Southampton

[Icy Gull]

Having moaned about Southampton's lack of grace and class last season we need to be careful that we don't end up with the same sour grapes attitude this season.

They are top for a reason.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

yeah don't give a shit about southampton....only care about the teams around us (and palace)

would prefer them to go up than west ham

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Interesting take on the "one man team" assertion: One Man Team | georgeweahscousin

Thay are not a one man team - but they have an outstanding man I would love to have in our team. Well two actually - but to choose one it would be Lambert.

 

[SK1NT]

Their late winners won me £110 on my accumulator

 

[Acker79]

Interesting take on the "one man team" assertion: One Man Team | georgeweahscousin

While I'm not sure that article really dismisses the 'one man team' attacks (it reads like a petulant fan whining "no we're nooooooooot!!" to me and the arguments seem a little weak to me - look at our penalty record when anyone but barnes takes them) I'm not sure that I think being a one man team is necessarily a bad thing.

Our fans are constantly commenting on how we're not playing to CMS's strengths. If we do that, he will start scoring the goals and winning points for us that are more often spread around the team at the moment. We will become a one man team. If you have a stand out player and you set the team up to play to his strengths, of course you will become a one man team. So, it seems a little weird some fans want us to become a one man team while criticising other teams for being one.

As long as a team can adapt to the absence or poor form of their one man, as long as there is support from the rest of the team I don't think being a one man team should be anything to be ashamed of, or anything to criticise someone for.

 

[00snook]

Dislike them intensely but you have to take your hat off to them.

Lambert was touted as a big fat League One bully but he's proved everyone wrong.

Pains me to say it, but fair play to them

I have to agree with this.

 

[cunningplan]

Having moaned about Southampton's lack of grace and class last season we need to be careful that we don't end up with the same sour grapes attitude this season.

They are top for a reason.

Exactly! I think we can recognise their achievements without demeaning our own club; just have to add that I am sorry their manager (and some of his acolytes) could not have managed that feat last year.... somehow it makes it harder to be generous because some of their fans seems to have a superiority complex!

 

[The Oldman]

Exactly! I think we can recognise their achievements without demeaning our own club; just have to add that I am sorry their manager (and some of his acolytes) could not have managed that feat last year.... somehow it makes it harder to be generous because some of their fans seems to have a superiority complex!

Their lack of sportsmanship last season makes me hope that we will be very generous in acknowledging them as Champions if that is what they become.