http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ton/7976473.stm

News concerning the suspending of shares of Southampton FC which could lead to Southampton FC going into adminstration

I think southampton have being in trouble for a few seasons now. There squad is full of young players (most of them from under-19 teams they've had)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ton/8014811.stm

"Southampton will be relegated from the Championship after being docked 10 points by the Football League."

Really sad to see that.

They had been playing reasonably well recently. Can only hope they bounce back straight away.

After the way they treated Paul Sturrock, not too sad myself.

Why cant it be Falkirk

It is sad to see a big club like Southampton going down to League one and fighting to stay alive. The only way they can be safe if the fans buy the club and start it all over again in League one and just build from there.

I could never understand the point (and still can't) of deducting a team 10 points because they've gone into administration. What good does it do?

It was to stop clubs (like Motherwell) who would buy players they couldn't afford, or not pay proper attention to their infrastructure whilst spending on players. The one-size-fits-all does seem unfair though.

I don't agree with very much that the football authorities do these days but I do agree with the automatic deduction of points from clubs going into administration and thereby gaining an advantage over their competitors who actually try to do the decent thing and meet their obligations.

After looking at Leeds 2 years ago after they got relegated and deducted 15 points for the start of the next season i'd say they did pritty well, no reason why Southampton can't.