Saint_clark Posted 22 July, 2011 Share Posted 22 July, 2011 Quite right but Adkins has tended to look to sign players he's worked with in the past. This isn't one of those. No big deal. If the bloke's good then great. Just an observation. True, but then one january and half a summer window isn't really compelling evidence. On a tangent, the whole "Adkins signings record at Scunny isn't that great" argument doesn't hold much sway either as he did the best he could with very limited resources. His two signings so far this summer look very, very promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 22 July, 2011 Share Posted 22 July, 2011 I haven't jumped to any conclusions. I've just made an observation. Well, the majority of signings he made for S****horpe weren't those he had worked with before. A few he had on loan and then signed, but most were new to the club. At S****horpe he also didn't have the budget he has at Saints, the pulling power or a European scouting team able to provide him with players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 22 July, 2011 Share Posted 22 July, 2011 True, but then one january and half a summer window isn't really compelling evidence. On a tangent, the whole "Adkins signings record at Scunny isn't that great" argument doesn't hold much sway either as he did the best he could with very limited resources. His two signings so far this summer look very, very promising. I hope it does work out and thanks for the crumb of support. I don't know what he did at Scun thorpe. I think he knows Cork, Sharpe, Forte. Think I'll shut the fk up in future. Anyway I'm off to bed. All the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 22 July, 2011 Share Posted 22 July, 2011 Sounds like a good signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maysie Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3710451/Southampton-swoop-for-Steve-De-Ridder.html Apparently £500,000 and we beat Forest to the signing. Allegedly - it is the Sun after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 I hope it does work out and thanks for the crumb of support. I don't know what he did at Scun thorpe. I think he knows Cork, Sharpe, Forte. Think I'll shut the fk up in future. Anyway I'm off to bed. All the best. Not sure why you thought I was having a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyin Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Impressed. Looking forward to seeing the lad next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1976.4.38 Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 get on the bus de ridder,it aint stopping till we get to the prem.welcome to sfc and enjoy the ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Just had de rudder 5 printed on my new shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Well, the majority of signings he made for S****horpe weren't those he had worked with before. A few he had on loan and then signed, but most were new to the club. At S****horpe he also didn't have the budget he has at Saints, the pulling power or a European scouting team able to provide him with players. But he hardly worked with anyone before unless you count bangor? I don't see your point. I think his transfer activity with us, including rumours suggests he has a greater preference for tried and trusted players. You also have to bear in mind his statements to the effect that one of the main things he's looking for in a player is a decent attitude (mentioned time and time again, so its not just mum and apple pie). You only discover those things by working with a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcowzer Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Tut,tut, That was totally un-called for, especially after what Marion Pahars did for Saints. Don't think anyone can honestly say he was either work-shy OR a malingerer. and to class him with Delgado is outrageous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeweahscousin Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Just had de rudder 5 printed on my new shirt He is 33. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongoNeil Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Impressed. Looking forward to seeing the lad next season Why next season? Where will you be this this season or are you just not looking forward to seeing him play so soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeweahscousin Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeweahscousin Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 I probably shouldn't be annoyed by this, but it is early. Couldn't they have used a little d for de Ridder? It's not rocket surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Just had de rudder 5 printed on my new shirt He is 33. de ridder, de rudder they should call Glasgow-Saint de riddler...he was taking the p*ss George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneawol Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 He is 33. No he's not, he's 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeweahscousin Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 de ridder, de rudder they should call Glasgow-Saint de riddler...he was taking the p*ss George. Fair enough! No he's not, he's 24 Touche! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolosfc Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Looks very impressive, welcome aboard Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 I probably shouldn't be annoyed by this, but it is early. Couldn't they have used a little d for de Ridder? It's not rocket surgery. Probably because they do not use lower case for any of the letters in his name. ie DE RIDDER rather than De (or de) Ridder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 On his twitter "Proud to be a Saint, proud to have been a superboer,". Someone tell Oxo, that is how you treat a club if you want the supporters to remember you fondly, he seems like a really great guy and classy to show such respect to his old team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Very impressed by Steve de Ridder's interview on Saints Player. You don't have to be intelligent to be a good footballer (evidence W Rooney) but an intelligent footballer is likely to make more of his ability and deRidder comes over as very bright and very balanced. Good English speaker, as are virtually all Belgians from Flanders (he's from Ghent), so fitting in will be that much easier for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Am I right in thinking number 19 still hasn't been allocated? Seems odd if NA really is only planning 1 more signing, which I assume will be a centre half at #5. Maybe he wants a multiple of 11 or it's a lucky number. I was expecting him to take the 19 shirt too. Maybe we have 2 more signings to come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southamptonfclegend Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Quite right but Adkins has tended to look to sign players he's worked with in the past. This isn't one of those. No big deal. If the bloke's good then great. Just an observation. Chaplow wasn't. N'Guessan wasn't. matey on loan from Reading wasn't. so far Forte and Cork have.. poor observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepgar Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 So many links posted so not sure if peoplenhave seen this one. https://fbcdn-video-a.akamaihd.net/cfs-ak-snc6/232127/558/2237675827222_15514.mp4?oh=abf095de059d9e1d7ef8e2ad984c1aa7&oe=4E2D3C00&__gda__=1311587328_711f26a71666cca9fe007f663403145f Taken from his Facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 This guy looks the nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Chaplow wasn't. N'Guessan wasn't. matey on loan from Reading wasn't. so far Forte and Cork have.. poor observation. I thought N'Guessan had a loan spell at S****horpe. In any event when he signed N'Guessan, Adkins was quoted as saying he'd been tracking him for two years. He hadn't worked with Chaplow but again had been tracking him. Chaplow - "Nigel showed a bit of interest while he was S****horpe manager. When he got the move down here I was hopeful that he’d still maybe try and get me down." By matey from Reading i guess you mean Bignall, a player that I can't recall ever having made an appearance. So add Cork and Forte to those above and Adkins had either worked with or had been tracking for some time all of them except Bignall, an emergency one month loan signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneawol Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Am I right in thinking number 19 still hasn't been allocated? Seems odd if NA really is only planning 1 more signing, which I assume will be a centre half at #5. Maybe he wants a multiple of 11 or it's a lucky number. I was expecting him to take the 19 shirt too. Maybe we have 2 more signings to come? "....Everything here breathes football, very special. I'm already aangehad my shirt, number 33, because number 11 was already forgiven. I wanted a plural and it worked. " http://www.vi.nl/Nieuws-item/203972/De-Ridder-In-Engeland-spelen-was-een-wens-van-me.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 I thought N'Guessan had a loan spell at S****horpe. In any event when he signed N'Guessan, Adkins was quoted as saying he'd been tracking him for two years. He hadn't worked with Chaplow but again had been tracking him. Chaplow - "Nigel showed a bit of interest while he was S****horpe manager. When he got the move down here I was hopeful that he’d still maybe try and get me down." By matey from Reading i guess you mean Bignall, a player that I can't recall ever having made an appearance. So add Cork and Forte to those above and Adkins had either worked with or had been tracking for some time all of them except Bignall, an emergency one month loan signing. Think he made an appearance against Notts County. Great game that, always nice to put Paul Ince in his place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Great signing really. Looks very exciting and if he live up to the talent we see on Utube, I think this guy could be the real deal for us. He certainly talks well and sounds like he really wants to be here which is what we all want to hear. I hope this is a Puncheon replacement rather than OxO, but frankly I think this chap could be putting in as good if not better performances as OxO - remembering of course that he is 24 and has that much more experience. He will be in his prime when we hit the Prem. "This is a great step, a childhood dream," says Knight, who signed for three years at the club from the Championship. "Playing in England has always been a wish of mine. And then also at Southampton, a club with a great history. A club with the caliber of the Premier League, and that they hope to play next season." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SET Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Sure I read an article somewhere recently that said Celtic wanted this cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SET Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Sure I read an article somewhere recently that said Celtic wanted this cap chap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint 76er Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Any one else find it difficult to think of him as a Steve? Steve .... De Ridder?! Stevie D ... sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robsk II Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 Looks like a decent signing. Will have been tested against decent opposition at times, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 stief87 Steve De Ridder Just had my goodbye to the squad...love you guys! chapter closed! Up to the next one! Seems a likable bloke who doesnt burn his bridges etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon monkey Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 He has said his goodbyes, Conductor Adkins has given him his ticket and now he can board the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capitalsaint Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 A few quotes from twitter. Hero. 'I've noticed people want me to tweet in English, from no on, that'll be the case!' 'Thx to everyone involving the Saints for the warm welcome! ' 'My followers were more than doubled in 1 day...shows the fanaticism and magnitude of this club!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 He seems a lovely lad. really down to earth...look forward to seeing him play! (poss Wednesday?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 He also seems to have better English than any English footballer on Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whizzpop Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 This guy looks the nuts The new Rudi Skacel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 23 July, 2011 Share Posted 23 July, 2011 The new Rudi Skacel TBF, Skacel was a feckin good player. It's just a shame his time here coincided with some of the worst managers in our history. He was a pretty useful winger, but a distinctly average stop gap at LB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_saint Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 http://twitter.com/#!/stief87 Just checked in to my hotel in Southampton AND just checked in to my new life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary r Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 he sounds like a nice chap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macey_J2 Posted 25 July, 2011 Share Posted 25 July, 2011 he sounds like a nice chap Hopefully he stays that way! Keep Puncheon chained to the naughty step! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 25 July, 2011 Share Posted 25 July, 2011 Steve De Ridder now mostly Tweeting in English. An interesting insight into the De Ridder household... dirkdr59 Dirk De Ridder @stief87 I'am looking for a teacher who can learn me a higher level than my 'pink panther' english for to understand my own son :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Perrin Posted 25 July, 2011 Share Posted 25 July, 2011 He ish my colleague, but also my life partner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusaldo Posted 25 July, 2011 Share Posted 25 July, 2011 Not sure if this has been posted yet but Forest's recation to what the sun claim http://www.forestforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26947 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNeil90 Posted 25 July, 2011 Share Posted 25 July, 2011 (edited) Not sure if this has been posted yet but Forest's recation to what the sun claim http://www.forestforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26947 Christ they are full of themselves... some funny posts in there though. Edited 25 July, 2011 by SaintNeil90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted 25 July, 2011 Share Posted 25 July, 2011 Look at his twitter picture, clearly delighted to be here http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/1458806550/image.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch-Saint Posted 25 July, 2011 Share Posted 25 July, 2011 Going to be a great player......full of confidence and technical ability, plus even more important.....a loyal and proud player !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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