Rupert Lowe and Michael Wilde have asked Southampton to hold an EGM at which they will call for the removal of a number of the current board.

Southampton Leisure Holdings have confirmed they have received a requisition from former chaimen Lowe (pictured) and Wilde and Merlion Equities Ltd - who hold a 22.97% share in the company - to convene a meeting.

At the meeting the requisitionists will call for resolutions to be passed for the removal of current chairman Leon Crouch, operations director Lee Hoos, and directors Patrick Trant and Keith Wiseman and the appointment of Lowe, Wilde and Andrew Cowen to the board.

Southampton Leisure Holdings have also received letters from shareholders holding a further 20.31% indicating they would vote in favour of the resolutions proposed.

Last week Crouch said Lowe and Wilde were "deluding themselves" if they were plotting a return to the club.

The Saints' 1-0 defeat at Cardiff on Saturday leaves them 21st in the Championship table, just one point above the relegation zone.

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