Exactly. I have the misfortune of following a club in the Championship. It is going to cost me $325 this season if I want to watch every Southampton league match.
we'll see.. we have already broken the record for the number of days of 105 or more for a summer this year.
Going to shatter it, consider the 7 day forcast. From kvue.com
A quick summary of events so far this summer: Today will be our 50th triple-digit day of the summer so far, but more importantly, our 28th day at or above 105 degrees. That’s the most ever recorded in Austin, and we have seven more days over 105 lined up in the forecast.
We are now confident that through the first two weeks of August, this will rank as the hottest in Austin’s history. Yes, even hotter than 2011. We continue to climb the leaderboard for the overall hottest summer on record having recently passed 2022 for the #2 spot. We may take the #1 spot by the end of this month.
knew it was inevitable, but such a bummer nonetheless.
£30million
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12388619/West-Ham-agree-30m-deal-sign-James-Ward-Prowse-Southampton-David-Moyes-set-land-one-targets.html
manager letting them know what's what. Time to look inward. There is a reason Saints got relegated - a bunch of deadwood collecting checks thinking they are better than they are.
........borrowing Captain Ron's thread title from last year.
League Cup starts tomorrow.
Tuesday
Gillingham vs Southampton
Wrexham vs Wigan
Wednesday
Leeds vs Shrewsbury
Burton vs Leicester
Sheffield Wed 1 -2 Southampton
Whole new style of play implemented by new manager Russel Martin.. Possession football on steroids.
Southampton had 78% possession and played nearly a 1000 passes.
after the go ahead goal - Southampton played keep away ball for the final 12 minutes - i don't think SheffWed even touched the ball. Crazy.
We had our usual set piece cockup defensively
JWProwse played despite W. Ham rumors.
Lavia did not play. Liverpool seem inevitable eventually.
Still not a lot of cutting edge or finishing in the final third.
important to start off on the right foot and bank those 3 points.
Hey, i get to celebrate a win.. that hasnt happened a whole lot in the last few years.
but overall impressed with what Martin has installed in just 5 weeks. On to the Carabao Cup Tuesday.
so first impressions of the Championship and following a club that has been relegated.
It a weird watch and will take some getting used to. I literally know nothing about the opponent they are playing. You don't recognize any opponent's players, you dont know who is the offensive threat, who is their jerk player for you to loathe, hard to muster up any animosity toward them other than you want your team to win. it is almost like watching a friendly.
you PL types are going to notice big rule changes this year
Going to be a lot of stoppage time added... in yesterday's Saints match there was 6 added minutes in the first half, 9 minutes in the second half.
yellow cards were given if more than 2 players crowded around a ref looking to foul grub.
no VAR is glorious -- oops PL still has it.
I am going to miss Peacock's PL coverage.. pregame, half time highlights, post game stuff, League news. No offerings like that for Championship watchers.. just watch the game and that is it.
It's all very strange. I know nothing about the other teams/players in the League. And It's going to take more effort/money/time to be a supporter this year.
I have taken a lot of things for granted the last 10 years.
I hope it's only a 1 year stay for Saints.