Match Day 5 of the English Premier League comes to a close after a thrilling 2-2 draw between South Coast rivals Southampton and Brighton at St Mary’s.

It’s not much fun being a Southampton fan these days.

Mauricio Pochettino led them to an 8th place finish in the English Premier League (EPL) back in 2013/14. Ronald Koeman went one better, driving them to a 7th place finish in 2014/15, and a 6th place finish in 2015/16. Claude Puel came in during the 2016/17 season, and also managed an 8th place finish.

What makes those heady days even more remarkable is year after year, the Southampton board kept selling their best players and losing the very managers who whipped the nobodies into shape.