smackalec Posted 8 July, 2011 Posted 8 July, 2011 Beattie. Ay his best would get **** loads at this level.
HK_Phoey Posted 8 July, 2011 Posted 8 July, 2011 For those of you too young to remember what a great side we had in the early eighties. Think this was the year we finished runners up in the old first division. Steve Williams with a couple of great goals in this one
saintpat Posted 8 July, 2011 Posted 8 July, 2011 Current players- Crouch- would score a huge amount of goals in Championship. Shearer from retired players, for the same reason as Crouch but even more! Mark wright would be a great cb addition.
the stain Posted 8 July, 2011 Posted 8 July, 2011 Paul Williams was appointed in the coaching role. Steve Williams was a classy right/central midfield player that came through the youth system late seventies and early eighties was gutted when he went to the Arse. Did win the first of his five or six england caps with us though Is Paul Williams with us as well? That could get confusing!
doddisalegend Posted 8 July, 2011 Posted 8 July, 2011 Beattie. Ay his best would get **** loads at this level. Surely only if we brought Bret back too to get the best out of BT.
hughieslastminutegoal Posted 8 July, 2011 Posted 8 July, 2011 Phil Boyer - poacher extroardinair For this league spot on.
STEVEADAMS Posted 8 July, 2011 Posted 8 July, 2011 For those of you too young to remember what a great side we had in the early eighties. Think this was the year we finished runners up in the old first division. Steve Williams with a couple of great goals in this one 84!wasn't it finished runners up only to an offside goal by Liverpool. I think that is right anyway.
Cabrone Posted 8 July, 2011 Posted 8 July, 2011 MLT by a country mile but amongst the rest I'd go for Rod Wallace (the best of the Wallaces......even Ray LOL) and Steve Moran (scoring the goals when I started seriously watching Saints).
Cabrone Posted 8 July, 2011 Posted 8 July, 2011 Thinking of the team that Rod played in, anyone remember this one? What a game that was.
mcjwills Posted 8 July, 2011 Posted 8 July, 2011 Up front Matt, Rod Wallace & Alan Shearer Midfield Keegan, Steve Williams & Alan Ball Defence Golac, Mark Dennis, Bale & Mark Wright Goal Shilton
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 8 July, 2011 Posted 8 July, 2011 Though my no means the best player to ever leave this club I'd be happy to see Drew Surman return - mostly because I still think of him as 'one of ours' in a way. The return of Chris Marsden Football Genius (in his pomp) would also do us all a power of good.
Badger Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Alan Ball or Jimmy Case. That is what we are still missing in midfield, a general with guts, experience and quality Alan Ball - not only a brilliant individual player but someone who would raise the game of everyone around him to get us promoted again. (as much as I admire Channon, Paine,Davies,MLT,KK, and Golac, Ball was the inspiration for us).
sambosa75 Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 I'll have Shearer (from circa 94-98), Le Tissier (from 1998), Bale (from 2010/11), Dean Richards (from 2001/02) and or M. Svensson (2003-2005) and Pahars (from 1999-2001).
AussieDog Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 difficult to pick one. From an enjoyment factor then no=one compares to Letiss...but if I was to pick one person to improve our current team, then it would probably have to be Shilton
ottery st mary Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Derek Reeves, Ron Davies and Goeorge O'Brien up front. Cliff Huxford Jimmy Gabriel and Terry Paine in the middle. Tommy Traynor Ivan Golac John Mc Grath Tony Knapp at the back. Niemi in Goals ottery st mary as clear favourite to manage and coach..
itchen_dan Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 For me it would definitely be Bale. Turned into one of the best left side players in the world. If not, then Marian Pahars.
Thedelldays Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Matt Le Tissier playing in the free role.. what an utterly amazing player he was......unreal
John B Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Derek Reeves, Ron Davies and Goeorge O'Brien up front. Cliff Huxford Jimmy Gabriel and Terry Paine in the middle. Tommy Traynor Ivan Golac John Mc Grath Tony Knapp at the back. Niemi in Goals ottery st mary as clear favourite to manage and coach.. I would like Tony Knapp replaced by Mel Blyth or Jimmy Steele Derek Reeves by Mick Channon and Cliff Huxford by Brian O'Neill Any chance?
ottery st mary Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Sorry, I am the Manager and those young upstarts will only get on the bench:rolleyes:
John B Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Sorry, I am the Manager and those young upstarts will only get on the bench:rolleyes: OK - I only saw Reeves once so I dont really know what he was like but the best I saw Huxford was in a night game v Derby County (I will check in Match of the Millenium which I have here signed by both Ted Bates and MLT ) We won 6 4 with Huxford in goal because of injuries to Hennigan and Godfrey April 1 1964 no substitutes 9 men
Appy Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Shearer for me. Getting Le Tissier back would ruin the Lambert song.
Stud mark of doom Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 CB Fry. Pure quality, and had a great mustache. Agreed, especially with the Olympics coming up, he could help our profile as a world brand by winning the long jump and becoming King of Albania.
the stain Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Derek Reeves, Ron Davies and Goeorge O'Brien up front. Cliff Huxford Jimmy Gabriel and Terry Paine in the middle. Tommy Traynor Ivan Golac John Mc Grath Tony Knapp at the back. Niemi in Goals ottery st mary as clear favourite to manage and coach.. Forgive me if I'm wrong, and I don't know about the others, but I thought that Ron Davies was really crocked? I'm sure that Tijuana Tim said something about him having a pretty serious operation a while back. I don't think he'd be a good signing to bring back, personally. Niemi is a good shout though, mate.
fromthedell Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 paul bennett quality centre back would eat strikers in this league for brekkie !!!!
ottery st mary Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Forgive me if I'm wrong, and I don't know about the others, but I thought that Ron Davies was really crocked? I'm sure that Tijuana Tim said something about him having a pretty serious operation a while back. I don't think he'd be a good signing to bring back, personally. Niemi is a good shout though, mate. Still bring big Ron back..even on crutches or a bath chair.... Would still get off the ground and beat all in the air....
Avenue Saint Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Been following saints since late 80's, no one player has individually had such an effect on the team than the man himself, Saint Matthew Le Tissier. Good enough to get in the Brazil side as per Pele's comments, chased by berlusconi for the world dominating Milan side of the 90's and without whom, God knows on how many occasions we would have gone down. What other player contributed to this effect to saints? Legend on every sense of the word.
Avenue Saint Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 http://www.onthisfootballday.com/football-history/september-2-it-started-with-le-tiss.php http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/06/05/1960478/world-cup-2010-xavi-hails-his-english-hero-matt-le-tissier
Window Cleaner Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Trouble is the vast majority of players cited wouldn't stay on the pitch more than 10 minutes in our day and age. I played a few friendlies with Tommy Traynor when I was a young man and he was an ex saint already, dirty ?? then ....well no, it was accepted but today, straight red at the first tackle, even Case and Ball would fall foul of the refereeing nowadays.I used to live a few houses down from Terry Paine and his(first) good lady, didn't often get involved in kids kickabouts in the street but on the few occasions when he did.....well
TijuanaTim Posted 11 July, 2011 Posted 11 July, 2011 Terrific subject...of course I would say Big Ron, but I will surprise a few and say 'no', you have to have wing service for a player like him. Keggy was great and the windmill boy, whereas personally I thought Mark (the original) 'Psycho' Dennis was awesome and the whole left side of our team in it's heyday...didn't need a winger and FB, just Psycho. In today's game Bale is the same - maybe better, however not as much of a cult or character. At the end of the day you'd have t'say MLT....or, dare I say it? Shearer for his brilliance post-SFC.
Golac's Iron Gonads Posted 11 July, 2011 Posted 11 July, 2011 Arguably other ex-players would be better for the 'team', but it has to be Le Tissier. The sheer pleasure of knowing that the best player in England is playing for us, that every game there will be a moment when he does something magical that no other English player could do, not always a goal, sometimes a pass, a flick or an amusingly laidback walk to the cornerflag. All that and knowing that he'll never leave us, even when the big boys come knocking. Knowing that every other fan, despite their teams success or history is envious that we get to see Matthew Le Tissier everyweek, whereas they only get to see him once a year.
dubsaint Posted 12 July, 2011 Posted 12 July, 2011 kevin keegan alan shearer steve williams wallace bros. tim flowers neimi peter osgood alan ball the list goes on
southamptonfclegend Posted 12 July, 2011 Posted 12 July, 2011 players which are still playing.. Gareth Bale in realistic terms probably Dexter Blackstock.
conaero Posted 12 July, 2011 Posted 12 July, 2011 its gotabe Keegan, I still remember where I was when dad told me, I was about 10, and it was in the doorway of my parents house in Bishopstoke.
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 12 July, 2011 Posted 12 July, 2011 Only one - has to be MLT. Puts Maradona in the shade.
sambosa75 Posted 12 July, 2011 Posted 12 July, 2011 Arguably other ex-players would be better for the 'team', but it has to be Le Tissier. The sheer pleasure of knowing that the best player in England is playing for us, that every game there will be a moment when he does something magical that no other English player could do, not always a goal, sometimes a pass, a flick or an amusingly laidback walk to the cornerflag. All that and knowing that he'll never leave us, even when the big boys come knocking. Knowing that every other fan, despite their teams success or history is envious that we get to see Matthew Le Tissier everyweek, whereas they only get to see him once a year. Great post and so, so true.
Saint Billy Posted 12 July, 2011 Posted 12 July, 2011 Alan Ball - not only a brilliant individual player but someone who would raise the game of everyone around him to get us promoted again. (as much as I admire Channon, Paine,Davies,MLT,KK, and Golac, Ball was the inspiration for us). Got to agree with this but it would be even better to have them all in the current side!
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