david in sweden Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Easter Monday 1966... Channon ... end of! Yes I saw that game, too. At 17, he played 3 games that season.. .and only 1 the season after, but didn't became a regular until 1968, after Martin Chivers was transferred to Tottenham - for a (then) English club record of £125K------ah those were the days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasper57saint Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Does the OP mean the 'Player' as a youngster or the 'Spectator' as a youngster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Not even a place for Rod Wallace, Theo, Oxo...... Forgot about Channon as well. Hmmm...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 (edited) I remember watching Shearer and Maddison play in Steve Mills RIP testimonal game at The Dell. Chris nicholl took out Shearer who got up and thumped in the free kick - I knew then he would be special. I was at Staplewood and Gareth Bale was playing - it was obvious Bale would make it and was special. Edited 27 August, 2012 by Give it to Ron Forgot how childish some can be on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 I remember watching Shearer and Maddison play in Steve Mills RIP testimonal game at The Dell. Chris nicholl took out Shearer who got up and thumped in the free kick - I knew then he would be special. I was stood near Keith Legg at Staplewood and Gareth Bale was playing - it was obvious Bale would make it and was special. What a claim to fame :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 What a claim to fame :lol: Jealousy will get you everywhere.....the point was we were discussing him as he was writing up the report for is site and we both identified him as something special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallBoy Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Mick Channon. He qualifies under both criteria for me because we were both youngsters. It was in the days when I would go go anything: Reserves, 1st team, Youth Cup etc. I went to a Youth Cup game at the Dell and Channon was easily the stand out player. He could run forever and just glide past defenders. He was big, strong and powerful. He scored with an immaculate, angled volley into the opposite top corner that rates as good as any I ever saw him score. He also earned and scored a penalty. I think he was 17 and I told everyone to watch out for him. He proved me totally right and I felt like I had "discovered" him. He had a fantastic career and always played with a smile. A joy to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Jealousy will get you everywhere.....the point was we were discussing him as he was writing up the report for is site and we both identified him as something special Was he stood near Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Jealousy will get you everywhere.....the point was we were discussing him as he was writing up the report for is site and we both identified him as something special I defer to your amazing contacts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 I defer to your amazing contacts Oh the list is endless...I spent quite a while talking to a Chelsea scout today at a tournament...quite enlightening really. I have such a full life - even get to converse with such 'knowledgable' chaps as yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 You're the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 You're the best Yep but don't lose any sleep - you're the wittiest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Yep but don't lose any sleep - you're the wittiest. Well that's blatantly not true. Back on topic (slightly); the Saints youth team that contained the likes of Shearer, le Tiss, Franny (plus others including Alan Tankard, Mark Blake, Andy Cook etc) are having a reunion this season, attending a match at Saints. What a decent and productive year or two that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastian firefly Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 frank worthington he made me fall in love with saints wallace d sublime pace and power williams guile skill prescence channon out of his time le tiss better than messi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Theo Walcott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explorer saint Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Steve Mills, Mick Channon, Steve Moran, MLT, Danny Wallace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 (edited) Can't believe Bale hasn't got a mention yet, just for THAT hat-trick, ripping one of the best defenders in the world to shreds. EDIT: And reading properly, can see that he has been mentioned. >_ Edited 27 August, 2012 by Jimmy_D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Can't believe Bale hasn't got a mention yet, just for THAT hat-trick, ripping one of the best defenders in the world to shreds. Err, he has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Can't believe Bale hasn't got a mention yet, just for THAT hat-trick, ripping one of the best defenders in the world to shreds. Yes, apart from justmike, Crab Lungs, Turkish and myself, no-one has mentioned Gareth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 I was scanning through and just reading up to people's first choice in their post, and no-one had put Gareth Bale first. It let me scan through and get a general consensus of the thread in about 20 seconds, but obviously meant I missed stuff >_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintquin Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Lucky enought to have seen many very good young players at Saints but, Terry Paine who won a World Cup winners medal must have gone on to have done the greatest thing! Steve Mills would have gone on to great things. I also think Channon was a more skillful and better to watch than Shearer. Steve Williams was lovely to watch. Very silky skills with a bit of an edge to him. LeTiss is the one player that people would pay to watch. Add the Wallace brothers, Mark Wright , Bale and all the others that have been mentioned it really does show what a great club Saints are to be at for a young budding pro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbyboy Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Theo in a weird pre-season game at Eastleigh a few years ago. McCann looked out of his depth, Kenwyne Jones played midfield and this little kid came on right at the end, looked about 12 but faster than anyone else (*even* including Thundering Wayne Shaw in the Eastleigh goal). Who's that? I asked. 'Nathan Dyer' said some fool. We soon found out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Should think a few of them will have worn a few of these (especially Theo and Dyer) for the later ones : http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?39726-Saints-Kits-on-eBay-still-in-packaging Oops, was that a shameless plug ? Sorry ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golac's Cunning Stunts Posted 27 August, 2012 Share Posted 27 August, 2012 Have seen all the young players make their debut from about 1976 onwards. Brain would say Mr Shearer made the most impressive debut and also went on to achieve the most in International honours. Heart says Stevie Williams - what a lovely lovely player (meant in a totally non gay way :-)). I would trade all of our current midfield for him in his prime. Wasn't young enough to see Mickey's debut but if I had seen it, I have no doubt I would be picking him. One of the few men who can be called a Saints legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suomi Saint Posted 28 August, 2012 Share Posted 28 August, 2012 My favourite players when I was young were Mick Channon and Steve Williams. For me, Mick is probably the best Saints player of all time. Stevie Williams was fantastic to watch, and his running battles with Souness were fascinating. Souness would kick him early on and then Stevie would hunt him out and give as good as he got. Best young payer? Mark Wright - a class above any central defender I've ever seen in a Saints shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tttdcs Posted 28 August, 2012 Share Posted 28 August, 2012 Shearer's debut was memorable, likewise most of the others mentioned. Though for a young fan at the time the best memories come from watching Steve Moran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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