georgeweahscousin Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Who is Saints best ever Scandinavian? Do you agree with the tweeters? http://wp.me/p1mFFL-b1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 I agree with Michael Svensson. I think you have to look at it the other way round. Who did we miss most when they stopped playing for us? It surely has to be Svensson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch01 Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Niemi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_saints Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Niemi Not Scandinavian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonraker Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Not Scandinavian. Yes he is, Finland is classified as a Scandinavian country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonraker Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Oh and for me Svensson he was missed the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cestrian Saint Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Probably Svensson but I always thought Ekelund was a class act. Sadly he never really showed his full potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBoys Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Svensson - still my idol as a player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Difficult to answer each was good in their own right. Eklund certainly had skils but was injury prone so not sure how good a player he would have developed into> svenson was good but I have a soft spot for claus There is one other player who should be considerd Jo tessum a good utility player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Niemi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Yes he is, Finland is classified as a Scandinavian country Finland is a Nordic country, but not a Scandinavian one. Scandinavia is both a cultural area (ruling out Finland with an unrelated language and culture) and a geographic one (ruling out Iceland, which has a related language, but is far removed). Iceland is also a Nordic country. All Scandinavian countries would laugh at the idea of being grouped with Finland, with whom they share nothing but a small border. In other words, you can't choose Niemi unless we change the thread title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeweahscousin Posted 21 September, 2011 Author Share Posted 21 September, 2011 You can't choose Niemi. It isn't in Scandinavia, so not in the rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Difficult to answer each was good in their own right. Eklund certainly had skils but was injury prone so not sure how good a player he would have developed into> svenson was good but I have a soft spot for claus There is one other player who should be considerd Jo tessum a good utility player Spot on except the comment re Ekelund. He was already developed! A class act. I think I am right to say that Le Tissier was asked after he retired who was the best player he had ever played with and his answer was Ekelund. Absolutely gutted when he had his injury problems. Oh and bless Bally - which other manager have we ever had who could borrow a class act from the likes of Barca because they were mates with the Barca manager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benali Saint Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Lundekvam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopintsnilnil Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Anders Svensson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La BoIS Saint Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Who was that right back everyone loved? Jesus or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Grute Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Alex Ostlund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 No votes for Nilsson? Shocking. Like his crossing, dribbling and passing abilities. And those white boots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Soldsvedt (sp?) and Tessem seemed to hold there own against some class midfields in the Premiership. Michael Svensson for me though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Erik Martin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Who is Saints best ever Scandinavian? Do you agree with the tweeters? http://wp.me/p1mFFL-b1 Someone else has already corrected the part about Scandinavian / Nordic ..Finland is NOT classed as Scandinavia, if you'd lived here you'd understand why, but if you added Baltic , you could include Marian Pahars..but seriously I don't like the questions about " best ". You can't compare players who were in different generations, and players who didn't play the same role as each other. I would never compare Michael Svensson with Claus Lundekvam as they had different defensive roles, and were at their best when playing alongside each other. They never "competed " for the same shirt number. Östenstad was really a better player than even if record suggests and Ekelund sadly ought to have been playing for Saints for 10 years instead of only a handful of games. Matt Le Tissier is quoted as saying that he ( Ekelund ) was one of the best players he played alongside. IF you talikng Finland, I'd rate Niemi a very good keeper,considering that I also recall Peter Shilton spending FIVE seasons with Saints in the mid 1980's. Almost no-one recalled Norwegian Jo Tessem, who took upon himself every role asked of him by successive managers, and never disgraced the side but drew criticism from a small group of disgruntled fans who never thought him worthy of a "real first team place " especially when he didn't live up to expectations when forced (by other injuries ) to cover for the in-form James Beattie ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Lundekvam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Dane Harding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonraker Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Finland is a Nordic country, but not a Scandinavian one. Scandinavia is both a cultural area (ruling out Finland with an unrelated language and culture) and a geographic one (ruling out Iceland, which has a related language, but is far removed). Iceland is also a Nordic country. All Scandinavian countries would laugh at the idea of being grouped with Finland, with whom they share nothing but a small border. In other words, you can't choose Niemi unless we change the thread title. This site among with many others seems to disagree with you. Is the exclusion of Finland from Scandinavia a Norwegian thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 This site among with many others seems to disagree with you. Is the exclusion of Finland from Scandinavia a Norwegian thing? ** well they 've still got their facts wrong. Denmark and Norway share a common alphabet, and understand each other easier in conversation. Norway used to be a part of the Kingdom of Sweden until 100 years ago and their spoken language is very similar. All three countries share a common heritage, whereas Finland has a totally different history and their language is more like Hungarian than any of the others. It's not a discriminartory thing either, they are just different. Most of the countries are lumped together and described as Nordic rather than the geographical term Scandinavia. Rather like the old arguement about UK, Great Britain , the British Isles. The actual geographical proximity to each other means nothing more. You wouldn't say that the English were like the French ..just because they are seperated by a stretch of water ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 This site among with many others seems to disagree with you. Is the exclusion of Finland from Scandinavia a Norwegian thing? This site? look above and you'll see this site agrees with me, at least those who live in Scandinavia, read David in Sweden's post above. You don't have to spend long in any of the Scandinavian countries to realise how separate Finland is and why. Its closest ties are to Sweden, although linguistically it's actually closest to Hungarian, but they also don't regard it as part of Scandinavia. The Scandinavian countries all have deeply intertwined histories, understand each other's languages without ever having to learn them and enjoy friendly banter and rivalry. Finland aren't ever mentioned and have no strong partnership with Scandinavia. I've worked in or with international schools and state schools in all three Scandinavian countries and the difference between Nordic countries and Scandinavia has been part of the geography syllabus. Have a look at Wikipedia, they explain it fairly well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenSaint Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Ekelund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammysaint Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Niemi Claus and Svensson if they were fit all season 04/05 we would of never gone down fact. Svensson before his injury was one of the best CBs in the prem even now if he hadnt had his injury at 36/37 he would be still a good CB for league one or championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 If I could have only one of them playing for us now, and in his prime, it would be Killer. Killer and Fonte together would be the best CB pairing in the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nellie Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 If I could have only one of them playing for us now, and in his prime, it would be Killer. Killer and Fonte together would be the best CB pairing in the division. Yeah, but can you imagine Ekelund and Lallana in the same team? Personally, I feel cheated that we were deprived of them both, to differing degrees, by injury. I find it very difficult to compare the worth to the team, of players in different positions. Technically, Ekelund was the best. Defensively, Svensson was the best. Value for money, Lundekvam was best. If I had to choose one, it would probably be Ekelund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offix Posted 22 September, 2011 Share Posted 22 September, 2011 Claus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK_Phoey Posted 22 September, 2011 Share Posted 22 September, 2011 For me has to be Killer. Claus I think was a great player for us formed some truly impregnable partnerships, with the likes of Killer, Deano and Baird but could look like a fish out of water if paired with the wrong partner. Killer was just class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now