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Christian Candler

Christian Candler

Sports Journalist · 20 articles

St. Caceres the Saviour
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St. Caceres the Saviour

Commander Puel sits with his lieutenants around the strategy board. He angrily stands up in disgust, his army seems to be falling. The enemies have taken their toll on the his land, and he has to act fast. In the past month his wall has taken a battering. Their general has fallen, and the second in command […]

Wake me up when January ends
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Wake me up when January ends

Well, January has come and gone, and Saints fans still sit here with no resolution to the centre-back problem, and while we did seal one problem with the signing of Manolo Gabbiadini, why are we waiting until Deadline Day to buy these players? Everything seemed to be lining up perfectly for us to acquire another […]

Puel turns his attention to Arsenal clash
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Puel turns his attention to Arsenal clash

Southampton boss Claude Puel is switching gears to Arsenal. In today’s press conference, he sent a call out to his players to move on from the success at Anfield on Wednesday night and onto the fourth round clash against The Gunners. After booking one trip to Wembley in the EFL Cup, Puel wants the focus […]

Proving Koeman Wrong: Southampton’s Future Stars
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Proving Koeman Wrong: Southampton’s Future Stars

When outsiders think of Southampton Football Club, they think of The Saints’ outstanding youth programme, and our ability to produce top talent. Gareth Bale, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Matt Le Tissier, Alan Shearer. They’re all big names in world football from the past and in the present. However, former Saints manager Ronald Koeman famously called out the illustrious Southampton youth […]

Saints and the Sinners: Our Fallen Captain
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Saints and the Sinners: Our Fallen Captain

We are the hollow men, We are the stuffed men Jose Fonte is leaving for West Ham. West Ham?! What happened? Our captain who we cheered on with pride as he lifted the European Cup is set to go to West Ham. I’m still struggling to confirm that reality. The man who has been with us […]

What’s gone wrong with Saints?
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What’s gone wrong with Saints?

At the start of every season, we see the same headlines for Southampton. “Relegation Candidates”, “Losing big players will finally catch up with Saints”, “A new manager will have to rebuild Southampton”, “St. Mary’s set for rough season following summer clear out”. And we have proven them wrong every time. Until this year, it seems. […]

Assessing Southampton’s striker predicament
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Assessing Southampton’s striker predicament

There’s no hiding that Charlie Austin’s injury is a big blow for The Saints. Possibly the one and only bright spark in front of goal is gone for at least three months and that seems incredibly deflating. Austin has notched six of our 14 goals scored in the league, so taking out his goal tally […]

The Curious Case of James Ward-Prowse
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The Curious Case of James Ward-Prowse

In a country full of over-hyped youngsters, James Ward-Prowse could be the exception to that trend. It could be the reason for his impending success as well.  James Ward-Prowse is a strange scenario in a country that has over-hyped youth academy ‘stars’ such as Andy Carroll, Michael Johnson, David Bentley, Nile Ranger, Jose Baxter, etc. […]

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