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Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Sport
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Saints legend says club must start 'afresh' in Championship
Southampton Football Club legend Matt Le Tissier said the club went into last season 'underprepared' before the team were relegated to the Championship in last place. The Saints hero was speaking at MotoFest 2025 in Eastleigh on Saturday afternoon when he was asked about the club's fortunes last season and if they'll bounce back to the Premier League by winning promotion in the next 12 months. Advertisement Asked whether fans should ignore the club's record low top division points tally of 12 points, 'Le God' said: 'We have to talk about last season because it happened, we can't just ignore it. READ MORE: Southampton legend backs Lallana to 'become an excellent coach' Matt Le Tissier speaking at MotoFest 2025 (Image: Newsquest) 'It was a tough season, I thought we went into it underprepared with the squad that we had. 'I feel like the last few years the recruitment side of things hasn't been to the standard we were used to for the years before that. 'I think that's why we ended up in the position that we ended up in. Hopefully we can start afresh for this season and not have too much of a hangover from last year and go and compete and try and get back in the Premier League. 'If we do that, we have to make sure we're better prepared for next time.' Le Tissier was also joined at MotoFest 2025 by fellow ex-Saints forward James Beattie.
Daily Mail
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chris Kamara shares disappointment after only FIVE people turned up for Soccer Saturday reunion - with Matt Le Tissier among former pundits who skipped get-together
Chris Kamara has hinted at his disappointment after only five people turned up to a planned Soccer Saturday reunion dinner. During his 24 years on the programme until he left in 2022, Kamara became one of the most beloved faces on Sky Sports, working alongside the likes of Jeff Stelling, Matt Le Tissier, Phil Thompson, Charlie Nicholas, Paul Merson, Tony Cottee and Alan McInally as they delivered goals, drama and laughter to millions of viewers on Saturday afternoons. But many of those familiar faces were missing at this week's reunion. Among those who did attend were Stelling, who fronted Soccer Saturday for a quarter of a century before leaving Sky at the end of the 2022-23 season, Bianca Westwood, who departed in 2023, and Nicholas, affectionately known as 'Champagne Charlie', who was let go in 2020 during Sky's revamp of their football coverage. Long-serving producer Alan Condo also attended. Sharing a photo from the dinner, Kamara wrote: 'Soccer Saturday reunion dinner. Only 5 turned up but still a fabulous night. - Condo (producer) - Champagne Charlie - Bianca and of course the Unbelievable Jeff Stelling.' His message suggested he had hoped for a bigger turnout, although he remained upbeat about the evening. Fellow former Soccer Saturday star Matt Le Tissier was not in attendance at the latest reunion Those missing from the dinner included Le Tissier, Thompson, Cottee, McInally and Merson, all of whom have previously joined Kamara and Stelling at other reunions since leaving Sky. While there is no indication of any ill feeling, the low turnout was a reminder of how much has changed since Soccer Saturday's heyday, when the panel exchanged banter, punctuated by goal updates and regular gaffes. Le Tissier, who was among those missing from the dinner, was let go by Sky in August 2020 alongside fellow Soccer Saturday panellists Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson as part of a shake-up of the broadcaster's football coverage. The Southampton legend later claimed his dismissal was linked to his controversial opinions, including his refusal to wear a Black Lives Matter badge and his posts on social media questioning Covid-19 restrictions and vaccine campaigns. Kamara, 67, stepped down from the show in 2022 after being diagnosed with speech apraxia but has since appeared on Amazon Prime's Premier League coverage among other media roles. Earlier this month, he told Mail Sport: 'There is no downside to being me at the moment, everybody is so nice. It makes me feel humble, and I'm always surprised at how lovely people are towards me. 'My speech has improved, and I'm enjoying life and what is remaining of it.' Stelling and Westwood now work for talkSPORT.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
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'Behind enemy lines' - Saints legend Le Tissier dons Pompey shirt for charity match
SAINTS legend Matt Le Tissier pulled on a Portsmouth shirt as he played the pantomime villain in a charity football match at Fratton Park. Le Tissier featured for Alan Knight's Charity XI against a team of Pompey legends, helping to raise money for the vital work done by cancer charities. Knight, 63, who played 195 times for Portsmouth, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in October 2024, receiving the football world's full support. Le Tissier was a surprise unannounced attendee on the day, cheekily revealing his arrival on social media with the caption: "Behind enemy lines." Entered enemy territory — Matt Le Tissier ✝️ (@mattletiss7) May 5, 2025 Alan Knight's XI drew 8-8 with the Portsmouth Legends team, as Le Tissier came off the bench to entertain a crowd over 6,000 strong in PO. Le Tissier was greeted with inevitable chants from the fans of his former bitter rivals, but earned their appreciation with a good natured smile. The Saints hero played 518 games in red and white but put the past aside to help raise money for charity, donning a Portsmouth away shirt. Today's teams. 🔵⚪️ — Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) May 5, 2025 It is not a sight many Saints fans will want to see again but is a touch of class from the 56 year old, who scored an incredible 195 goals for the Dell outfit. Le Tissier will be back on the red side when Saints meet Pompey in South Coast derby league matches, for the first time since 2012, next season. With both clubs set for participation in the Championship, Saints will take on Portsmouth home and away in their quest for promotion to the top flight.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Sport
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Saints legend backs farmer protest as tractors lined up at St Mary's
Saints legend Matt Le Tissier backed a farmers' protest at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday ahead of the Premier League game against Newcastle. Around 14 tractors were lined up outside the stadium before the 3pm kick-off, as they rallied against Labour's inheritance tax changes. Le Tissier was spotted backing the Farmers for Action protest in a video posted on their Instagram account. In the video, the Saints legend said: 'I'm pretty disgusted in the way the government are treating farmers, there seems to be a real attack on them without realising that these people are what makes our food go round. No farmers no food, it's not a catch phrase. 'We don't want to be reliant on the plastic food that people are trying to flog us in supermarkets and I think it's about time farmers actually got paid a fair price for what they produce.' READ MORE: One sign on a tractor said: "RIP farmers, abolish the death tax." The farmers congregated along Bitterne Manor at about 11am, then peacefully protested outside St Mary's before dispersing shortly after arriving at 12.30pm. A reader said: "Lots of residents came out in support along the road. Looks like they met up with more tractors in the industrial estate before heading to St Mary's Stadium up the road." READ MORE: Daily Echo Camera Club member 'Definitelyblurredphotography' pictured the ten-plus tractors parked in the industrial estate next to the stadium. Farmers rallied outside St Mary's Stadium. (Image: Alfie House) In a video on X, protest organisers Farmers for Action said: "These are our British farmers. "Farmers for Action – football fans outside Southampton Football Club, everyone standing together. "Let's have a fair price for farmers and a fair price for all. Scrap the IHT. It's time the government listened." Police were present throughout the demonstration. Farmers gathered at protests across the UK as their campaign against the Government's inheritance tax reforms steps up. The National Farmers Union (NFU) staged a series of events as part of a so-called National Day of Unity, with farmers bringing food, tractors and livestock to town centres across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
