'Has a team ever been relegated after being top of the league in November? Asking for a friend.'
The tweet from Matt Le Tissier halfway through Southampton's 1-0 loss to Everton on Monday night was tongue-in-cheek but neatly summed up that horrible nagging doubt felt by every Saints fan right now.
The feeling of euphoria when Ralph Hasenhuttl's team briefly topped the Premier League table after a Friday night win over Newcastle United in early November has been replaced by fear and foreboding.
How low can Southampton go?