Re: Congratulations Southampton
Unless they continue their good home form of the last year or so, I think that Southampton will go down.
I know it's early days and it's a marathon and not a sprint etc etc but, well, I've seen enough relegation fodder to last me a lifetime - and unfortunately for Saints, they reek of it.
The first game up is always something of a cup final for a promoted team - and despite a raft of things going their way against a lacklustre City side, they were beaten, not once but twice, on the day.
They'll play good football and they'll surprise one or two (maybe even us at St Mary's, if we're not careful) but, by and large, they'll probably wind up like Burnley & Blackpool before them - patronised to within an inch of their lives by the pundits ("Oooh, they're a breath of fresh air, Gary!") but ultimately doomed to relegation.
Sorry, if you're a Saints fan, reading this. If it's any consolation, I've been wrong before. I'd be delighted to be proven wrong - I've no great axe to grind with Spouthampton, just offering an opinion (unwelcome as it may be!) - I suspect I won't be proven wrong, though..