According to this, the opposition's official photographer isn't subject to the ban - hence the photos from Plymouth the other day. However they sold (or gave) a picture to the Sun, which seemingly Saints aren't keen on.
Southampton FC continues photography ban | Media | guardian.co.uk
They don't have any grounds to sue I don't think, as they just weren't giving our press accreditation (ie letting photographers in the official bit). The fact that a bloke who happened to be employed by Argyle is neither here nor there from a legal point of view. Hopefully they will do as the...
Quite. The phrase 'the Southampton Style' is possibly the most pretentious piece of shit I've ever heard, and it's even sillier given your entirely accurate description of how they do play.
Believe me the local press (which is who this will hit most) make very little money at all. One of the biggest local press companies in the UK is at least £90 million in debt, and rising.
It's not that though, is it? Southampton are not giving press accreditation, and thus use of their press facilities, to any photographers except their agency. So all they are doing is refusing certain people entry to their ground, which sadly they're entitled to do as operators of the stadium*...