Saint Charlie Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Hard Working Team Player - Enabler for Beattie OR Rat featured Weasel - Piggy backing on team success Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Bit of both. Was never a premiership level striker although he did have his moments. His effort and commitment was top notch though which disguised his lack of quality. Having said that, he certainly looks like a rat but I'm surprised you would be so derogatory towards a player who was pivitol to us reaching the FA Cup final. Shame on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Posh Spice is a slapper................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 I like these threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Posh Spice is a slapper................... Possibly one of our finest songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Beattie and Ormerod where a brilliant team. To downgrade Brett because he needed the team around him to be right so bring out the best in him would be to criticise Chris Marsden because he had Wayne Bridge to work off down the left. The 2003 cup final team was brilliant thanks to these wonderful pairs all over the pitch: Beattie and Ormerod Svensson and Lundekvam Marsden and Bridge Oakley and Delap (yes, even Delap at his best...) We played beyond the ability of the individuals by absolutely nailing the team as a whole. Strachan's finest hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bald_Si Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Most Saints fan's loved him, and rightly so. Sure, he wasn't the best player to ever grace the Premier league, but it was obvious many Saints fans remember the effort he put in for us when we played Blackpool at home in the FA cup and beat them 2-0 and he was substituted. One of the loudest chants of the day was "You've got Brett Ormerod, you've got Brett Ormerod...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicestersaint Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Is this all our yesteryears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 I don't get the definition of premiership level striker, because the way people use it, most premier league strikers aren't premier league strikers. Most won't be the best or even above average will they....that's averages for you. Someone playing regularly and getting a handful of goals is still a premier league striker. Other than with us, he spent the majority of his career in the lower leagues. He scored buckets of goals in the lowder divisions before moving to us where his goal scoring record was way below average which was never a problem whilst Beattie was scoring them. Hence my definition of him not being a premiership level striker. Is that ok, or shall I check with you first that my definitions get the adriansfc stamp of approval? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Fond trip down memory lane OR Attention seeking on another slow news day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Fond trip down memory lane OR Attention seeking on another slow news day Does it matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Beattie and Ormerod where a brilliant team.To downgrade Brett because he needed the team around him to be right so bring out the best in him would be to criticise Chris Marsden because he had Wayne Bridge to work off down the left.The 2003 cup final team was brilliant thanks to these wonderful pairs all over the pitch: Beattie and Ormerod, Svensson and Lundekvam, Marsden and Bridge, Oakley and Delap (yes, even Delap at his best...) We played beyond the ability of the individuals by absolutely nailing the team as a whole. Strachan's finest hour. this is a secret. Often seemingly mediocre players suddenly "click " when placed in a team and getting the right partnership. As mentioned, Brett wouldn't come in the top 20 strikers of that generation, but he served Beattie exceptionally well and made lots of chances for him. His own modest goal tally doesn't do justice to the service he was to the team at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Nice bloke who tried hard for us Went mental when he scored against Liverpool and shut the kop up - think we went on to win that one 2-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasper57saint Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Brett is currently playing for Wrexham in the Conference Prem and was down here at the Bucks Head (Telford) just over a week ago.He's still banging them in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 I loved brett, he wasnt blessed with immaculate talent but he was the perfect foil to drag the best out of Beats Without that partnership we just would not have had such a successful season, the crosses for Beats were brilliant too. Strachan turned us into such a hardworking team and it worked. Much like the work ethic Adkins has instilled here again. But with attacking flair instead of a brickwall defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchen_block4 Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Posh Spice is a slapper................... Did Brett Ormerod think of her whilst ****ging Kevin Phillips' wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 I like these threads. Seconded... the latter for me.. two memories for me.. FA cup semi and my absolute astonishment when HR chose him over Phillips against Man UTD the day we were relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 I will always remember him for signing and giving his support to a badly drawn "Free the Maze Hill 11" picture at a Saintsforever quiz night back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 He was a fine player for Saints in our best side during my lifetime. Anyone who thinks otherwise must have a very short or distorted memory. I'll never forget his semi-final M-o-M performance at Villa Park, even if I did have to pretend to be a Watford fan for 90 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy40 Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Beattie and Ormerod where a brilliant team. To downgrade Brett because he needed the team around him to be right so bring out the best in him would be to criticise Chris Marsden because he had Wayne Bridge to work off down the left. The 2003 cup final team was brilliant thanks to these wonderful pairs all over the pitch: Beattie and Ormerod Svensson and Lundekvam Marsden and Bridge Oakley and Delap (yes, even Delap at his best...) We played beyond the ability of the individuals by absolutely nailing the team as a whole. Strachan's finest hour. A big +1 to this, happy times with these guys and Strachan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPTCount Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 can still see the slow mo of him heading us into the FA cup final in my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Jim Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 He was a fine player for Saints in our best side during my lifetime. Anyone who thinks otherwise must have a very short or distorted memory. I'll never forget his semi-final M-o-M performance at Villa Park, even if I did have to pretend to be a Watford fan for 90 minutes. Ha ha, so did I. Frustrating not to be able to cheer and chant but was worth it to see them in the semi's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MbaleSaint Posted 16 January, 2013 Share Posted 16 January, 2013 Ha ha, so did I. Frustrating not to be able to cheer and chant but was worth it to see them in the semi's I was also in the Watford end. Beginning to wonder if there were many Watford supporters in it! Ormerod will be remembered for that goal alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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