Stud mark of doom Posted 10 August, 2019 Posted 10 August, 2019 Given a chance in the prem...... scores within 5 mins.
Saint Without a Halo Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Given a chance in the prem...... scores within 5 mins. Really pleased for him always gave us his best despite going through very difficult family circumstances and seems a genuinely nice bloke!
S-Clarke Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Billy is the opposite to Charlie for me. He was a top guy to have around the place. At the time....it was probably the right call to let him move on when we were promoted. We already had Lambert, Guly and had signed Mayuka (yeah, amazing..!) and Jay. So, he wouldn't have seen much time. We were clearly aiming for a level slightly higher than Sharp. But he did his job and repaid the fee without question. Got no problems with him and he will always be part of my fond memories of that promotion winning team.
rallyboy Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Indeed. When Sheff Utd come to town I'm sure he'll get a proper welcome, rather than moronic booing - the choice of simpletons. There are players who deserve that, he ain't one of them. Always gave everything.
HarvSFC Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Billy Sharp was a massive reason as to why we came back up. Those 9 league goals in 15 appearances in the second half of the season meant that we weren't solely relying on Lambert, who bagged 27 in the league (wow). We knew Sharp would bring goals in the Championship when we signed him and he delivered. Those were the days when we signed the better players for the league we were competing in.
Nordic Saint Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Billy is the opposite to Charlie for me. He was a top guy to have around the place. At the time....it was probably the right call to let him move on when we were promoted. We already had Lambert, Guly and had signed Mayuka (yeah, amazing..!) and Jay. So, he wouldn't have seen much time. We were clearly aiming for a level slightly higher than Sharp. But he did his job and repaid the fee without question. Got no problems with him and he will always be part of my fond memories of that promotion winning team. Whilst I agree with you that we were aiming high when we sold him, it will be interesting to see how many goals he scores in the Premier League this season. He is a hugely popular player wherever he goes and I wish him well.
Roo1976 Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Indeed. When Sheff Utd come to town I'm sure he'll get a proper welcome, rather than moronic booing - the choice of simpletons. There are players who deserve that, he ain't one of them. Always gave everything. totally agree well said that fan.
Badger Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Sharpe always came across as one the games nice blokes, who dealt with a personal family tragedy in a dignified way. Pleased for him, hope he does well this season, although not at our expense of course.
supersonic Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 never good enough for the PL i'm afraid. Lovely bloke and glad he's doing well, but we out grew him as a club
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Bully sharp was great fornus and gave everything. He should be applauded to the rafters when he comes to sms.
Raging Bull Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 His 2 goals against the blue few does it for me. Got treated unfairly by the board and wasn’t even given a chance until yesterday.
John B Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 His 2 goals against the blue few does it for me. Got treated unfairly by the board and wasn’t even given a chance until yesterday. Surely if he was a PL striker some club would have bought him. Most PL teams are crying out for a regular goal scorer
Heisenberg Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 I was one of Billys biggest cheerleaders and felt he deserved a chance in the prem with us. His record for us (and every club) was fantastic. He had earned the chance At the time the club (some fans) had an unhealthy obsession for Guly - think that same season he played 28 scoring 0!! Good thread this. Whose this Glasgow_saint guy that posted so much sense? https://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?41978-Billy-Sharp&highlight=Sharp#.XVB2YSTTUlQ
bpsaint Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Interesting that people claim he was never a Premier League quality striker. Aside from the fact he was 7 years younger than he is now who honestly thought Lambert would push on the way he did, or Fonte, or Schneiderlin...etc etc. There’s every chance Sharp could have made the step up, he has the one quality any striker needs to succeed and that’s knowing where the back of the net is. I really hope he has a great season, was a huge part of our promotion and deserves a great reception on his return.
CB Fry Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Interesting that people claim he was never a Premier League quality striker. Aside from the fact he was 7 years younger than he is now who honestly thought Lambert would push on the way he did, or Fonte, or Schneiderlin...etc etc. There’s every chance Sharp could have made the step up, he has the one quality any striker needs to succeed and that’s knowing where the back of the net is. I really hope he has a great season, was a huge part of our promotion and deserves a great reception on his return.Well, Nigel Adkins for a start. He let Sharp go and kept the others.
Stud mark of doom Posted 11 August, 2019 Author Posted 11 August, 2019 Surely if he was a PL striker some club would have bought him. Most PL teams are crying out for a regular goal scorer Pretty sure Ricky Lambert wouldn’t have ever had the opportunity to show he was top class if we hadn’t given him the chance.
davefizzy14 Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Interesting that people claim he was never a Premier League quality striker. Aside from the fact he was 7 years younger than he is now who honestly thought Lambert would push on the way he did, or Fonte, or Schneiderlin...etc etc. There’s every chance Sharp could have made the step up, he has the one quality any striker needs to succeed and that’s knowing where the back of the net is. I really hope he has a great season, was a huge part of our promotion and deserves a great reception on his return. I echo this. Sharpy played a massive part in getting us back to the top flight. I hope he has a great season too and I for one will defintley give him a great reception when he returns on the final day of the season
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Well, Nigel Adkins for a start. He let Sharp go and kept the others. Although the cheerleaders on here won’t agree that was down to our CEO at time. Little fella, now chairman of AC Milan, you must remember him Anyway, he thought sharp couldn’t cut it in the premier league so decided to sign some fella from AFCON, Mayuka was his name, great player, going to bang them in, because some agent in Zambia told him so. So sharp was out Mayuka was in. We all now how it turned out. But The little Italian fella was a master scout, tactician and transfer guru so this one must be down to someone else.
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Christ, Mayuka. I’d almost forgotten about him. Utterly useless.
eelpie Posted 11 August, 2019 Posted 11 August, 2019 Billy is the opposite to Charlie for me. He was a top guy to have around the place. At the time....it was probably the right call to let him move on when we were promoted. We already had Lambert, Guly and had signed Mayuka (yeah, amazing..!) and Jay. So, he wouldn't have seen much time. We were clearly aiming for a level slightly higher than Sharp. But he did his job and repaid the fee without question. Got no problems with him and he will always be part of my fond memories of that promotion winning team. More so, if my memory serves me correctly, it was a goal from Sharp that sealed promotion for us. I really hope that our supporters give him a good reception when Sheffield U come to St Mary's.
kitch Posted 12 August, 2019 Posted 12 August, 2019 For those who remember, Sharp never actually left the club until Koeman arrived. He was loaned out a few times, but I feel it's sad he never got the chance with us in the PL.
Turkish Posted 12 August, 2019 Posted 12 August, 2019 More so, if my memory serves me correctly, it was a goal from Sharp that sealed promotion for us. I really hope that our supporters give him a good reception when Sheffield U come to St Mary's. I’m sure they will. He was very popular here and in football generally. One of those player most people would want to do well.
Saint_clark Posted 7 March, 2020 Posted 7 March, 2020 Scoring goals in the prem who’d have thoughtYep, smashed in his fourth of a prolific season. He'll pop up with the odd goal but he's a poacher and nothing more, you can't carry that sort of player in the prem unless your aim is solely to avoid relegation. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
Heisenberg Posted 7 March, 2020 Posted 7 March, 2020 4 goals in 700 premier league minutes wouldnt call that “carrying” compare that to che adams... 750 minutes & no goals and no shots on target
Colinjb Posted 7 March, 2020 Posted 7 March, 2020 Yep, smashed in his fourth of a prolific season. He'll pop up with the odd goal but he's a poacher and nothing more, you can't carry that sort of player in the prem unless your aim is solely to avoid relegation. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk Or qualify for Europe.
CB Fry Posted 7 March, 2020 Posted 7 March, 2020 I’m sure they will. He was very popular here and in football generally. One of those player most people would want to do well.He got a lot of love from us up at Bramall Lane so I have no doubt he will get the same at SMS.
Jonnyboy Posted 7 March, 2020 Posted 7 March, 2020 Yep, smashed in his fourth of a prolific season. He'll pop up with the odd goal but he's a poacher and nothing more, you can't carry that sort of player in the prem unless your aim is solely to avoid relegation. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk Lol, have you seen their league position?
Batman Posted 7 March, 2020 Posted 7 March, 2020 Yep, smashed in his fourth of a prolific season. He'll pop up with the odd goal but he's a poacher and nothing more, you can't carry that sort of player in the prem unless your aim is solely to avoid relegation. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
Micky Posted 7 March, 2020 Posted 7 March, 2020 He got a lot of love from us up at Bramall Lane so I have no doubt he will get the same at SMS.He was on the pitch for 5 minutes and then got sent off, hopefully the same on the last day of the season.... [emoji6] Sent from my SM-T590 using Tapatalk
Roo1976 Posted 8 March, 2020 Posted 8 March, 2020 Yep, smashed in his fourth of a prolific season. He'll pop up with the odd goal but he's a poacher and nothing more, you can't carry that sort of player in the prem unless your aim is solely to avoid relegation. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk Unless we keep picking Long?...................think about it really?..............................................................
bpsaint Posted 8 March, 2020 Posted 8 March, 2020 Yep, smashed in his fourth of a prolific season. He'll pop up with the odd goal but he's a poacher and nothing more, you can't carry that sort of player in the prem unless your aim is solely to avoid relegation. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk So basically Sharp has the same number of goals as Long, Adams and Obafemi COMBINED this season, but is only worth having if you want to fight to stay up!?
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