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From BBC report on match tonight Southampton were forced into a line-up change when goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu pulled up with an apparent Achilles tendon injury during the warm-up and manager Russell Martin curiously decided that veteran third-choice Alex McCarthy should leapfrog Joe Lumley - named on the bench - to start.  🤣  

Their owner is an attention seeking knobhead. "I'm going to appoint the first female manager in English men's football, why can't people be more like me?". Had a major press conference announcing her time in charge. Gave dozens of interviews across the media bigging himself and the club up for it. All done for publicity before replacing her 2 weeks later, after she'd managed one friendly, by a Horseman.

To be fair at the 1st of April they were 12 points behind Leeds albeit with 2 games in hand. They were in it but a massive outsider in similar way to Boros pursuit of Norwich, both highly unlikely outcomes at that point of the season.  Also add to that  I don't think many would have predicted since the 1st Leicester have dropped 6 points, Ipswich 7 and Leeds 8.

Southampton were always still in it but had 2 games in hand so looked miles off.

Yrs I think you could be right there