Southampton FC: Patriotism

[Maximus94]

Pre-season Ends

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SC/ESV Parndorf 1-4 Southampton

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SC Austria 0-1 Southampton

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FC Wacker Innsbruck 1-1 Southampton

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FK Austria Wien 2-1 Southampton

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Braga 1-1 Southampton

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Porto 3-1 Southampton

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Trabzonspor 1-1 Southampton

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Balikesirspor 0-7 Southampton

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FC Voldendam 0-2 Southampton

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Almere City 1-2 Southampton

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Southampton 6-1 Bristol Rovers​

 

[Tracz]

Not bad results for pre-season.
I guess it was mainly about getting the team to gel anyway.
Cant wait for the season to start.

 

[Seabear]

Literally can't wait for the season to start!

 

[Maximus94]

Not bad results for pre-season.
I guess it was mainly about getting the team to gel anyway.
Cant wait for the season to start.

Pretty poor results IMO to be honest, but as you say, there was a LOT of familiarisation and cohesion to be built.

Literally can't wait for the season to start!

Great! I'll be kicking off my first EPL game today! Looking forward to it!

 

[Maximus94]

Southampton Set to Blow Transfer Budget

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Southgate and Branson agree on prized target​

Goal Journalist: Gareth Southgate has today announced their intention to “blow their transfer budget and blow the transfer market wide open.” He made this announcement on behalf of the club:

“Due to our new sponsorship deals, the board have given me a massive sum of money to spend on one last player this summer. Sir Richard gave me the news by phone call yesterday afternoon where he said that ‘we’ve reworked our finances and have decided it’s better to use all the money we have available to bring in one last big player that we like the look of who can win us points on his own, rather than having that money sit in reserve.’ He and I have spoken at length about several big name players, and we agree that there’s only one name on our radar. This deal will be so important that we expect it to blow this transfer window wide open, and show the world our intentions at this club.” – Gareth Southgate

 

[Maximus94]

So who's it going to be? All aboard the hype train!

 

[Dynamo_ZahnZee]

Could it be?!

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[Tracz]

Sterling??
Rooney??

 

[Maximus94]

Dani Osvaldo Finally Departs

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Osvaldo returns to Italy

Sun Journalist: Italian striker (and amateur Johnny Depp lookalike), Pablo Dani Osvaldo has finally parted ways with Southampton, joining Inter Milan on a season long loan. The player failed to attract any transfer bids sizeable enough for Southampton to agree to. Subsequently, he has been loaned out due to the clubs rule of not fielding foreign players at any level. Osvaldo certainly has talent, but the lack of interest could possibly be due to him never being far from controversy. Last season, he was loaned to Juventus after instigating a training ground fight with José Fonte.

 

[TheOtherSpecialOne]

Very good story so far, I really love your layout and it is clear that you put a lot of effort in it. Will definately be following the rest of your story!

 

[Maximus94]

Transfer Records Smashed

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A young man now with the weight of the world on his shoulders

Guardian Journalist: After failing to agree terms on his Liverpool contract, Southampton have unveiled England wonderkid Raheem Sterling as their final signing of the summer for a massive fee which could eventually rise to 50M pounds after add-ons. Transfer records have tumbled as a result of the deal; Sterling is now Southampton’s most expensive player, surpassing Saido Berahino by 34M, the most expensive teenager ever, surpassing Wayne Rooney’s move to United by 24M, and the most expensive English player in history, surpassing Andy Carroll’s move to Liverpool by 15M. The exact figures of the deal have not been disclosed, however, it is believed Liverpool received 35M up-front for the deal, which is likely to be invested into the first team squad in the last 10 days of the window, on top of whatever is left over from the sale of Luis Suárez to Barcelona for 75M pounds. Rumours suggest Sterling could be earning a wage in the region of 100K per week at the club, with a sizeable bonus should the team qualify for the Champions League. For such a large fee, Southampton will pray the investment pays off and Sterling fulfils his world class potential.

 

[Maximus94]

August 2014 Review

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Premier League

Southampton 3-0 Newcastle
Lambert (31), Berahino (82), Berahino (87)

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Premier League

Q.P.R 1-0 Southampton
Austin (45+1)

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Capital One Cup 2nd Round

Southampton 3-0 Leyton Orient
Zaha (2), Hughes (pen 63), Ward-Prowse (65)

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Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa
Berahino (5), Grealish (89)

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[pipodeclown]

I like the story so far but I think it would have been more of a challenge without all the data base changes... However the concept is interesting and I will keep following

 

[Dynamo_ZahnZee]

Is there a spoiler function on this website? If so, anyone know how to use them?

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just take out the quotation marks and you're good to go.

 

[FootballCrazyChocolateMad]

I love the story wouldn't have the patience to do so many posts before getting to your first ganes! 3 weeks in and ten pages of updates and we finally see some matches played lol.

 

[Maximus94]

Transfer Deadline Day

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Eurosport Journalist: The window has just slammed shut. Players are now unable to switch clubs, cities, and countries until January. Let’s have a look at the major deals that took place this summer:

Raheem Sterling's move to Southampton was the biggest deal of the summer, costing 50M to make the switch

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Morgan Schneiderlin's 25M move to AS Monaco from Southampton stood as the second largest deal

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And Juan Cuadrado's 23.5M move to Chelsea rounded out the top 3

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Other deals included:
Mario Gómez to Liverpool for 20.5M
Victor Wanyama to Arsenal for 18M
Mattia De Sciglio to PSG for 15.75M
Sami Khedira to Arsenal for 15.5M
Jan Vertonghen to Manchester United for 15.75M
Gastón Ramírez to Everton for 13M
Neven Subotic to Liverpool for 10.5M
Munir to Wolfsburg for 10.25M

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Eurosport Journalist: “Harry what did you make of deadline day?”

Q.P.RManager, Harry Redknapp: “I think it’s been a fantastic window. We’ve brought in a fantastic bunch of lads, Dwight Gayle, Sandro, and Eduardo Vargas. All top class players.”

Eurosport Journalist: “What do you make of new Southampton manager, Gareth Southgate’s signings of young Stering, Stones, and Zaha?”

Q.P.R Manager, Harry Redknapp: “I think what he and the whole club’s doing is fantastic for the country. I’d like to see more Englishmen investing in the English game. Those three boys are all going to be fantastic players, really terrific. They’re a top bunch of lads, fantastic.”

 

[Tracz]

Not a bad start to the season, hopefully your team will only get stronger as they gel together.
Any chance we can see an overview of all transfers in/out?

 

[Maximus94]

Southampton Announce Squad

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Goalkeepers

1. Fraser Forster 24. Jack Butland

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Defenders

2. Nathaniel Clyne 3. John Stones 4. Steven Caulker 5. Joleon Lescott 13. Calum Chambers 19.Eric Dier 21. Ryan Bertrand 23. Luke Shaw

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Midfielders

6. Jack Cork 7. Raheem Sterling 8. Frank Lampard 10. James Ward-Prowse 11. Jay Rodriguez 14. Will Hughes 16. Wilfried Zaha 17. Tom Ince 20. Adam Lallana 22. Jay Spearing 25. Diego Poyet

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Forwards

9. Rickie Lambert 15. Saido Berahino​

 

[Maximus94]

September 2014 Review

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Premier League

Tottenham 3-0 Southampton
Soldado (39), Soldado (90+2) Forster o.g. (90+3)

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Premier League

Southampton 3-0 Stoke
Clyne (23), Zaha (47), Sterling (61)

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Capital One Cup 3rd Round

Southampton 2-0 Walsall
Ince (31), Lambert (36)

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Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Southampton
Chalobah (31), Stones (84)

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[Maximus94]

First Casualty

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The roller-coaster: Pardew who won the Manager of the Year award in 11/12, now finds himself unemployed​

BT Sport Journalist: Alan Pardew has become the first Premiership manager to lose his job. With only 7 games played, Newcastle United currently sit in 19th place on 5 points after defeats to Southampton, Manchester City, Villa, and Spurs. Controversial owner Mike Ashley is believed to be looking at several managers to takeover, with bookies favouring Steve Bruce, Sam Allardyce, and Tony Pullis. A record 10 managerial changes occurred last season, the first being Paolo Di Canio before October, will we see a similar trend this season?