Southampton fans RAGE at club's 'cringe' tweet to Derby after avoiding record low points

By Lewis Barnett 10 May, 2025 6 mins read 119 Views

I've never seen a fanbase so furious about NOT being the worst team in Premier League history. But here we are.

Southampton managed to hold Manchester City to a goalless draw yesterday at St Mary's, earning their 12th point of teh season and officially surpassing Derby County's infamous 11-point record from that catastrophic 2007-08 campaign. Congratulations...I guess?

When rock bottom feels like the Champions League final

God. The scenes inside the stadium were genuinely bizarre. Southampton fans were actually CELEBRATING. Like, full-on singing and cheering about avoiding being statistically the worst Premier League team ever. Talk about lowered expectations.

But then someone at Saints' social media department thought it would be a brilliant idea to rub it in Derby's face with a tweet that read: "Sorry if we got your hopes up, @dcfcofficial."

Seriously?

Even for a club that's been relegated with weeks to spare, this level of tone-deafness is impressive. It's like bragging that you only failed your driving test 9 times instead of 10.

The fans weren't having it

Southampton supporters immediately turned on their own club's social media team. One particularly angry fan wrote: "This is embarrassing as f***. Please delete this. On behalf of Every saints fan."

Another comment that made me laugh: "Even for bait this is proper tragic, head would be on Mars if I was a Saints fan."

I was chatting with my mate Dave (lifelong Saints supporter) about this last night. His response: "I'm pretending I don't support them until August." Poor Dave. He's spent about £2K following them around the country this season only to witness this shambles.

Ramsdale somehow finds the silver lining

Meanwhile, Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale – who I've always thought seems like a decent bloke despite his occasional theatrical antics – actually tried to spin this as some kind of achievement.

"Delighted. We're not happy about how the season has gone but we're happy we've avoided that record," he told reporters after the game, presumably with a straight face.

Look, I get it. When you've had the season from hell, you grab onto whatever positives you can find. But there's something deeply uncomfortable about watching a Premier League club celebrate being only the SECOND worst team in the competition's 30+ year history.

The bigger picture (it's still bleak)

Let's not forget the context here. Southampton have won just TWO games all season. Two. Back in September, I actually predicted they might struggle, but even I didn't imagine it would be this bad.

Interim manager Simon Rusk had asked his players to leave the Premier League "with as much dignity as possible" before the City game. I'm not sure a social media post gloating about barely avoiding an all-time low was what he had in mind.

The Saints have now drawn six games and won just two, giving them those precious 12 points from 36 matches. They've got two games left to add to that tally, but let's be honest – they're already mentally on the beach (or more accurately, mentally in the Championship).

What about City?

Almost forgot about the other team! Manchester City missed a chance to move level on points with Arsenal in second place. They remain third on 65 points, still within touching distance of other Champions League chasers like Newcastle, Chelsea, Forest and Villa.

Pep looked absolutely furious on the touchline. His team created chances but couldn't find a way past Ramsdale, who admittedly had one of his better games of the season.

I've watched a lot of football over the years... and this match will not be going into any highlight reels. Unless Southampton make one titled "The Day We Proved We Weren't Quite As Bad As Derby."

What a season. What a mess.

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