Saint Charlie Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 (edited) Committed fan-clapping professional or Ref pushing waste of money wannabe DJ Discuss. Edited 14 January, 2013 by Saint Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles34 Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 never the best player in the world but seemed to give his all. Certainly never had any issues with him (aforementioned referee related discretion excluded) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Why? we are considering bringing him back to give us a bit more bite in midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Random after all this time......but waste of money since you ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 rubbish player, waste of money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 14 January, 2013 Author Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Thought he needed to stop doing that Radio Show and concentrate on playing better football myself. Was one of those that got built up on here because he was happy clappy after games. Has experienced a steep decline to his career really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 bit of both. fairly decent player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 wasnt he England U21 captain once? Was very highly rated and considered a bit of a coup when he came here. Never lived up to it though which was a shame as he is a top lad by all accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Thought he needed to stop doing that Radio Show and concentrate on playing better football myself. Was one of those that got built up on here because he was happy clappy after games. Has experienced a steep decline to his career really. No, nobody every did that. He was built up on here because he was captain of the England U21 when/just before we signed him. Nobody gives a sh*t about him clapping the fans apart from the people who say, "people only like him because he claps the fans." I thought he had the potential to be a decent player and seemed to be improving but that 10 game ban and his bad injury the following season completely derailed his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 14 January, 2013 Author Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Worst attribute was a lack of anything resembling composure for me. Whether it was a simple pass or an open goal (WBA away). Did come across as a nice guy though. Strachan should take some blame for his career IMO as he signed him for us then played him out of position nearly all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 wasnt he England U21 captain once? Was very highly rated and considered a bit of a coup when he came here. Never lived up to it though which was a shame as he is a top lad by all accounts. I think he once held the record for the number of England U21 caps, I assume James "permanently a young prospect" Milner has that record now. That 10-game ban killed his career, really - he was one of the (very) few players Redknapp managed to get the best out of, he was in the form of his life when the red mist descended. Who knows, we might even have stayed up that year if he'd been available for selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsaint Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Will always remember him for his game against liverpool. This - although the subsequent 'performance' against Arsenal cut short his newfound ability with the club... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Remember his miss away to West Brom, think it may have been just before the Arsenal game he got sent off. Those 2 extra points if he'd scored would have kept us up. Shame how close we were to survival really. I liked Prutts, wasn't the best but fave his all, particularly that time we beat Liverpool 2-0 and he scored the first, probably his best performance for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 14 January, 2013 Author Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Will always remember him for his game against liverpool. That was the game that Crouch was also awesome in, and apparantly why Benitez signed him for them. The fact Prutton had so many U21 caps also shows why we are so far behind other nations. Energy and commitment can't (IMO) act as a replacement for skill and technical ability. He was our Chaplow of that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Prutton did hold the record for most U21 caps without a full cap, not sure whether that ever got surpassed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Remember his miss away to West Brom, think it may have been just before the Arsenal game he got sent off. Those 2 extra points if he'd scored would have kept us up. Shame how close we were to survival really. I liked Prutts, wasn't the best but fave his all, particularly that time we beat Liverpool 2-0 and he scored the first, probably his best performance for us. Please, I'm still trying not to remember that miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 I still maintain that his 10 game ban was over the top. Not helped by Redknapp running down the line to drag him away. Doing that made it look even worse. Nice bloke? Yes. Great footballer? No. Waste of money? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 we are considering bringing him back to give us a bit more bite in midfield. Do f**k off. For me, the latter. When his drive and energy was really needed, he decided to have a brain fart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 I liked Prutton as a midfielder, and was pleased when we signed him as he had a god reputation and future ahead of him, or so it seemed. However he never really played in a settled team if I recall, cup tied on joining. But that said, he was vastly overrated during his time with us, 'commitment' being due to clapping,and charging around like a lunatic making a few wreckless challenges along the way. Then the Arsenal incident : I still maintain that his 10 game ban was over the top. Not helped by Redknapp running down the line to drag him away. Doing that made it look even worse. Nice bloke? Yes. Great footballer? No. Waste of money? No. Yes, the ten game ban was severe but it was easy for the F.A to llok big in caning us, whereas we know had he been at ManU or the like it might have been half that. Still a ridiculous thing to do when we could least afford it, so his greatest contributions remain the miss at WBA and the sending off. Not sure I agree with you about Redknapp here though, had he not intervened where do you think Prutton would have stopped ? A full scale assault and lifeban perhaps ? This 'red mist' was not isolated though as he had another 'blow out' with Forest in a play off semi with Yeovil getting sent off for a needless lunge at one of their players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 I liked Prutton as a midfielder, and was pleased when we signed him as he had a good reputation and future ahead of him, Then the Arsenal incident : Yes, the ten game ban was severe but it was easy for the F.A to llok big in caning us, whereas we know had he been at ManU or the like it might have been half that. Still a ridiculous thing to do when we could least afford it, so his greatest contributions remain the miss at WBA and the sending off. Not sure I agree with you about Redknapp here though, had he not intervened where do you think Prutton would have stopped ? A full scale assault and lifeban perhaps ? This 'red mist' was not isolated though as he had another 'blow out' with Forest in a play off semi with Yeovil getting sent off for a needless lunge at one of their players. He was "very competitive " to say the least, but did no-one look closely enough at his disciplinary record before he signed? and none of the succession of managers we had around that time ever got through to him. I was at the Arsenal game (when he was sent off) and really couldn't believe my eyes. He screamed at the linesman for an ineffectual incident and then set about the ref. and had to be restrained by others and was led off the pitch. I've seen a few scuffles on the pitch in my time, but sadly this was the worst by a mile. Yes.. .the 10 game ban was severe by any measure but his bad record only made the judgement easier for the FA, and his subsequent long absence might well have been one of the reasons that we were eventually relegated that season. Nice guy?....most surely, but the "so-called " red mist that appears before some players is a sure sign that not all is well. It reminded me (somewhat) of another Saints' favourite from an earlier period....Brian O'Neil...a really nice fella and one of the popular " legends " of his era, but his talents were (sadly) overshadowed by his appauling disciplinary record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colbury Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Ill always remember him for ballooning a chance from 10 yards over the bar, with the goal at his mercy away at WBA. It was very late on in the game, we drew 0-0 and I believe we would have stayed up had the useless c*nt had the ability to score an open goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Now playing at the bottom of Lg1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Ill always remember him for ballooning a chance from 10 yards over the bar, with the goal at his mercy away at WBA. It was very late on in the game, we drew 0-0 and I believe we would have stayed up had the useless c*nt had the ability to score an open goal. So cold that night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 I still maintain that his 10 game ban was over the top. Not helped by Redknapp running down the line to drag him away. Doing that made it look even worse. Nice bloke? Yes. Great footballer? No. Waste of money? No. Yes, 10 games was ludicrous, especially as the original offence was only a 1 match ban for a second yellow. Joey Barton only got 12 games for 3 counts of violent conduct and Roy Keane got 5 games for deliberately going out and ending Haaland's career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 If we had prutton on our books, we wouldn't be in our current position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Yes, the ten game ban was severe but it was easy for the F.A to llok big in caning us, whereas we know had he been at ManU or the like it might have been half that. . Yes, 10 games was ludicrous, especially as the original offence was only a 1 match ban for a second yellow. Joey Barton only got 12 games for 3 counts of violent conduct and Roy Keane got 5 games for deliberately going out and ending Haaland's career. Thanks. I think you prove my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsarum Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 He was "very competitive " to say the least, but did no-one look closely enough at his disciplinary record before he signed? and none of the succession of managers we had around that time ever got through to him. I was at the Arsenal game (when he was sent off) and really couldn't believe my eyes. He screamed at the linesman for an ineffectual incident and then set about the ref. and had to be restrained by others and was led off the pitch. I've seen a few scuffles on the pitch in my time, but sadly this was the worst by a mile. Yes.. .the 10 game ban was severe by any measure but his bad record only made the judgement easier for the FA, and his subsequent long absence might well have been one of the reasons that we were eventually relegated that season. Nice guy?....most surely, but the "so-called " red mist that appears before some players is a sure sign that not all is well. It reminded me (somewhat) of another Saints' favourite from an earlier period....Brian O'Neil...a really nice fella and one of the popular " legends " of his era, but his talents were (sadly) overshadowed by his appauling disciplinary record. Strange but true Dave Prutton's partner is Brian O'Neil's daughter, a mate of mine is her uncle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 I still maintain that his 10 game ban was over the top. Not helped by Redknapp running down the line to drag him away. Doing that made it look even worse. Nice bloke? Yes. Great footballer? No. Waste of money? No. The ref would have got a 3 match ban for diving nowadays!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 That 10-game ban killed his career, really - he was one of the (very) few players Redknapp managed to get the best out of, he was in the form of his life when the red mist descended. Who knows, we might even have stayed up that year if he'd been available for selection. Sorry Steve. Cant agree. He was carp long before that. The previous season he had got progressively worse and I feel you and others were misled by one good game against Liverpool. We had a better chance of staying up because of the ban. This has been borne out by his career since, which plummeted lower than Saints even did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Ill always remember him for ballooning a chance from 10 yards over the bar, with the goal at his mercy away at WBA. It was very late on in the game, we drew 0-0 and I believe we would have stayed up had the useless c*nt had the ability to score an open goal. Can you say for definite you would have scored it? Even the best strikers in the world sometimes miss easy chances - do they get vilified for the rest of their careers about it? Of course not because it's forgotten about as soon as they smash the next one in. Bear in mind he was a midfielder, not a striker. I was at that game (almost froze my testicles off) and it wasn't actually as easy a chance as everyone who wants to have a pop at him makes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Can you say for definite you would have scored it? Even the best strikers in the world sometimes miss easy chances - do they get vilified for the rest of their careers about it? Of course not because it's forgotten about as soon as they smash the next one in. Bear in mind he was a midfielder, not a striker. I was at that game (almost froze my testicles off) and it wasn't actually as easy a chance as everyone who wants to have a pop at him makes out. Yes it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Yes, the ten game ban was severe but it was easy for the F.A to llok big in caning us, whereas we know had he been at ManU or the like it might have been half that. Still a ridiculous thing to do when we could least afford it, so his greatest contributions remain the miss at WBA and the sending off. Not sure I agree with you about Redknapp here though, had he not intervened where do you think Prutton would have stopped ? A full scale assault and lifeban perhaps ? I'm not saying Redknapp shouldn't have got involved. Just the fact he did made it look worse. If our captain or a player dragged him away it wouldn't have looked as bad. It was a red mist moment. He even said himself he just wanted to have a go at the linesman for the decision and didn't even realise it was the ref in front of him that he was pushing out of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Very very poor player. I'd rate him alongside Skacel and Surman, all wave and no performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 My fault , I was genuinely excited when we signed him, really thought he would turn into a fantastic player one day. Watched a lot of Forest games as I was at Uni there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Sorry Steve. Cant agree. He was carp long before that. The previous season he had got progressively worse and I feel you and others were misled by one good game against Liverpool. We had a better chance of staying up because of the ban. This has been borne out by his career since, which plummeted lower than Saints even did. Strange because some of our worst performances of the season came after he was banned. The 3-2 collapse at home to Villa, the 4-1 game at Fratton (would have been nice to have had 1 player who didn't bottle that), the 3-0 loss at Blackburn where we didn't manage a shot all game, the Man Utd cup game where we didn't even turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colbury Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Can you say for definite you would have scored it? Even the best strikers in the world sometimes miss easy chances - do they get vilified for the rest of their careers about it? Of course not because it's forgotten about as soon as they smash the next one in. Bear in mind he was a midfielder, not a striker. I was at that game (almost froze my testicles off) and it wasn't actually as easy a chance as everyone who wants to have a pop at him makes out. First part is irrelevant as he's a professional footballer and I am not. Maybe I am remembering it differently to how it happened but I'm not quite sure how running on to a cutback about 10 yards out only to side foot it over with the keeper stranded, isn't an easy chance... Had he not been a massive let down on the whole as a signing then perhaps it wouldn't be what I remember him by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 First part is irrelevant as he's a professional footballer and I am not. Maybe I am remembering it differently to how it happened but I'm not quite sure how running on to a cutback about 10 yards out only to side foot it over with the keeper stranded, isn't an easy chance... Had he not been a massive let down on the whole as a signing then perhaps it wouldn't be what I remember him by. Well clearly one of us is, because my memory is of a bouncing ball that he had to hit on the half-volley, hence why it wasn't straightforward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le Tissier Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 I've seen alot better players and strikers at that miss easier chances than the one mentioned above. Lovely fella who tried 100% Of all our current players gave 100% every game like he did we wouldn't be we're we are in the league now. The fans always need someone to blame and unfortunately for David he gets blamed for seeing us related for one miss. When in fact if our strikers didn't miss as many sitters in the games leading up to that we wouldn't have been in that position. Can we stick to slagging off out current players please as I'm good at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 after a few beers and forgetting your spectacles, Prutton in full flight rampaging forward, was slightly reminiscent of Channon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 Had that wonderful game against Liverpool, then just when he should have been a key man as we fought for survival he missed an unfortunate sitter and lost his mind against Arsenal. His career never really recovered from that, a pity. He could have been excellent yet something was missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le Tissier Posted 14 January, 2013 Share Posted 14 January, 2013 (edited) Speaking of ex players from that era. I've spoke to mario licka a few times recently and he's doing great at breast. I liked him, when he got to play in his position he was a good little player. Shame he had to be one of the 8 axed due to cutting the wages. Nice to see him doing well tho. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=us7Xsa4wfXA Edited 14 January, 2013 by Matthew Le Tissier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbury Posted 15 January, 2013 Share Posted 15 January, 2013 Speaking of ex players from that era. I've spoke to mario licka a few times recently and he's doing great at breast. I liked him, when he got to play in his position he was a good little player. Shame he had to be one of the 8 axed due to cutting the wages. Nice to see him doing well tho. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=us7Xsa4wfXA Licka - breast. Snarf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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