Giordano Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Having just read a post from Gemmel on the Howard thread about how he rated the Lallana contract extension as one of the top ten, possibly top five Saints signings of all time has prompted me to think about what my top ten, or top five would be, and why. I guess theres lots of variables at play that would affect your perception and its very subjective but here goes- my first draft - 1. Keegan. Signing the European player of the year, the coup of coups. No question. 2. help! 3. help! 4. help! 5. help! Names that spring to mind and im missing loads out but ......Peter Shilton from Forest, got over 50 caps for eng whilst with saints 5years, Razor Ruddock from millwall who saved us from relegation one year, Peter Crouch from Villa, made us £5m in one year on transfer fees plus knocked pompey out the cup, Kevin Davies from Chesterfield- bought for £750k sold for £7.5m.....Mark Wright from Oxford played brilliant for 5 years sold at multiple times what we paid and england player too...don't think we paid a fee for Theo...must be dozens of obvious ones ive missed..help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNeil90 Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Bearing in mind I am 21... Antti Niemi Michael Svensson Claus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudamore Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Well are you speaking retrospectively or how they felt at the time of signing? Because i certainly wasn't overwhelmed by the Crouch signing at the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellman Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Yes Keegan's was the most spectacular and unexpected and the best stage managed but he didn't stay long, we got bigger return from Ron Davies and even Jimmy Case and David Armstrong than from Keegan who upped and left, the way he does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpb Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 George O'Brien was a great signing back in 1959 - he gave us the goals that got us from Div 3 to the verge of Div 1. For value for money, I think that Ken Monkou would be hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Alan Ball Peter Osgood Michael Svensson Dean Richards Marion Pahars Jimmy Case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketphilly Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Perry Groves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Durman Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 I would like to see Ronnie Ekelund although injury cut short his time. Mick Channon, Charlie George, Alan Ball, Dave Watson, Mick Mills, Frank Worthington, Phil Boyer, Chris Nicholl, Richard Hall, James Beattie, Kevin Davies, Ruban Agboola.......... to name but a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(not THE) Kevin Moore Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 George O'Brien was a great signing back in 1959 - he gave us the goals that got us from Div 3 to the verge of Div 1. For value for money, I think that Ken Monkou would be hard to beat. I think in terms of VFM (although not strictly 'on topic') I would go with the double signing of the Pauls (Williams and Telfer) on frees by WGS, instantly the leakiest defence in the league became much more robust and we became a harder side to beat, which gave WGS time to impose his ideals and work ethic on the whole team. I was REALLY excited about the Svensons and Delgado... obviously very disappointed by the way Delgado worked out but the Svensons did a good job for us, Michael more than Anders, but when Anders scored that Free kick against the Argies I could hardly contain my excitement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 I was excited when Phillips signed and Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieDog Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 I don't know much about Saints before I started watching them in the early 70's but since then... 1. Keegan - for shock value and putting Saints back on the map 2. Peter Rodrigues - stability in defence and FA Cup captain 3. Alan Ball - past his best but brought the best out of Stevie Williams amongst others 4. Dave Armstrong - so under-rated. As good defending as he was in attack. The complete left midfielder 5. Peter Shilton - at the time STILL the best goalie in the country. If only Keegan had stayed another season...... 6. Dean Richards RIP...one great season and then a massive profit in selling him to Spurs - LOVE IT!! 7. Claus - 10 years? great service and a constant steadying influence at the back 8. CMFG.....brought the best out of Bridgie and earnt us a fortune as a result -and he was a legend himself! 9. Super Marian??? - kept us in the Premiership, along with Matty, for an extra few years 10. Rickie Lambert - a bit sneaky, but I am including him on the strength of his goals in the next 10 or so games that sees us promoted back to the Championship!! The memories are starting to fade a little now I am only following from afar, but every one of those made an impact for me, anyhow, but I am sure there are plenty of others I have forgotten.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK the 2nd Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 1. Ron Davies ... got to be the best ever Saints' signing 2. Kevin Keegan 3. Peter Shilton 4. Alan Ball 5. Mick Channon (from Man City) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Agree with most of those on here: Davies (so I understand), Keegan, Ball, Shilton. Latterly Ekelund, Pahars, M Svensson. And every time Matt signed again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 MacDougall/Boyer Keegan Shilton Mark Wright Niemi Marians Pahars Michael Svensson Lundekvam Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Ted Bates has to be included given the service he gave the club. Pretty good value for the money I'd say, though probably not in NC's top ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 (edited) Since I've been watching Saints... so nothing before 1991, permanent signings not loans, doesn't include anyone who could loosely be argued to be an academy product, and based on achievements not hype. 1. Pele (I heard he scored 1000 goals ) 2. Antti Niemi 3. Michael Svensson 4. James Beattie 5. Marians Pahars 6. Chris Marsden 7. Claus Lundekvam 8. Kevin Davies (1st time) 9. Kevin Davies (2nd time) 10. Berkovic / Kachloul (tie). Honorable mention to Jose Fonte, and re-signing Lallana (academy rule aside) - plus for cash reasons Dean Richards and Kenwyne Jones . Edited 18 March, 2011 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever a red and white Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 i'm only young but Charlie Wayman must up there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 I was very underwhelmed when Killer signed... I was over the moon when phillips signed... just goes to show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 I was very underwhelmed when Killer signed... I was over the moon when phillips signed... just goes to show Phillips only just missed my list. He did a pretty good job for us while he was here, but due to the relegation he wasn't around long enough to really make his mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Is Jason Dodd on the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Grute Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Phil Boyer- even if just for his first season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 When we signed Dean Richards, I thought it was an excellent signing - Bosman's were still in their infancy and to get a player that had been getting rave reviews for Wolves seemed at the time an excellent coup. In addition getting £8.1 million for him after two exceptional seasons was good business on Lowe's part, I have to admit. Other signings that had me chirping at the time were Chaplow's recent permanent transfer, a bargain IMO, Harding's free transfer and (I'll admit) Idiakez's transfer, albeit over the hill, I still thought he'd shine. In hindsight, Mickey Evans' and Pahars' signings were inspired as they saved us from relegation, but I would say the most success we've had with players have been our own youngsters coming through the ranks. Back in the heady Premiership days, we seemingly always sucked at spending money. After all, who'd rate Delap and Delgado as good transfers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Ian Branfoots contract termination notice was a good signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golac's Iron Gonads Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 mentions for Mark Dennis, Dave Watson, Ivan Golac and Mark Wright. Was underwhelmed by Keegan's signing as I am of the generation that had seen little of him playing having started watching football in early 79 and anyway we already had Channon and Moran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjwills Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Ivan Golac & Mark Dennis 2 best defenders we have ever had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 George O'Brien was a great signing back in 1959 - he gave us the goals that got us from Div 3 to the verge of Div 1. For value for money, I think that Ken Monkou would be hard to beat. Great player. But it's amazing to think that a Br*nf**t signing could make the top 10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Ian Branfoots contract termination notice was a good signing. Yes, but he did sign Big Ken. (See above). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 CMFG again for me - totally underwhelmed when he signed and how wrong was I ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted 18 March, 2011 Author Share Posted 18 March, 2011 interesting feedback.. Channon was'nt a transfer, neither was MLT BUT extending his contracts were definately worth mentioning, macdougall/boyer i thought about but decided that they were'nt quite up there, neither Worthington or Phillips but Phillips WAS a big noise but on way down..ditto Alan Ball as he was 31 or 32 when he joined and although played well he was past prime, i LIKE the WGS vote for the williams pair- imaginative thinking that was...maybe Bridger is worth a shout? Liked Golac (first foreign player to play in domestic final) forgot, shamefully, CMFG from birminham - another 5 year term+england international, Stevie Williams 8years a saint -his contract renewal was another good one for me, Pyscho dennis from brum is worth a mention though maybe not top ten, Supermarianpahars MUST be a top ten...bought from Skonta Riga... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Ronnie Ekelund had the potential to be right up there...but 1 season...??? not long enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brussels Saint Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Pahars/Kachloul for me and I always group them together as they came roughly at the same time. We were utterly plop at that moment and definitely going down, then we signed these two. I remember being excited as I knew this was our last chance, they were exotic, unheard of, potentially brilliant (the Latvian Michael Owen etc.) Then they played................... were class and suddenly the gloom, depression, despair was lifted. Joy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpb Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Channon was'nt a transfer, Oh yes he was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 No mentions of Pulis or Forecast yet? But seriously, Rickie Lambert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Ted Bates must be best value for money and most important, followed by Terry Paine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whizzpop Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 for general excitement 1.grobelaar 2. LeSaux 3.petrescu 4. Venison 5. mark Hughes 6. Phillips 7. Hirst 8 Skacel 9 Rasiak 10 Chaplow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Brian O'Neil David Armstrong Ronnie Eklund Peter Shilton I will add more later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellman Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 i'm only young but Charlie Wayman must up there! I'm very old and I can tell you, you're spot on, he was the hero of the time, 'Down the middle for Charlie' was the battle cry, how we managed to get him from Newcastle when we were poor and they were thge Man U of their time, still amazes me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 who are our top 10, based purely on transfer fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 is Delap the highest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simondo Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 "Phillips was also one of the best performers relegation season and showed some fight. If he'd been fit all season we'd have been alright, likewise Crouch and Beattie, and Pahars. Losing all 4 at times was fairly unlucky, and Niemi, and Svensson, and Oakley. Harsh..." i'd forgot quite how injury ravaged we were that season, it all went wrong that season didn't it... if only crouchie had gone for the corner eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertsrightleg Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 considering i attended my first match in january '96 I'd go for. claus marian killer niemi cmfg rasiak phillips lambert fonte kachloul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertsrightleg Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 roughly something like this... delap 4m delgado 3.25m phillips 3.25m prutton 2.5m van damme 2.5m niemi 2.5m killer 2.5m crouch 2m rasiak 2m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjinksie Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Alan Ball Peter Osgood Michael Svensson Dean Richards Marion Pahars Jimmy Case beat me to pahars, kept us in the prem, had an extra 6 years in the big time thanks to him. If we had gone down in '99 we would never have had the cup final or europe. Legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Since I've been watching Saints... so nothing before 1991, permanent signings not loans, doesn't include anyone who could loosely be argued to be an academy product, and based on achievements not hype. 1. Pele (I heard he scored 1000 goals ) 2. Antti Niemi 3. Michael Svensson 4. James Beattie 5. Marians Pahars 6. Chris Marsden 7. Claus Lundekvam 8. Kevin Davies (1st time) 9. Kevin Davies (2nd time) 10. Berkovic / Kachloul (tie). Honorable mention to Jose Fonte, and re-signing Lallana (academy rule aside) - plus for cash reasons Dean Richards and Kenwyne Jones . Didn't Kachloul just turn up with his bags because a mate of Dave Jones' recommended him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 I was at the reserve game at the dell that was kachloul's trial..he was very good...it was against pompey reserves I think....Durnin scored for then lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WokingSaint Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 I keep reading about this cmfg - who is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjinksie Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 I keep reading about this cmfg - who is he? chrissy marsden football genius... come on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 I was at the reserve game at the dell that was kachloul's trial..he was very good...it was against pompey reserves I think....Durnin scored for then lot Think I might have been at that one. Those reserve games at the dell were great. I remember Ramon Vega turning out for spuds when we had a really young team out. He looked like someone's dad making up the numbers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WokingSaint Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Chris Marsden! He was no football genius - hard working midfielder maybe but we have had far better - ball, williams, case, armstrong to name but four! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoSaint Posted 18 March, 2011 Share Posted 18 March, 2011 Maybe not a genius, but once did a great "Maradona vs England circa 1986" impression. Dont think anyone has menioned so would add that Ivan Golac would be in my Transfer top 10. How about biggest transfer disappointment ? Charlie "bizarre guardening accident" George would probably be up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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