RUBEN Selles has issued a personal call to Saints supporters ahead of their FA Cup campaign’s conclusion and Premier League relegation run-in.

The Spaniard, set to take charge of the Saints team for the second time as the new permanent boss in the FA Cup fifth round versus Grimsby Town, wants fans on side.

Selles orchestrated a 1-0 win over Chelsea in his one match as interim boss but the side fell flat in a vital six-pointer at Leeds United over the weekend.

It leaves them four points adrift of safety but they remain just two wins away from Wembley in the cup and also have 14 games to save their league season.

Selles issued a message to supporters, saying: “I need all of them. If I can make a call right now, it's that I need them not for the next two games but for the rest of the season.

“To make the environment at St Mary's a really strong environment. Being with us, supporting us. We know the performances have not been the best from our side, but we are trying to work to make them proud.

“What I need from them is unconditional support. To be there in every game and play as the number 12. We need to do it together and see where we are at the end of the journey.

He added: “We need to be proud of what we did and everybody put their piece in to be successful. I will tell fans to come, support, believe and stay with us until the very end."

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