ottery st mary Posted 29 October, 2009 Share Posted 29 October, 2009 (edited) Noxious content alert:smt080:smt080 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/portsmouth/article6059531.ece Windows I just don't know how you do it......Respect to you and your football knowledge.....Few more of the highly coached Saints players deserved a place.. Edited 29 October, 2009 by ottery st mary spellin copying windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 29 October, 2009 Share Posted 29 October, 2009 (edited) Noxious content alert:smt080:smt080 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/portsmouth/article6059531.ece I had forgotten about some of those great illuminaries of the beautiful game.: This bit made I laugh : 47. Eoin Hand 1968-76; 1977-79, 302 appearances, 15 goals The 1970s were dark days for Pompey but the Irishman,... while earning 19 caps for Ireland at a time when international footballers at Fratton Park were as rare as a saveloy at a bar mitzvah Bit like now really. Can't wait to see what number Albert McCann is. Edited 29 October, 2009 by Badger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 29 October, 2009 Share Posted 29 October, 2009 Having read the Pompey article,it is fair to say there are indeed some good players in their list albeit from previous eras, far more deserving of respect than the modern prima donnas.Jimmy Dickinson in particular is a worthy leader at No1. Don't recall seeing Albert McCann though,surely more deserving than the motley shower from the 1980's ie Biley,Quinn and Webb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 29 October, 2009 Share Posted 29 October, 2009 Don't tell me Jenkins came inside too much for you? Benali gets in. One of the worst Saints players I have seen whilst we were in the top flight so perhaps Jenkins deserves a little leeway. No, trying to beat the full back for the third time usually lost the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 29 October, 2009 Share Posted 29 October, 2009 Wonder what a similar list for P*mpey would look like? 1 Mick Channon 2 Ron Davies 3 Bobby Stokes 4 Peter Crouch 5 Alan McLaughlin 6 Jimmy Dickenson 7 Now I'm stuck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 29 October, 2009 Share Posted 29 October, 2009 My two all time favourite Saints are numbers 1 and 2, seems pretty good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW11_Saint Posted 29 October, 2009 Share Posted 29 October, 2009 Not so (in my opinion) in fact I'd put Mark Wright above MLT. Channon gave more to SFC than Le Tissier,in the matter of goals, games and representing his country. Channon fulfilled his full potential, I doubt if MLT really did.He should have played more for his country and faded away less at the end of his career. Mark "moving to a big club" (Derby?!) Wright above MLT? I assume you're having a laugh?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW11_Saint Posted 29 October, 2009 Share Posted 29 October, 2009 Pompey have had some pretty good players all the same. Indeed, but as your link to the Times site confirmed, you'd have to be over 70 to remember any of them! As I suspected, no contest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 30 October, 2009 Share Posted 30 October, 2009 Not so (in my opinion) in fact I'd put Mark Wright above MLT. Channon gave more to SFC than Le Tissier,in the matter of goals, games and representing his country. Channon fulfilled his full potential, I doubt if MLT really did.He should have played more for his country and faded away less at the end of his career. Are you mad? Le tiss played his whole career at the top flight, channon never did and le tiss single handidly kept us up year after year with moments of pure genius. Channon also played for pompey. The list is a farce with le tiss not number 1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 30 October, 2009 Share Posted 30 October, 2009 Noxious content alert:smt080:smt080 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/portsmouth/article6059531.ece Take out the old farts no one under 70 has ever heard of, and the players bought with dirty gun runner's money and their list consists of Alan Knight, Micky Quinn and Guy Wittingham LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedyfly Posted 30 October, 2009 Share Posted 30 October, 2009 I almost feel that Le Tiss wasn't number one because it's the obvious choice. But ultimately I think he will always be the number one for me and probably the majority of all Saints fans...regardless of generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 30 October, 2009 Share Posted 30 October, 2009 Channon is the correct decision for me, with MLT a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 30 October, 2009 Share Posted 30 October, 2009 Can I have 4 as my No. 1? TP Big Ron Mick MLT Terry was always my favourite but pushed very close by Ron. Big Ron was just wonderful to watch and I often marveled at how he would jump for a cross from Terry or Syde and just seem to hang in the air for ages. In my 53 years of watching saints, he was the greatest CF I saw at the Dell and SMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNorthernSaints Posted 30 October, 2009 Share Posted 30 October, 2009 As much as i liked his attitude and determination i would not have Benali in the top 50. I lost count about the amount of times i left a game moaning about him during the 90's after he had messed up and been responsible for Saints conceding a goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW11_Saint Posted 30 October, 2009 Share Posted 30 October, 2009 Take out the old farts no one under 70 has ever heard of, and the players bought with dirty gun runner's money and their list consists of Alan Knight, Micky Quinn and Guy Wittingham LOL. I presume Anderton and Horsey Hateley were left off due to their brief tenure, but I was surprised to not see Vince Hilaire on their list. As you say, take out those from their war-time glory years and, other than the recent fleeting mercenaries, you're left with some real dross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopkins Posted 5 November, 2009 Share Posted 5 November, 2009 The incident between Beattie and our fans...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsarum Posted 5 November, 2009 Share Posted 5 November, 2009 I presume Anderton and Horsey Hateley were left off due to their brief tenure, but I was surprised to not see Vince Hilaire on their list. As you say, take out those from their war-time glory years and, other than the recent fleeting mercenaries, you're left with some real dross. Talking of ex-P*mpey players, I was in the Hospitality Area on Saturday with London Saints before and after the game, the host looked like a big ex-heavyweight boxer complete with broken nose, but he turned out to be a footballer . His name was Paul Went who played for P*rtsmouth in the 70's, I saw him play many times and he was a quality centre half, and took the stick we gave him very well. He told us that he was due to be transfered from them to us in 1975 in a Swap deal, but the deal fell through because one of the two players from Saints who were going to be exchanged didn't want to go to Nottarf Krap. The player in question was Bobby Stokes, so who knows what might have happened had the deal gone through, but one things for sure Bobby would not of scored the winner at Wembley or be the hero he still is for many Saints fans. Bobby did go to P*mpey later in his career but i'm glad it was after May 1st 1976 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 5 November, 2009 Share Posted 5 November, 2009 We really had some great players over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 5 November, 2009 Share Posted 5 November, 2009 Can I have 4 as my No. 1? TP Big Ron Mick MLT Terry was always my favourite but pushed very close by Ron. Big Ron was just wonderful to watch and I often marveled at how he would jump for a cross from Terry or Syde and just seem to hang in the air for ages. In my 53 years of watching saints, he was the greatest CF I saw at the Dell and SMS. Yes I agree all four were fantastic players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 5 November, 2009 Share Posted 5 November, 2009 Looking at that i'm tempted to make a Saints team on FM made out of the top players on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 5 November, 2009 Share Posted 5 November, 2009 The incident between Beattie and our fans...? +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 5 November, 2009 Share Posted 5 November, 2009 Can I have 4 as my No. 1? TP Big Ron Mick MLT Terry was always my favourite but pushed very close by Ron. Big Ron was just wonderful to watch and I often marveled at how he would jump for a cross from Terry or Syde and just seem to hang in the air for ages. In my 53 years of watching saints, he was the greatest CF I saw at the Dell and SMS. Absolutely no argument with that...feel privileged to have seen so many good players over the years but these stand out for me too - can only claim 50 years since first supporting:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 5 November, 2009 Share Posted 5 November, 2009 1 Mick Channon 2 Ron Davies 3 Bobby Stokes 4 Peter Crouch 5 Alan McLaughlin 6 Jimmy Dickenson 7 Now I'm stuck... Ivan Golac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpb Posted 6 November, 2009 Share Posted 6 November, 2009 Can I have 4 as my No. 1? TP Big Ron Mick MLT At their best they were all sensational players - I think that Paine and Channon were consistently brilliant, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 6 November, 2009 Share Posted 6 November, 2009 His name was Paul Went who played for P*rtsmouth in the 70's, I saw him play many times and he was a quality centre half, and took the stick we gave him very well. He told us that he was due to be transfered from them to us in 1975 in a Swap deal, but the deal fell through because one of the two players from Saints who were going to be exchanged didn't want to go to Nottarf Krap. The player in question was Bobby Stokes, so who knows what might have happened had the deal gone through, but one things for sure Bobby would not of scored the winner at Wembley or be the hero he still is for many Saints fans. Bobby did go to P*mpey later in his career but i'm glad it was after May 1st 1976 I remember that,and at the time was disappointed we did not sign Went who as you say was a very good centre half.But it all turned our right for us and Bobby Stokes in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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