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Mourinho’s Toughest Test
As Graziano Pellé struck for Southampton in the 72nd minute to put the Saints ahead 3-1 at Stamford Bridge the Sky Sports commentator remarked, “This is turning from a blip into a full blown crisis for Chelsea.” Southampton would win the match by that scoreline and keep Chelsea in 16th place in the table ahead…
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The Great Southampton Experiment
Ninety five million pounds. That is the amount pocketed by Southampton FC on players sold this summer transfer window. Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert, Calum Chambers, Dejan Lovren and Luke Shaw, characters that made up a fun Southampton side that finished 8th last season. For a club that as recently as five years ago was faced…
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Southampton: The Darlings of a Wacky EPL season
On January 18 2013, Nigel Adkins was sacked as manager of Southampton. The move was met with widespread shock and dismay, particularly from former Southampton manager Lewrie McMenemy: The ambition this year is to stay in the Premier League and they look set for that, not many teams will go to Chelsea and get a…