eelpie Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Fondest signing of the Liebherr era (might not necessarily be the best signing) I'm starting with Pele
eelpie Posted 18 January, 2015 Author Posted 18 January, 2015 error - title should be Fondest signing of the Liebherr era (Can it be changed mods?)
Stu Man Do Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Still Lambert for me. £1 million, over 100 goals, 2 promotions, goals vs portsmouth, goal at Wembley to help us win a trophy, that goal for England and genuinely seeming to be a nice bloke.
lickierambert Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 err Lambert again. Best, fondest, best value, most important. We'd be a middling championship side without him
alpine_saint Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Billy Sharp I wouldnt survive what he went through privately
Colinjb Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Rickie is almost too easy an answer, he was beyond anything we could ever have expected. I'm going with the bloke in my avatar. Jose Fonte, still with us after joining in League 1. If he could go from the JPT to the CL that would be astonishing.
St Chalet Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Lambert closely followed by Fonte and Davis.
sambosa75 Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Pretty sure Pele was signed well before the Liebherr era. Unless you mean Pelle? Mine are Lambert and Fonte although honourable mention to Kelvin Davis re-signing when West Ham were sniffing about.
doddisalegend Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 If Its players I liked rather than ones that made a massive impact it would be the big man
supergoose Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 If Its players I liked rather than ones that made a massive impact it would be the big man Man love?
eelpie Posted 18 January, 2015 Author Posted 18 January, 2015 Guly! Yes of course. Who can forget Guly
Yuki Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Maya has opened up many commercial opportunities and has given The Saints a repute in Japan for giving Asian players an opportunity. I love the club for this.
a1ex2001 Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Papa Waigo for the name alone! The big Tunisian lump definitely worth a shout too! Lambert is the best but lacks the comedy factor!
Turkish Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Billy Sharp I wouldnt survive what he went through privately This. Really like Billy sharp as a bloke and was chuffed to bits when we signed him, especially after what happened.
Kingsland Red Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 I'm with Papa Waigo,if only for that goal against Norwich in the JPT, the first thing to go right for the club in the new era (and for about 5 years). Although I accept Billy Sharp, Lambo, Big Wan and Pelle would probably be more sensible nominations.
SaintRobbie Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Fonte. Loyalty and progression from steady centre back to one of the best in England. Surprising brilliance - from zero to hero.... And now a leader and great captain.
SNSUN Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Dan Harding! Always liked him. Covered right back superbly in the JPT final. I was also one of the "pro-Antonio" people.
Lighthouse Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Lambert. He was the first signing since Saganowski where I actually thought 'we've gone and bought someone properly decent.' Actually it's weird now thinking that they played in the same team briefly. Lambert, Fonte, Puncheon, Cork, Barnard and Sharp all stick in my mind as thinking 'we've done this properly, they are proven to be the best on the market'. There have been other decent signings but those were the players I knew would do a decent job the moment we signed them, admittedly Puncheon had his ups and downs.
kpturner Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Fondest signing of the Liebherr era (might not necessarily be the best signing) I'm starting with Pele Pele didn't sign for us in the Liebherr era - he was back in the Burley days.
Colinjb Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Lambert. He was the first signing since Saganowski where I actually thought 'we've gone and bought someone properly decent.' Actually it's weird now thinking that they played in the same team briefly. Lambert, Fonte, Puncheon, Cork, Barnard and Sharp all stick in my mind as thinking 'we've done this properly, they are proven to be the best on the market'. There have been other decent signings but those were the players I knew would do a decent job the moment we signed them, admittedly Puncheon had his ups and downs. Quite, wow that was a world away! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8200493.stm Rasiak started that game too!!
Lighthouse Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Quite, wow that was a world away! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8200493.stm Rasiak started that game too!! Two players who you kind of put in a seperate era in your mind. Gareth Bale's professional debut was spent playing just behind Marian Pahars. That's another one which sounds kind of weird when I think of it. That was actually Marian's last game for us, a 2-0 win over Millwall.
bpsaint Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Quite, wow that was a world away! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8200493.stm Rasiak started that game too!! Even more incredible as a sign of how much we've grown as a club is that Schneiderlin was subbed in favour of Jacob Mellis!
Lighthouse Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Even more incredible as a sign of how much we've grown as a club is that Schneiderlin was subbed in favour of Jacob Mellis! Somewhere on here is a thread with a poll, where on average we decided we'd rather have Wotton in the team. Shows how far Morgan has come, he was poor in his first season and inconsistent in his second.
scotty Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Got to be Fonte and Lambert in a photo finish. Sharpy was a brilliant signing too, still feel a bit ashamed of how he was treated after the promotion. Too many others to mention that helped us on the way up.
Colinjb Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Somewhere on here is a thread with a poll, where on average we decided we'd rather have Wotton in the team. Shows how far Morgan has come, he was poor in his first season and inconsistent in his second. So easy in hindsight. My prefered CM pairing in the championship was Morgan and Chaplow, so, y'know...... Did like Chappers.
tajjuk Posted 18 January, 2015 Posted 18 January, 2015 Lambert and Fonte. I mean basically the spine of Fonte, Morgan and Lambert got us through to where we are today. What's funny to think is they all cost around £1 - 1.5 million, yet are all now playing (and excelling) in the Premier League, are all full internationals, we are scoffing at rumoured £25 million bids for Morgan and I heard Fonte be mentioned as one of the best centre backs in the league this season.
Saint-Armstrong Posted 19 January, 2015 Posted 19 January, 2015 Still Rickie, for me. Loved that guy to bits. L1 to PL, JPT final to England debut - all of it, superb. Seemed a top bloke who handled his exit with class, the letter was well-pitched. Still bear him no ills for leaving for Liverpool. Also, I can honestly say I've never celebrated an England goal like that before. Think it came from years of telling people just how clinical he was...
Alain Perrin Posted 19 January, 2015 Posted 19 January, 2015 Jonno Quick. Two goals vs. MK Dons that kept our promotion chase alive. In terms of impact per minute he's got to be up there.
Secret Site Agent Posted 19 January, 2015 Posted 19 January, 2015 For me it is Lambert and Fonte. Sounds like a packet of fags, but both got us to where we are today, and great servents to the club.
scotty Posted 19 January, 2015 Posted 19 January, 2015 This. Really like Billy sharp as a bloke and was chuffed to bits when we signed him, especially after what happened. What the hell happened after we signed him though? He was invaluable until we got over the promotion line, but did he actually play any premiership minutes for us? I've still never understood that. Surely he wouldn't have signed for us if he'd realised he was basically moving here as a makeweight goal poacher without a shot at playing in the prem if we went up. And that was all under Nigel, so we can't even use the excuse that a new manager didn't rate him.
sussexsaint Posted 19 January, 2015 Posted 19 January, 2015 Fonte Pretty sure he dropped a division to be with us. I'm mates with a palarse fan who couldn't believe he made the drop. Continues to be an integral part of our defence and the longer he plays the more I'm impressed by him . He has an amazing football brain and makes the right choices time and time again. It would be easy to say Lambert. But as Adkins used to say strikers win games, defenders win promotions
Saint_clark Posted 19 January, 2015 Posted 19 January, 2015 Two players who you kind of put in a seperate era in your mind. Gareth Bale's professional debut was spent playing just behind Marian Pahars. That's another one which sounds kind of weird when I think of it. That was actually Marian's last game for us, a 2-0 win over Millwall. Looking at this it looked like he played at left back; http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4906698.stm Weird that McGoldrick started, 3 seasons before he became a regular starter under Poortvliet. What the hell happened after we signed him though? He was invaluable until we got over the promotion line, but did he actually play any premiership minutes for us? I've still never understood that. Surely he wouldn't have signed for us if he'd realised he was basically moving here as a makeweight goal poacher without a shot at playing in the prem if we went up. And that was all under Nigel, so we can't even use the excuse that a new manager didn't rate him. He definitely played for us, at home to Wigan maybe?
Lighthouse Posted 19 January, 2015 Posted 19 January, 2015 Looking at this it looked like he played at left back; http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4906698.stm Weird that McGoldrick started, 3 seasons before he became a regular starter under Poortvliet. He did. Just behind Marian Pahars
Saint_clark Posted 19 January, 2015 Posted 19 January, 2015 He did. Just behind Marian Pahars Ah i was thinking of Pahars as up front still, should have thought about it more carefully.
eelpie Posted 19 January, 2015 Author Posted 19 January, 2015 What the hell happened after we signed him though? He was invaluable until we got over the promotion line, but did he actually play any premiership minutes for us? I've still never understood that. Surely he wouldn't have signed for us if he'd realised he was basically moving here as a makeweight goal poacher without a shot at playing in the prem if we went up. And that was all under Nigel, so we can't even use the excuse that a new manager didn't rate him. Billy Sharp came on as a sub once, did well, but Nigel never played him again. So we will never know if he could have made the grade. Seems sad, and in hindsight it seems a cynical signing by Adkins, just to use Billy's goal scoring abilities to get us promotion, but not to use him in the Premiership.
Turkish Posted 19 January, 2015 Posted 19 January, 2015 What the hell happened after we signed him though? He was invaluable until we got over the promotion line, but did he actually play any premiership minutes for us? I've still never understood that. Surely he wouldn't have signed for us if he'd realised he was basically moving here as a makeweight goal poacher without a shot at playing in the prem if we went up. And that was all under Nigel, so we can't even use the excuse that a new manager didn't rate him. Couldn't have done any worse than Mayuka.
Turkish Posted 19 January, 2015 Posted 19 January, 2015 Jonno Quick. Two goals vs. MK Dons that kept our promotion chase alive. In terms of impact per minute he's got to be up there. He did me endless laughs, not least of all for Niges hype of him when he signed. "When someone says to me he's quick, I always ask 'is he Jonno quick?" Course you do Nige.
Reggie Dunlop Posted 19 January, 2015 Posted 19 January, 2015 Kelvin Davies, when we was relegated he had the chance to walk and sign for West Ham instead he stayed and whilst not the best keeper in the world he showed loyalty which is not something we see often. That's not to take anything away from SRL, Fonte or Hammond etc
Saint_clark Posted 20 January, 2015 Posted 20 January, 2015 Kelvin Davies, when we was relegated he had the chance to walk and sign for West Ham instead he stayed and whilst not the best keeper in the world he showed loyalty which is not something we see often. That's not to take anything away from SRL, Fonte or Hammond etc Signed well before the Liebherr era though, back in 2006.
Lord Duckhunter Posted 20 January, 2015 Posted 20 January, 2015 Can only be Rickie or Jose IMO. The way Jose has grown and grown into the leaders role , I can see him managing the club one day.
red&white56 Posted 20 January, 2015 Posted 20 January, 2015 Can't choose between Rickie or Jose, wouldn't be unhappy to see either of them win a poll on this topic!
a1ex2001 Posted 20 January, 2015 Posted 20 January, 2015 Signed well before the Liebherr era though, back in 2006. read what he's said though, Kelvin could have gone and been West Hams reserve on I assume much more money than we were paying but unlike so many footballers he chose first team football in a lower division on less money. That's as good as a signing for me.
eelpie Posted 20 January, 2015 Author Posted 20 January, 2015 Can only be Rickie or Jose IMO. The way Jose has grown and grown into the leaders role , I can see him managing the club one day. Not too soon though, I hope
eurosaint Posted 20 January, 2015 Posted 20 January, 2015 Ronald Koeman - when he signed we were in turmoil, his achievements since have been phenominal !!
Eastcowzer Posted 20 January, 2015 Posted 20 January, 2015 Billy Sharp I wouldnt survive what he went through privately I sometimes wonder what he,(Sharp), could have been like under RonKo's tutorship
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