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Simon Grayson: Sizzling Southampton have got the momentum

Southampton are on the march – and I know exactly how it feels to be Tonda Eckert right now.

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Simon Grayson
19 April 2026

Southampton’s Sam Edozie, right, challenges for the ball in last week’s 2-1 win against Derby County

Southampton are on the march – and I know exactly how it feels to be Tonda Eckert right now.
Back in the 2006-07 season, my Blackpool side won nine of our final ten games to climb from seventh to third.

We just missed out on automatic promotion to Bristol City, but we went into the play-offs feeling invincible.
Not in an arrogant way. It wasn’t like we thought we could just turn up and win.
Momentum
But when you stepped off that team coach or looked round the dressing room, you just thought ‘I just don’t see us losing today’.
Sure enough, we won both legs of the play-off semi-final against O...

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