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Swansea and Norwich the inspiration to us all
6:53pm Monday 7th May 2012 in Saints News
Swansea and Norwich the inspiration to us all
SAINTS should take inspiration from Norwich and Swansea - and so will West Ham if they emulate Saints in winning promotion to the Premier League.
Both the Canaries and the Swans have confounded the odds after their promotion from the npower Championship and have guaranteed their place in the top flight next season.
West Ham edged closer to joining them - as well as Saints and Championship title winners Reading - by beating Cardiff 5-0 on aggregate in the play-off semi final and Hammers assistant manager Neil McDonald wants to replicate them.
"West Ham is a massive football club," he said.
"Since I got here I could see the support, see how the club is run and how it is trying to progress.
"But the inspiration is Norwich and Swansea to a certain extent.
"They have gone up and done fantastically well and I am sure Reading and Southampton will be thinking the same.
"They will have huge hope considering what has happened this season with Norwich and Swansea.
"We all hang on to that so if we do get promoted then we can do exactly the same."
Comments(24)
Dorssaints
says...
7:04pm Mon 7 May 12
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4 Signings, and some youth players coming through will be the story of the season.
OSPREYSAINT
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7:09pm Mon 7 May 12
Fatty x Ford Worker
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7:57pm Mon 7 May 12
Confucious
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8:01pm Mon 7 May 12
A Horned Guan would be okay - or a Black Bellied Storm Petrel.
And it'd be good fun being a Little Bustard appointed as goalkeeper. I can hear it now: "Whhhhoooooaaaa - you Little Bustard!"
puppy saint
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8:07pm Mon 7 May 12
Fatty x Ford Worker wrote:Sniff my whiff!
Take the Dosh and run Mush!
milton road
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8:48pm Mon 7 May 12
Our young players are a year or 2 off being ready for the first team at this level i would of thought. As they were geared to come through in a couple of years.
4/6 players I would think coming in. That will help take our squad to the next level.
Our record against the teams in the top 6 was 11 points out of 30. Which shows we definately need to strengthen. Which we will.
RedArmy1
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8:51pm Mon 7 May 12
Dorssaints wrote:I know what you mean .... but ..
I will be happy with 4th from bottom as part of the next 5 year plan.
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4 Signings, and some youth players coming through will be the story of the season.
WE ARE THE MIGHTY SOUTHAMPTON.
WE HAVE THE AMBITION.
doing a norwich or swansea is not good enough for this Club.
Looking ahead to the next 10 Years ... the very minimum Saints Fans will accept is a Top Ten Finish. (year on year)
Fans have talked about we're not competing with the likes of chelski etc
WRONG ANSWER
Every Team in the Premier League including manure, city, ars*nil .. liverpooool etc
WE WILL HUNT DOWN - AND WE WILL GO FOR THE SCALP THE WIN AND 3 POINTS.
WE DEMAND SUCCESS.
EVERY SAINTS FANS EXPECTS ....
Nigel to do some good business and be ready to WIN-WIN-WIN.
Played west brom pre-season last year and got a draw having been behind at home. Good then - not good enough NOW.
Played manure in FA Cup and Nigel was asked if we deserved anything from the game - He said he was not sure. Good goal from Chappers then - and winning at half time until nani came on. Not good enough NOW !!!!
manure and the players are not a very nice team - but one thing is for sure ... fergie does not like it up him and at St Mary's he will f*cking get it from Southampton's Red Army.
WE WILL TURN ST MARY'S INTO A FORTRESS.
NO FEAR. NO SURRENDER.
FIGHT AND WIN.
RED ARMY 2012. WE FIGHT FOR EUROPEAN FOOTBALL. COYR.
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON.
RedArmy1
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8:56pm Mon 7 May 12
WE TOOK 4/6 POINTS FROM wet spam.
NEXT SEASON (if they are premier league) WE WILL TAKE ALL 6 POINTS and take down reading.
Managing the finances is important but WE AIM TO TAKE THE PREMIERSHIP BY STORM.
WE ARE THE MIGHTY SOUTHAMPTON.
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.
angus mc coatup
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8:59pm Mon 7 May 12
RedArmy1 wrote:there !
Dorssaints wrote:I know what you mean .... but ..
I will be happy with 4th from bottom as part of the next 5 year plan.
.
4 Signings, and some youth players coming through will be the story of the season.
WE ARE THE MIGHTY SOUTHAMPTON.
WE HAVE THE AMBITION.
doing a norwich or swansea is not good enough for this Club.
Looking ahead to the next 10 Years ... the very minimum Saints Fans will accept is a Top Ten Finish. (year on year)
Fans have talked about we're not competing with the likes of chelski etc
WRONG ANSWER
Every Team in the Premier League including manure, city, ars*nil .. liverpooool etc
WE WILL HUNT DOWN - AND WE WILL GO FOR THE SCALP THE WIN AND 3 POINTS.
WE DEMAND SUCCESS.
EVERY SAINTS FANS EXPECTS ....
Nigel to do some good business and be ready to WIN-WIN-WIN.
Played west brom pre-season last year and got a draw having been behind at home. Good then - not good enough NOW.
Played manure in FA Cup and Nigel was asked if we deserved anything from the game - He said he was not sure. Good goal from Chappers then - and winning at half time until nani came on. Not good enough NOW !!!!
manure and the players are not a very nice team - but one thing is for sure ... fergie does not like it up him and at St Mary's he will f*cking get it from Southampton's Red Army.
WE WILL TURN ST MARY'S INTO A FORTRESS.
NO FEAR. NO SURRENDER.
FIGHT AND WIN.
RED ARMY 2012. WE FIGHT FOR EUROPEAN FOOTBALL. COYR.
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON.
that f@ckin told ya.
Red n White
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9:39pm Mon 7 May 12
RedArmy1
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10:16pm Mon 7 May 12
IMO - The results produce a distortion about what areas we need to improve.
JUST TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR !!
1. We need to IMPROVE our GOALKEEPING SQUAD - FACT.
2. We need a RB and review Defensive line.
3. We need a CB to challenge Jose (who was inconsistent this Season) and keep Jos on his Toes.
That is CRUCIAL to Defensive Success.
4. We need Pace from Midfield and a creative goal scorer.
5. As well as the BRILLIANT RICKIE with Tadanari Lee as a foil and Billy we need a STRIKER like Hooper (Celtic) to bang in goals game after game and provide a winning solution if Rickie gets injured etc.
WE NEED THESE PLAYERS AS WELL AS OUR PROMOTION WINNING SQUAD TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESS STORY.
TOGETHER LET'S DELIVER THE AMBITION ...(and keep the finances right)
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WINNING AND THE GOALS !!!
RED ARMY 2012. THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION.
STRIKE-FIGHT-WIN. COYR.
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.
RedArmy1
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10:19pm Mon 7 May 12
Start the Liquidizer asap ...
f*ck the skunts !!!!!!
WE ARE RED ARMY. COYR.
Saintsayer II
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10:38pm Mon 7 May 12
St.henley
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11:14pm Mon 7 May 12
WAPA PIE GO
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5:23am Tue 8 May 12
puppy saint
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7:28am Tue 8 May 12
puppy saint wrote:like
COYR!
BowesSaint
says...
7:38am Tue 8 May 12
Dorssaints wrote:...sigh...nothing like ambition, eh?
I will be happy with 4th from bottom as part of the next 5 year plan.
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4 Signings, and some youth players coming through will be the story of the season.
SFCOLDBOY
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8:29am Tue 8 May 12
You have brought us all back to life. Seems everyone on here is a state of shock and lethargy.
P.S.T. (Post Season Trauma) I suppose.
Even the Echo is struggling to find a topic.
Your posts have been like a punch on the nose.
None of this namby-pamby nonsence about surviving 4th to bottom of the prem.
NO!!!!!
We are moving on to the new level.
Us fans, that followed home and away last season demanded and received promotion again, this was only the beggining of our realistic expectations.
Our great manager knows this and he WILL prevail.
Our aim is the SUMMIT of the Prem and Europe.
I am sick of hearing-----
"SOUTHAMPTON-- ,WHO ARE THEY?"--- "some provincial side I think."
We are going to hear, "SOUTHAMPTON",------
------- "Oh yes they are a top Premier league football team."
PRIDE OF THE SOUTH COAST
Keep up the good work Redarmy1.
SAINTS FOREVER
COYR
george chivers
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9:09am Tue 8 May 12
SFCOLDBOY wrote:And I thought he had gone on holiday. What a little teaser he is.
Redarmy1,
You have brought us all back to life. Seems everyone on here is a state of shock and lethargy.
P.S.T. (Post Season Trauma) I suppose.
Even the Echo is struggling to find a topic.
Your posts have been like a punch on the nose.
None of this namby-pamby nonsence about surviving 4th to bottom of the prem.
NO!!!!!
We are moving on to the new level.
Us fans, that followed home and away last season demanded and received promotion again, this was only the beggining of our realistic expectations.
Our great manager knows this and he WILL prevail.
Our aim is the SUMMIT of the Prem and Europe.
I am sick of hearing-----
"SOUTHAMPTON-- ,WHO ARE THEY?"--- "some provincial side I think."
We are going to hear, "SOUTHAMPTON",------
------- "Oh yes they are a top Premier league football team."
PRIDE OF THE SOUTH COAST
Keep up the good work Redarmy1.
SAINTS FOREVER
COYR
COYR!
billythesaint
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3:43pm Tue 8 May 12
Landdo
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5:00pm Tue 8 May 12
flashhart2000
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6:17am Wed 9 May 12
Landdo wrote:My sentiments exactly.
I don't want us to emulate swansea or Norwich! I want us to set the league on fire!! Being realistic I think we could finish mid table and win the league or fa cup! Let's get some trophies in the saint Mary's cabinet!!! I truly feel excited and I don't feel my optimism is miss placed I believe the saints are going Places and I for one am going to enjoy the ride..... COYR
Paul Lucas
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2:57pm Wed 9 May 12
Red n White wrote:Yes, there is. It's designed to coincide with the passing of the Olympic flame through Southampton and St Mary's at circa 1830 on July 14th.
Will there be another Liebherr tournament pre-season again? I enjoyed the last one, and thought it was good to see some top European talent and a unique style tournament.
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There was a whisper that Arsenal would be attending as part of the AOC deal but how true that is I do not know.
puppy saint says...
7:03pm Mon 7 May 12