angelman Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 I'm a bit of a Long fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Amazed at the amount of people mentioning Austin and Long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintSeb Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Ever - Le Tiss or Pahars (Started following Saints in 2000 when I was 6) Current - I have a soft spot for Shane Long, but it has to be Van Dijk really; just so cool, calm and collected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintSeb Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Amazed at the amount of people mentioning Austin and Long! One's a natural goalscorer and the other is a constant trier, which fans always like. What's the surprise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrettIvo Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 I like Maya. I'm going to Japan in April and made a point of getting a shirt with his name on it. Hoping there's some interest in Saints from his home nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 One's a natural goalscorer and the other is a constant trier, which fans always like. What's the surprise? One is a naturally injury prone striker and the other is a non scoring striker. Seems like a good bloke does Long but when he figures as people's favourite player in a PL side its not going to be an especially good one. I find him extremely frustrating to watch because he has such little composure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 One is a naturally injury prone striker and the other is a non scoring striker. Seems like a good bloke does Long but when he figures as people's favourite player in a PL side its not going to be an especially good one. I find him extremely frustrating to watch because he has such little composure. Being good at football and being a fans favorite aren't always the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Favourites at the moment are Van Dijk and Romeu. One because he's our best centre back since Alderweireld and those two are the best in the division, and the other because he works his balls off and I've got one of his Europa League shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Ever - MLT Current - Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Being good at football and being a fans favorite aren't always the same thing. This is true, coincidentally my favourite two players are (arguably) our best two players though. For a bit of balance I also like Cuco Martina for no particular reason other than he seems to be a little bit random and hilarious. Quite like Austin and Rodriguez for non-footballing reasons as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitch Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Quite like Austin and Rodriguez for non-footballing reasons as well. Well, I suppose they are both dashing chaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulrich van Gobbel Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Ulrich van Gobbel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai27 Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Quite like Austin and Rodriguez for non-footballing reasons as well. Not a fan of cyclists then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beowulf Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Current - Long...You what you're going to get with Long 100% commitment. Past- Channon... Best centre forward to play for Saints again 100%,did well for England too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Steven Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Being good at football and being a fans favorite aren't always the same thing. Precisely. It has mostly to do with character—shown both on and off the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint-crinny Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Ever - MLT and also Schniederlin who I just thought oozed class every game Recent - Toby A - for the same reason as Morgan Now - VVD, genuinely the best in the division in his position. We don't have that very often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintSeb Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 One is a naturally injury prone striker and the other is a non scoring striker. Seems like a good bloke does Long but when he figures as people's favourite player in a PL side its not going to be an especially good one. I find him extremely frustrating to watch because he has such little composure. Austin is injury-prone yes, but also a natural goalscorer. I am obviously aware Long doesn't have the best of strike-rates, but as many, many others have said the thread is about favourite players not best players. Ability of course plays a part, but so does commitment and effort and I think Long has contributed enough in terms of both categories to deserve a place as a favourite player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Absolutely. Tadic is an arse. This! Anyway, Davo for me. Love him! (Although he's been fairly average generally the last wee while.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portugalsaint Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 In the past MLT, James Beattie, Michael Svennson, Claude and Fonte Now, anyone that remains for 3 years or more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 In the past MLT, James Beattie, Michael Svennson, Claude and Fonte Now, anyone that remains for 3 years or more! JWP is your man then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Matt le tiss by miles. No one else comes close. Don't get the long thing. Vvd now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpweySaint Posted 9 February, 2017 Share Posted 9 February, 2017 Le Tiss (had the pleasure of meeting him at a charity game as a nipper) Niemi, Beattie going back a little. Current lot either Tadic or VVD (though Boufal is an exciting watch!). Plenty of likeability amongst the squad mind. Honourable mention for Billy Sharp. Class act all around, scored against Pompey and played a big part in our final promotion push. Genuinely smile every time he flashes up on soccer saturday as having smashed in another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 10 February, 2017 Share Posted 10 February, 2017 The turnover of our best players is so rapid now that....... .....this is the weirdest season in over 50 years supporting Saints. We never know who will be playing from one match to the next, nor who will be gone by the next window. Revolving doors are frustating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 10 February, 2017 Share Posted 10 February, 2017 Ever - Ronnie Ekelund Current - VVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 10 February, 2017 Author Share Posted 10 February, 2017 Weird that you're reluctant to call Van Dijk a "favourite", yet you considered Mane and Wanyama to be. Not really. I thought that we'd keep Wanyama and Mane longer than we did. I've learned my lesson now. Van Dijk has been viewed as a player who is going to another club almost since he arrived. But there is another factor: he is obviously our best player but Fonte was a favourite player of mine for years and I always thought that his defensive partners, Lovren, Alderweireld, van Dijk got more than their fair share of the credit for our great central defence whereas Fonte was taken for granted. Anyway, getting back on track, I've decided I do have a favourite current player. I mean you've got to have one, haven't you? It's part of being a football fan. Ever: Channon Now: Sims In both cases I followed their progress through our youth system. I remember the first time I saw Channon in a reserve game I went home and told my Dad, I've just seen a brilliant player. He’s going to be famous one day. I felt the same way when I first saw Sims play. The thing about Channon is that no matter what other clubs he played for, and they included Pompey, he will always be remembered as a Saints player. It would be great if the same could be said of Sims one day or any other of our star players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 10 February, 2017 Share Posted 10 February, 2017 Not really. I thought that we'd keep Wanyama and Mane longer than we did. I've learned my lesson now. Van Dijk has been viewed as a player who is going to another club almost since he arrived. But there is another factor: he is obviously our best player but Fonte was a favourite player of mine for years and I always thought that his defensive partners, Lovren, Alderweireld, van Dijk got more than their fair share of the credit for our great central defence whereas Fonte was taken for granted. Anyway, getting back on track, I've decided I do have a favourite current player. I mean you've got to have one, haven't you? It's part of being a football fan. Ever: Channon Now: Sims In both cases I followed their progress through our youth system. I remember the first time I saw Channon in a reserve game I went home and told my Dad, I've just seen a brilliant player. He’s going to be famous one day. I felt the same way when I first saw Sims play. The thing about Channon is that no matter what other clubs he played for, and they included Pompey, he will always be remembered as a Saints player. It would be great if the same could be said of Sims one day or any other of our star players. You must have been about the only one then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK the 2nd Posted 10 February, 2017 Share Posted 10 February, 2017 Ever 1) Channon 2) MLT 3) Big Ron Now 1) Romeu 2) VVD 3) Bertrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 10 February, 2017 Share Posted 10 February, 2017 Thought this was about current favourite rather than all time, but as most seem to be adding that to their list... Obviously Le Tiss would be top, probably ahead of Benali, Marsden, Pahars and Lambert. Not sure what order though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 10 February, 2017 Author Share Posted 10 February, 2017 You must have been about the only one then... I seem to recall quite a number of fans though that the fact Mane had signed a 5-year-contract, meant he'd stay here longer than 2 years. I expected 3 years at least. But, experience has taught me now that if they're one of our best players and remain injury free, they're sold after just 2 years. So, are you telling me that it's pointless to have Sims as a favourite player as he is going to be sold as quickly as Shaw and Chambers were? Anyway, I would like to see a bit more continuity in our team and from what I've read on here so would some of my fellow fans while, admittedly, some others on here really don't seem to care who is in the team or even whether we win or lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verlaine1979 Posted 10 February, 2017 Share Posted 10 February, 2017 I seem to recall quite a number of fans though that the fact Mane had signed a 5-year-contract, meant he'd stay here longer than 2 years. He didn't, he joined us on a four year contract. He's done the same at Liverpool - clearly got a savvy agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 10 February, 2017 Share Posted 10 February, 2017 I seem to recall quite a number of fans though that the fact Mane had signed a 5-year-contract, meant he'd stay here longer than 2 years. I expected 3 years at least. But, experience has taught me now that if they're one of our best players and remain injury free, they're sold after just 2 years. So, are you telling me that it's pointless to have Sims as a favourite player as he is going to be sold as quickly as Shaw and Chambers were? Anyway, I would like to see a bit more continuity in our team and from what I've read on here so would some of my fellow fans while, admittedly, some others on here really don't seem to care who is in the team or even whether we win or lose. Mane and Victor had their agents hawking them around for a while before they left it was pretty clear to anyone paying attention they didn't see Southampton as a long term destination. We have plenty of players who have stayed around for a while Davis, Bertrand, JWP or Yoshida none of those float your boat Nordic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 10 February, 2017 Share Posted 10 February, 2017 Ever: Lambert Now: Longy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 10 February, 2017 Share Posted 10 February, 2017 Current - Romeu, Davis and Sims (nice lad and I think he's going to be a good player). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted 11 February, 2017 Share Posted 11 February, 2017 Previously said Davis but have changed my mind to Bertrand. He puts in as good a shift as Davis, is better at his role and probably scores as many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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