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What’s the Saints XI team vs the worst XI, made of players who have played for us in the time you’ve supported our beloved club? 

I started watching Saints in 2003 (so sadly didn’t see Le Tiss etc) and the best vs worst I could come up with are, 

Best team,

Niemi, 

Clyne, Van Dijk, Fonte, Shaw,

Schneiderlin, Wanyama, 

Tadic, Lallana, Mane, 

Pelle

Manager: Koeman

 

Worst team

Forecast

Wright, Davenport, Bennett,Bernard,

Smith, Pulis, Euell, Mccan, 

Carrillo, Patterson

Manager: Wigley 

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Best team 

                    Shilton

Golac M Wright Van Dyke Dennis

   S Williams D Armstrong

             Le TIssier

   Paine   R Davis  Channon

 

Manager Lawrie Mac  

Worst top flight team ( not counting players that didn't have a run of Games )

 

                             Bazunu

Kenton  Davenport Johanson  Todd

      Groves     Quashie   Redknapp ( 2nd Half)  Mc Cann 

                     Dixon   M Hughes

Manager  Nathan Jones

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I'm going to discount players who never actually made an appearance (Aledine Yahia anyone?) and temporary managers (Dodd/Gorman, Kelvin etc.)

Best - Manager Poch :
 

Niemi

Clyne Toby Virgil Bridge

Wanyama Morgan

Mane Davis Tiss*

Beattie

*If I'm being completely honest he was past his best in the time I've been into football but you can't not include Tiss.

Worst - Manager Mad Nate: 

Blayney

James Lancashire Powell O'Halloran

Euell Liptak* Wright R. Smith

White Bignall

*I have no idea what position he was supposed to be playing and I'm not sure he did

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On 15/11/2024 at 17:08, Dr. Kucho said:

 

What’s the Saints XI team vs the worst XI, made of players who have played for us in the time you’ve supported our beloved club? 

I started watching Saints in 2003 (so sadly didn’t see Le Tiss etc) and the best vs worst I could come up with are, 

Best team,

Niemi, 

Clyne, Van Dijk, Fonte, Shaw,

Schneiderlin, Wanyama, 

Tadic, Lallana, Mane, 

Pelle

Manager: Koeman

 

Worst team

Forecast

Wright, Davenport, Bennett,Bernard,

Smith, Pulis, Euell, Mccan, 

Carrillo, Patterson

Manager: Wigley 

I concur with this. It’s incredibly sad to know how good that team/management combo was compared to where we are now. If the club had supported Koeman and kept the impetus, just think what we may have achieved.

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Best (top flight)

Manager: Lawrie

Shilton

Dennis VVD Wright KWP

Armstrong, Morgan, MLT D Wallace

Moran Beattie

Subs: Flowers, Lambert (Beattie just pipped him), Case (close run with Morgan), M Svensson, Pahars, Fonte, Bertrand,  Rod Wallace, Lallana, Tadic, Mane, S Davis, Pelle, Monkou, Bridge, Niemi (two keepers on the bench but you can’t leave Antti out), Glenn Cockerill (80s), Statham, Ostenstad, Dean Richards, Clyne, JWP 

Worst (top flight)

Manager: Russell Martin

Bazanu

Bernard, Hoedt, Jakobsson, S Baker

Mccann, Quashie, Lesley, David Lee

Carrillo BBD

Subs: Blayney, Lemina (should have been a shoe in but Lesley nicked his spot by looking like he’s won a prize to play), Dixon (half pissed and addicted to gambling but just slightly better than BBD), Steve Wood(hoof!), Moody, Todd, Ely, Kenton, Ross Stewart, Speedie, Cherednik, Lyanco, Davenport, Van Damme (never has a name been less apt, just as bad at Wolves), Ray Wallace, Nilsson

 

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Time wise - My first game was when we beat Arsenal at the Dell 1-0 in 1994... interlude to that actually being basically 30years ago to the day (😨!!) and now i feel old 😂

                Niemi

  Clyne Fonte VVD Shaw

      Morgan   Wanyama

Mane   Le Tissier     Tadic

             Lambert

Honourable mentions to Dean Richards, Michael Svensson, Toby (we've had some damn decent CB's in our time) Beattie, Bridge, KWP (and full backs) Pelle - All of which immediatley sprung to mind as contenders but didn't quite cut the mustard.

The joys of awful teams is that you tend to forget them. Doubtless i could plumb the depths of our championship and premier league relegation seasons and find some stinker picks mind.

 

 

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-----------Beattie-----------

Mane-----Le Tiss-----Pahars

-------Morgan---Ekelund----

Bale-Van Dick-M Svennson-Doddsy

-----------Niemi-----------

Based on players at their peak. Pelle probably better player than Beattie overall, but Beattie's best season for us was fantastic.

Sub: Flowers, Richards, Shaw, Bridge, Wanyama, Lallana, Lambert, Pelle, Tadic 

Honourable mentions: Alderweireld, Oakley, Clyne, Kachlouol, Fonte, Davis, JWP, Berkovic.

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