Source: Team_Talk
Wotte: Saints spirit not enough
Saints need a buyer to come forward in the next six weeks or they risk being closed down after debts forced parent company Southampton Leisure Holdings into administration.
Southampton were boosted by a season's best league crowd of 27,228 after administrators urged absent fans to come back and support their team in their hour of need, but they could not respond as they lost to the worst side in the Championship.
Wotte said: "I have spoken with the administrators but that does not have any effect on the game, it would be a cheap excuse.
"This is the worst result we can have against a team who are bottom of the league and in front of a big crowd.
"We got carried away and there was too much spirit and not enough football.
"We will never give up and I'm still positive we can stay up with six games to go.
"This was a bad performance but we have been playing much better."
It took just seven minutes for Charlton to spoil the occasion when midfielder Jonjo Shelvey burst through the middle of the home defence to slot home with his first league goal.
Top scorer David McGoldrick equalised for Southampton only 10 minutes later.
McGoldrick dispossessed Nicky Bailey on the edge of the penalty area before finishing neatly into the bottom left corner from 15 yards.
Goalkeeper Kelvin Davis came to the home side's rescue in the 26th minute by saving Tresor Kandol's penalty after the striker had been fouled by Jan-Paul Saeijs.
However Davis was powerless on the hour mark to keep out Therry Racon's looping 25-yard shot.
The match looked over as a contest when Bailey slid in at the back post to score his 11th goal of the season from a tight angle.
Substitute Bradley Wright-Phillips threatened to spark a late comeback when he rifled in from long range in the 84th minute but the goal proved nothing more than a consolation.
Both Wotte and his opposite number Phil Parkinson were then sent to the stand after an angry touchline confrontation over a Southampton penalty claim.
The Addicks remain rooted to the foot of the table despite a first away win since September.
Manager Parkinson said: "We will not give up until it is mathematically possible for us to avoid relegation.
"These are two great clubs who were very highly thought of a few years ago but have fallen on difficult times."
