The Southampton social media group could not resist a cheeky dig at Donald Trump and his doomed US presidential election marketing campaign because the Saints went high of the Premier League desk with a 2-Zero victory over Newcastle on Friday evening.
Objectives from Che Adams and Stuart Armstrong handed Southampton victory at St. Mary’s in opposition to an abject Newcastle and propelled the hosts to the summit of the desk, forward of Liverpool on aim distinction.
It’s the first time within the Premier League period that the Saints have topped the desk, and the primary time they’ve led the way in which within the high flight since 1988 within the outdated First Division.
Additionally it is a outstanding transformation for a group humbled 9-Zero at dwelling by Leicester simply over a yr in the past, however who at the moment are an rising pressure beneath Austrian supervisor Ralph Hasenhuttl.
Examine the league desk ? pic.twitter.com/UefPpSyerv
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) November 6, 2020
On ascending to the Premier League peak, the membership’s social media group could not serving to referencing present affairs over within the US, the place an more and more determined Donald Trump has demanded that the vote rely be stopped as he cries fraud within the presidential election race with Democrat rival Joe Biden.
Sharing the league desk, the Southampton Twitter account added the message “STOP THE COUNT”, mocking Trump’s name for a similar to be achieved at US polling stations as he faces defeat.
STOP THE COUNT pic.twitter.com/rS94knWEhO
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) November 6, 2020
STOP THE COUNT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2020
The tweet from the Saints went down a storm, amassing greater than 275,000 ‘likes’.
Replies included some followers demanding a Trump-style meltdown when – as sadly appears probably – Southampton are compelled to relinquish high spot.
“Please have a complete meltdown tomorrow if/once we are overtaken. ‘the place are these groups getting all these factors from!? suspicious’,” one fan wrote, taking a swipe at Trump’s election antics.
please have a complete meltdown tomorrow if/once we are overtaken
'the place are these groups getting all these factors from!? suspicious'
— Jonjon (@Pangggolin) November 6, 2020
Whereas issues appears more and more troubled within the Trump marketing campaign camp, they’re far rosier on the south coast of England the place Hasenhuttl is constructing a group of verve and vigor who’ve emerged as darkish horses for a possible run at a European spot and probably extra.
Even with out high scorer Danny Ings they have been an excessive amount of for a poor Newcastle, as an excellent Seventh-minute volley from Adams – his third aim of the season – and a late drive from Armstrong sealed the three factors.
“Our followers will find it irresistible and so they’ll make an image of the desk,” Hasenhuttl stated afterwards.
“For us it is good however it should not kill the starvation for extra. We should always keep hungry and we must always really feel something is feasible with this group.
“I have to be very proud. We developed not with a number of invested cash however with a number of invested work.”
Morning, #SaintsFC followers ?
Take pleasure in final evening as a lot because the boss? ? pic.twitter.com/Px5wWX4jqA
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) November 7, 2020
Subsequent up for Southampton after the worldwide break is a visit to Wolves, because the Saints look to proceed their spectacular begin to the season.
By that point, Trump could even have conceded defeat in his personal battle to ‘cease the rely’ in opposition to Biden.