Memories of Sadio Mane on the OS

[Charlie Wayman]

Wonderful memories of Sadio as a free scoring Saint and the heady days of Top 4 life under Ronald Koeman. Looking back, what a team we had then.

If only... and remarkably there is our one and only James strutting his stuff amongst the elite.

Nice one OS, really enjoyed watching that again, stirring memories of how elated we felt in those halcyon days. 

[JustinSFC]

We valued him so much we let him go for the same money as Sissoko to Spurs in the same window, with a full pre-season aswell..

[skintsaint]

  On 10/04/2021 at 13:35, JustinSFC said:

We valued him so much we let him go for the same money as Sissoko to Spurs in the same window, with a full pre-season aswell..

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Wasn't their an agreed fee clause with him though? Might have imagined that.

[CB Fry]

  On 10/04/2021 at 13:20, Charlie Wayman said:

Wonderful memories of Sadio as a free scoring Saint and the heady days of Top 4 life under Ronald Koeman. Looking back, what a team we had then.

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What Top 4 life was that then? Apart from a bit of early season flirting (much like we've had in, er, this season we're in right now) we didn't have a Top 4 life then.

[JustinSFC]

  On 10/04/2021 at 14:04, skintsaint said:

Wasn't their an agreed fee clause with him though? Might have imagined that.

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I have no idea but I remember it well at the time.

We came out fighting with a 'hardline stance' of £50M then let him go for - £20M under that, presumably because Liverpool had already well and truly tapped him up by that time and then it was just a case of taking what we could get.

If @£30M was his release clause I'm pretty sure United would have paid it, because weren't they in for him aswell?

I thought what we let him go for even at that time was completely bonkers, if £50M was what we originally we wanted, we should have some balls and dug in because Liverpool wanted him badly and imo they would have paid it.

But there you go.

[The Cat]

Saw the thread title and thought he was dead. 

[Lighthouse]

  On 10/04/2021 at 13:35, JustinSFC said:

We valued him so much we let him go for the same money as Sissoko to Spurs in the same window, with a full pre-season aswell..

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It wasn’t £30m, you’re making exactly the same mistake as this guy called Glasgow Saint, who used to post on here. According to most sources at the time the total fee was nearer £36-38m with add ons, which he will have almost certainly have triggered given that they have won everything since he went there and he’s been banging them in. 

[East Kent Saint]

  On 10/04/2021 at 15:51, The Cat said:

Saw the thread title and thought he was dead. 

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No someone else !

[Jimmy_D]

I was there for his three minute hat-trick, I remember saying that it might be a record when the third went in! One of my favourite moments as a Saints fan.

I still wish I’d picked up one of the Super Mané mugs they released to commemorate it!

[JustinSFC]

  On 10/04/2021 at 16:34, Lighthouse said:

It wasn’t £30m, you’re making exactly the same mistake as this guy called Glasgow Saint, who used to post on here. According to most sources at the time the total fee was nearer £36-38m with add ons, which he will have almost certainly have triggered given that they have won everything since he went there and he’s been banging them in. 

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Well guess what.

two things.

I said @ that means about.

And I ain't glasgow fucking saint mate.

[JustinSFC]

Happy to PM you my Address and you can come and knock on my door.

I live in Woolston behind Lidl.

[Fan The Flames]

  On 10/04/2021 at 17:36, JustinSFC said:

Happy to PM you my Address and you can come and knock on my door.

I live in Woolston behind Lidl.

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Yawn

[sibster]

  On 10/04/2021 at 17:36, JustinSFC said:

Happy to PM you my Address and you can come and knock on my door.

I live in Woolston behind Lidl.

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[JustinSFC]

  On 10/04/2021 at 17:48, sibster said:

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Not angry, just keep getting the same fucking accusation and it pisses me off because I know who that is.

[badgerx16]

  On 10/04/2021 at 17:13, Jimmy_D said:

I was there for his three minute hat-trick,

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I was driving with the radio commentary on, and a Villa supporter sat on the back seat.

( And Shlong scored 2 as well ).

Edited 10 April, 2021 by badgerx16

[sibster]

  On 10/04/2021 at 17:13, Jimmy_D said:

I was there for his three minute hat-trick, I remember saying that it might be a record when the third went in! One of my favourite moments as a Saints fan.

I still wish I’d picked up one of the Super Mané mugs they released to commemorate it!

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I was cooking for a wedding and was going to watch the highlights that evening. One of the waiters told me the score and I thought he was winding me up!!

[saintwbu]

I was there for the hat trick too, and I would never have thought it was within 3 minutes at the time - never crossed my mind it would be the record! That third goal was absolutely brilliant from start to finish, they don’t often show the whole build up. Great team that was. 

[Heisenberg]

  On 10/04/2021 at 17:51, JustinSFC said:

Not angry, just keep getting the same fucking accusation and it pisses me off because I know who that is.

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You should be flattered. Just as I’m flattered - Glasgow living rent free in so many heads here 😀🤣

[Toussaint]

  On 10/04/2021 at 17:36, JustinSFC said:

Happy to PM you my Address and you can come and knock on my door.

I live in Woolston behind Lidl.

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So does Glasgow, hmmmm.... 😉

[JustinSFC]

  On 12/04/2021 at 11:56, Toussaint said:

So does Glasgow, hmmmm.... 😉

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haha

[Sunglasses Ron]

That hat-trick, one of my happiest memories of being at a game.  Lovely sunny day, absolute scenes, and then Long scoring a worldy too!