressive moves that had made the home side look second rate.

David McGoldrick bundled the ball over the line from close range after Carroll had saved from Adam Lallana.

It was just as well for Derby that Southampton did not have a sharper cutting edge up front, because the damage would surely have been a lot worse for Paul Jewell's struggling team.

Southampton created three one-on-ones before half-time, but failed to take any of them and those wasted chances could have proved costly when Derby broke through in the 56th minute.

A long ball from substitute Dean Leacock sent Kris Commons clear, but Kelvin Davis did well to smother his low shot and 60 seconds later the visitors were ahead.

Former Derby winger Lee Holmes found enough space on the right to whip in a cross which Lallana hit first time against Carroll and after the rebound had come back off the bar, McGoldrick headed it in.

Derby were now forced to chase the game, but they rarely looked like equalising and it was the visitors who came closest to scoring again.

The movement and passing of Southampton was excellent and when Simon Gillett picked out McGoldrick, his header thumped against the bar.

The young striker thought he had scored a second ten minutes from time when Holmes picked him out, but Carroll produced his best save of the game although it could not rescue Derby from another worrying defeat.



Go Super Saints!

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Southampton 2 Birmingham City 0.

Adam Lallana fired home his second goal in four games to seal an impressive victory for Southampton over Birmingham City.

Birmingham went into the tie after winning their four previous games this season, but really struggled to get a grip on the Saints.

Midfielder Lallana cracked home a deserved second goal just days after he grabbed the winner against Derby at Pride Park.

The skilful winger skipped past the static Liam Ridgewell in the Birmingham defence before smashing the ball past goalkeeper Colin Doyle and into the bottom left-hand corner.

The south coast club had taken the lead in the 17th minute after a wonderful flowing move.

Right-back Lloyd James crossed from the right to David McGoldrick who headed the ball back to Lee Holmes.

Midfielder Holmes controlled the ball on the edge of the area before hitting a low left-footed shot past Doyle and into the bottom corner.

Birmingham had their best chance of the half on the 30 minute mark which saw Garry O'Connor let fly with a 25-yard effort that fizzed just over the bar.

The goalscorers Holmes and Lallana linked up six minutes later and they should have given Southampton a 2-0 lead going into the break.

Holmes put a free-kick into the danger area and Lallana hit a right-footed shot that hit the crossbar.

The ball fell straight back to him but his first-time effort on the rebound hit the right-hand post and bounced clear for a free-kick.

Former Southampton striker Kevin Phillips came on at the break for the disappointing O'Connor but barley touched the ball in the second half and it was left for Lallana to finish off the game and give the Saints a well deserved 2-0 victory.

The curse of the Sky cameras struck again on a day when little went right for Saints, as a side full of youngsters fought back from a terrible start only to fall apart defensively with former Saint Dexter Blackstock taking advantage with a brace.


Queens Park Rangers v Southampton Coca-Cola Football League Championship - Loftus Road - 14/9/08 Southampton's Adam Lallana scores their first goal.

Southampton 2 Norwich City 0.

Jordan Robertson fired home a goal on his Championship debut to inspire Southampton to their first win at St Mary's this season.
Striker Robertson, who only arrived on loan from Sheffield United last week, cut in from the left wing and curled a delightful 20-yard shot into the top corner to give his new side the lead on the half-hour mark.
The game was decided in controversial circumstances with a penalty for Southampton.
Dejan Stefanovic was ruled to have brought down Adam Lallana and the referee pointed to the spot.
Veteran defender Stefanovic protested and was shown the red card for foul and abusive language before David McGoldrick stepped up to slot home the penalty for his fifth goal of the campaign.
In a lively opening to the match, both sides hit the woodwork.
McGoldrick was the first for Southampton when his shot from eight yards cannoned off the post with the goal at his mercy.
Norwich midfielder Lee Croft then put over a teasing centre for on-loan forward Antoine Sibierski to head against the inside of the Southampton post with goalkeeper Kelvin Davis beaten.
After Southampton took the lead they almost added a second when Joseph Mills set substitute Bradley Wright-Phillips free and his 20-yard shot clipped the top of the crossbar.
After the break, McGoldrick crossed to Robertson who hit a first-time shot just over the bar.
Davis came to Southampton's rescue twice in a minute on the hour-mark with two fabulous saves.
First he denied Omar Koroma when he was clean through on goal and then brought a stunning second save from the striker after the resulting corner fell to his feet eight yards from goal.
After the sending off and penalty, Southampton looked to go on the rampage to kill the game off.
Lallana, McGoldrick and then Lallana again all went close to adding a third but it was not to be.
The win was Southampton's third of the season and they are now four matches unbeaten as they look to climb the table.



Southampton's David McGoldrick celebrates scoring his sides second goal with a penalty.

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