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Benali: Wright save was defining moment of season
SAINTS legend Francis Benali described Richard Wright's point blank save from Matt Kilgallon's header as a "huge turning point" - not just of the game, but of the club's entire season. Had Wright not been in the right place at the right time in the
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Coventry boss' agony despite survival
Coventry manager Chris Coleman admitted watching his side come within one goal of relegation from the Championship was the most agonising 90 minutes of his career. City had arrived at Charlton knowing victory would make results elsewhere irrelevant
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Owls boss: Mourinho couldn't have done better here!
Jose Mourinho could not have done a better job of keeping Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship this season, according to Owls manager Brian Laws. Laws has been forced to deal with more hardship than most managers in English football this season
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Holloway: This is worst moment of my career
Ian Holloway admitted he was at the lowest point of his career following Leicester's relegation to League One. The Foxes slipped out of the top two divisions for the first time in their 124-year history thanks to Saints' 3-2 win against Sheffield United
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Pearson the calmest man at Saints
Saints manager Nigel Pearson was the calmest man inside St Mary's after his side completed a dramatic final-day escape from relegation from the Championship. Stern John cracked a second-half double to add to Marek Saganowski's header as Saints came
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Pearson: Relief is my main emotion
NIGEL Pearson celebrated keeping Saints in the Championship and insisted: Relief is my main emotion! "The most diffiuclt think about the whole situation was going into the start of the day with it out of our hands in that we were relying on others
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Mandaric's Foxes go down on day of mixed emotions at the Britannia Stadium
Tony Pulis steered his Stoke side to a 0-0 draw against Leicester which secured the Potters promotion to the Barclays Premier League and relegated the Foxes to Coca-Cola League One. Pulis' outfit produced a typically gritty performance as they battled
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Another Great Escape for Saints boss Pearson
SAINTS completed a dramatic final-day escape from relegation by coming from behind to beat Sheffield United. Stern John cracked a second-half double and Marek Saganowski's header shortly before the interval ensured the Saints avoided the drop to League
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Saints 3 Sheffield United 2 - how the drama unfolded
SAINTS 3 SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 - HOW THE DRAMA UNFOLDED. 7 - Sheffield United worry Saints as David Cotterill breaks forward but his cross is deflected wide. 8 - Saints managed to get the corner behind as Gary Speed looks to attack the ball. 9 - Rob
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Saints stay in the Championship
SAINTS fans are preparing to paint the city red and white after seeing their team come back from the dead in their most important match for 52 years. Hundreds of fans have streamed on to the pitch at St Mary's to celebrate a dramatic 3-2 win over Sheffield
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Stern John the hero as Saints stay up
STERN John scored twice and was sent off as Saints secured their Championship status in dramatic style at St Mary's today. There were scenes of celebration as Saints stayed up - and sent Leicester down instead - by beating Sheffield United 3-2, only
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Driver freed after two car crash
One person had to be freed by firefighters after a two car crash at Owslebury. Emergency services were called to the scene at Longwood Road at about 10.45 am. The casualty who had been trapped in the car was taken to hospital after being treated on
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Jostle for labour leader job
AS the Labour group began to reflect on their massive losses fallen leader June Bridle was still maintaining her silence. Her surviving lieutenants were beginning to jostle for position in a leadership contest that will be put to the vote at a party
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Tory teens step up to council
THEY are the new kids on the block after storming to an unlikely victory on election night. Tory boys Matthew Jones and David Fuller - both just 18-years-old - are straight in at the deep end after winning seats on Southampton City Council. But far
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Think positive for Saints
At 2pm Southampton will be holding its breath. That's when Saints kick off their most important match for 52 years at St Mary's Stadium. They must beat or draw with Sheffield United and pray that other results go their way if they are to avoid embarrassing
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Blues back in business
IT was an unexpected victory even to the most optimistic of Tory campaigners in Southampton. But the Labour and Lib Dem bloodbath that ensued on Thursday has left the Tories a clear mandate to govern the city council for the next two years. Yesterday
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Queen Mary in all her majesty
To Southampton people she was, and still remains to this day, simply known as the "Mary'', a Cunarder on the most grandest of scale, a greyhound of the seas that served her country valiantly in both times of peace and war. Now amazing photographs
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Two survive plane crash
TWO passengers miraculously walked away from a plane crash unharmed after their light aircraft plummeted to the ground at a Hampshire airfield. A 51-year-old and a 44-year-old emerged unscathed from the wreckage despite their Piper PA28 aircraft losing
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Luxurious homes
Words such as slowdown' and credit crunch' are becoming synonymous with the housing market. But there is at least one area of the property market where house prices remain as buoyant as ever and demand even outstrips supply - luxury homes. Those who
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‘Modern pad’s in a class of its own’
IT'S a palace fit for the wealthiest of WAGs and their celebrity footballing other half. With a dedicated party area and some of the biggest rooms you have ever seen, it's not hard to imagine some high-class parties being held there. This impressive
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Motor cyclist killed
A MOTOR cyclist was killed in an accident with a car outside a Hampshire town last night. Peter Cope, 39, from Alton, suffered fatal head injuries when he was in collision with a car on the Alresford-Kings Worthy Road near the ladycroft crossroads shortly
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Alan Ball - A football legend remembered
THERE will be an immense amount of passion at Southampton FC's St Mary's stadium today when Saints take on Sheffield United. On what is bound to be a highly emotional day, Saints know even a victory might not be enough to keep them in the Championship
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Three added to the Bond Pearce team
LAW firm Bond Pearce has expanded its real estate practice in Southampton with three new appointments. Increased growth sees Alistair Walton join the firm as a partner along with lawyer James Davies. Jon Hobbs, a Bond Pearce trainee who has recently
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Scale of threat of sex offender ‘not known’
THE level of risk posed by a convicted rapist who went on to murder his disabled girlfriend and her carer was not known until it was too late, an inquest heard. David Tiley had carried out violent and sometimes sexual offences against previous partners
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Anthony floats the Christian message
HE really is serving on the good ship. Anthony Webb, 23 from Chandler's Ford, is working aboard a ship which is literally floating the Christian message around the world. MV Doulos - Greek for servant - is run by the Christian organisation, Operation
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Two men burned after bonfire incident
TWO men suffered serious burns to their legs after kicking petrol onto a bonfire. The two men, aged approximately 18 and 30, had used the petrol to light a bonfire on Merryoak Green. But after the fire was lit, a canister was kicked onto the flames
