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Season 2010/2011 Promotion







Guinness Boy

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I remember that season well. Southampton took til the back end of September to really get going. We just about limped across the finishing line while Southampton were going like an express train at the finish, and went on to complete the double championes the following season.

Southampton had to finish like an express train just to go up, seeing as our 8/8 winning games in March made April fairly academic :shrug:
 




One Teddy Maybank

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Yes. Yes we did. We were still second best in that division that season though.

No we weren't.

Not a chance. As others have said we'd switched off at the end.

They NEEDED to pull their finger out because they had been distinctly average.

Anyway, other than last season the table never lies [emoji6]


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Thunder Bolt

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I remember that season well. Southampton took til the back end of September to really get going. We just about limped across the finishing line while Southampton were going like an express train at the finish, and went on to complete the double championes the following season.

We were championes with 5 games to spare. Promoted at Withdean, Champions at Walsall. I know you despised the manager, but don't rewrite history.
 




hans kraay fan club

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Southampton were going like an express train at the finish, and went on to complete the double championes the following season.

Er, not quite...

Despite what the local media would have you believe

We were championes with 5 games to spare. Promoted at Withdean, Champions at Walsall. I know you despised the manager, but don't rewrite history.

Just to finish picking THPP's daft post apart, Southampton were not 'Championes' on EITHER of those seasons. They finished second the Reading in 11/12 :thumbsup:
 




DataPoint

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Smashed the league in March between 26th Feb - 29th March

P8 W8 D0 L0 F13 A4 GD9 Pts24

Ended that run 13 points above 2nd placed Huddersfield with a game in hand - 18 points above Southampton having played two more than them.
Game over - team took early holiday - only secured 95 pts.
 




chaileyjem

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Perhaps. Missed it, either way.


The report of that game makes weird reading now: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/9206220.stm

First the apparent disparity in the sides - Saints' starting line-up included Jose Fonte, Morgan Scheiderlin, Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain, Ricky Lambert and Adam Lallana. Ours Casper Ankergren, Adam El Abd and Augustien Battipiedi, yet we WALKED that league. Amazing.

I was at that game and remember when AEA got his nasty leg injury, and being gutted that he had to go off, and hoping we'd cope okay with LEWIS DUNK coming on in his place!

Of course Chris Wood, Glenn Murray, Ashley Barnes and Dunk himself who were part of our 18 that day *might* all be playing in the Prem next season.
 


Kuipers Supporters Club

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23 April 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Southampton Brighton
25 April 2011 Colchester United 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester
30 April 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Huddersfield Town Brighton
7 May 2011 Notts County 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Nottingham

We had the job done - a shame not to get 100 points. But we were miles the best team in that league


1 March 2011 Yeovil Town 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion [show]Yeovil
5 March 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–3 Carlisle United [show]Brighton
8 March 2011 Brentford 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion [show]Brentford
12 March 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Tranmere Rovers [show]Brighton
19 March 2011 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion [show]Oldham
22 March 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Notts County [show]Brighton
26 March 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Swindon Town [show]Brighton
29 March 2011 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion [show]Dagenham
2 April 2011 Rochdale 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion [show]Rochdale
9 April 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday [show]Brighton
12 April 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–3 Dagenham & Redbridge [show]Brighton
16 April 2011 Walsall 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion [show]Walsall

Winning 12 out of 13 in a row helped
 






We're the Stripes

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Of course Chris Wood, Glenn Murray, Ashley Barnes and Dunk himself who were part of our 18 that day *might* all be playing in the Prem next season.
If Chris Wood is then I'd imagine Bridcutt may be too (again).
 




ozzygull

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I think I remember Gus saying "That if he had the players that Southhamton had and did not win the league, he would sack himself" :lolol:
 




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