Southampton-The Return Of The Saints

Former City And Arsenal Goalkeeper Joins Saints

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor has signed for Southampton on a free transfer after being released by Manchester City. He failed to make a single appearance for the Citizens in his three years at the club. Nineteen year old Keanu Marsh-Brown has also signed for Southampton on a free after contract talks with Oldham broke down. The youngster also used to play for Fulham.

Stuart Taylor:

Keanu Marsh-Brown:

Adam Walker Announces Great Britain U23 Squad

GK: Jason Steele and Declan Rudd
DEF: Micah Richards, Phil Jones, Jack Robinson, Ryan Shawcross and James Tomkins
MID: Gareth Bale, Jack Rodwell, Tom Cleverley, Jack Wilshire, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey and Scott Sinclair
FWD: Theo Walcott, Daniel Sturridge, Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck

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Adam Walker Announces Great Britain U23 Squad

GK: Jason Steele and Declan Rudd
DEF: Micah Richards, Phil Jones, Jack Robinson, Ryan Shawcross and James Tomkins
MID: Gareth Bale, Jack Rodwell, Tom Cleverley, Jack Wilshire, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey and Scott Sinclair
FWD: Theo Walcott, Daniel Sturridge, Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck

When I went with U23's I went with:
GK: Joe Hart, Alex Smithies
DEF: Kelly, Smalling, Caulker, Phil Jones, Baines, Bale.
MID: Rodwell, Henderson, Albrighton, Wilshere, Ramsey, Cleverley.
FWD: Sturridge, Walcott, Rooney and Welbeck.

Finished 3rd and Sturridge top scorer with 5 goals I think.

Great Britain U23's Beat Australia U23's With Ease

Great Britain U23's beat Australia U23's 3-1 thanks to a brace from Theo Walcott. Walcott got his team off to a flyer thanks to a goal within the first minute. Wayne Rooney got the second for Great Britain with a shot from the edge of the area but James Holland pulled one back for the Aussies. Theo Walcott secured the win for Great Britain in the 77th minute although the match was marred when Daniel Sturridge had to be substituted due to injury. He will be replaced by Liverpool striker Andy Carroll.

Theo Walcott (2) (GB U23)
Wayne Rooney (GB U23)
James Holland (Australia U23)
Daniel Sturridge (GB U23)
Theo Walcott (GB U23)

Final Score: GB U23's 3-1 Australia U23's

Next Game: Mexico

Team GB Thrash Mexico To Stay Top

Great Britain U23's hammered Mexico 5-0 to stay to of the table. Ryan Shawcross got an early goal, sliding in a Gareth Bale corner. Bale then doubled the lead with a left footed shot. Danny Welbeck got Team GB's third after a long, mazing run beating at least five players on his way before firing past the Mexican goalie. Manchester United youngster Phil Jones got the forth with a header and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain completed the rout with a header as well to make the final score 5-0.

Ryan Shawcross (GB U23's)
Gareth Bale (GB U23's)
Danny Welbeck (GB U23's)
Phil Jones (GB U23's)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (GB U23's)
Gareth Bale (GB U23's)

Final Score: Great Britain U23's 5-0 Mexico U23's

Next Game: Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Win Tight Match

Great Britain U23's lost their first match of the campaign thanks to the Ivory Coast scoring a late goal. Lacina Traore scored the only goal in what was a rather dull game in which Team GB had plenty of chances but didn't take any of them. Despite the loss, GB U23's still ended top of the table and have qualified for the quarter finals.

Lacina Traore (Ivory Coast U23's)
Lacina Traore (Ivory Coast U23's)

Final Score: GB U23's 0-1 Ivory Coast U23's

Next Game: TBA

Team GB Lose In Quarter Final

Adam Walker's Great Britain Under 23's squad narrowly lost out to progression to the semi-finals of the Olympic Games due to a 1-0 victory from Spain U23's. Gerard Pique scored the only goal of the game with a header after a David Silva corner. Adam Walker said after the match "It was totally my fault in the selection of my squad. In hindsight, I realise I should have picked Joe Hart instead of Declan Rudd. No offence to Declan but Joe is a lot better than him."

Gerard Pique (Spain U23's)
Gerard Pique (Spain U23's)

Final Score: GB U23's 0-1 Spain U23's

Southampton Pre-Season Friendly Round Up

FC Groningen 2-0 Southampton

Charlton 3-4 Southampton

Billy Sharp (2)
Martin Vingaard
Jos Hooiveld

Eastleigh 0-2 Southampton

Jordan Rhodes
Tadanari Lee

Brentford 0-1 Southampton

Jake Sinclair

Kettering 1-3 Southampton

Jimmy Sangare (o.g)
Billy Sharp (Pen)
Jake Sinclair

Southampton 1-0 Catania

Rickie Lambert

Southampton 0-1 Sevilla

Managers Comments: "Decent pre-season but two losses aren't good enough. We should have won every game and I will be making some changes to the team."

Southampton Unlucky To Lose

Southampton narrowly lost 1-0 at home to Sunderland. Former Boca Juniors striker Lucas Viatri scored the only goal of the game. The Saints will be somewhat disappointed with the loss after dominating the game but not converting any of their chances. Two of Southampton's key players, Dan Harding and Adam Lallana, had to come off due to injury.

Lucas Viatri (Sunderland)

Man Of The Match

Lucas Viatri:


Final Score: Southampton 0-1 Sunderland

Next Game: Tottenham Hotspur (A)

Southampton Unfortunate Not To Get Result

Tottenham and Southampton produced a thrilling game which finished 4-3 to the home side. Gareth Bale scored inside the first minute against his former club and the lead was doubled when Tom Huddlestone scored following a goalmouth scramble. Luka Modric then extended Spurs' lead on 19 minutes and make the score 3-0 going into half-time. Morten Gamst-Pederson got his first Southampton goal just after the break to give the visitors a chance. Kyle Walker then scored a calamitous own goal to half Tottenham's lead. Salomon Rondon then secured the win for Spurs but the Saints didn't go down without a fight when Rickie Lambert scored a penalty in the last minute after Scott Parker's foul.

Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspur)
Luka Modric (Tottenham Hotspur)
Morten Gamst-Pederson (Southampton)
Kyle Walker (o.g) (Southampton)
Rickie Lambert (Pen) (Southampton)

Man Of The Match

Final Score: Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Southampton

Next Game: Sheffield United (League Cup) (H)

Sanogo Double Beats Blades

Yaya Sanogo scored two and Lilian Bochet got one as Southampton beat Sheffield United 3-1 in the Carling Cup. Bochet put the Saints ahead after 9 minutes and Sanogo doubled the lead thanks to some fine control following a Jason Lowe cross. David McAllister pulled one back for United with a screamer but Yaya Sanogo secured a win for the home side firing home when one on one with the goalkeeper.

Lilian Bochet (Southampton)
Yaya Sanogo (2) (Southampton)
David McAllister (Sheffield United)

Man Of The Match

Final Score: Southampton 3-1 Sheffield United

Next Game: Fulham (H)

Southampton And Fulham Level

Both Southampton and Fulham picked up their first points of the season in a thrilling 1-1 draw at St Mary's Stadium. Southampton were favourites going into the match but would have been disappointed when Bryan Ruiz put the visitors ahead just before half-time. Rickie Lambert equalised for Southampton thanks to a delightful cross from Danny Fox. Yaya Sanogo forced Mark Schwarzer to pull off some fantastic saves and Landry N'Guemo had the chance to win it for the Cottagers but couldn't convert the chance.

Bryan Ruiz (Fulham)
Rickie Lambert (Southampton)

Man Of The Match

Landry N'Guemo


Final Score: Southampton 1-1 Fulham

Next Game: Reading (A)

doing well mate, nice to see southampton doing well as theyve just been relegated to league 1 on my game haha AND i think they're an affilation of mine too, not sure.. anyway well done

#51671 1650 Yo : doing well mate, nice to see southampton doing well as theyve just been relegated to league 1 on my game haha AND i think they're an affilation of mine too, not sure.. anyway well done

Cheers! I need to get some better results though

have you got any screen shots of Jordan Rhodes want to know if his worth buying?