paulwantsapint Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Simple best player you have seen either signed from foreign club or best foreigner signed Marian Pahars Killer Eyal Berkovic Claus Antti Niemi
Jimmy_D Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Keegan! Well... If I'd been alive to see it anyway...
suewhistle Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Ivan Golac... I still remember his thighs!
fareham saint phil Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Ivan Golac was better than most realise, you had to see him to appreciate him, after thast we have been lucky with Killer. Claus, Antti but to me the best was only here a short time Ronnie Eklund he was amazing
Berkers Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 We've had some greats - but none better than Ivan Golac. Ronnie Ekelund would have been but for injury.
Badger Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Golac without a shadow of doubt. I'll exclude KK as an "import" although he was signed from a foreign club.After Golac it would be Michael Svennson. Ekelund might have been in the running if only he had stayed and fulfilled his potential.Great shame.
farawaysaint Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Best seen? Niemi Pahars Killer (Briefly ) The other Svennson Claus
miserableoldgit Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Surely Claus has to be up there for the length of time he was 1st choice CB although my peronal fave would be Pahars purely for the exitement and enjoyment he gave us.
Saint Stimp Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Does Niemi really count as an import... we signed him from Hearts... hardly foreign
supersonic Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Talking of foreign imports signed from Hearts, Rudi Skacel scored a hat-trick for them yesterday!
Dazza82 Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Egil ostenstad? Trond soldvelt? Stig Johansson? Ulrich van gobbell? Patrice Colletier? Thats my top 5 Lol
Mowgli Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Markus... (...then Golac cos Ekelund never quite became the legend he could have been).
chrisobee Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 (edited) Does Niemi really count as an import... we signed him from Hearts... hardly foreign The question posed was : Simple best player you have seen either signed from foreign club or best foreigner signed Golac is nearly untouchable except Pahars was so good he would have to run him close. Then Niemi, Michael Svennson, Lundekvam, Berkovic, Kachloul, Tessem and Ostenstad with a special mention for Ekelund. Agree 100% with Badger, he was potentially a superb signing. I was gutted when he got injured. In fact we could have a whole team and damned good it would be as well Niemi Golac, Claus, Killer, Colleter Tessem , Ekelund, Berkovic Kachloul Pahars, Ostenstad Subs : Grobbelar, A Svennson, Soltvedt, Van Gobbel, Fernandes, Morgan, El Khalej Would probably end up with Ivan on the right wing and Tessem at right back but never mind ! Oh, Dani Rodrigues was another potentially very good player, shame he broke his ankle twice:( Biggest disappointments were probably Kanchelskis and Delgado. Edited 25 October, 2010 by chrisobee Some smart arse noticed I named Tessem twice :)
StVince1966 Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 golac was a class player his understanding with mick channon for a season or so was amazing i was behind the net at the archers when he scored that goal against wba i ducked when it hit the net brilliant. but for me marian was the greatest foreign player a true legend who gave everything for the cause sad finish to his career here but for me will never be forgotten! my mums favourite aswell and shes been a saints fan 76 years!
BallBoy Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 For me it has to be Marian. We plucked him from total obscurity and he instantly became a top class premiership player. He had pace, courage, skill, two good feet (was he right or left footed?) and a killer instinct in front of goal. He could light up a game by himself. Such a shame that it ended so ignominiously.
Toomer Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Ivan Golac great defender and he could have done a job as manager,
SuperMikey Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Pahars was one of the most technically gifted players i've ever seen at Saints - his turning and trickery always caught defenders out. Too young to have seen Golac, but Killer and Claus were a quality CB pairing, a force to be reckoned with. Probably those 3 would be my top picks, although Niemi was absolute quality as well, one of the best keepers in Europe when he was playing for us imo.
Wildgoose Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 We've had some greats - but none better than Ivan Golac. Ronnie Ekelund would have been but for injury. Spot on! Then Pahars for me I think......
chrisobee Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 ostlund monkou and Niemi Oh yes, how could I forget Monkou was Dutch.
Wade Garrett Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Golac. Did we sign Dave Watson from Werder Bremen?
chrisobee Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 Golac. Did we sign Dave Watson from Werder Bremen? Yes, he joined them from Man City but only stayed 6 months.
Minsk Posted 24 October, 2010 Posted 24 October, 2010 1. Golac 2. Keegan 3. Killer 4. Pahars 5. Niemi
Miltonaggro Posted 25 October, 2010 Posted 25 October, 2010 It's got to be Golac, steel, class and charisma - I think we paid about £50K for him which is incredible! Like StVince1966 one of my best memories is the absolute net buster he scored against WBA which I was lucky enough to see from the middle right of the Milton. When I got home I couldn't wait to see it again on Match of the Day (we didn't have a video at that point), and in the post match interview Motty asked Lawrie Mac what he thought of the goal he replied "I thought that my right winger had a storming game, the only problem was he should have been playing right back!" - classic! Another favourite was Ivan sorting out Alan Gowling (who looked terrified) after he had decided to spend a first half picking on the pint sized Austin Hayes, no room for bullies on a pitch with Golac. After Ivan, for sheer joy it has to be Ronnie Ekeland, I shudder to think what we might have done to sides over a full season with him and Le Tissier in the same side!...
Katalinic Posted 25 October, 2010 Posted 25 October, 2010 Talking of foreign imports signed from Hearts, Rudi Skacel scored a hat-trick for them yesterday! The standard of Scottish football summed up in a sentence.
Ian the Red Posted 25 October, 2010 Posted 25 October, 2010 (edited) Ivan Golac without a doubt. Superb player. Remember the goal he scored against I think WBA, absolute screamer. Think he was the first overseas player to play in a cup final, League Cup vrs Notts Forrest in '79, beat the two agries in Spurs team by a couple of months...... Edited 25 October, 2010 by Ian the Red
chrisobee Posted 25 October, 2010 Posted 25 October, 2010 Ivan Golac without a doubt. Superb player. Remember the goal he scored against I think WBA, absolute screamer. Think he was the first overseas player to play in a cup final, League Cup vrs Notts Forrest in '79, beat the two agries in Spurs team by a couple of months...... Bert Trautmann 1956 ? I was 2 months old, remember it well
norwaysaint Posted 25 October, 2010 Posted 25 October, 2010 Niemi Golac, Claus, Killer, Colleter Tessem , Ekelund, Berkovic Kachloul Pahars, Ostenstad Subs : Grobbelar, A Svennson, Soltvedt, Van Gobbel, Tessem, Fernandes, Morgan, El Khalej Tessem's main strength was his ability to fill more than one role.
chrisobee Posted 25 October, 2010 Posted 25 October, 2010 Tessem's main strength was his ability to fill more than one role. That is indeed true, so good I named him twice:D
Eastcowzer Posted 25 October, 2010 Posted 25 October, 2010 Bert Trautmann 1956 ? I was 2 months old, remember it well What about the Robledo brothers, (George; 1951 & 52, and Edwardo, 1952) both Chilean-born internationals who played for Newcastle Utd Bill Perry, left winger for Blackpool in the 'Matthews Final' think he was Australian. and there are bound to be others. !
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 25 October, 2010 Posted 25 October, 2010 Imants Bleidelis Federico Arias Marcelo Sarmiento One of these three IMO
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