Monk Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 (edited) Off with a broken foot at the moment, so fired up Championship Manage 01/02 and conceded a brace to a certain Marcus Allback at Heerenveen. Brought up memories of Stuart Gray sniffing around him back in 2001. He ended up joining Aston Villa a season or two later. With the exception of Javier De Pedro, who do you recall us being heavily linked with but never quite materialising? (feel free to include Andy Reid turning us down from Forest) Edited 12 July, 2022 by Monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Mido. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Oliver Bierhoff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Skacel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 I’m going to span various decades & divisions: • Ronnie Ekelund (The return) • Gianluca Vialli • Elliott Ward • Neil Danns • James Maddison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Adebeyor - Lowe pulled the plug on the deal as he didn't like his attitude Saha and Malbranque - Lowe pulled the deal as he didn't want to make our competitors fincially richer Drogba - Lowe pulled the deal because he was too similar to James Beattie Roskisky - Lowe pulled the deal because he's a cock Davide Astori (RIP) Strongly linked for ages to be signing him but it never happened for some reason Gaizika Mendieta - A completely made up rumour by me back in the early days of the Saintsweb which even made it to the echo, c2003 i think 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Saints Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Harry Winks 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 32 minutes ago, Monk said: Off with a broken foot at the moment, so fired up Championship Manage 01/02 and conceded a brace to a certain Marcus Allback at Heerenveen. Brought up memories of Stuart Gray sniffing around him back in 2001. He ended up joining Aston Villa a season or two later. With the exception of Javier De Pedro, who do you recall us being heavily linked with but never quite materialising? (feel free to include Andy Reid turning us down from Forest) Didn't we also try to get Micheal Dawson at the same time? We ended up with Calum Davenport. I see quite a lot of MIcheal Dawson now as our kids play Futsal together, i completely forgot until now about that, will have to ask him about it when i see him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daldridge7 Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Matt Holland and Brian Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvSFC Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Alexander Buttner and Quincy Promes - Two bullets dodged. Inigo Calderon during the League One days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 DaMarcus Beasley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Amar Jemal. Cue meltdowns on that one Eliott Ward - another set of meltdowns. John Halls - weird one, I think he'd even had his medical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 5 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: Amar Jemal. Cue meltdowns on that one Eliott Ward - another set of meltdowns. John Halls - weird one, I think he'd even had his medical. IIRC Hadn't he packed his bags and said his goodbyes at his current club before we pulled the plug and signed Dan Seaborne instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 2 minutes ago, Turkish said: IIRC Hadn't he packed his bags and said his goodbyes at his current club before we pulled the plug and signed Dan Seaborne instead? Something like that, I remember him being quite upset by the situation (and Cov too). Bit of a Cortese special that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Jeremain Lens - lucky escape Joachim Maehle - one that got away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 12 July, 2022 Author Share Posted 12 July, 2022 One I forgot, Brian Stock in 2010, still got a Facebook message from him saying it’s true when I sent a creepy DM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice Fernandes no.1 fan Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Remember lots of talk about Michael Carrick when he was at West Ham. but I think once they were in Div One that was the case for everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 2 minutes ago, Fabrice Fernandes no.1 fan said: Remember lots of talk about Michael Carrick when he was at West Ham. but I think once they were in Div One that was the case for everyone! what a player he was, i thought he was great. If he was Italian, Spanish or French he'd have got over 100 caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delmary Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Tore André Flo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 1 minute ago, Delmary said: Tore André Flo Didn't we go for Ostenstad over him? Ostenstad was decent enough but Flo went on to be a very good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Matt Jansen - a favourite rumour on Saints clubcall c97 - went to Blackburn i think Alun Armstrong - around the same time - was announced on clubcall as having signed only for him to sign for Middleborugh the next day. Guess that was Alex Crooks first job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 I seem to remember hearing that we also fancied Alan Hudson from Chelsea when we signed Ossie but he ended up at Stoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 I still play CM 01/02 with latest season update I can't stand football manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Saint Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 1 hour ago, Turkish said: Adebeyor - Lowe pulled the plug on the deal as he didn't like his attitude My memory of the Adebayor one was that he couldn't get a work permit, this article was the only thing I could find which suggests I'm wrong though: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/jul/25/newsstory.sport4 Good to see De Pedro mentioned in the same article too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toussaint Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Coutinho, inexplicably chose Liverpool over us 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 4 minutes ago, Berkshire Saint said: My memory of the Adebayor one was that he couldn't get a work permit, this article was the only thing I could find which suggests I'm wrong though: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/jul/25/newsstory.sport4 Good to see De Pedro mentioned in the same article too! I think it was Gordon Strachans book where he says Adebeyor was in Lowes office and he told him he didn’t like his attitude so pulled the deal. To be fair he was a bit of a cock but then he was also a good player who ended up costing Arsenal £3m and was sold for £25m which was crazy money in those days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 3 minutes ago, Toussaint said: Coutinho, inexplicably chose Liverpool over us Vegad Foren inexplicably chose us over Liverpool 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Gary Lineker was close apparently. Alan Ball was manager and Lawrie had returned as a director - they wanted to get him back from Japan but GL retired instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Who was the lad from Bristol City we were due to sign, back in the championship, but he allegedly failed a medical. Can’t remember his name, but I do remember him being their captain and was pretty exciting at the time. I think we then went on to sign Jos Hooiveld instead, so I guess it all worked out well in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 15 minutes ago, Turkish said: I think it was Gordon Strachans book where he says Adebeyor was in Lowes office and he told him he didn’t like his attitude so pulled the deal. To be fair he was a bit of a cock but then he was also a good player who ended up costing Arsenal £3m and was sold for £25m which was crazy money in those days You have to wonder what would have happened to us if we’d signed Adebeyor and or Drogba back then. Assuming they would have gone on to have been what they became, you’d have thought it would have added a bit more £ to the pot, which could have potentially saved us. Who knows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 11 minutes ago, Dman said: Who was the lad from Bristol City we were due to sign, back in the championship, but he allegedly failed a medical. Can’t remember his name, but I do remember him being their captain and was pretty exciting at the time. I think we then went on to sign Jos Hooiveld instead, so I guess it all worked out well in the end. Ah yes, I know the one you mean. Liam Fontaine, really highly rated at the time. Never progressed though, ended up pissing around in the SPL for the last 8 years. Not sure if he's retired now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 12 minutes ago, Dman said: Who was the lad from Bristol City we were due to sign, back in the championship, but he allegedly failed a medical. Can’t remember his name, but I do remember him being their captain and was pretty exciting at the time. I think we then went on to sign Jos Hooiveld instead, so I guess it all worked out well in the end. Liam Fontaine i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 We were linked with Gary Hooper from Celtic for what seemed like an eternity, then he went to Norwich and didn’t do much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 49 minutes ago, Toussaint said: Coutinho, inexplicably chose Liverpool over us Remember the days when people on here used to argue that we were more attractive than Liverpool because we were on the up and they were a club in decline and anyone that disagreed was a troll with a Dell sized mentality 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Colin Todd went to Everton instead We trialled someone Tu La Ling or something but never signed despite loads of hype about him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 (edited) Thought the Bristol City lad was Nicky Maynard, but, clearly not their captain so probably wrong. Edited 12 July, 2022 by Colinjb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toussaint Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 5 minutes ago, Give it to Ron said: Colin Todd went to Everton instead We trialled someone Tu La Ling or something but never signed despite loads of hype about him I always thought there was sum ting wong about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Troy Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 feel like Freddy Adu was linked about 5 times and was still only 24 by the last one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints1988 Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Most obscure: Chris Lines - Bristol Rovers (another Cortese mess around I believe) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 7 minutes ago, Colinjb said: Thought the Bristol City lad was Nicky Maynard, but, clearly not their captain so probably wrong. We were interested in him as well, at the time we were also interested in Jay. I think Leiecter at the time (under Sven) were a bit more flashy with their cash and got him in the end, although to say he flopped would be an understatement. We bide our time and got Jay the following summer and reaped the rewards on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 16 minutes ago, Colinjb said: Thought the Bristol City lad was Nicky Maynard, but, clearly not their captain so probably wrong. He went to West Ham in the championship not sure if he chose them over us or not but he didn't really do much there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Wasn't there something about Grant Holt before he ended up at Norwich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 2 hours ago, Delmary said: Tore André Flo 1 hour ago, Turkish said: Didn't we go for Ostenstad over him? Ostenstad was decent enough but Flo went on to be a very good player. IIRC, when Souness came in, he had good European contacts & we had double-figures of trialists over. Flo was one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Lion Tamer Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 1 hour ago, revolution saint said: Gary Lineker was close apparently. Alan Ball was manager and Lawrie had returned as a director - they wanted to get him back from Japan but GL retired instead. We really had a thing for over the hill strikers didn't we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 2 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said: IIRC, when Souness came in, he had good European contacts & we had double-figures of trialists over. Flo was one of them. It was a choice between Ostenstadt or Flo, as we could not afford both (which we wanted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 21 minutes ago, Turkish said: He went to West Ham in the championship not sure if he chose them over us or not but he didn't really do much there. Yeah, West Ham signed him and Baldock at a similar time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAY-Z Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 1 hour ago, Turkish said: I think it was Gordon Strachans book where he says Adebeyor was in Lowes office and he told him he didn’t like his attitude so pulled the deal. To be fair he was a bit of a cock but then he was also a good player who ended up costing Arsenal £3m and was sold for £25m which was crazy money in those days Yeah it’s in Strachan’s book, Lowe apparently offered him 5k a week when he should’ve been offered around 15k and Lowe didn’t like his attitude towards that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Jamie Vardy was basically a done deal to Saints from Fleetwood, under Nigel Adkins in the January (2012) transfer window. At the last minute we had the opportunity to sign Japanese superstar Tadanari Lee, and we felt that they were similar ability, but that Lee could help us grow the Saints brand/support in the Far East. I wonder whatever happened to those two guys and what sort of careers they had? 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 La Ling Dutch guy who L Mac reckoned would have won us the Div 1 title, Keith Newton full back from Blackburn, Rod Thomas from Swindon, Colin Todd from Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Posted 12 July, 2022 Share Posted 12 July, 2022 Just now, St Louis said: Jamie Vardy was basically a done deal to Saints from Fleetwood, under Nigel Adkins in the January (2012) transfer window. At the last minute we had the opportunity to sign Japanese superstar Tadanari Lee, and we felt that they were similar ability, but that Lee could help us grow the Saints brand/support in the Far East. I wonder whatever happened to those two guys and what sort of careers they had? 🤔 My source for that was Nigel Adkins himself, when he did a talk at a 'Leaders in Digital Sport' conference at Stamford Bridge about 8 years ago. He could just about see the funny side of it, but wondered if he would have lasted longer at Saints had he bagged the player HE had wanted of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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