Some Southampton fans have taken to Twitter to reveal that they don’t think they can get back to where they used to be any time soon.The Saints finished 6th in the Premier League back in 2015/16, just three points off a Champions League place, and were playing European football against the likes of Inter Milan at the San Siro as recently as the 2016/17 season.

Back then, the south coast side were flying with futureÂBallon d’Or nominees such as Sadio Mane, Virgil van Dijk and Dusan Tadic running riot for them, while Graziano Pelle, Victor Wanyama and Jose Fonte also performed at a very high level.

Now, however, the side from St Mary’s find themselves battling relegation more often than not, with players in their ranks who are nowhere near the level of the aforementioned stars.

Southampton only just managed to survive by the skin of their teeth under Mark Hughes in 2017/18, finishing in 17th – just three points above the relegation zone.

Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side have started this season in similarly poor fashion, sitting in 17th once again having won just two of their first nine league games – they are only above the relegation zone on goal difference.

Let’s take a look at what the Southampton fans have been saying on Twitter…