Saints fans are heading to St Mary's today walking by the charred remains of the industrial units nearby.
A huge fire broke out on Wednesday, destroying several buildings in Marine Parade that need to be demolished in the coming days.
Huge smoke plumes billowed out across St Mary's forcing the cancellation of the Preston North End game.
Travelling fans arriving in the city with no game to watch instead went to see AFC Totton's Southampton Senior Cup quarter-final.
State of the St Mary’s scene at the moment as I walk into stadium.
— Alfie House (@AlfieHouseEcho) March 9, 2024
Fire services still on hand pumping water into the site of the blaze.#SaintsFC pic.twitter.com/yOD5lAspp2
Today Saints fans are back ready to watch Russell Martin's men take on visitors Sunderland.
Many stopped on the way to see the fire aftermath, with a crew of firefighters still in place.
Saints legend Matt Le Tissier posted on X wishing the team luck and said today's match is a 'must win game'.
Heading to St Mary’s today to see Saints take on Sunderland, if we want automatic promotion this feels like a must win game. Good luck boys 🙌⚽️
— Matt Le Tissier (@mattletiss7) March 9, 2024
He said: "Heading to St Mary’s today to see Saints take on Sunderland, if we want automatic promotion this feels like a must win game. Good luck boys."
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