pb21
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~6 yearsHow long were Southampton on an upward trajectory for?
We've been on one ~27 years
~6 yearsHow long were Southampton on an upward trajectory for?
Zager and Evans playing up front.Ha, if man is still alive.
I'm getting my pre-booooooooooooos in now so I don't miss the big day.I'm already practicing folding my arms, looking pensive and occasionally tutting for when that day arrives.
~6 years
25/26Which season will we next be relegated. Post your prediction here for re-bounce at some point in the future!
I'm not convinced about this. The Japanese that fly to Brighton from Japan to watch Mitoma, yes. But there are plenty of local Japanese watching us. Can't see them giving up the second we lose Mitoma.The Japanese are here for Mitoma if he left we could be top four and they would still disappear. I mentioned to my boy the lack of Japanese fans present against Wolves.
I’d like to beat Southampton’s streak of 27 (?) years in the top flight.
This is, for many reasons, why it is more unlikely to happen than ever before. The gap between the two divisions is widening at a remarkable rate imo and it is so rare to see more than one promoted club make the jump up successfully anyway. There is also usually a basket case club to make up the three as well though this may change if FFP starts to get tough.From our current position of strength I reckon it would take a combination of the following, in order of importance: 1) A manager that doesn't work out 2) 2 bad transfer windows in a row 3) loss of 1 or 2 key players 4) A season where 2 of 3 promoted clubs have a stormer. 5) loss of key backroom staff.
It is inevitable at some point though, nothing lasts forever in football.
Will we have signed Zager and Evans by then? They may save us.Ha, if man is still alive.
Indeed. Apart from four seasons they were in the top division for nearly forty years between 1966 and 2004 - and in their brief spell in the second tier they won the FA Cup. We're nowhere near matching them yet.So they spent 4 years in to top 10 before 5 years bumbling around in lower mid table before relegation. I hadn't realised that they mixed it with the 'top 6' for so long. Pretty impressive and would do well to match that.
Did anyone bounce my prediction that Solly March was about to turn into a goal machine last season when he was still on zero? Actually, come to think of it, I might have done.Did anyone bounce my prediction on East Stand Chat in 1983 when I said 'we'd be back'. I clearly stated it would be 2017 and that by 2023 we'd be in Europe.
Those around me laughed so I went back to the bar knowing it could never happen.