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Good point as man management does appear a strength of NA,and if Hooiveld needs someone to build his confidence then I think NA a good mentor. His time at Celtic does not concern me greatly as there may have been many factors involved, of more concern is that his club record appears a bit nomadic,but perhaps he will respond here.

Anything with hydrogenated onion, including onion bhaji's, give a stagnant smell all of their own.

£2m for a player Lennon wants rid of,and many of their fans don't think can even kick a ball.I'm not too bothered by Lennon's opinion,blokes a knob, or the Celtic fans who have hardly seen him play by the manager who brought him in Mowbray,who does play good football,or possibly in his best position (hasn't he played LB rather than CB for Celtic when selected?). Of course had we paid £2m many on here would be hailing this as an astute signing and answer to our problems. Have to admit to being disappointed we did not sign Gorkss, but Hooiveld matches some of the criteria, left sided,6'4",so lets give the bloke a chance and a welcome on to the bus. Looking on the bright side, if it does not work out then he's back to Glasgow in January,and at least some people might appreciate Seasborne a bit more.

Barry Horne. Peter Osgood was pretty close to it in March 1973 if I remember.

Barton & Bellamy in the same dressing room , that will keep the harmony in the dressing room. Good luck.

It is, but isn't Cork also right footed ?

Compared to Leicester's likely outlay on Maynard, this could be a very shrewd move by Reading at £350,000.

We said much the same on hearing his interview yesterday. A very dignified and sensible response. Can you imagine the response from Warnock,Clotterrill, Dalglish or Sir Anal Funguson over the foul on Lambert for their third goal ?

Hope he gets on well with his new manager...

I previously thought Kean at Blackburn most likely, but Wenger could also in the running if things don't improve there. In the NPC I suspect McLaren or Clotterrill are good candidates.

As we are currently looking to find a left footed CB to play alongside Fonte, I don't think playing a right footed right back, out of position, in that place is a particularly good idea frankly.

Stipe (?) Pletekosa or similar. Croatian I think. Still playing.

More like, Dear Sir Anal, F^ck off you ruddy faced,gum chewing c^nt; Saints U18's are not for sale. Yours Nicola P.S Your son Darren is also a Grade 'A' c^nt.

Why no Branfoot or Wigley as options ?

On the subject of Dave Beasant, he was frequently critiscised after joining Saints, as a Branfoot signing to replace Flowers he was never going to be greatly appreciated, and he did drop some goolies from time to time. One thing in his favour though he did always seem to rally the 'dressing room' when we were up against it, even when sat on the subs bench.

Someone suggested this to me at the time, that Beasant should have come on a minute before the end of extra time.The logic behind my friends view was that not only did Beasant have a better record of saving penalties, but psychologically it would really have thrown the Germans, seeing this giant character with a mop of hair taking to the field.

NA was keen on him in his last summer at Svaginathorpe so clearly knows about Le Fondre's abilities. As he has not made a move for him it is is clear NA also knows Le Fondre's limitations,and does not deem him up to the standard we now require.

" no one likes us, we don't care.." Putting his preference for Hull in context though, it would reunite him with Nigel Pearson, who so far is the only manager to show confidence in Waghorn during his career, and it is nearer Sunderland his home town.

"Eric for Scotland...." a frequent chant.Genuine belief at the time was that he had moved too far south for the SFA to remember him. One name you forgot, Gerry Gurr. Good prospect, England U21, before injury.

The inrtigue by Rodrigues is that he would be a big signing at £4.5m and not be seen as discarded by a previous club.MW is 'tarnished' by the fact he is surplus to Sven's requirements. Pretty unfair really as SGE is only looking to play his own inflated purchases. As said on another thread, MW reminds me of Gordon Watson in build and (reputed) style of play. Also when Watson was first announced I questioned why we would want a Sheff Weds reserve and what he could bring to us.I would gladly welcome a 'Gordon Watson' back in to the building now, so am willing to reserve judgement on Waghorn should he come here and hope it works out. Unfortunately for Waghorn though, he might be seen as fourth choice by some, and resented before he kicks a ball, this is the Seaborne factor, no matter how he performs some people don't forgive him for not being Elliot Ward.

Over an entire career, you'd have to choose Shilton. For their time with Saints its a far closer thing. In 40 years of following Saints I've never felt more more confident of a Saints gk than with Niemi there so he gets my vote.(with the exception of course of his abortion of a season 2004/5 with a 'comedy' defence in front of him).

I think his name was Tscheu (?) La Ling, from Ajax, Dutch of Vietnamese origin or similar. Bit of a 'ball juggler' etc, on trial with us but obviously not pursued. Norrkoping was indeed a fiasco.

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Warnock is one of the few managers that are hated at his own club even when successful. I recall him getting Plymouth promoted and fans were delighted to see the back of him. He and Barton are well suited.

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