exit2 Posted 9 January, 2009 Posted 9 January, 2009 Can someone explain what it is with ex saints players and Stoke! Rory Delap Andrew Davies Rick Fuller Danny Higginbotham Vincent Pericard and now James Beattie! Sheffield United have just accepted a £2.5m bid
rocknrollman no2 Posted 9 January, 2009 Posted 9 January, 2009 Wouldnt it be nice if they wanted our Chairman as well! All bids welcome.
Mole Posted 9 January, 2009 Posted 9 January, 2009 http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=7877
Charlie Wayman Posted 9 January, 2009 Posted 9 January, 2009 When Stoke come down next year they'll all be ex-Saints, ex-Stoke
saint_stevo Posted 9 January, 2009 Posted 9 January, 2009 mod in duplicate thread shocker- http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=7877
exit2 Posted 9 January, 2009 Author Posted 9 January, 2009 mod in duplicate thread shocker- http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=7877 yeah ok ok!
offix Posted 9 January, 2009 Posted 9 January, 2009 Wouldnt it be nice if they wanted our Chairman as well! All bids welcome. It would be very nice indeed
saint_stevo Posted 9 January, 2009 Posted 9 January, 2009 not sure we can call pericard an ex saint either
The Tango Man Posted 10 January, 2009 Posted 10 January, 2009 They could be our reserve team of has beens..not sure though comparing them to what we are left with !!!
whizzpop Posted 10 January, 2009 Posted 10 January, 2009 Tony Pulis worked for Bournemouth and Portsmouth so he probably has a few contacts with the area, so probably knows Beattie etc quite well.
ottery st mary Posted 10 January, 2009 Posted 10 January, 2009 Believed that Manager Pulis has strong connections to Southampton family and all that. Married to a Southampton girl, so I am told? Secret clubs even? Has a young son who is an up and coming footballer waiting to explode onto the scene... Is being held back by the Saints not giving the yuf a chance in the first team. How much did we actually pay....yes we paid for his transfer as part of Davies deal, before you start little Pixies.
ottery st mary Posted 10 January, 2009 Posted 10 January, 2009 Sorry, forgot...Mr Pulis if you really loved Southampto, loan us a few players for nothing. Not Pericard, ideally some that can play at Back or up front...alright, just some players. We can loan you some young talent....Pulis, Gasmi, Smith, Spiderman,,,,Fair swap though.
Diplodocus Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 What went wrong for Fuller here? In Stoke, pretty much every Stoke fan seems to think he's their best player of the last few decades and he's consistently excellent, even when not scoring. Were his knees really plaguing him that much at Portsmouth and Saints? http://oatcakefanzine.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Potters&action=display&thread=114123
Arizona Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 He was out of form here in an uncreative team and for some reason Burley decided he would rather have BWP.
trousers Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 Wouldnt it be nice if they wanted our Chairman as well! Not at all. I think Cortese is doing an excellent job...
SNSUN Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 Sorry, forgot...Mr Pulis if you really loved Southampto, loan us a few players for nothing. Not Pericard, ideally some that can play at Back or up front...alright, just some players. We can loan you some young talent....Pulis, Gasmi, Smith, Spiderman,,,,Fair swap though. Which, I suppose, shows how much Morgan has improved in the last year or so, as I wouldn't want him loaned out now! He's not been consistant this season, but he's certainly improved playing in a better side.
SuperMikey Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 Which, I suppose, shows how much Morgan has improved in the last year or so, as I wouldn't want him loaned out now! He's not been consistant this season, but he's certainly improved playing in a better side. I think he's been one of our best players this season. Having said that though, i'm not sure that any players in our squad at the moment could be described as being one of our 'worst' players. (Although i'm sure some of you pessimists will have a go anyway...)
Smirking_Saint Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 He was out of form here in an uncreative team and for some reason Burley decided he would rather have BWP. Yup so out of form he had scored 6 in 6 when we let him go ?? I would have thought he was earning too much, and that is why he went. But then i know at pompey he was on a pay to play so i just don't know. Weird decision for me.
Arizona Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 Yup so out of form he had scored 6 in 6 when we let him go ?? I would have thought he was earning too much, and that is why he went. But then i know at pompey he was on a pay to play so i just don't know. Weird decision for me. Don't get me wrong, I wanted to keep him and his form was good at the end of the season. Can't believe we got rif of him and Oakley in favour of BWP and Wright. That was however his 'Saganowski moment' in an otherwise unproductive season.
sadoldgit Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 Apart from Beattie and Davies, those players were royally slagged off as being useless when they were with us!
RobM Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 It didn't help that our fans were on Fullers back the entire time he was here. He had the boo boys on his back all the time, on and off the pitch. I remember an interview with him post-match, after being boo'd at the start of a game then bagging a couple of goals. He look utterly fed up and just said he was 'working his ******** off' to do well and would see what happens. He left shortly afterwards.
Pancake Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 He had the boo boys on his back all the time, on and off the pitch. Now that's a whole new rumour....
norwaysaint Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 Fuller was very good for us and our results were far better when he played. However, this was at that weird time when everybody said we needed a million pound striker and we got Fuller for 95 000 from Pompey. Therefore it was decided he was derided before he even started. He wasn't a high scorer, but he did play well.
Shroppie Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 If it's not too boring to answer the original question, it's the red and white stripes. They miss us and it comforts them.
BadgerBadger Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 Holy thread resurection Batman! I proper lol, I may go and try and better this one
Nineteen Canteen Posted 18 February, 2010 Posted 18 February, 2010 Holy thread resurection Batman! It was either that or face the condescending ST Landrew admonishing posters for not remembering threads one year ago let alone a month. You need to remember most of us posters are mere mortals and Diplodocus is either super human in his memory or is in the middle of some major catching up.
ericofarabia Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 Here's hoping Beatts, Rory and Higgy all get on the scoresheet on Saturday and just to rub it in Fuller to get a couple as well
eelpie Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 Can someone explain what it is with ex saints players and Stoke! Rory Delap Andrew Davies Rick Fuller Danny Higginbotham Vincent Pericard and now James Beattie! Sheffield United have just accepted a £2.5m bid Andrew Davies excepted, they were all rubbished on Saints forums as not good enough for us (like quite a few ex Saints now playing in higher leagues).
Saint_clark Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 Andrew Davies excepted, they were all rubbished on Saints forums as not good enough for us (like quite a few ex Saints now playing in higher leagues). Be fair, Pericard actually is gash.
david in sweden Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 (edited) Andrew Davies excepted, they were all rubbished on Saints forums as not good enough for us (like quite a few ex Saints now playing in higher leagues). There is always SOMEONE to "rubbish" even the best players, but in each case there is some logical explanation. Delap was ignored by successive managers, who played him in a utility role to cover injuries everywhere in the team, hence he never had a regular spot. He was mercilessly criticised (by well-known contributors on this site) for his " useless " long throws, but which Pulis (senior) made him into a terror force on his own. Quite simply, we never had strikers good enough to convert his efforts into goals. Fuller was a former 'arry favourite, good but overpaid and under played. Like Higginbotham both were worthy of better and didn't want CCC football. Andrew Davies (a good defender) was desperately sold (by RL) for survival money. Only Everton ever thought that Beattie was real Prem. material, and few have been convinced - even now, but he had his best days with us. The unfortunate Pericard may have talent but has been a " misfit " in every club he's moved to. Many players find success in one certain team at one time, Pulis (snr) - who was a candidate for Saints job ten years ago - has found the right combination and has a respectable League position to prove it. Edited 19 February, 2010 by david in sweden
The9 Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 Holy thread resurection Batman! Especially as it was a duplicate thread from Jan 2009 which lasted less than a day... :shock: ...the other thread on the link is far more informative (i.e. it has my full list of ex-Saints at Stoke in Jan 09, not the abridged list here...).
Pancake Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 Especially as it was a duplicate thread from Jan 2009 which lasted less than a day... :shock: ...the other thread on the link is far more informative (i.e. it has my full list of ex-Saints at Stoke in Jan 09, not the abridged list here...). I see...
lettuce Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 If it's not too boring to answer the original question, it's the red and white stripes. They miss us and it comforts them. This. It's the same reason Beats went to Sheff United and KJ went to Sunderland. Once a player wears red & white stripes, they never want to wear anything else! Seabourne from Exeter is another... and haven't we had the occassional player from PSV or Ajax in the late 90's early 00's? See.. conclusive proof!
John B Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 Andrew Davies excepted, they were all rubbished on Saints forums as not good enough for us (like quite a few ex Saints now playing in higher leagues). And probably Davies was not the best player of that lot anyway
The9 Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 And probably Davies was not the best player of that lot anyway Well no, but he was one of the best in our (bad) side at the time, while the likes of Delap and Fuller clearly weren't, which bought him a lot of affection. Why am I perpetuating this crappy thread anyway?
Pancake Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 Henri Camara can add to that list... Do you have an email address for him so I can ask him to do just that?
SNSUN Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 This. It's the same reason Beats went to Sheff United and KJ went to Sunderland. Once a player wears red & white stripes, they never want to wear anything else! Seabourne from Exeter is another... and haven't we had the occassional player from PSV or Ajax in the late 90's early 00's? See.. conclusive proof! Reversely, there's Pulis Jr... oh.
St_Tel49 Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 Andrew Davies excepted, they were all rubbished on Saints forums as not good enough for us (like quite a few ex Saints now playing in higher leagues). Which pretty much proves that you should disregard the opinion of every poster on this board when it comes to players ;-) (Not that that will stop us from expressing such opinions)
The9 Posted 19 February, 2010 Posted 19 February, 2010 Hmm, that's weird, I've just clicked on the link and it doesn't have my list of Stokey/Saintsy players on it, which means BOTH this thread AND that link were duplicates of one already discussing it. Scary.
hamster Posted 20 February, 2010 Posted 20 February, 2010 What I want to know is this; how many of our 'Player of the Season' winners have subsequently ****ed off? Good luck to any es-saint but basically **** 'em discuss.
Amesbury Saint Posted 20 February, 2010 Posted 20 February, 2010 always thought Fuller was a good player
Mark`` Posted 20 February, 2010 Posted 20 February, 2010 Fuller was good, after his loan spell at Ipswich he came back for the last 15 games having lost about 4 stone in weight. he then went an scored about 7 in 7 and RL didn't renew his contract.
RedAndWhite91 Posted 20 February, 2010 Posted 20 February, 2010 Just watched highlights. Absolutely brilliant
Colinjb Posted 20 February, 2010 Posted 20 February, 2010 Fuller was good, after his loan spell at Ipswich he came back for the last 15 games having lost about 4 stone in weight. he then went an scored about 7 in 7 and RL didn't renew his contract. No, Burley sold him. Another baffling decision on his part.
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