For the second time in three campaigns Southampton FC is relegated. The once venerable club and pride of the south has clueless/greedy owners (SR), poor managers, and lazy/turgid talentless players. All have done the city and supporters dirty.

Adam Blackmore (BBC Radio Solent sports editor):

Southampton Football Club and its supporters deserve to be taken more seriously than they have been. When you own a football club you have a responsibility to a whole city, a fan base, and well over 100 years of history and tradition. Like the Premier League, it’s to be taken seriously. It’s not a tech startup or a vanity project for those who are its custodians.