League One - Saints saviour ready to jet in

Eurosport - Thu, 16 Jul 13:55:00 2009

New Southampton owner Markus Liebherr is flying in this weekend to watch his first match since saving the club from the brink of extinction.

FOOTBALL: St Mary's, home of Southampton - 0

The Swiss billionaire will be on the south coast to watch Saints play Dutch giants Ajax in the Ted Bates Trophy this weekend.

"I am looking forward immensely to attending my first match at St Mary's for our friendly with Ajax on Saturday," he said.

"It will be my first visit since late May when I first became convinced to make my investment in this great club.

"I do hope that as many supporters as possible will be able to attend the fixture to cheer the team on."

So far 17,000 tickets have been sold for the clash with Martin Jol's side, but it is expected the figure could reach as many as 25,000.

PA Sport

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  1. Temple of dreams!!!! Yes, dream, dream, dream, he is a­ businessman - who got the club on the cheep - he is not­ a dreamy fan that will spend, spend, spend. The prem­ just as well be on the moon because the Saints wont see­ it again.

    From Martin, on Fri 17 Jul 11:07PM

  2. Got my tickets :-) Come on lad's Tickets are­ only £10. That's show the Swiss what saints is all­ about and pack the stadium. Ajax are going to be tough­ to fend off so that's give the lads our support.

    From roger m, on Thu 16 Jul 4:12PM

  3. The Messiah is coming to our Temple of dreams. COYS

    From fullycoded, on Thu 16 Jul 2:46PM
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