MISCHIEVOUS DJ TONES IT DOWN

THEY have one cheeky DJ at Southampton who is not afraid to have a musical pop at visiting clubs. When Newcastle came to St Mary’s last March not that long after their Saudi takeover a string of money-related songs were on the playlist including Money Talks, Can’t Buy Me Love and Price Tag.

Alert listeners clocked what was going on. There were more when Liverpool visited too in May with Royal-related choices after Reds fans had booed the national anthem ahead of the FA Cup final. Two Princes and God Save the Queen were among the choices picked that day. It’s all harmless of course, but backfired on both those occasions as Southampton lost — so it was perhaps a wise choice to stay away from the subtle digs last night, even if they ended up losing this one too...