PhilippineSaint Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Ivan Golac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 I would nominate Henri Camara - only a loan I know; but what an attacking talent he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Ivan Golac ......was always going to be one of my all-time favourites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutwood2 Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Ron Davies. End of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippineSaint Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 ......was always going to be one of my all-time favourites! Were just showing our age now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippineSaint Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Without using all the reference books Who was our first professional signing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Mark Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 profit wise, Walcott is going to be hard to beat turning £40k into £10m+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Were just showing our age now though nothing wrong with that. I haven't seen too many Saints players since then who could better him....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambosa75 Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 I am utterly embarrassed that anyone would seriously say Chris Marsden is our best ever signing. Why? I think people forget how good he was. He was excellent. Great passer, good experience, model professional, good engine and his performances around 2002 and 2003 were brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellman Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Some go on about KK it was exciting at the time but he didn't stay long, Alan Ball was a better signing for the long term and bringing Mick Channon back from Man City gave us a few good years and has anyone mentioned David Armstrong, don't know where he came from but he was a great signing. For me the best of all must be Terry from winchester, 18 years and 800 games from old 3rd division to the top, well done Ted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majestic Channon Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 No way was it keegan and the 2 seasons he stayed, might have been different if we won a trophy. It's le tiss hands down as far as i'm concerned, assuming we are talking what great said player did for the club?? How much money did he save the club keeping us up almost on his own? And he has to pay for a ticket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Lambert for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colehillsaint Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Why? I think people forget how good he was. He was excellent. Great passer, good experience, model professional, good engine and his performances around 2002 and 2003 were brilliant. It was my suggestion Turkish was referring to and I didn't bother defending it because to be honest in the cold light of day it did seem boarder line hilarious to say Chris Marsden was our "best ever signing". The points you make are of course correct, but I would add that Chris Marsden spotted the point when he felt he could no longer contribute, and he just ****ed off. No fuss, or hanging around. I remember Gordon Strachan described him as a strange man when talking particularly about that decision, but to me even now it seems impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Best ever signing was probably Edric Bates from Norwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 24 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 24 December, 2012 No way was it keegan and the 2 seasons he stayed, might have been different if we won a trophy. It's le tiss hands down as far as i'm concerned, assuming we are talking what great said player did for the club?? How much money did he save the club keeping us up almost on his own? And he has to pay for a ticket... Can't allow Matt. This isn't greatest ever Saints player, but greatest signing. Home-grown players don't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Why? I think people forget how good he was. He was excellent. Great passer, good experience, model professional, good engine and his performances around 2002 and 2003 were brilliant. A good signing but hardly our best ever. Compare him to Case, kK, Eklund, Lambert, Shilton, Wright, Flower, Osgood, Niemi, etc. a good signing at the time, but our best ever? Not even in our top 20 IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Ekelund for me (loan only) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Some go on about KK it was exciting at the time but he didn't stay long, Alan Ball was a better signing for the long term and bringing Mick Channon back from Man City gave us a few good years and has anyone mentioned David Armstrong, don't know where he came from but he was a great signing. For me the best of all must be Terry from winchester, 18 years and 800 games from old 3rd division to the top, well done Ted! It's not an easy choice, but after much deliberation, the voices in my head have handed me the golden envelope, and the name flashing brightly on my brainscreen is - 'all the way from Bar End, Winchester' - Terry 'Elvis' Paine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 24 December, 2012 Share Posted 24 December, 2012 Depends of your definition of best ever. It's arguable that Kevin Davies is our best ever signing as we got him for £750k and sold him for 10 times that a year later if profit on outlay is your yardstick. If memory serves .... signed him for £750k, sold him for £7M (profit £6.25M), re-signed him for £3M, released on a free (loss £3M) = net profit exc wages £3.25M. Maybe he is the best ever deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron fan Posted 25 December, 2012 Share Posted 25 December, 2012 Bally, followed by Big Ron, then Ricky. I think the history of the club could be very different if any of these had not been signed and then performed as they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majestic Channon Posted 25 December, 2012 Share Posted 25 December, 2012 Can't allow Matt. This isn't greatest ever Saints player, but greatest signing. Home-grown players don't count. He still signed though älskling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAS Posted 25 December, 2012 Share Posted 25 December, 2012 Does Bobby Stokes count? He gave me my best saints memory ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 25 December, 2012 Share Posted 25 December, 2012 Allan Ball for me. To entice a recent England captain to drop a division, against the wishes of his father and mentor, was a statement of intent that started the best period in our history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldbarbarian Posted 25 December, 2012 Share Posted 25 December, 2012 Ali Dia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippineSaint Posted 25 December, 2012 Share Posted 25 December, 2012 Skacel did he ever sign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 26 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 26 December, 2012 He still signed though älskling Home grown from our Youth system, wasn't playing for anyone else when we signed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 26 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 26 December, 2012 Does Bobby Stokes count? He gave me my best saints memory ever. Sadly not, he was an apprentice with us before signing pro forms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK the 2nd Posted 26 December, 2012 Share Posted 26 December, 2012 Ron Davies. End of! This. No question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majestic Channon Posted 26 December, 2012 Share Posted 26 December, 2012 Home grown from our Youth system, wasn't playing for anyone else when we signed him. But thats not fair, go on please i want to choose matt, go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwantsapint Posted 27 December, 2012 Share Posted 27 December, 2012 Sir Ted Bates end of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickylambert Posted 27 December, 2012 Share Posted 27 December, 2012 RIP Markus Liebherr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkou Posted 27 December, 2012 Share Posted 27 December, 2012 profit wise, Walcott is going to be hard to beat turning £40k into £10m+ I think we only ended up receiving just over 5m for walcott as took early settlement and forefitted all the add ons when we went into administration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkou Posted 27 December, 2012 Share Posted 27 December, 2012 Well apart from Ken Monkou, i'd have to go for Marian Pahars. Kept us up on last day of season the year that we commited to st marys. Also he was just a good player to watch, full of energy and loved playing for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersubpuckett Posted 27 December, 2012 Share Posted 27 December, 2012 Jimmy case or David Armstrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 27 December, 2012 Author Share Posted 27 December, 2012 But thats not fair, go on please i want to choose matt, go on. If I let you choose Matt there would be anarchy, who knows where it will end. For the good of mankind I'm going to have to say no. It's nothing personal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 27 December, 2012 Share Posted 27 December, 2012 Matt doesn't count but the guy who says Paine was better behave. Paine didn't play many seasons in top flight Matt did. Le tiss is god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 28 December, 2012 Share Posted 28 December, 2012 At one point we had Jesus playing for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted 28 December, 2012 Share Posted 28 December, 2012 From my generation - i'm about two years to young to remember the Keagan signing - Case, Armstrong, Flowers (though not after his first game when i thought we'd bought a howler of a keeper), Beattie, Pahars, Niemi, Lambert. Got a sneaky suspicion that Morgan will be much, much higher up the list in a few years to come. If we stay up, and if we keep him of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBoys Posted 28 December, 2012 Share Posted 28 December, 2012 All the ones stated plus Killer and Chrissy Marsden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 28 December, 2012 Share Posted 28 December, 2012 MLT over KK any day - someone who has become the face of te club on the back of years of dedication cf someone who had one decent season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 28 December, 2012 Share Posted 28 December, 2012 At one point we had Jesus playing for us! Could never get the hang of crosses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badvoc Posted 28 December, 2012 Share Posted 28 December, 2012 If it's value for money, then surely it's got to be Jimmy Case? He was only meant to be here for a season or two, and made it to six seasons. Remember, it was Case who was pulling the strings in that awesome 89/90 squad. The way he was allowed to leave once Branfoot arrived was a was a bloody disgrace.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 28 December, 2012 Share Posted 28 December, 2012 Matt doesn't count but the guy who says Paine was better behave. Paine didn't play many seasons in top flight Matt did. Le tiss is god. 8 seasons, 320 games in the top flight, that's 40 per season. Matt may have played in 16 seasons in the top flight but he only made just over a hundred more appearances (443), about 27 a year. In Paine's 18 seasons playing for Saints he played more than 40 times in 15 of those seasons, and apart from his first season when he played 9 times he never played less than 36 in a season. When you consider the way the game was played in those days that is phenomenal. Matt was a great player, but he could have been so much more if he had looked after himself properly. As I said before our best ever signing was Ted Bates. Without him signing from Norwich as a player, nothing that has happened since would have happened and we may never hav made it to the top flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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