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SAINTS 0 - WOLVES 0
The great thing about football is there's always another season soon after the last one in which to try and right any wrongs. After what felt like just a matter of weeks since Saints dropped out of the Premier League, here we were again at St Mary's
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SAINTS 0 - SHEFFIELD UNITED 1
EX-SAINT Neil Shipperley stuck the knife into his former club last night as the Blades continued their push for the Premiership. Veteran Shipperley's solitary strike on 55 minutes was enough to freeze Saints out of contention on a cold night and ruin
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SAINTS 3 - ANDERLECHT 2
Suddenly, from doom and gloom, there is hope and optimism. Anderlecht weren't at full strength - but neither were Saints - and it was only a friendly, writes ADAM LEITCH. Harry Redknapp still wants to sign more players and can't be sure that the
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YEOVIL 1 - SAINTS 3
HARRY REDKNAPP might be starved of certain options right now, but he has a feast to select from when he chooses the centre of Saints' midfield. Dennis Wise, Nigel Quashie, Matthew Oakley, David Prutton, Rory Delap have all, at different times, distinguished
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WATFORD 3 - SAINTS 0
IT WAS hardly the start dreams are made of, but perhaps yesterday we at least got the slightest glimpse of life under George Burley. Hopefully not the result, not even the performance, but the team. Although the defence was ravaged by injuries,
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SAINTS 1 - MAN UTD 2
AS one door closes, another one opens. As a numb St Mary's faithful made their way to the exits yesterday they suffered a full gambit of emotions. Much like grief of losing a loved one it ranged from upset to anger, from abject despair to defiance
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CRYSTAL PALACE 2 - SAINTS 2
JUST when it seemed all hope was lost, along came the goal that keeps the dream alive - for another week at least. As the fourth official started to make his way into the technical area on Saturday, Saints were staring down the barrel of relegation
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SAINTS 4 - NORWICH 3
WHAT next? Just when it seems like Saints are down and out, they produce out of nowhere a win and a display of such spirit and commitment that underlined a burning desire to avoid the drop. Having taken such a thumping at Portsmouth and been so abject
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PORTSMOUTH 4 - SAINTS 1
BELIEF IS such a precious thing in football - whether you are chasing titles or trying to avoid the drop. Saints don't seem to have any right now. I certainly refuse to buy into the theory that the Saints players don't care or they don't try. They
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BOLTON 1 - SAINTS 1
IF THE fight, belief and grit to stay in the Premiership was missing for 45 minutes on Saturday then it was back with interest last night. After the dismal second-half collapse against Aston Villa on Saturday the atmosphere around St Mary's has been
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SAINTS 2 - ASTON VILLA 3
BETWEEN 4.15pm and 5pm on Saturday we either witnessed the beginning of the end or the end of a very long beginning. Saints' Premiership League future now hangs by a thread. In a season of 'must-win' games this really had to be one - but Saints
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BLACKBURN 3 - SAINTS 0
AS far as bad days at the office go, this was a shocker for Saints. They can't afford any more. Backed by more than 2,000 travelling fans, who turned their end into a sea of yellow and blue and were in the mood for a party, it was a wretched performance
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SAINTS 1 - CHELSEA 3
SUCH has been the transformation at Saints in recent months that the St Mary's faithful were actually able to enjoy this defeat. In November, it would have seemed implausible that, at this stage of the season, Saints would come into a game against
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MIDDLESBROUGH 1 - SAINTS 3
AT LAST Saints win away from home in the Premiership. At last Saints are out of the bottom three. At last there is expectation rather than just hope the club will stay up. It may have taken 11 months for an away Premiership win to come, but when it
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FA CUP: SAINTS 0 - MAN UTD 4
DESPITE having to field a makeshift side against the might of Manchester United and sitting third from bottom in the Premiership, optimism is running high at St Mary's these days. At 2-0 down at half-time, the stadium scoreboard was advertising ticket
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SAINTS 1 - SPURS 0
GLIMMERS OF hope have quickly been extinguished for Saints all too many times this season - but at last a flame is clearly flickering. And there was plenty of fire in this match at home to Spurs which really was a make or break for Saints' season.
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BRENTFORD 1 - SAINTS 3
IN THE FA Cup, pretty football plays second fiddle to getting through to the next round. That was probably just as well for Saints last night, as their football wasn't that pretty but the result was effective. It was always going to be a tough night
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SAINTS 1 - ARSENAL 1
LIKE so many footballers, David Prutton is a different person when he crosses that white line. Thoughtful, intelligent and placid off the pitch, he is always hugely determined, committed and psyched up on it. Few Premiership players are so passionate
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WBA 0 - SAINTS 0
TIGER WOODS, with a full complement of clubs, could barely have produced a better range of effects than midfield pass-masters Nigel Quashie and Jamie Redknapp last night. But even a club golfer would confirm that the ability to roll the ball into the
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FA CUP: SAINTS 2 - BRENTFORD 2
FORGET that 'Mad Dog' nickname, Martin Allen proved why he is the Bees' Knees at Brentford. Saints fans will naturally feel deflated at seeing their team concede a winning position for the eighth time of a pretty painful campaign, but the main theme
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SAINTS 2 - EVERTON 2
JUST WHEN it seemed a saviour had come to answer the prayers of Saints fans, disaster struck once again. Following a desperately disappointing defeat at Birmingham at midweek, there was eager anticipation to see how the team would react at home to
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BIRMINGHAM 2 - SAINTS 1
SIR ISAAC Newton has a lot to answer for. If it wasn't for that damn apple falling on his head things might keep on going up and up rather than keep crashing back down to earth. Saints have been something of a perennial apple on Newton's head this
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FA CUP: SAINTS 2 - POMPEY 1
IT was one occasion when football played second fiddle to raw drama. From the day three weeks ago that fate decreed Saints would face their fierce rivals in the FA Cup until Peter Crouch sunk the Pompey ship with a controversial injury-time
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SAINTS 2 - LIVERPOOL 0
SAINTS flooded the midfield and Liverpool duly drowned. But any buoyancy gained on Saturday from only a third victory of the season was quickly tempered by wins for relegation rivals Crystal Palace and West Brom as well as a remarkable draw for Norwich
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NEWCASTLE 2 - SAINTS 1
AND SO it seems another decent result has provided another false dawn in Saints' season. As has so often been the case in this poor campaign, just when it seemed there was increased hope and a chance for some added optimism, it fell flat at the first
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NORTHAMPTON 1 - SAINTS 3
A successful side needs a strong spine - and it seems boss Harry Redknapp may have hit upon just that. During their FA Cup final season, Saints' success was primarily built on a stiff core through the middle of the pitch - Antti Niemi, Michael Svensson
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SAINTS 3 - FULHAM 3
ONE THING is for sure - if Saints are to stay up, they're going to have to do it the hard way. Week after week, it's the same old depressing story - another winnable home match goes by without the three points. It's another game less to get out
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Eriksson’s plan faces final test!
Who would be a manager? Sven surprised everybody with his World Cup squad selection, particularly with young Theo. I think he just about won most of the critics round, particularly as Michael Owen was ready to play and Wayne Rooney was seen celebrating
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Poole’s loss is Poppies’ gain
POOLE Town have suffered the mighty hammer blow of losing top scorer Leigh Phillips to Sydenhams Premier rivals Bournemouth Poppies. Phillips, who finished equal fourth in the Wessex goal charts with 25 last season, is best mates with Poppies' boss James
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Warne’s men on the back foot – for once!
A Hampshire field without a single slip when Shane Warne is captain is a rare sight. But that was the case at Headingley yesterday afternoon as Hampshire slid closer to their first defeat under Warne for nearly a year. You have to go back to before
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MOTORSPORT - Drivers get a courage boost for speed test
Top drivers from the UK's most popular motor racing series the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship boosted their courage levels ahead of this weekend's big race meeting at Hampshire's high-speed Thruxton circuit, the fastest and most daunting
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GOLF - Bland hits form at the right time
SOUTHAMPTON golfer Richard Bland carried on his recent top form in the Celtic Manor Wales Open yesterday. Bland, left, who secured his European Tour card for next season in style last weekend by winning £122,000 for fifth place in the BMW PGA Championship
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Darts showtime for celebrities
IF you still need to be convinced of darts return to popularity just grab the television remote control. As well as more and more top quality tournaments on the box the world of show business is also keen to get involved. Jim Bowen's legendary Bullseye
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PETANQUE - Experience is key to victory in triples game
Southampton Petanque Club stalwart Robin and Jill Lovelock, playing with Shedfield's John Pollinger, won the Shedfield Triples competition. Their experience showed as they worked their way to the final in their first competition of the year. One of
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Cruise ship passengers hit by virus
PASSENGERS struck down by a virus while aboard a luxury cruise ship have returned to Southampton while the vessel is disinfected. More than 200 people were left sick after contracting the norovirus stomach bug on a cruise around Europe on Sea Princess
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Rupert must go! Call
Saints director Paul Thompson has broken his silence to call on shareholders to remove Rupert Lowe and his supporters at the forthcoming EGM. Thompson, pictured above, who was the first board member to sell shares to Michael Wilde, now also faces the
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Dock Movements
Today's principal arrivals: Oceana, passenger, 0700, 106; Grand Pace, roro, 0930, 43; Berlin Express, container, 1000, 206; Grande Scandinavia, roro, 1230, 201; NYK Artemis, container, 1300, 207; Heidelberg Express, container, 1800, 204; Diezeborg
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Dash, splash and crash
IT was a daring stunt that drew scores of people down to the beach first thing in the morning. They were not to be disappointed, as Power FM's Maximum Bob launched himself down the slipway on a Mini Moto bike at high speed straight into the chilly waters
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Road where councillor died to be improved
SAFETY measures are to be introduced on a busy Hampshire road at the site where a popular councillor was killed. Hampshire County Highways department are undertaking a casualty reduction scheme at the junction of Gardeners Lane and the A3090 at Ridge
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Pupils aim to be record breakers
YOUNGSTERS from St John the Baptist Primary School in Titchfield Common will take part in the world's biggest simultaneous sleepover later this month. Last year nearly 32,000 children across the UK took part in the BT Giant Sleepover, and the St John's
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Try your hand at model experience
IT started in a small water tank in a community centre car park. After various moves and a surge in membership, Waterside Model Club is to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The club, which caters for radio-controlled model boats, cars, tanks and helicopters
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Back on the buses as strike halted
A TWO-DAY walk-out over pay by bus workers in the New Forest has been called off. The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) accepted a revised pay offer from the Wilts and Dorset bus company following face to face talks. About 120 drivers, engineers
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Big Mac visit
FORMER Saints manager Lawrie McMenemy will open a garden fair at Wolvesey Palace in Winchester in aid of the Children's Society. The fifth annual event will be held at the home of the Bishop of Winchester on Saturday, June 17, from 10.30am until 4.30pm
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Car satnav was target for thief
POLICE in Romsey believe would-be thieves who broke into a car in Chilworth were looking to steal satellite navigation equipment. The vehicle left in the Hilton Hotel car park in Bracken Place, was searched after a window was broken. A spokesman said
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No little surprise at quail chicks’ arrival
BLINK and you could miss them. Taking animal-keepers by surprise, these three tiny Japanese quail chicks are the latest arrivals at a Hampshire animal sanctuary. The three, currently unnamed, fluffy companions who comfortably fit in the palm of your
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Cheers from the Big Cheese
THEY'RE toasting England's success even before the first ball is kicked. Patrons and staff at The Big Cheese in Southampton, pictured above, are backing David Beckham and Theo Walcott in their quest for World Cup glory. They are confident that they
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PIZZA GIANT ON STORE-FINDING SEARCH
PIZZA delivery giant Domino's is on the hunt for job-creating stores sites in and around Southampton. The company's search also spells potential windfalls for landlords keen to either let or sell empty commercial premises. Domino's is looking