Niemi

[bpsaint]

Saints have just posted this online, good little watch if you’ve got a spare 10 minutes. Good to see Antti looking well, he comes across really modest too.

There’s a decent one with Beattie too.

[The Cat]

Best keeper we've had since Tim Flowers by a long way. 

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, The Cat said:

Best keeper we've had since Tim Flowers by a long way. 

Better.

[Badger]

Certainly my favourite GK in the time I've followed Saints (1960's).

I know some will shout this down but on their performances for us - as opposed to throughout their career - I'd pick Niemi over Shilton  every time. 

[Miltonaggro]

Class act, great keeper, inspired confidence in a relatively limited side, just what we’ve needed for years. 

[stknowle]

1 hour ago, The Cat said:

Best keeper we've had since Tim Flowers by a long way. 

Ahem......

[CB Fry]

He's not finished.

[Maggie May]

44 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

He's not finished.

The world’s been a worser place since I learned that call was staged.

[skintsaint]

2m quid as well. Bargain!

[The Cat]

"What do you say when people say you should never get beaten at the near post?"

"It's not true, it's something people used to say in the 70's and 80's"

😂😂😂

Can we finally put that myth to bed now please, and can everyone who has ever written that on here please go back and edit all their posts and let me know when they have finished? Thank you.

[Mr Saints]

What a keeper. I loved that Strachan side.

[rooney]

He was brilliant for us so many times.

[Micky]

That's how we used to be built, top quality goalkeeper, strong reliable defence, the rest would pretty much look after itself then.  How we could learn something from those days. 

[sambosa75]

Good to see.  You don't really see the club engaging a great deal with players from times gone by.  Its a shame as there are probably some quite interesting stories to tell.  

[Yorkshire Saint]

On 23/11/2022 at 18:54, The Cat said:

Best keeper we've had since Tim Flowers by a long way. 

5 best in my time:

Shilton

Flowers

Niemi

Burridge

Forecast 

5 worst:

Jones

Andrews

Gunn

Smith

Gazziniga 

Edited 25 November, 2022 by Yorkshire Saint

[Miltonaggro]

On 23/11/2022 at 20:49, stknowle said:

Ahem......

To be fair to the bloke just played a blinder for Iran vs the taffs.

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, Yorkshire Saint said:

5 best in my time:

Shilton

Flowers

Niemi

Burridge

Forecast 

5 worst:

Jones

Andrews

Gunn

Smith

Gazziniga 

Maik Taylor?

[bpsaint]

2 hours ago, Yorkshire Saint said:

5 best in my time:

Shilton

Flowers

Niemi

Burridge

Forecast 

5 worst:

Jones

Andrews

Gunn

Smith

Gazziniga 

Harsh on Jonah IMHO

[Yorkshire Saint]

1 hour ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Maik Taylor?

Somewhere in the middle. I thought he was alright.

[Yorkshire Saint]

26 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

Harsh on Jonah 

Always thought he was overrated .. id have preferred Maik Taylor at the start and Niemi taking over earlier if my memory is correct.

Edited 25 November, 2022 by Yorkshire Saint

[bpsaint]

33 minutes ago, Yorkshire Saint said:

Always thought he was overrated .. id have preferred Maik Taylor at the start and Niemi taking over earlier if my memory is correct.

Was he? I was always of the impression that Jones was a solid, if unspectacular, Premier League keeper.

 

[Yorkshire Saint]

7 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

Was he? I was always of the impression that Jones was a solid, if unspectacular, Premier League keeper.

 

Im sure one of us is more right than the other 😊 my goalkeeping experience didnt go far past the tyro league division 5 circa 1990 .. what do I know!!

[bpsaint]

 

32 minutes ago, Yorkshire Saint said:

Im sure one of us is more right than the other 😊 my goalkeeping experience didnt go far past the tyro league division 5 circa 1990 .. what do I know!!

I surprised Kevin Miller didn’t get the nod ahead of him 😂

[St David 46]

I'd say he was Saints best ever goalkeeper. Although his afternoon at fratton park in April 2005 was not his finest hour (90 minutes).

[egg]

1 minute ago, St David 46 said:

I'd say he was Saints best ever goalkeeper. Although his afternoon at fratton park in April 2005 was not his finest hour (90 minutes).

He was brilliant, but not quite in the league of Shilton for me. Flowers was similar standard too imo. 

[Charlie Wayman]

On 25/11/2022 at 12:21, Yorkshire Saint said:

5 best in my time:

Shilton

Flowers

Niemi

Burridge

Forecast 

5 worst:

Jones

Andrews

Gunn

Smith

Gazziniga 

?????????? No Kevin Davies?

[Dark Munster]

3 hours ago, Charlie Wayman said:

?????????? No Kevin Davies?

[kevdoh]

On 23/11/2022 at 21:37, Maggie May said:

Not convinced it was despite what has been said. World class acting if it was. More likely he made himself look a bit stupid so claimed it was a joke. Either way Niemi is easily the best keeper saints have had in my lifetime supporting. Remember singing we've got the best keeper in the world and actually meaning it. He was unbelievable. Best save Ive ever seen has to go to Paul Jones at old Trafford. Was a double save can't reamber who but the second shot was behind him

On 23/11/2022 at 21:37, Maggie May said:

The world’s been a worser place since I learned that call was staged.

 

 

[Maggie May]

3 minutes ago, kevdoh said:

 

Niemi actually admits it in his latest interview with the OS.

You’re spot on though - Niemi is my favourite Saints goalie.

Edited 29 November, 2022 by Maggie May

[kevdoh]

52 minutes ago, Maggie May said:

Niemi actually admits it in his latest interview with the OS.

You’re spot on though - Niemi is my favourite Saints goalie.

Only let down was his performance in that 4-1 at fratton. The whole team bottled it. I remember they stopped a load of us getting in and by time I got my seat I saw us going 2-0 down. If memory serves me right it was the same game crouch had the phantom injury warming up because he didn't have the bollocks to play. How we needed a benali or a Terry hurlock in that game

[once_bitterne]

On 23/11/2022 at 20:49, stknowle said:

Ahem......

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy-forecast-7590251b8/