'There's bottom, rock bottom - and then this'

The white flag is being well and truly waved after another loss. This time to a poor Leicester side who had failed to score a home goal since December.

It was one of the most disappointing performances and results of the season, especially considering it was probably our final hope for any points.

It actually looked a positive start, until Jamie Vardy breached our wide open backline to end Leicester's goal-drought of 826 minutes at King Power Stadium.

When Jordan Ayew doubled the lead just before half-time, it effectively ended any hopes of a fightback. The last time Saints scored twice in a match was against Ipswich in February and have only managed it on four occasions this season. Only one of those yielded points. There is no belief that we can overturn any deficit. To not even push is one of the hardest things to take.

Simon Rusk admitted he had as much chance of turning Southampton into a dynamic force in the Premier League as he did of achieving world peace.

All we ask is to match a struggling side and we could not even muster up enough effort, pride or confidence for that.

There's bottom, rock bottom and then there is this. We are guaranteed the 20th spot now, and with games against Manchester City and Arsenal at home left - both of whom are still playing for something - there is very little hope of expecting anything other than a hammering.

Everton's last hurrah at Goodison Park should also prove a stumbling block for this sorry season.

Remember the final day against Liverpool in 2023? Any chance of that?

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