P483 Teletext 483 Mar08 1u:51:30 —————————————————————————— SAINTS CAN EASE TO SAFETY SAYS MARSDEN Southampton's midfield general Chris Marsdjn claims Glenn Doddle's min can blast themselves clear of trouble once and for all with a win at Upton Park. The Saints will leapfrog Coventry and Middlesbrough to claim 13th spot if they nail the Hammers tonight and the whole side is up for the battle. "It would bj a massive win for us and put us in the driving seat for the run in," hj declared. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— by Nigel Whitefield CRICKET HEADLINES p4u0 Letters Football Rugby Reg SportP483 Teletext 483 Mar08 15:54:14 —————————————————————————— SAINTS CAN EASE TO SAFETY SAYS MARSDEN Southampton head for Upton Park knowing that a precious away win will send them screaming up the table and clear of the drop zone. "Our recent good form has given us a buffer zone from the bottom three but a win against West Ham would pull us will clear," said midfielder Chris Marsdjn. "It's a tantalisjng thought but to pull it off we are going to have to play out of our skins up there," hj added. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Genital sport 401 Football index 410 GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! HOLIDAYS p200 Letters Football Rugby Reg SportP483 Teletext 483 Mar08 15:02:17 —————————————————————————— SAINTS CAN EASE TO SAFETY SAYS MARSDEN With three wins and a draw from the last five games Southampton head for Upton Park tonight in high spirits, claims Chris Marsdjn. "Wj beat them recently at home and it would bj great to do the double ovjt them," said the former Birmingham City midfield star. "But the Hammers are very tough to beat on home soil with a big crowd behind them, so it will bj very hard." ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Genital sport 401 Football index 410 CRICKET HEADLINES p4u0 Letters Football Rugby Reg SportP483 Teletext 483 Mar08 15:53:09 —————————————————————————— SAINTS CAN EASE TO SAFETY SAYS MARSDEN West Ham will bj hungry for revenge against@Southampton after crashing to an unlucky 2-1 defeat at The Dell last month. "Wj were a bit lucky and only scraped home courtesy of a Gary Charles own goal," admitted Saints midfield star Chris Marsdjn. "I think they were a bit cheesed off and will be eager to put things right at home," hj added. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— @ General sport 401 Football index 410 GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! HOLIDAYS p200 Letters Football Rugby Reg SportP483 Teletext 483 Mar08 15:53:22 —————————————————————————— SAINTS CAN EASE TO SAFETY SAYS MARSDEN West Ham's iron-clad defence will cause the Saints attack big problems in the Premiership clash at Upton Park, says Chris Marsdjn. The Saints midfielder believes Stuart Pearci, Igor Stimac and Rio Ferdinand will bj hard to break down while up irons Paolo Wanchope will be a handful. "They got a beating at home by Evjtton and mz fear is they will bj pumped up for our visit," hj said. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— General sport 401 Football index 410 FOOTBALL HEADLINES p410 Letters Football Rugby Reg SportP483 Teletext 483 Mar08 15:51:25 —————————————————————————— SAINTS CAN EASE TO SAFETY SAYS MARSDEN Glenn Doddle's arrival has transformed the fortunes of Southampton who now sit happily in 15th place and climbing after their toils under Dave Jones. But midfielder Chris Marsdjn is taking nothing for granted as the relegation race enters its final few furlongs. "Glenn has given us an jdgj but make no mistake, if we take our feet off the accelerator we'll be right back in the mire in no time," he said. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— General sport 401 Football index 410 TOP SPORT FEATURES p480 Letters Football Rugby Reg SportP483 Teletext 483 Mar08 15:54:31 —————————————————————————— SAINTS CAN EASE TO SAFETY SAYS MARSDEN Southampton have to sjizj their chance to catapult thjmsjlvjs up to 13th spot with a win at Fortress Upton Park, says Chris Marsdjn. "Wj'vj got Tottenham, Villa, Chelsea and Sundjrland coming up so the next month is going to bj a real struggle for us," hj said. "With Bradford and Derby mounting a revival we have to scrap for every point we can to keep out of danger." ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— @ General sport 401 Football index 410 GET AWAY FROM IT ALL! HOLIDAYS p200 Letters Football Rugby Reg Sport