david in sweden Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 (edited) .whilst everyone is lamenting Fraser Forster's injury and long absence, there has been a big void in names as a possible replacement..until now. One media comment from ..Holland?...has suggested that Saints are looking to Maarten Stekelenburg (who although contracted to Fulham until 2017) has been wiling away his time on the Monaco bench - in what is proving to be - a most unsatisfactory loan period, in which he has hardly played at all. The fact that Stekelenburg has previously had club experience with ...Ronald Koeman...may have absolutely nothing to do with it ... but who knows? .... Don't hold your breath on this one.......but we surely need to good class international keeper, if we are to be without Forsyth for the forseeable future. Edited 27 March, 2015 by david in sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Tony Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 It would be a Brucie Bonus if we could sign him up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Where is Campbell these days - seems to make the first team squad any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeintheslowlane Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Where is Campbell these days - seems to make the first team squad any more? He's 75 now you know http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_Forsyth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 His leg should be OK by now though. I hope Fraser's injury doesn't take so long to heal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 I don't get the Forsyth thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 27 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 27 March, 2015 He's 75 now you know http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_Forsyth remember him well....after our two "ex-Spuds" goalies; Reynolds and Hollowbread (who DAJFU when it mattered) it was a real change to see (and hear) Campbell Forsyth as custodian for Saints in the mid 1960's. He was tough, dominating figure in goal and regarded everything in the penalty area as " his ball ". Unlike his predecessors, he didn't like the idea of having full backs dawdling around in the penalty area, and on a number of occasions bellowed at them them to get upfield ...in a voice level that could carry to the other end of the pitch. His " fluke " injury, (coming as it did out of the blue - rather like Forster's) occured when his leg became trapped between Denis Hollywood and Liverpool's winger Ian Callaghan, when they collided, going for a loose ball, in a League game at The Dell. He never discovered the tremendous form (and perhaps also the confidence) that he first showed when he arrived. At his peak... He would have been in a class with Niemi and Shilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 27 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 27 March, 2015 (edited) ....old memories:rolleyes:.....must remind myself this thread is about the Stekelenburg " rumour ". Edited 27 March, 2015 by david in sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Where is Campbell these days - seems to make the first team squad any more? I met him at Dalmahoy a number of years ago, he was the caddiemaster/starter when I played in a corporate event ! Lovely fella, talked for ages about Saints and had very good memories of his time here ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 I don't get the Forsyth thing. plus one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Don't hold your breath on this one.......but we surely need to good class international keeper, if we are to be without Forsyth for the forseeable future. Well we've coped without him for 47 years so I reckon we'll be OK for a bit longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 plus one nor me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 We will need Forsyth if the Beeb bring back Quiz Ball. "Route 4 please, David." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMarlin Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 My memory of Forsyth is of Peter Shilton's long, wind-assisted punt on a foul day at The Dell bouncing over his head and into the net, to give Leicester their final goal in a 5-1 win. Shilton was embarrassed, as most keeper's are when they score against a fellow union member, but Forsyth always blamed the lines, claiming they were painted too hard and too thick and when the ball hit the 18-yard box. it took a freakish bounce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 My memory of Forsyth is of Peter Shilton's long, wind-assisted punt on a foul day at The Dell bouncing over his head and into the net, to give Leicester their final goal in a 5-1 win. Shilton was embarrassed, as most keeper's are when they score against a fellow union member, but Forsyth always blamed the lines, claiming they were painted too hard and too thick and when the ball hit the 18-yard box. it took a freakish bounce. My first game was also Forsyth's last, the 3-5 home defeat to Chelsea in Jan 1968, so memories of him are minimal. Though I do remember the Shilton goal on TV the previous season. Campbell kept a clean sheet for Scotland in the game against the Auld Enemy a couple of seasons earlier when he was with Kilmarnock, Scotland won 1-0 at Hampden, also played in the Fairs Cup for Killie. Eventually replaced by Eric Martin (though Dave Maclaren was brought in before Martin), who like Fraser never got a Scotland call up while he was with Southampton, because they considered Southampton too far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 27 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 27 March, 2015 There is the added problem that Steklenberg is utter ****e. oh well, perhaps we should forget him then .....can we quote you on that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 27 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 27 March, 2015 I don't get the Forsyth thing. Apologies....a bit of brain fade on my part... it should be Forster, of course. (Fraser Forster...and not Campbell Forsyth).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Best thread title ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Originally Posted by adriansfc There is the added problem that Steklenberg is utter ****e. oh well, perhaps we should forget him then .....can we quote you on that ? No goals and no assists, so must be utter ****e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 27 March, 2015 Share Posted 27 March, 2015 There is the added problem that Steklenberg is utter ****e. He's not as good as Forsyth, but he's prob better than Kevin Davies ain't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 27 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 27 March, 2015 Best thread title ever? Er.. I forgot to blame my .........ah:rolleyes: ........Alzheimers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 That went well then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Is it possible regarding the situation with all current (and non-current) possibilities which lead us to the ongoing overall goalkeeping situation which we all know doesn't always end as well as we'd have hoped for but often surprises us all by virtue of non-committal players, agents etc that we all continue moving on through this period which couldn't, and possibly, wouldn't have affected the incoming transfer anyway regardless of complete and utter unknowns getting involved in the process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Is it possible regarding the situation with all current (and non-current) possibilities which lead us to the ongoing overall goalkeeping situation which we all know doesn't always end as well as we'd have hoped for but often surprises us all by virtue of non-committal players, agents etc that we all continue moving on through this period which couldn't, and possibly, wouldn't have affected the incoming transfer anyway regardless of complete and utter unknowns getting involved in the process? Translation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Translation? Babel fish in the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 Translation? No I just mean I don't think any of it can be justified, that's all. It's in the bag and we know somethings gotta give but let's do it diligently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 It fits in nicely with the new long foreign name policy though, like Toby Alderflower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarniaSaint Posted 28 March, 2015 Share Posted 28 March, 2015 (edited) Is it possible regarding the situation with all current (and non-current) possibilities which lead us to the ongoing overall goalkeeping situation which we all know doesn't always end as well as we'd have hoped for but often surprises us all by virtue of non-committal players, agents etc that we all continue moving on through this period which couldn't, and possibly, wouldn't have affected the incoming transfer anyway regardless of complete and utter unknowns getting involved in the process? Post of the year Edited 28 March, 2015 by SarniaSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Martini Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 Yes, you just did, you just press quote. He is sh1te. This is why he looked completely lost in the premier league and ended up dropped at Fulham for Stockdale, who is also sh1te. The manager that dropped him also thought putting cheese on your leg would heal hamstring injuries do I wouldn't read too much into that. Stekelenburg is a decent goalkeeper but perhaps a bit past his best. Not the most commanding and perhaps a bit quiet but he has great reactions and is good at stopping penalties as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 There is the added problem that Steklenberg is utter ****e. How are you defining "utter ****e"? Its relative to the level you what him for. Stekelenburg played 191 times for Ajax, 48 times for AS Roma and has 54 Dutch caps (including playing in a World Cup final) so he clearly has a decent pedigree. If we were linked to him in League One or the Championship would you call him "utter ****e"? If we were to sign him in the summer he'd be a stop gap until Forster recovered and then Forster's back-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint 76er Posted 29 March, 2015 Share Posted 29 March, 2015 It will be a shame to see Campbell Forsyth hang up his boots after all these years, but Eric Martin should be okay or even young Gerry Gurr perhaps. However, should those two not work out I did notice in the BBC gossip roundup today that some paper thought Tim Krul would be leaving Newcastle this summer. I immediately put two and two together and decided he must be our next keeper (sorry Eric and Gerry) because, well, he is Dutch ... Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 I don't get the Forsyth thing. What I've got from this is that david in sweden has finally reached ART levels of nuttiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint78 Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 Let's hope if he signs he has many a good game, good game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 Whats the chances of going after Cillessen? He's meant to be pretty good isnt he? Few at Feyenoord: - Kenneth Vermeer - Erwin Mulder PSV: Jeroen Zoer Twente: Nick Marsman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 Twente: Nick Marsman Yes pls! Funny name! Great potential! There's a Mars Man waiting on the line, you'd like to try and beat him, but his reflexes are fine, or something like that pls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 Yes pls! Funny name! Great potential! There's a Mars Man waiting on the line, you'd like to try and beat him, but his reflexes are fine, or something like that pls Nickname kingsize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 Yes pls! Funny name! Great potential! There's a Mars Man waiting on the line, you'd like to try and beat him, but his reflexes are fine, or something like that pls As soon as I wrote it I was expecting funny response from you Brian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del boy Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 There is the added problem that Steklenberg is utter ****e. Is one view, but if Stekelenburg played 191 times for Ajax, 48 times for AS Roma and has 54 Dutch caps (including playing in a World Cup final) then surely someone should point out that if anyone can get the best out of him.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 30 March, 2015 Author Share Posted 30 March, 2015 What I've got from this is that david in sweden has finally reached ART levels of nuttiness. what a condemnation !.........if I did it was pure coincidence.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 30 March, 2015 Share Posted 30 March, 2015 What I've got from this is that david in sweden has finally reached ART levels of nuttiness. That really is harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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