Saint-Armstrong Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 ...a big shirt number at this club. Rickie is clearly great, and Le Tissier made it his own. Was just thinking, how far back can we go with the wearers of the #7 ? I'll start: 2009-current - Rickie Lambert Also who are your Top 3 #7's of all-time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintmatt Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Andrei Kanchelskis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastleighhalo Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Terry Paine = legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Thomas Hajto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouchie Crouchie Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Apparently we're about to sign Rudi Skacel and give him the number 7.... Heard rumours about him signing on the pitch. More to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Kevin Keegan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Apparently we're about to sign Rudi Skacel and give him the number 7.... Heard rumours about him signing on the pitch. More to follow. No offence, but this got boring 4 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Terry Paine because he wore the 7 shirt by playing right wing for years before squad numbers. 800+ games is unsurpassed at this club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Paine, Ball, Keegan, Le Tissier, Lambert.......not a bad little list. Pity Marian wore 17 really :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaststander Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Terry Paine. Full stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Let us not forget Eric Day 147 goals in 398 league appearances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Let us not forget Eric Day 147 goals in 398 league appearances He would only have worn 7 for part of those appearances as he also played in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammysaint Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 No offence, but this got boring 4 years ago. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 a full backlist would be interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 This. This except that I do mean offence by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 26 February, 2012 Author Share Posted 26 February, 2012 a full backlist would be interesting... Thanks, was kind of what I was trying to aim for, come on people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 a full backlist would be interesting... Really only useful through to the early 90's, or whenever squad number became the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonian Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 the order i'd put them in 1) keegan by far the best player we have ever had 2) Paine 800+ games 3) Le Tiss 4) Alan Ball 5) Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 Paine, Ball, Keegan, Le Tissier, Lambert.......not a bad little list. That sums up the No 7's I recall in my time supporting Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 the order i'd put them in 1) keegan by far the best player we have ever had 2) Paine 800+ games 3) Le Tiss 4) Alan Ball 5) Lambert Difficult to put them in order, for example was KK really a better player in his prime than Alan Ball ? In order of their contribution to Saints ? Probably: 1)Paine 2)MLT kept us in the top flight for several seasons, 3)Ball who got us into it, then probably KK , but if RL tops 30 goals this season to take us up two seasons on the trot he will overtake him in my book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 26 February, 2012 Share Posted 26 February, 2012 We've also had some god awful players to wear the shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 27 February, 2012 Share Posted 27 February, 2012 Didn't Phillips wear it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 27 February, 2012 Share Posted 27 February, 2012 I thought Skacel and Phillips did alright for us, it's just that a fair sized chunk of the fan base had ridiculous expectations of them. Kanchelskis was a bit of a gamble by Strachan, clearly well past his best but worth a try. Hajto was signed by Redknapp as cover at CB, but ended up mostly at RB. Had a decent crossfield pass on him (usually to Kosowski) but looked out of possition most of the time. He came back playing CB for Derby a few weeks after leaving and did alright, think that was on Ostlund's debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 27 February, 2012 Share Posted 27 February, 2012 the order i'd put them in 1) keegan by far the best player we have ever had 2) Paine 800+ games 3) Le Tiss 4) Alan Ball 5) Lambert Difficult to put them in order, for example was KK really a better player in his prime than Alan Ball ? In order of their contribution to Saints ? Probably: 1)Paine 2)MLT kept us in the top flight for several seasons, 3)Ball who got us into it, then probably KK , but if RL tops 30 goals this season to take us up two seasons on the trot he will overtake him in my book I think we should be looking at it as Badger says, what they did for Saints, not how good they were throughout their career. I have to agree with the Paine / MLT / Bally trio ... way ahead of Keegan, although his signing made a great impact on letting the world know who we were, he was only here for 2 seasons, and was crocked for half of the 1st one. I would put Lambo ahead of KK and on par with Bally in terms of contribution to the team. He should really be wearing number 9 in old money though shouldn't he? Competing with Big Ron, Super Mac, Steve Moran, Shearer and Beatts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 27 February, 2012 Share Posted 27 February, 2012 Apparently we're about to sign Rudi Skacel and give him the number 7.... Heard rumours about him signing on the pitch. More to follow. :lol: L.M.F.A.O that is brilliant!! How long did it take you to think of that one? OMG I think I've laughed so much I may have cracked a rib. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 27 February, 2012 Share Posted 27 February, 2012 :lol: L.M.F.A.O that is brilliant!! How long did it take you to think of that one? /QUOTE] Almost as long as your witty retort? (just a hunch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 27 February, 2012 Share Posted 27 February, 2012 I know my memory may be fading somewhat but Bally in the number 7 shirt?? He may have played the odd game but surely No.4 was his position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellman Posted 27 February, 2012 Share Posted 27 February, 2012 Why so much about KK how many games did he play befre he bunked off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under Weststand Posted 27 February, 2012 Share Posted 27 February, 2012 I know my memory may be fading somewhat but Bally in the number 7 shirt?? He may have played the odd game but surely No.4 was his position. I have to say that my memory is that Bally was always No:-7. Wasn't Nick Holmes No:-4 ?? But as you say could be my memory playing tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stud mark of doom Posted 27 February, 2012 Share Posted 27 February, 2012 I have to say that my memory is that Bally was always No:-7. Wasn't Nick Holmes No:-4 ?? But as you say could be my memory playing tricks. 4 = Steve Williams, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 27 February, 2012 Share Posted 27 February, 2012 I would put Lambo ahead of KK and on par with Bally in terms of contribution to the team. He should really be wearing number 9 in old money though shouldn't he? Competing with Big Ron, Super Mac, Steve Moran, Shearer and Beatts. Not yet, but if he establishes himself and us in the Prem then yes. Agree with the second point here, RL is in the No 9's league for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 28 February, 2012 Share Posted 28 February, 2012 Since we've "officially" had squad numbers it's something like this: Le Tissier - 1993-2002 (yes, I know there was football before the Prem, they didn't have squad numbers in the first season either; it was from 1993/4) Kanchelskis Sep 2002- Feb 2003 Phillips August 2003 - June 2005 Hajto July 2005- Jan 2006 Skacel July 2006 - May 2009 Lambert Aug 2009-present There are a couple of gaps : Between Kanchelskis and Phillips (which I think was filled with talk of retiring the number 7 shirt) and between Hajto and Skacel - it's possible someone had number 7 for the first 6 months of Burley's reign and I've forgotten them, we did ship in 15 players at that time ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under Weststand Posted 28 February, 2012 Share Posted 28 February, 2012 4 = Steve Williams, surely? I thought that initialy but found a program for the promotion year with Williams No:-10. Holmes 4. When I'm home from work I will go in the loft dig out the programes for the promotion year & have a look. I think Williams took over the No:-4 at a later date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 28 February, 2012 Share Posted 28 February, 2012 I have to say that my memory is that Bally was always No:-7. Wasn't Nick Holmes No:-4 ?? But as you say could be my memory playing tricks.Just looked at In That Number and you ate correct Bally played 7 and Holmes and then, Williams played 4, even though the latter 2 were the more attacking players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 28 February, 2012 Share Posted 28 February, 2012 Gilchrist, Stokes, O'Brian and Fisher shared it before Ball and McDougall played there occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeleye Saint Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Can't believe I've done this but I've dug out some programmes from '83-4 and Nick Holmes is 7 - Steve Williams is 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Le tiss was the best player to ever play for us. Played his whole career in top flight and was loyal to us. His goals used to come at really crucial times too. Paine played a lot of his career in lower leagues. Most saints fans voted le tiss our greatest ever player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under Weststand Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Sorry it took so long, been having computer problems. checked the promotion season prog's, Williams definitely No:-4 Holmes :-10 Bally :-7. What had me confused was that a couple of the away prog's had the numbers mixed up, which I'd seen on line. Anyway we have had some magnificent No sevens as said. All equally important at different times through our history. I was not privileged to have seen Terry Paine in his pomp. Le-Tiss had pure magic in his feet. Bally was our heart beat & leader on the pitch. Lambert has really stepped up to the mark & although he is a True no:-9, he deserves to wear what is a special shirt to this club. He may not have the silky skills of a Keegan or Le-Tiss but has does have skills & the talent which will hopefully shoot us back to the top league. Maybe not a legend yet but well on his way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 Le tiss was the best player to ever play for us. Played his whole career in top flight and was loyal to us. His goals used to come at really crucial times too. Paine played a lot of his career in lower leagues. Most saints fans voted le tiss our greatest ever player. That would be a poll consisting of "most Saints fans" who had never seen Paine play but at the time were watching Le Tiss regularly ? How very unbiased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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