Time to assume that Southampton are out of the relegation battle for good?

[Icy Gull]

Sadly, Pardew seems to know what he is doing and although many of you think he's a shit manager I think it's obvious his team are more likely to make the play offs than continue down in the relegation zone.

I was rather hoping given their late rescue bid and the fact that they were dropping into League One that they may have struggled a bit this season. But they seem to have invested well in manager coach and players, in fact imo before a ball was kicked we were probably more likely to make the playoffs than them. We have seriously underachieved whilst they have definitely overachieved. Shame.

 

[jordanseagull]

Come on, with their squad were they really ever in it?

 

[Icy Gull]

Come on, with their squad were they really ever in it?

Their early season results suggested that they may be.

 

[NMH]

Also, with Dean Wilkins there, they should be expected to finish at least 7th.

(they would, actually, be 6th now if it were not for the point deduction)

 

[jordanseagull]

Possibly, but they would pick up at some point.

Where did the Lambert money come from?

 

[Icy Gull]

Possibly, but they would pick up at some point.

Where did the Lambert money come from?

Spending a shitload of money hasn't dragged us above teams who've spent virtually nothing in comparison. All very well to say Saints have splashed the cash, so have we and look who has won the most points..by some margin. I hate to do it but just like when he was as West Ham I have to give Pardew a bit of credit as a manager.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Look at their goal difference compared to the other teams in that position. I rekon they'll make the playoffs.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Spending a shitload of money hasn't dragged us above teams who've spent virtually nothing in comparison. All very well to say Saints have splashed the cash, so have we and look who has won the most points..by some margin. I hate to do it but just like when he was as West Ham I have to give Pardew a bit of credit as a manager.

When all the figures had been totted up, didn't we finally agree that we spent £700k on players. Southampton spent £1m on just one striker. They should be doing better, as should we.

 

[jordanseagull]

Oh I agree Icy, my money question was just out of interest

To be fair to the money spent on Lambert, he is a proven goal scorer at this level, so was a safe buy..

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

They did start the season badly but have got things together and the only way is up for them, sadly

 

[Mr Apples]

When they were finally taken over, their debts were paid off, so they were then able to start buying players.

 

[The Oldman]

Never were relegation candidates IMHO

 

[Simster]

Icy's assessment is sadly, spot on. They're not in trouble, we are.

That said, we're still only 12 points behind Huddersfield in 5th having played the same number of games (with 26 games still to be played), and we have a decent manager (by the looks of things) and maybe a January WAR-CHEST, so too early to write off the season IMO.

 

[theonesmith]

Spending a shitload of money hasn't dragged us above teams who've spent virtually nothing in comparison. All very well to say Saints have splashed the cash, so have we and look who has won the most points..by some margin. I hate to do it but just like when he was as West Ham I have to give Pardew a bit of credit as a manager.

They've splashed a bit more cash than us though. Was it 1million on Lambert? The look on Tony's face when we were linked with Billy Sharp tells you about what he thinks about that kind of money!