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Whatever angle you look at, there was only going to be one winner!

Here’s your #SaintsFC October Goal of the Month: https://grabyo.com/g/v/0JTnOqb5aDN

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 01/11/2016 22:00:29

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| Premier League #TOTW 29-31 October 2016 Featuring; Heaton, Ramirez and SanchezMUFCLATEST |
| | 24 players to travel to SouthamptonINTERNAZIONALECALCIO |
| | David Luiz vs. Southampton: Individual highlights, post-match quotesSBNATIONWEAINTGOTNOHISTORY |

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:newspaper: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg says #SaintsFC’s fans can have a big role to play against @Inter on Thursday: http://sfcne.ws/PEHInterFans

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 01/11/2016 23:00:35

| | Chelsea and three more fixtures that strike fear into Southampton fansFOOTBALLFANCAST |
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| Liverpool Linked With Yet Another Southampton PlayerTHEKOPTIMES |
| | Inter squad for Southampton | Football ItaliaFOOTBALLITALIA |
| | Sempreinter Inter’s squad for Europa League fixture vs SouthamptonSEMPREINTER |

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Time is running out to pick your #SaintsFC @UnderArmour Player of the Month for October!

Cast your vote now:
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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 02/11/2016 02:01:50

| | Højbjerg says Southampton away support is unlike anything he has experiencedHEREISTHECITY |

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The build-up to #SaintsFC’s clash with @Inter in the #UEL heats up today! Here’s what lies ahead:

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“That’s wonderful!”

#OnThisDay in 1997, @Kevin__Davies scored this sensational goal in #SaintsFC’s 2-0 win at #EFC: https://grabyo.com/g/v/toJvheiqIls

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Summary of non-mainstream articles: 02/11/2016 09:05:15

| | Thierry Henry responds when asked how far Southampton can go, discusses Koeman’s recordHEREISTHECITY |

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We’ve got a great competition for young #SaintsFC fans ahead of next week’s #YoungLions game at St Mary’s: https://cards.twitter.com/cards/rh0us/2hykj

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| | Bizarre double substitution under Mourinho felt ‘terrible’, says Chelsea’s Nemanja MaticHEREISTHECITY |
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| Another Southampton Player Linked – But Is He Good Enough For Liverpool?SOCCERSOULS |
| | Southampton fans react to likely Inter Milan development | | Where football transfer rumours fly or die!THETRANSFERTAVERN |

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#SaintsFC’s @VirgilvDijk features in the 100-page edition of SAINTS for the visit of @Inter. Order now from… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/793763128421015552

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| The Ugly Inside Video Channel ! Inter Milan Preview | We never thought that we would see the day when Saints took on Inter Milan in a competitive match, but here we are … 02-11-2016 |

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LIVE on #Periscope: Watch as #SaintsFC complete preparations for tomorrow’s clash with @Interhttps://www.periscope.tv/w/auh-KDMxOTB8MVprS3pubkVuTmRLdt6UD_f50M7HeuB9xD44uRRgZuptuxz_y3kIepyjp6G-

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De Boer runs out of time as patience in Puel pays off

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FRANK de Boer seems to have been a victim of expectant and trigger happy owners after being sacked just 85 days into his reign as manager of Inter Milan.

The Dutchman always stressed that, after years of underperforming, it would take time to establish Inter back among the best in Serie A.

But, just 48 hours before taking on Saints at St Mary’s in a crunch Europa League group stage match, De Boer was dismissed as boss.

On departure he stated: “It’s a shame it ended this way. To carry out this project I needed more time.”

His record was poor. There was no doubting that. The only plus point of his short tenure was a victory over Juventus.

De Boer had won just five of his 14 games in charge – one of those being the 1-0 home win over Saints two weeks’ ago.

The former Ajax boss leaves Inter 12th in the Italian top flight after their fifth defeat in 11 league games at Sampdoria on Sunday.

The 1-0 loss was the Nerazzurri’s fourth defeat in their last five Serie A matches and left them 13 points adrift of leaders Juve.

They are also bottom of Europa League Group K.

De Boer has ultimately paid the price for a poor start and felt the wrath of ambitious owners keen for success.

The club’s Chinese owners, the Suning Holdings Group, have piled money into getting Inter back to the very top of Italian football and into the Champions League, which they haven’t been for five years.

In the summer they spent nearly 100m Euros on talent like Joao Mario, Antonio Candreva and Brazilian midfielder Gabriel.

The squad at De Boer’s fingertips was expensively assembled and the owners wanted to see the results of that.

Unfortunately, as with many projects like this, it isn’t always easy to gel a new team together quickly.

But time in football, especially at the highest level, is limited. Very limited.

De Boer arrived just two weeks before the start of the Serie A season, which gave him little time to implement his ideas. He was already setting himself up for a fall.

Claude Puel, in contrast, came to Saints in June, about six weeks before the start of the Premier League season.

Even when the Premier League campaign began, Puel hadn’t finished shaping his side.

After a few weeks Saints were still finding it hard to adapt to Puel’s diamond 4-4-2, but it eventually worked, the players learned and the system clicked.

Puel had a good amount of time to do that grafting, De Boer did not.

But when money is spent, expectations are high and that puts further emphasis on instant success.

Always under pressure, there were also signs that perhaps De Boer wasn’t commanding much respect in the dressing room.

He fell out with influential star Eder after the Italian international reacted angrily to being substituted against Sampdoria, snubbing De Boer’s offer of a handshake as he came off.

It will now be interesting to see how Inter react without a manager.

Youth team coach Stefano Vecchi will take temporary charge while a permanent replacement is found.

The club’s owners have been looking into bringing in a foreign manager, with Laurent Blanc, Andre Villas Boas and Louis van Gaal linked, but Inter’s Italian directors are keen on Lazio coach Stefano Pioli.

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Who is the player of the season so far and who is tipped for the title? Matt Le Tissier’s Premier League verdict

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Who is the player of the season so far and who is tipped for the title? Matt Le Tissier’s Premier League verdict

With 10 games gone, Matt Le Tissier gives his Premier League review, offering up his stars of the season, champions and bottom three.

The Southampton legend has picked out the Premier League’s leading scorer as his top performer so far, but has gone for less obviously picks when it come to the most impressive youngster and manager.

However, few are likely to dispute his goal of the season so far and pick for the title, while he agrees with the bookies on two of the three sides expected to face the drop.

There’s so many candidates at the moment but I’m going to go for Diego Costa. His form has surprised me and I didn’t actually see him bouncing back to form after last season. I thought his days were numbered at Chelsea but eight goals in 10 games is impressive and he looks like he’s keeping himself under control a bit better, evading the referee’s notebook for four successive games!

Alex Iwobi has done very well, Marcus Rashford is one you’ve got throw in the mix while Kelechi Iheanacho has a great goals-per-minute ratio again but hasn’t played much. I’m going for Sunderland’s Jordan Pickford though. I know he’s in a shocking team but I think he will turn into a top-class goalkeeper.

In terms of over-performers, I guess you probably wouldn’t expect Watford to be seventh or Bournemouth to be 10th, while Liverpool are sat joint top, so it’s between their managers for me. I’m going to give it to Eddie Howe. Having little old Bournemouth in the top half of the table is a remarkable achievement, but Jurgen Klopp and Walter Mazzarri were very close behind.

That was a proper worldy. I had to wait for the camera to pan back to him before believing it was actually Jordan Henderson. It was an absolutely stunning strike and it actually had me out of my chair. I jumped up shouting ‘oh my God’ followed up by ‘oh my God, it was Jordan Henderson’.

I thought City might have run away with it after the first few matches but 10 games in but one point separating the top four tells me we’re in for an exciting title race. However, I still think they’ve got the best squad and if Sergio Aguero stays fit they should win the league.

I don’t think you’ll find anyone who will say Sunderland will escape at the moment. They’ve gone to the well too many times and I think it will be a step too far.

My second choice is Hull. I just don’t think they’ve got the strength in depth to see them through the season.

If you’d asked me 10 days ago I would’ve said Middlesbrough 100 per cent and, while they’re still just in there for me, they’ve shown signs of life. They looked clueless against Watford, but then could have beaten Arsenal last weekend and got a win against Bournemouth, but I do still think they’ll struggle for goals.

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Stats geeks simulate Premier League season 10,000 times - where does your team place?

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Who will win the Premier League this season?

THE Premier League title race will be tighter than ever - according to a data company who have performed 10,000 simulations of the season to predict the final table.

Stats geeks Gracenote used every team’s results over the past four years to work out the probability of them winning each match they are to play.

They then added the points they predicted each side to win to their current points to calculate their final standing in the table.

They also worked out every side’s percentage chance of winning the title.

After running the simulations, they worked out that the Premier League could be won on goal difference this season.

So where will your team place at the end of the campaign, according to their predictions?

Click through the gallery above to find out.

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