Pilchards Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 I remember on Saintslist a forum user was telling us how bad Paul Williams was, turned out he did a grand job IMHO. What player did you slag off (Look at the rumours thread about Mellor) but it turned out you was totally and utterly wrong?
Thedelldays Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 jermaine wright........actually, scrub that., he was horrific peter crouch
Dig Dig Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Crouch. I was livid when we signed him, had to eat a big piece of humble pie by the end of the season
Appy Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Crouch completely proved me wrong. Until he cost us at the end of the season by losing his head.
beatlesaint Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Killer. Saw his debut away to Liverpool, I think he came on as an early sub but I may be wrong. Thought he looked awful......mind you they were all ****e that day.....Diouf scored for Liverpool. McCann. Thought he looked alright in a pre-season game at St Marys......boy was I wrong on that one too !! :-)
gaz Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Not a new player, but Paul Jones. I'd written him off, but when Antti got injured before the FA Cup final, I thought we were toast. But he was pretty epic.
benjii Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 I've written off Richardson to some extent. Hope he serves me a nice slice o' pie.
jawillwill Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 I remember on Saintslist a forum user was telling us how bad Paul Williams was, turned out he did a grand job IMHO. What player did you slag off (Look at the rumours thread about Mellor) but it turned out you was totally and utterly wrong? I would have eaten humble pie after Paul Williams signed, but he ate it all himself.
the stain Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Matt Le Tissier. It was the only pie left when I went in the pie shop after him.
Colinjb Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Crouchy. When he joined I was livid, he was however the only player in our team that year to emerge with any credit. God how we missed him in that fateful last game.
Chin Strain Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Carlton Palmer. Never has a player been so poorly received as a signing and turn out to be tremendous. As the song went 'there must be two Carlton Palmers'
Turkish Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Marsden and crouch, not because of the Pompey thing with crouch, I just didn't rate him a the time. I did by the time he left though.
Ekelund24 Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Marsden and crouch, not because of the Pompey thing with crouch, I just didn't rate him a the time. I did by the time he left though. He had a shocker for Villa the season before, think he missed about 10 chances, couldn't hit water from a boat!! 12 months later he was on fire and was our best player
SaintNeil90 Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Kevin Miller... When he signed I'm sure he had retired and was about to become an accountant or something. He only played about 7 games but I remember he did pretty well.
The Cat Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 He had a shocker for Villa the season before, think he missed about 10 chances, couldn't hit water from a boat!! 12 months later he was on fire and was our best player At Villa Park I seem to remember. Was that also the game he was awarded Pompey Player of the Season award or am I going mad? Not a player, but I was really hacked off when we appointed Strachan as I'd always hated him. Hammond made me eat a slice of pie with his performances at the end of last season.
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Kevin Keegan, I always thought he was sh1te, turned out ok in the end.
benjii Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Crouchy. When he joined I was livid, he was however the only player in our team that year to emerge with any credit. God how we missed him in that fateful last game. Yeah, his fault though, the stupid lanky ****. Carlton Palmer. Never has a player been so poorly received as a signing and turn out to be tremendous. As the song went 'there must be two Carlton Palmers' Great shout. I was gutted when we signed him. Always used to hold him out as a kind of joke player. However, he was probably our best player at the time.
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 I remember condemning Nigel Pearson when he was appointed
Saint Stimp Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Neil Mellor, only scored one goal this season but given that it was a 90th minute 45-yard thunderbolt that won the playoff finals for us I'll gladly eat my words (Saint Stimp, 2012).
SaintNeil90 Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Neil Mellor, only scored one goal this season but given that it was a 90th minute 45-yard thunderbolt that won the playoff finals for us I'll gladly eat my words (Saint Stimp, 2012). I really hope we dont sign him. Fat useless waste of space. Played average for Sheffield Wednesday last year and we can do better/aim higher.
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Jimmy Case by a country mile. Some of the things that meant his arrival was treated with suspicion - He was Steve Williams replacement, signed from Brighton and was a scouser........... but he ended up being, pound for pound, L Mac's greatest ever signing.
doddisalegend Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 None. Being an uber fan I always give all our new players a fair crack of the whip, I'll often give them 30-40 seconds of their first game before booing them..............
Jack Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Kelvin Davis. Thought he was **** poor when he joined.
mitch01 Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Bennett the CB, Kenwyne Jones couldn't hit a barn door for several weeks, Fuller was useless to begin with and then sold when he got good.
kpturner Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Bennett the CB, Kenwyne Jones couldn't hit a barn door for several weeks, Fuller was useless to begin with and then sold when he got good.Fuller was our modern day Terry Curran.
Huntingdon Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Adam Lallana - 2 years ago when we were in the Championship, I thought he was lightweight and totally overrated
kpturner Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Adam Lallana - 2 years ago when we were in the Championship, I thought he was lightweight and totally overratedHe was!
beatlesaint Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 He was! absolutely right, no shame in saying that, many did on this very forum. He has improved beyond belief in the last 2 years.
krissyboy31 Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 absolutely right, no shame in saying that, many did on this very forum. He has improved beyond belief in the last 2 years. Lightweight? Yes! Overrated? I beg to differ. You could always see that Lallana was going to be a good player (better than most we had back then), he did (like many of the youngsters) suffer from the sink or swim mentality of the management.
SFCDan Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Kelvin Davis for sure. I'll also sign my name onto the list of people who didn't think Lallana was worth the hype from the Championship.
the stain Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 I saw David Hisrt eating a pie in the Dell car park whilst he was out injured. True story.
Pilchards Posted 10 July, 2011 Author Posted 10 July, 2011 Without a doubt it was Crouch for me, I remember being at work when it come on the radio, us Saints fans was so embarrassed while the others were doing donkey sounds. Funny thing Is 3 of those that laughed was at the skates match (supported us as they hate the skates) when he scored the last minute penalty, we danced all night in the pubs.
dubai_phil Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Not a signing per se, but without a doubt (as posted before) MLT He played a pre-season friendly at Salisbury in his debut season (The old Vicky Park) and missed a host of one on one's and open goals.......... He was awful that night, on his last one on one I think it was Paul Christopher out paced him & tackled him the whole stand laughed.....
Pilchards Posted 10 July, 2011 Author Posted 10 July, 2011 Not a signing per se, but without a doubt (as posted before) MLT He played a pre-season friendly at Salisbury in his debut season (The old Vicky Park) and missed a host of one on one's and open goals.......... He was awful that night, on his last one on one I think it was Paul Christopher out paced him & tackled him the whole stand laughed..... Am I right in saying this MLT person never improved?
LeBenali Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 When we got Guly last year, I thought he was going to go the same way as the rest of the South Americans we've had (Sarmiento, Arias, Delgado, Chala etc), ie play a few games, not settle, and bugger off back to Italy when his loan ran out in January. Very happy to be wrong!
Appy Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 When we got Guly last year, I thought he was going to go the same way as the rest of the South Americans we've had (Sarmiento, Arias, Delgado, Chala etc), ie play a few games, not settle, and bugger off back to Italy when his loan ran out in January. Very happy to be wrong! I was very much in the "Taxi for Guly" club as well. I was happy to be proved wrong.
Saint Stimp Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Without a doubt it was Crouch for me, I remember being at work when it come on the radio, us Saints fans was so embarrassed while the others were doing donkey sounds. Funny thing Is 3 of those that laughed was at the skates match (supported us as they hate the skates) when he scored the last minute penalty, we danced all night in the pubs. I think the first match Crouchie played in was the pre-season friendly with Chievo. The boos that rang out in the Northam made me embarrassed to be a Saints fan.
dubai_phil Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Am I right in saying this MLT person never improved? Yep pretty close - so similar to BWP's entire career with us in that one game.
Lets B Avenue Posted 10 July, 2011 Posted 10 July, 2011 Ian Branfoot. When he was appointed I didnt renew my season ticket. (Should have got my picture taken by The Echo;) ). He stayed for 2+ 1/2 years, so did I miss much?
AussieDog Posted 11 July, 2011 Posted 11 July, 2011 Dave Armstrong....thought he looked old & fat, but was the usung hero (along with Nick Holmes) in those days.
JustMike Posted 11 July, 2011 Posted 11 July, 2011 Guly - took a few games to settle and I am still not 100% convinced about him away from home, guess we will see at bigger clubs this year
jjsaint Posted 11 July, 2011 Posted 11 July, 2011 Crouch for me too. Looked like an extremely poor signing at first.
Petersfield Saint Posted 11 July, 2011 Posted 11 July, 2011 Great shout on Carlton Palmer - turned out to be immense in the short time he was with us. Was also happy to be proved wrong on Strachan's appointment.
david in sweden Posted 11 July, 2011 Posted 11 July, 2011 Kevin Phillips..he did nothing with Sunderland for almost a season and then joined us for (hold my breath)..was it £3.25 million ! I really didn't think we'd get our money's worth but he did score some good goals..but then he left abruptly after we got relegated from the Prem....(don't know that I blame him for that)... but I think we scre*ed ourselves on that one.
david in sweden Posted 11 July, 2011 Posted 11 July, 2011 Dave Armstrong....thought he looked old & fat, but was the usung hero (along with Nick Holmes) in those days. Depends on the time period you're looking at, but other peoples "rejects" often come good at Saints; George O'Brien, Stuart Williams, Jimmy Gabriel, Alan Ball, Jimmy Case, James Beattie..first impressions are often deceptive. Wait for NA to buy an experienced, former Prem. International player whose over 30 and wait for the early season criticism...
sperm_john Posted 11 July, 2011 Posted 11 July, 2011 the taxi for do prado thread was a cracker last season...!
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