hypochondriac Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Some good opinions there. Generally they seem to rate him http://hobnob.royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=90343&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=harding He looked capable of better than Yeovil tbf... Decent player tbf. Good on the ball, and technically sound. Could certainly do better than Yeovil. To be fair to Harding going forward he wasn't all that, but defensively he had two of the most highly rated wingers in his pocket at both Derby (Kris Commons) and Burnley (Chris Eagles). He is an average Championship left back, and would be a good League 1 left back. I must have been watching a different team towards the end of last season - as far as I was concerned he was possibly the best (if not definitely top 3) of our players in the last 8-10 games. I would sign him up personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 (edited) Would be interesting to hear what the Southend fans thought of him, as he played quite a lot of games for them last season and they were a decent league 1 team. Edit: Impression I get from this is that they rated him http://www.shrimperzone.com/vb/showthread.php?t=51102 Edited 21 July, 2009 by Scummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draino76 Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Just asked a Southend season ticket holder. Says he is a top player for league 1, should bhe at least in a midtable championship side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowsaintsfan Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 all sounds very promising then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Will be nice to have a left back who can actually defend. First since Le Saux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint J Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 I live in Ipswich now and every one I asked about him say's he's class and can't understand why his contract wasn't renewed here, although there was a rumour he slept with mcgiltons wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 I live in Ipswich now and every one I asked about him say's he's class and can't understand why his contract wasn't renewed here, although there was a rumour he slept with mcgiltons wife. Keane wouldnt care about that! McG isnt manager anymore, neither is his wife. is his wife fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 is his wife fit? Rule 1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_mears Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Ispwich fans dont seem to rate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WALK DMC Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Harding played in the infamous 3-4 defeat by Leeds a few seasons ago. I always remembering watching the match and thinking that their Left Back was extremely poor and Theo had him time after time. However, looking up the teams on the Internet it suggests that Harding may have been in midfield. Have a look at Saints' 2nd goal and the way Theo walks past the left back. Is that Harding ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJagxcCY41E Theo was good in his time here, but I cant help but thinking the left back helped make him look good in this instance. I just hope my memory is wrong, as there are few times when I remember a left back as vividly as that day for being so inept ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil the Saint Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 No fee and only a 2 year contract isn't too much of a gamble and could turn out to be inspired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints_is_the_south Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Harding played in the infamous 3-4 defeat by Leeds a few seasons ago. I always remembering watching the match and thinking that their Left Back was extremely poor and Theo had him time after time. However, looking up the teams on the Internet it suggests that Harding may have been in midfield. Have a look at Saints' 2nd goal and the way Theo walks past the left back. Is that Harding ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJagxcCY41E Theo was good in his time here, but I cant help but thinking the left back helped make him look good in this instance. I just hope my memory is wrong, as there are few times when I remember a left back as vividly as that day for being so inept ..... If you listen to the commentary, he says "Walcott gets away from Kilgalon". Harding gave away the penalty for the 3rd tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Harding played in the infamous 3-4 defeat by Leeds a few seasons ago. I always remembering watching the match and thinking that their Left Back was extremely poor and Theo had him time after time. However, looking up the teams on the Internet it suggests that Harding may have been in midfield. Have a look at Saints' 2nd goal and the way Theo walks past the left back. Is that Harding ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJagxcCY41E Theo was good in his time here, but I cant help but thinking the left back helped make him look good in this instance. I just hope my memory is wrong, as there are few times when I remember a left back as vividly as that day for being so inept ..... Their left back that day was Matthew kilgallon i think (now with Sheff United) and he hasn't turned out too badly! I watched Harding on one of readings TV games this year, he was brilliant and from the moment i heard he was avaliable on a free...i thought he'd be a great capture for us - but i expected him to go to a champ side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 A Reading supporting mate just said... Really rated him, I wanted us to sign him up, but Rodgers wanted som Chelski youngster as cover instead! He played very well in all the games I saw him in. He'll ben an excellent signing in League One, I'm sure of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Harding played in the infamous 3-4 defeat by Leeds a few seasons ago. I always remembering watching the match and thinking that their Left Back was extremely poor and Theo had him time after time. However, looking up the teams on the Internet it suggests that Harding may have been in midfield. Have a look at Saints' 2nd goal and the way Theo walks past the left back. Is that Harding ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJagxcCY41E Theo was good in his time here, but I cant help but thinking the left back helped make him look good in this instance. I just hope my memory is wrong, as there are few times when I remember a left back as vividly as that day for being so inept ..... on the clip you posted the commentator says he is going past Kilgannon??:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 No fee and only a 2 year contract isn't too much of a gamble and could turn out to be inspired. Oh it is that. I'm chuffed to bits. That's the left side sorted with Fish, Holmes and Harding - play any two, and we will reap dividends. Best left side pairing since Bridge and Marsden days. Seriously, this is a good signing and signals Southampton FC mean business. Pardew has me on-side with this signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 on the clip you posted the commentator says he is going past Kilgannon??:confused: The most pathetic collapse I can remember; I still remember having to deal with two gloating Leeds-supporting colleagues the Monday after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 The most pathetic collapse I can remember; I still remember having to deal with two gloating Leeds-supporting colleagues the Monday after. That and the same reverse against Tranmere in the FA Cup. Both as bad as each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint1977 Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Harding played in the infamous 3-4 defeat by Leeds a few seasons ago. I always remembering watching the match and thinking that their Left Back was extremely poor and Theo had him time after time. However, looking up the teams on the Internet it suggests that Harding may have been in midfield. Have a look at Saints' 2nd goal and the way Theo walks past the left back. Is that Harding ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJagxcCY41E Theo was good in his time here, but I cant help but thinking the left back helped make him look good in this instance. I just hope my memory is wrong, as there are few times when I remember a left back as vividly as that day for being so inept ..... Harding was assigned to stop Theo when it was 3-1 and although Harding was a bit cynical, it was a tactic from Blackwell that turned the game (along with a terrible ref and mass panic from Saints midfield and back 4). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 That and the same reverse against Tranmere in the FA Cup. Both as bad as each other. Yeh, but I didn't have to deal with Tranmere supporting colleagues, so can wipe that one from memory until you bring it up again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 hes not bad on footie manager either so cant be bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 That and the same reverse against Tranmere in the FA Cup. Both as bad as each other. not really, Tranmere were two leagues below and it was on TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 hes not bad on footie manager either so cant be bad There was a time on Saintsforever when that's how everybody rated new signings. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 There was a time on Saintsforever when that's how everybody rated new signings. *sigh* i know..hence the wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_saints Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Leeds fans: http://www.waccoe.com/index.php?showtopic=154001&hl=harding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Will be nice to have a left back who can actually defend. First since Le Saux? Since he signed we've also had: Van Damme Bernard Higgy Brennan Bale Makin Wright Skacel Vignal Surman O'Halloran Molyneux Mills play for the first team at LB. I think Vignal was just about the best of that lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explorer saint Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Leeds fans: http://www.waccoe.com/index.php?showtopic=154001&hl=harding So they thought he was cack, but then again thats leeds fans for you, so welcome and Dan and best of luck on the south coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintDonkey Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 So they thought he was cack, but then again thats leeds fans for you, so welcome and Dan and best of luck on the south coast. Hmmm I don't read it that way at all... Despite a poor start, I thought he was starting to show some signs of development before Blackwell dropped him. ... good signing IMO always thought he'd have been good for us had he been sent away to bulk up a bit ... good signing in my opinion and guaranteed to score against us. ... Could do a job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Since he signed we've also had: Van Damme Bernard Higgy Brennan Bale Makin Wright Skacel Vignal Surman O'Halloran Molyneux Mills play for the first team at LB. I think Vignal was just about the best of that lot. Better than Bale???? I think Vignal is looking for a new club, HCDAJFU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graymalkin33 Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Bale, from what i remember was not a great defensive left back. Going forward yeah. Set pieces yeah(on and off) But as a defender...... not so sure. I think that was the original post about LeSaux being the best defensive left back and we have not had one as good since. Id probably agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 21 July, 2009 Share Posted 21 July, 2009 Bale, from what i remember was not a great defensive left back. Going forward yeah. Set pieces yeah(on and off) But as a defender...... not so sure. I think that was the original post about LeSaux being the best defensive left back and we have not had one as good since. Id probably agree with that. Agreed. I could never truly work out why Bale was classed as a defender at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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