Mickey Evans our most inspired signing?

[SaintDonkey]

According to the Guardian he was anyway

 

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/08/29/joy_of_six_inspired_football_t.html

[saint_bert]

I remeber him hitting his head on the goal frame, class!! I would have to say though imo the most inspirational signing was Richard Wright last season

[SNSUN]

Pahars was pretty inspired too, as nobody knew what effect he'd have when signing.

[Wilf]

Ron Davies from Norwich City for a very modest fee given that he went on to be 1st Division top scorer and "the best centre forward in Europe"

[TopGun]

According to the Guardian he was anyway

 

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/08/29/joy_of_six_inspired_football_t.html

 

Bizarre!

[ottery st mary]

Bobby Stokes as a young apprentice for me no one else has done what he did for me on that lovely day in 1976.

Not yet anyway.. I still live in hope maybe Lallane one day..

[rpb]

Evans made a massive difference when he came but the following season he seemed to believe all the hype, tried to play like a cultured footballer and had little impact.

 

I would agree with Wilf that Ron Davies for £55 000 was the most inspired transfer but Cliff Huxford and George O'Brien were pretty good bits of business too.

[St Landrew]

According to the Guardian he was anyway

 

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/08/29/joy_of_six_inspired_football_t.html

 

Bizarre!

 

Indeed. There are any number of more inspired signings Southampton have made. One from the Guardian list alone is Peter Shilton. Well we signed him too..!

 

Utter twaddle.

[saintkiptanui]

Marsden and jimmy case are both above him.

[Professor]

I always thought Micky Adams was good, but never at the heights of some others, Kevin Keegan, for example, was in a different class!

[LaptopSaint]

My vote would go to Morgan Schneiderlin for leading a young team back to the Premiership at the end of the 2009-10 season. Now there was an inspired signing...

[explorer saint]

For the amount of time Micky was with us , he was superb, still remember those 2 goals at Forest when everybody including me throught we were for the chop.

 

Greatest signing ever probably not but great sideburns

[Kenilworthy]

Alan Ball - His signing at Christmas 76 transformed the cup final side in slow decline into one that romped to promotion the next season. Chris Nicholl, a real coup in signing the captain of a first division side, he came with a guaranteed record of promotion.

 

And one often forgotten - Mick Mills. Came in during the 82/83 season to stablise a side still reeling from the loss of Keegan. Next season we nearly did the double. Crucially, he taught the side what it took to win away from home. I'll never forget the second to last game of 83/84 on a Monday evening at a near deserted Hawthorns. We seemed to be settling for the inevitable draw when Mick was heard shouting "ere we can win this one". A 2-0 win was duly achieved followed by 3-1 at Notts County on Thursday and we were runners up, with Man Uninted finishing fourth in their two horse race with Liverpool.

[TijuanaTim]

I think Psycho was an absolutely inspirational signing...he was the missing part of the jigsaw that took us agonisingly close to the pinacle...left back - left half and left winger all in one. Fu¢king mustard!!

[benjii]

I always thought Micky Adams was good, but never at the heights of some others, Kevin Keegan, for example, was in a different class!

 

What are your thoughts on Micky Evans?

[pilsburydoughboy]

His career at Saints lasted about six months but in that time he scored some vital goals.West Ham at the Dell springs to mind aswell as Forest away.His goals helped keep us up but i am not sure he would be our most inspired signing.

[smithy]

Uuuuuummmmmmmmmmmm

 

Kevin Keegan.

[Danny R]

His career at Saints lasted about six months but in that time he scored some vital goals.West Ham at the Dell springs to mind aswell as Forest away.His goals helped keep us up but i am not sure he would be our most inspired signing.

 

I don't think they are trying to suggest that he was our most inspired signing. It is an article detailing '6 of the best' all of which have different backgrounds and circumstances i.e. he wasn't really very good but it worked.

[miserableoldgit]

Evans made a massive difference when he came but the following season he seemed to believe all the hype, tried to play like a cultured footballer and had little impact.

 

I would agree with Wilf that Ron Davies for £55 000 was the most inspired transfer but Cliff Huxford and George O'Brien were pretty good bits of business too.

 

As a bit of business I suppose Dean Richards has to figure somewhere. Signed on a free, turned some magnificent performances and sold for £10M(?)