Former Saints winger David Brooks is a favourite to drop down to the Championship but the fans would want him to avoid any move to Middlesbrough who have developed a habit of getting the better of Southampton.
Irrespective of how easy the Championship might seem for Southampton fans, they mustn't forget a stage when promotion felt a mammoth task a couple of seasons back. If you couldn't guess, it was during the chaotic early days of the Russell Martin era where a few more defeats may have prevented those cheerful promotion scenes from happening.
So, the upset streaks started against a decent Sunderland side and by the fourth such evening against Middlesbrough, the season felt like a failure in the making. The reason wasn't those three points gone but the com-from-behind loss that derailed the morale even further.
Gladly, it was upwards and onwards at St. Mary's for months but come the Boro test, and Southampton fell at the final hurdle again. And past errors are meant for future improvement meaning the Saints should remain better prepared to challenge them on the pitch.
Still can earn praises for avoiding Middlesbrough scare
Whether they will go a step above for the win remains to be seen but one of their former players could be lining up for Middlesborough in those couple of head-to-head meetings.
As suggested by Football League World, that name could be David Brooks.
Days ago, he was also braced for some West Brom approaches coming his way, which won't annoy Southampton fans as much as shall he opt for Middlesbrough. Already, they seem to turn up with their season-best performances against Southampton and splitting or worse, dropping points, with them can come to haunt Will Still's men.
And touchwood, but shall a losing momentum gather pace, then expecting slip-ups from other promotion competitors may not be enough to bounce back up later.
Hopefully, the Saints can return the unbeaten favour to Middlesbrough next time around.