Sunday 23rd May, 2010
Attendance - 90,000
Southampton have finally been promoted after a long and tiresome Season in the Coca-Cola League 1. The Saints were handicapped this Season as they were deducted 10 points due to being put into Administration from the dreaded 'Rupert Lowe' era.
Since then, Southampton have been bought by Swiss-Billionairre Markus Leibherr and appointed current Manager Dean Jones, who was thought to be an unsual choice at the time, considering he hadn't ever been heard of ever before!
Jones though has defied a lot of odds this Season and has carried The Saints to a fair to say, 'unexpected' promotion at the first time of asking.
Starting Lineups...
Southampton had to beat Bristol Rovers to get to Wembley, and then Leeds United in the Final itself and eventually won 2-1 in North London. It was a tense affair where 90,000 Fans turned up! Eventually though Southampton took the lead through South-African International MacBeth Sibaya, with an amazing shot from 35-yards out, which hit the back of the net and sent the Saints fans mental.
Saints had the lead at half time but on 52 minutes Leeds goal-poacher Becchio fired an equaliser after a great start to the half for them.
Southampton though were not going to lay down and take it, as Polish Striker Marek Saganowski showed with his stylish finish as he got past Leeds defender Kisnorbo to meet with Morgan Schneiderlin's excellent through ball which he's been doing all Season long.
Marek Saganowski scores to win The Saints promotion!
welll donnne son on getting promoted i fought u might of failed in the play offs but u proved me wrong i thinks it was your good run at the end of the season which won it for you but the championship is a very hard league get out of lol
ReplyDeleteyou said you were massive saints fan how come your from stoke then lol
congrats on getting the promotion in the end!
ReplyDeletenow you'll have to heavily strengthen your squad in order to achieve anything in championship... but i'm sure you already know that :D
i'm excited to see who you bring in in the summer... and wish you all the luck in the transfer market hehe
btw. in this match, didn't becchio score for leeds? you said it was beckford ... :)
well done deano on promotion!
ReplyDeletegood luck in the transfer market,should look at jay demerit..
lookin forward to ur next post
and yeah, i would like to recommend a few guys for you to take a look at in the next window...
ReplyDeleteverkhovtsev, kramaric, badelj, krivets(a great AM RLC, but he is usually signed in the first season though), domagoj vida, jay simpson(transfer listed or even released on fee in the secon season most times) lee wallace, muniain, lung jr, gadir, golasa, huseklepp, annan, gustav svensson, aaron gunnarsson....
hope this could be of some help :D