seasonsinthesun wrote:The settling in at the Globe is a crucial factor. When Southampton moved to St.Mary's from the Dell, I seem to recall they couldn't buy a win there for a long time.
Many of the builders were Pompey supporters, and a 1001 curses were sowed into the ground.
Unfortunately, it couldn't last:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/leagueone/charltonathletic/3017536/Saints-lift-curse-of-St-Marys.html