david in sweden Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 Sky Sports report that Greg Rasiak has moved on a free transfer to Limassol in Cyprus. Reason given was that at 31... he wouldn't get much football ahead of the younger players in the squad. Some Saints fans might give another excuse to counter that explanation. Lazy or not, GR was one of only four Saints players to have scored 20 goals in a season during the last 20 years. Maybe he'll end up playing against Marian Pahars !
BotleySaint Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 i'd welcome him back here Never happen though heh
Saintandy666 Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 I don't think he was as lazy as people though he was. He was exceptionally good at always being in the right place at the right time.
Saint_clark Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 He wasn't lazy, he just ALWAYS wanted to be in a position to score and chasing down the wing isn't one of them.
Crab Lungs Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 I didn't think he was lazy - just incredibly slow motion. I liked Rasiak
Deppo Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 I think we should step in at the last minute and sign him.
Arizona Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 Pahars moved back to Latvia ages ago. Think he's now doing coaching at Skonto Riga.
SuperSAINT Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 He was one of those 'marmite' players. I remember watching him pre-season last year against whoever we played at St Mary's (Was it Hearts?) and although he was obviously angling for a move and wanted to impress the watching scouts he was an absolute class apart when he came on.
SaintRichmond Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 " Rasiak on the move " ......... .... Now that IS something new
marc_saint Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 He was lazy but gave me one of the best moments in recent years when he scored that late goal at Pride Park in the play off game.
SB Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 " Rasiak on the move " ......... .... Now that IS something new 20+ goals in one season for Southampton, now that is something new..
Deppo Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 20+ goals in one season for Southampton, now that is something new.. no it isn't as it happened in the past
Jonnyboy Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 isnt Limassol a bit of a shiite club? Surely hcdajfu or another L1?
Saint_Mabes Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 He was one of those 'marmite' players. I remember watching him pre-season last year against whoever we played at St Mary's (Was it Hearts?) and although he was obviously angling for a move and wanted to impress the watching scouts he was an absolute class apart when he came on. I remember that game and completely agree. I remeber him at the Chapel end at half time having balls floated into him practicing headers. I remember that as he scored an almost identicle goal when he came on!
david in sweden Posted 20 August, 2010 Author Posted 20 August, 2010 no it isn't as it happened in the past Only trouble is you have to have a long memory. 20+ League goal were not uncommon in the old Div.2 in the early 60's but record breakers since then aren't so many ..in the last 35 years the names are few, but glorious; Ron Davies 1966/67 ...37 .---1967/68...28 ----1968/69..20 Mick Channon 1973/74...21 ---1974/75..20 -----1975/76...20 Ted MacDougall 1976/77...23 Phil Boyer 1979/80...23 Kevin Keegan 1981/82 ...26 Steve Moran ...1983/84 ...21 Colin Clarke ...1986/87...20 Matt Le Tissier...1989/90...20---(1990/91 only 19) ---1993/94...25---1994/95...20 James Beattie ...2002/03...23 Gregor Rasiak...200*/0*... 20 Ricky Lambert ...2009/10...31 younger fans who've only heard the names, can realise how great these players were ....whilst most of the above made their tally in good teams in moderate seasons, both Ron Davies and Matt Le Tissier were both single-handedly responsible for keeping the club free from relegation.
Wade Garrett Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 Think we have f*cked up if we could have got him on a free.
VectisSaint Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 Just love the thread title, "Rasiak on the move", first time for everything I suppose. Good goal scoring record spoiled by being so lazy, slow & self-centred. Made Stern John look like Billy Whizz.
Scudamore Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 I love screaming at a player to f::cking move. For that reason he was brilliant. It's wonderful screaming your lungs out because someone isn't moving the two yards required to make a tackle. It makes it all the sweeter when someone who doesn't go to the games and experiences the frustrations points to a ****ty goal ratio and tells you it's alright...
L1Minus10 Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 Good player but having both him and Stern John on the books was madness.
Deppo Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 "Rasiak on the move"! There's a first time for everything! Lol!
Hopkins Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 is Berbatov lazy? Don't ever try and compare Rasiak and Berbatov again. Completely different sort of players. One has the football brain of a genius and can get away with being lazy, the other is utter poo.
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 20 August, 2010 Posted 20 August, 2010 Sky Sports report that Greg Rasiak has moved on a free transfer to Limassol in Cyprus. Reason given was that at 31... he wouldn't get much football ahead of the younger players in the squad. Some Saints fans might give another excuse to counter that explanation. Lazy or not, GR was one of only four Saints players to have scored 20 goals in a season during the last 20 years. Maybe he'll end up playing against Marian Pahars !Whiskey George dropped Gregorz during his bet scoring period.............................hhmmm now why was that?
fareham saint phil Posted 21 August, 2010 Posted 21 August, 2010 Thought he must have been out of favour when he never came on against us pre-season, must have been the only sub not used that day
saintbenny Posted 21 August, 2010 Posted 21 August, 2010 Don't ever try and compare Rasiak and Berbatov again. Completely different sort of players. One has the football brain of a genius and can get away with being lazy, the other is utter poo. slighty harsh on Berbatov......
st alex Posted 21 August, 2010 Posted 21 August, 2010 isnt Limassol a bit of a shiite club? Surely hcdajfu or another L1? It's a bit like saying Manchester's a **** club. Since its a city and not a club. Limassol has two main teams, AEL and Appollon, so it depends on which team he's being linked with. I think the Cypiot League's very decent considering the county has less that a million people in it, and is certainly on the up. Bear in mind that two differnent teams from their league have played in the champions league in the past two season, (APOEL & Anorthosis) so it would seem that its quite an open league as well. If he joins Appollon then he'll link up with former saints and Poland team mate Kamil Kosowski.
Leslie Charteris Posted 21 August, 2010 Posted 21 August, 2010 I hear Greg has already got his towel on a sun lounger by the pool...
hughieslastminutegoal Posted 23 August, 2010 Posted 23 August, 2010 Pahars moved back to Latvia ages ago. Think he's now doing coaching at Skonto Riga. Coaching what? How to fill in sick notes?
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