I started supporting saints as a season ticket holder in 86 so fair point. I was very young lol. I sit with 8 of my family every match and they have seen all the best players and they think le Tiss is best. Two votes in last 20 years back up my point as le tiss has been voted our greatest player by the fans. I understand it was in his era though.
I think looking back, le Tiss contribution was the greatest in our history in terms of producing in important games. I would say channon isn't far behind then Paine. However, it must be said that channon and Payne played a lot of their career not at the top flight especially Paine. It's an argument with lots of opinions but i think most would agree with me. That includes a lot of the fans who have seen them all. Ted bates told me in 2000 that he hadn't seen a better saints player than le tissier. That's a pretty good reference.