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Seeing the budgie thread made me think who was the last great character to play for saints?

( don't need to have been the greatest player just a great character )

 

Mr Ostlund?

Posted
That pic of MLT looks more like Peter Beardsley!

 

And why is he handling the ball?!? He's going to get sent off at this rate, that's the last thing we need.

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Of the current team definately Waigo seems to have the most character.

 

My favourite characters of all time:

 

Mark Dennis - the "original" psycho!

Ivan Golac - hard as nails and a bit soft in the head!

 

Special mentions for:

 

Channon

Jordan

Case

Osgood

Beasant

Burridge

Adams

Watson (Gordon)

Dowie

Ruddock

Van Gobbel

 

Ekelund & Le Tissier would also be considered to be characters but to me they were more showmen and let their football do the talking.

 

Sure I have missed loads but memory not as good as it was.

 

There do seem to be less characters in the game today but that is inevitable as the game has got too serious and jokers may be weeded out for having a suspect attitude.

 

Probably one of the biggest characters in the game at the moment IMO is Jimmy Bullard but they are few and far between.

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Are we all just naming ex Saints players?

The criteria of 'character' seems to be a little loose judging by some the names mentioned on this thread.

 

I agree with Glasgow Saint though - Freddy Adu.

Posted
I have to go with that, the only man in football in his time that could make "chopper harris" cry.

 

I'll never forget Big John playing for England "B" team and scoring TWO goals !! Unfortunately they were both in his own net :D

Posted
I was saying Eh?? to his two suggestions old man. Wotton is not a character.

 

Well for once your amazing literary skills let you down as it clearly wasn't clear.

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I remember speaking to Nick Holmes, and he said John Burridge was a real nutter. He listened to the same tape on his walkman an hour before every match, and did the same routine. If I remember right, he used to have a gymnastic routine and do all sorts of flips and stuff (unless i'm the one going mad). Terry Hurlock was great too.

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