Billy Sharp has returned to his native Yorkshire and is joining Leeds United for an undisclosed fee.

Billy Sharp is the forgotten hero of Southampton Football Club, joining in the January transfer window his goals came at a vital time for the club in the run in for promotion and Sharp outscored even Rickie Lambert and pushed Saints over the finish line to keep the fast improving West Ham at bay and firmly in the play offs.

Sharp's reward was to be ostracised by certain people within the club and he was not even allowed to stay and fight for his place, he was forced out on loan as someone tried to justify why we had paid £3.5 million for the unknown Mayuka.

Now finally he is being treated fairly and not as an outcast, he is being allowed to leave cheaply so he can kick start his career.

Saints fans should thank Sharp, some soon forgot him as the Premier league blinded their eyes, but most were very grateful for him and realise that without him we would probably have faltered in the run in, in the final 8 games of that campaign Billy hit 8 goals, including both goals in a 2-0 win against his old club Doncaster, both in the 2-2 draw with Pompey, another pair in a 3-1 win at Peterborough as well as the early opener in the final League game against Coventry to settle the jitters and enable Saints to coast to automatic promotion in an eventual 4-0 win.

Without those goals Saints would have been 5 points less and that would have seen West ham leapfrog over them to snatch the second automatic promotion spot.

Saints have a lot to thanks Billy Sharp for, sadly some have forgotten that or perhaps it isn't that they have forgot, it is just that they weren't there to see it in the first place.

Thank you Billy Sharp, your contribution was short and sweet but vital, it is just a pity that those who owe their reputations to you, saw fit to cast you adrift without even a word of thanks, now those in charge of the Club have righted that wrong and long may your career prosper.

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TreeHugger added 17:40 - Aug 13 Sad to see him go and wish we gave him more of a chance. I think he would have got a few goals, probably the same amount as Shane Long.....
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saintmark1976 added 19:48 - Aug 13 Thanks and I hope it goes well for you Billy. An undisclosed fee and possibly 12.5 million in the same day. I am reminded of the expression, have a holiday!
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ChristchurchSaint added 20:28 - Aug 13 Good luck Billy, you deserve this move- score some goals and prove Judas wrong!!
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IanRC added 20:50 - Aug 13 Good luck Billy
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leighsaint added 21:32 - Aug 13 Can never understand why he wasn't given a chance in the Premiership. Must have been worth a chance after some of the others we have tried.
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zonehead added 09:42 - Aug 14 just heard that Cork is off 3m far too cheap I wpuld resign him for that Shniederlin wants to go so thats the best midfield pairing last season gone, Sold Ricky for 4m bought long for 12m nice buisness Les
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law101 added 10:22 - Aug 14 Nick stop making out he was unfairly treated, its rubbish. Sharp was brought in as a championship goal scorer and was exactly we needed in the championship and vital to getting us up. There is no room for sentiment in football, that’s 3 managers now who considered PL football beyond him and he has been well paid during this period. Good memory’s of Sharp, particularly watching him score against Pompey and celebrating in front of their fans. Good luck!!

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