Well, yesterday was a case in point - just one of those days.  It all started with high hopes and keen anticipation only for it to end in disappointment and frustration.   Now I should be used to those feelings, having been a Saints fan for over 70 years and, of course, I have witnessed my club in a far more perilous state than it is at the moment - being at the bottom of League One (Division Three really) and minus ten points following administration, for example.

But after years of clawing back from that, there was every hope that Southampton might finally become an established club in the Premier League.  But it`s all gone horribly wrong and yesterday`s embarrassing 3-0 defeat away at Newcastle confirmed the real prospect of relegation at the end of the season.   Yes, there are eight games left to salvage the situation but yesterday`s abject performance, along with the daunting fixtures that lie ahead, do not bring much hope of survival.   It`s almost reached the stage whereby relegation might actually come as a merciful release.

And away from the Saints, England lost the rugby international away in Paris, with the French inflicting the second straight defeat on England, following their collapse last time out against resurgent Scotland.   And to add to the gloom, Forest Green Rovers contrived to lose 2-1 at home to Notts County. 
  
So where to look for some consolation?  Well, our street`s local hero Scott ("Buzzin` six pack") Wagstaff was part of the Gillingham team that went to Portsmouth yesterday and came away with an impressive 3-1 win over Saints` traditional rivals in their self-proclaimed fortress of Fratton Park (Krap Nottarf.)  Truro City secured another narrow victory, this time against Bishops Stortford, while Maidstone United also managed a 1-0 win at home to Torquay. 

So maybe it`s not so bad after all and at least I can console myself with the comfort of knowing I`m not a West Ham fan.