Southampton - can they still get automatic.

[Rookie]

Far too early to count them out, with the players and set up they have they will be there or there abouts.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

They have a new manager bounce going on at the minute but if they have some stability they will be there or there abouts.

Do they? They lost yesterday. Has the bounce ended or are they genuinely just average?

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Bit of 20/20 hindsight there, who thought they had a Championship squad at the time? They had a very good squad, so do Southampton.

They'd been relegated the season before with much the same squad, change of manager and good players came back to the fore. Saints have had more wholesale changes in playing staff

 

[Tooting Gull]

Course they can. Norwich were 18 points behind Leeds last season, and ended up champions. Long way to go.

I was half-jokingly telling colleagues over the summer it would be us and them this season. I think that's a lot more likely now, they will be in the shake-up, it was us that had to have the good start.

 

[DJ Leon]

I reckon they'll win the league. There, I've said it.

 

[trocar]

who really gives a #### about southampton,when they were in the premiership did they worry about us,NO let them struggle in the lower part of league one. UP THE ALBION

 

[hola gus]

Our biggest threats to automatic promotion, in my opinion are SOUTHAMPTON, HUDDERSFIELD AND PETERBOROUGH

 

[Icy Gull]

I think there may be a touch of the Emperor's New Clothes about Southampton. They haven't really ripped this division up for more than a couple of games on the trot since they dropped in. Yes they should be good but they're not consistent enough to be be a real threat at the moment. An injury to Lambert will probably be catastrophic too.

 

[e77]

Do they? They lost yesterday. Has the bounce ended or are they genuinely just average?

Time will tell. Be interesting to see if Adkins can buy in January.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Our biggest threats to automatic promotion, in my opinion are SOUTHAMPTON, HUDDERSFIELD AND PETERBOROUGH

I'd add Wednesday to that list.

Our best strategy - stay on top ahead of all of them

CAVEAT: January Transfer Window - could change a lot of things.

 

[Notters]

Another question ending in a full stop? Really?

 

[Simster]

I'm afraid automatic promotion is still a possibility for the stains. They're actually only 7 points off the pace, and they will continue to beat ordinary sides at home and pick up the odd win away. OK, they've just lost at Huddersfield, and Huddersfield are a good side by L1 standards. I fancy Southampton to beat them at St Marys though.

Long long way to go still.

 

[Silent Bob]

They'd been relegated the season before with much the same squad, change of manager and good players came back to the fore. Saints have had more wholesale changes in playing staff

I can't really be bothered getting into the ins and outs of Norwich so I'll give you that.

Southampton made their changes last summer and Jnaury though, mostly, they only signed two or three players this summer, this is the squad that was in superb form, promotion form for two thirds of last season. They only just missed out on the playoffs despite a deduction and a slow start, if you go through their squad they have quality in every position. They'll be there or thereabouts at the end of the season, I'm sure of it.

 

[Bold Seagull]

First thing to do in any season is to avoid relegation! Once that's achieved, concentrate on mounting a challenge at the top. Even when George Graham was winning title's at Arsenal, he'd still open a bottle of champagne when they reached 40pts!