Chez Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 tell me more. I don't remember his Saints' performances at all for some reason.
whizzpop Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 He hardly played for us at all, was an Ian Branfoot signing I think..a bit like Colin Cramb, a disaster!
Granadino Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 He hardly played for us at all, was an Ian Branfoot signing I think..a bit like Colin Cramb, a disaster! A bit later than that I think, I'm sure he was a Merrington or Souness. I remember seeing him score for us in a pre-season friendly at Cheltenham just after he arrived in a 3-1 victory at Whaddon Road, which I seem to remember was arranged as part of a deal for another signing that didn't come off - Christer Warren. That's about it though!
InvictaSaint Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 He was a sub in the 6-3 win over Man Utd; gangly blonde haired lad. Not quite as bad as Lee Todd.
Granadino Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 He was a sub in the 6-3 win over Man Utd; gangly blonde haired lad. Not quite as bad as Lee Todd. Something that I must have forgotten - stunned to just read up we paid 850k for Todd! That must go down as one of the biggest wastes of money in club history.
revolution saint Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Probably Souness's first signing and a really bad one. I remember seeing him in a pre-season friendly at oxford and he tried a headed clearance from a ball two foot off the ground. It would have should have been comical but instead it was just sad.
Rattlehead Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 In my top 5 worst ever Saints players. Lee Todd is also there, as is Oliver Lancashire now. And they are all ahead of Ali Dia.
Pat from Poole Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 In my top 5 worst ever Saints players. Lee Todd is also there, as is Oliver Lancashire now. And they are all ahead of Ali Dia. Wise words, Rattlehead. Potter, Todd and Lancashire are my worst 3 over the last 20 years. It is surreal that Potter had an involvement in the 6-3 game. He was beyond inept.
Paul Chuckle Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Signed by Souness from Stoke for 250k I think. I seem to remember him getting England under 21 caps? Didn't we sell him to WBA?
Granadino Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 In my top 5 worst ever Saints players. Lee Todd is also there, as is Oliver Lancashire now. And they are all ahead of Ali Dia. Who else is in there? Scott Marshall?
Paul Chuckle Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Potter?wasRedirected=true
Arizona Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 You guys are all forgetting Darren Powell. There are few issues this board has been in union over, but his complete lack of footballing ability is one of them.
Granadino Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Top mid-nineties saints crap XI? I'd go with something like: Woods Todd Marshall Dryden Potter Slater Reid Venison Warren Dia Johansen How much would that team get done by?
Rattlehead Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Not sure about the other 2. Maybe Quashie and Ripley.
Rattlehead Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Top mid-nineties saints crap XI? I'd go with something like: Woods Todd Marshall Dryden Potter Slater Reid Venison Warren Dia Johansen How much would that team get done by? Slater and Dryden weren't that bad and I actually quite liked both of them. The others are fair enough.
L1Minus10 Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Graham Potter Rodney Trotter. ****ing hopeless.
Granadino Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Slater and Dryden weren't that bad and I actually quite liked both of them. The others are fair enough. To be fair I was running out of ideas for those 2 positions. Having just sprung to mind, may I swap Slater with Mark Walters?
L1Minus10 Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Top mid-nineties saints crap XI? I'd go with something like: Woods Todd Marshall Dryden Potter Slater Reid Venison Warren Dia Johansen How much would that team get done by? Dryden, Slater, Reid and Venison had some decent games for us. I thought Chris Woods was one of the worst... remember the 7-1 at Everton....
waggy Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 As fullbacks go he was about as mobile as Brian Potter on Pheonix Nights
Saint_clark Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 He was a sub in the 6-3 win over Man Utd; gangly blonde haired lad. Not quite as bad as Lee Todd. I watched that the other day and I thought he did quite well when he came on.
LeBenali Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Who was that Wilkinson lad we had? Had a bald head, believe he was a full back. Played a couple of games and seemingly disappeared from the world.
Rattlehead Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 To be fair I was running out of ideas for those 2 positions. Having just sprung to mind, may I swap Slater with Mark Walters? Abso-f*cking-lutely. What about Frankie Bennett as well? Very fast but, sadly, couldn't play football.
Rattlehead Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Dryden, Slater, Reid and Venison had some decent games for us. I thought Chris Woods was one of the worst... remember the 7-1 at Everton.... Yes, I recall being 5-0 down after 35 mins only for Egil to somehow extract some optimism with a freak goal. We hung on until 20 mins to go to beat the crowds (ours had mainly already left). Worst game ever.
Saint Garrett Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Delap? Jakobsson? Bernard? Kanchelskis? Arias? Tahar? Just a few very recent 1s?
beavis17 Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 Who was that Wilkinson lad we had? Had a bald head, believe he was a full back. Played a couple of games and seemingly disappeared from the world. matthew robinson?
LeBenali Posted 13 November, 2009 Posted 13 November, 2009 matthew robinson? That does seem to ring a bell, thought his first name was Russ for some reason, but Matt Robinson does sound about right!
Rattlehead Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Robinson left for the Skates, which is presumably why nobody has ever heard about him again.
Granadino Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 This topic got me researching a couple of other names who I really don't know what happened to (Phil Warner and Paul Murray), and I came across this link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2001/aug/16/sport.comment2 I never realised that Moyes accepted the Saints job, or is this just BS?
madsent Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 In my top 5 worst ever Saints players. Lee Todd is also there, as is Oliver Lancashire now. And they are all ahead of Ali Dia. Graham Potter doesn't immediately come to mind as one of our worst ever players. He was an okay player who was better suited to the lower leagues. Ripley, McCann, Marshall, Almeida, Kanchelskis, Todd, Dixon, Speedie, Davenport, Maskell and Rosler are names that spring to mind as experienced players who were complete flops at Saints. Paul Moody was appalling for us but had a decent career in the lower leagues. Some like Chala, Bleidelis, Arias, Sarmiento and Tejera barely played a league game between them. Others like Hurlock and Colleter were committed but rash and error-prone. Time will tell with Lancashire as he is is still learning but his major hamstring injuries from a couple of seasons back have really hampered his progress.
Rattlehead Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Davenport is a dead cert actually. Must have blocked him out of my mind.
Stu Man Do Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 This topic got me researching a couple of other names who I really don't know what happened to (Phil Warner and Paul Murray), and I came across this link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2001/aug/16/sport.comment2 I never realised that Moyes accepted the Saints job, or is this just BS? Quoted from this article; "Balance Kachloul's exit with the new faces. Former QPR midfielder Paul Murray's arrival may have been unheralded, but he's an able replacement for Kachloul." Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooo? Wiki said he played 1 game for us! I cant even say Id ever heard of him!
Granadino Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Quoted from this article; "Balance Kachloul's exit with the new faces. Former QPR midfielder Paul Murray's arrival may have been unheralded, but he's an able replacement for Kachloul." Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooo? Wiki said he played 1 game for us! I cant even say Id ever heard of him! Seems he was Mick "Master of Football" Wadsworth's lover or similar, followed him around throughout his career and was thus brought in when he was no 2 to Stuart Gray. Strachan didn't rate him, so he was straight out of the club...
Arizona Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 In goal - Woods Defenders - Powell, Potter, Todd, Bernard, Jackobsson, Makin, Lancashire, Molyneux, Davenport, O'Halloran Midfield - McCann, Bleidelis, Pulis, Arias, Sarmiento, Chala, Ripley Up front - Moody, Dia, Rosler, Dixon, Speedie, Pericard, Robertson, Pekhart, Euell, Maskell
Rattlehead Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 1-10-7-10 with that lot? I think I'd rather play just MLT, on his own.
Arizona Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 I really can't think of that many crap 'keepers. I'm tempted to say Forecast, but I can't recall him ever making a first team appearance other than pre-season friendlies. Some people say Alan Blayney, but my overriding memory of him is making the Premier League's 'save of the season' against Alan Shearer.
Rattlehead Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Cr*p keepers? Paul Jones. Plenty of evidence. Also, Blayney was awful apart from that save, which was lucky.
OttawaSaint Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Ian Andrews has to be our worst keeper...
Torrent Of Abuse Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Jason "let's see what you could have won" Bowen?
chocco boxo Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Yes, I recall being 5-0 down after 35 mins only for Egil to somehow extract some optimism with a freak goal. We hung on until 20 mins to go to beat the crowds (ours had mainly already left). Worst game ever. Woods is now Evertons goalkeeping coach? He must have impressed someone that day!
Hatch Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Probably not one of our worst but Perry Groves deserves a mention.
Nadia Sllim Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 He stands at over 6'3 ....Moody, Moody He wore the shirt of Ossie, Moody, Moody He gets the ball he will never score, Moody, Moody,,,,,Southamptons worst ever signing Paul Moody Moody.................sung to the RL tune. Now if you going to replace Shearer you do not go shopping in Waterlooville!
whizzpop Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Can't beleive Neil McCann has flown under the radar here, as with Kerry Dixon, David Speedie, Alan McLoughlin, Steve Wood, Derek Allen, Michael Stensgaard, Darren Kenton, Lucien Mettomo, Jordan Robertson, Jason St Juste, Peter Whiston, and Paul McDonald deserve a mention in Saints crapology too....phew!
Badger Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Who else is in there? Scott Marshall? Full name Scott Marshall Own Goal.
InvictaSaint Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Quoted from this article; "Balance Kachloul's exit with the new faces. Former QPR midfielder Paul Murray's arrival may have been unheralded, but he's an able replacement for Kachloul." Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooo? Wiki said he played 1 game for us! I cant even say Id ever heard of him! remember him playing as a sub in the 3-1 win at Spurs that saw Hoddle getthe chop.
redkeith Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Scott Marshall, living proof that a Sunday League player could play in the middle of Seaman,Dixon,Adams and Winterburn and keep a clean sheet.
NI76 Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 That does seem to ring a bell, thought his first name was Russ for some reason, but Matt Robinson does sound about right! You're thinking of Russ Watkinson. From memory he was tallish with very short/shaven hair. Souness seemed to like him and played him a few times, think he may have played wide midfield but not 100% sure. As for that Guardian link, I can't think of a more inappropriate description of Anders Svensson than a "pacy winger"!!
benjii Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 tell me more. I don't remember his Saints' performances at all for some reason. He was the Brazilian Lee Todd.
benjii Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 In goal - Woods Defenders - Powell, Potter, Todd, Bernard, Jackobsson, Makin, Lancashire, Molyneux, Davenport, O'Halloran Midfield - McCann, Bleidelis, Pulis, Arias, Sarmiento, Chala, Ripley Up front - Moody, Dia, Rosler, Dixon, Speedie, Pericard, Robertson, Pekhart, Euell, Maskell He was good.
Saint_clark Posted 14 November, 2009 Posted 14 November, 2009 Agreed, Makin was quite good at full back.
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