The moment to buy such a club could turn out to be a favorable one in a business sense, especially if the world is soon to deal with the pandemic of the COVID-19 virus. Football in England is in a mild financial crisis, player transfers are less than ever in the last 2-3 decades, so the price of clubs is somewhat lower under the circumstances. But that could all turn around quickly if things return to normal.
Many of Southampton's young talents have been poached by England's biggest clubs in the last few decades. The most famous name there is certainly Alan Shearer (the best scorer of the English Premier League since its inception in 1992 until today), who, although a native of Newcastle, started his career here, and later achieved his greatest success in the north of England. Then the Welsh Gareth Bale (he made it to Real from Madrid). Well, English national team members Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adam Lallana...
Southampton's biggest rival is Portsmouth from the similarly sized port city of the same name, just over 20 kilometers away. The head-to-head games are called the "South Coast Derby". As it usually happens in football, it's not just a close neighborhood but also a competitor in some other areas of life - in this case, it's port jobs.
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