Batman Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 don't know who over-rated him though, most thought he was dump. just seemed those on here over-rated him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_southy Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Thank you Steve, best of luck for the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Most memorable moment for me wasn't the Reading goal, it was Blackpool at home when we equalised in injury time then De Ridder ran past the defence, had a chance to pass to Lallana who was totally unmarked in the middle, and instead f*cked it up completely and just nudged it out for a goal kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Most memorable moment for me wasn't the Reading goal, it was Blackpool at home when we equalised in injury time then De Ridder ran past the defence, had a chance to pass to Lallana who was totally unmarked in the middle, and instead f*cked it up completely and just nudged it out for a goal kick. he'd obviously read the forum's opinion on Lallana's finishing ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARCELONASAINT Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 I can confirm SD left Southampton airport on a oneway ticket to Amsterdam this morning......bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Thank goodness we will no longer have to listen to those one celled loons shouting Steeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvv. Life gets better by the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Will be remembered for his goal at Reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Most memorable moment for me wasn't the Reading goal, it was Blackpool at home when we equalised in injury time then De Ridder ran past the defence, had a chance to pass to Lallana who was totally unmarked in the middle, and instead f*cked it up completely and just nudged it out for a goal kick.Yes - it was painful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 His effort was undoubted but never felt he would ever turn a game for us when he came on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitySaint Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Signed by the chairman don't think Adkins ever fancied Steve, having never seen him play (thats a fact and direct from the horses mouth). Nice bloke, always made time to have a chat, final delivery was his downfall, never quite strong enough. Sure he'll excel somewhere else where. His Dad was a lovely bloke too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 At least he tried hard, he was very trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 His effort was undoubted but never felt he would ever turn a game for us when he came on. Hull and Ipswich at home in the Championship he definitely made a positive impact. The Blackpool miss was bad but a lot of players have moments like that. No worse than Lallana missing an open goal at Norwich this year, yet he seems more easily forgiven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Most memorable moment for me wasn't the Reading goal, it was Blackpool at home when we equalised in injury time then De Ridder ran past the defence, had a chance to pass to Lallana who was totally unmarked in the middle, and instead f*cked it up completely and just nudged it out for a goal kick. Was that the same game where he received the ball back-to-goal, turned his defender and put a perfect cross in for Guly to head in at the far post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baird of the land Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 A frustrating player who clearly had some talent, especially at Champ level. Wish him the best elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Great news. Hilarious that some people on this forum thought he was an ideal replacement for Chamberlain after seeing a 45 minute appearance against WBA and about 7 minutes of YouTube footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Lej Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Was that the same game where he received the ball back-to-goal, turned his defender and put a perfect cross in for Guly to head in at the far post? No, it wasn't. Lambert scored both goals in that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Some graceless twonks on this thread. Good luck in your next move Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Never lacking effort and clearly had affection for the club and fans. Best of luck to him I say... Yes, this echoes my sentiments re SDR, who on balance played a part in our successful rise up the league. Thanks, in particular for the Reading goal which was his crown and glory as it turned out, which set some really mental celebrations in place. Adkins simply did not trust him and because of that I thought he treated him rather poorly at times. Steve would come on have an impact on the game, but then not see playing times for weeks. When he did get a chance he didn't always take it of course, but you do need a decent run in the side and I'm not sure he ever got that. I guess our promotion shows that Adkins got it right selection wise, but there were a few games when I thought he should have been brought on and a few when I thought he shouldn't have been taken off. Water under the bridge now. Hope he gets his career back on track. He's not nearly as bad as some make out. He just needs better direction in more ways than one. Yep, that too strikes a chord with me, don't think he had a continued run to cement a place, although you also felt that like many wingers he'd always be inconsistent and never play well twice in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 De ridder was huge for us in the championship and can leave as a mini legend imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 For a winger, I've never seen someone so useless when it comes to deliveries. And also so completely clueless with decision making. There was a reason he wasn't selected or given a continuous run, it was because he was an utterly hopeless footballer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 For a winger, I've never seen someone so useless when it comes to deliveries. And also so completely clueless with decision making. There was a reason he wasn't selected or given a continuous run, it was because he was an utterly hopeless footballer. And coming from Clarkey that means you are really sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Some graceless twonks on this thread. Good luck in your next move Steve. Graceless because we think he was crap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Graceless because we think he was crap? you've obviously missed the point, few tweets, cardboard box on your head=good bloke, your footballing ability doesn't come into the equation. Some have difficulty with calling a spade a spade in our day and age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Some graceless twonks on this thread. Good luck in your next move Steve. This. Some right n0bbish comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Looks like it. You could understand the club's stance on the Championship-standard players a year ago because it was possible we could have ended up straight back down there a year later so it was worth keeping the core of the promotion-winning squad together (the hard-nosed stance made much less sense with the likes of Ryan Dickson who wouldn't have got a game in the Championship either), but now we've stayed up and are looking to push on, the fact is that we have a number of Championship-standard players earning Premier League wages. As a result, no Championship club is going to pay a transfer fee as well as those wages, so we're either stuck with them or we come up with a compromise. I'd expect Hammond, Sharp and Forte to be gone by the end of the month, maybe Barnard as well. Realistically, apart from the Championship player safety net mentioned, the situation has changed for the players too - whilst last season barely any of the players out on loan were near to contract ending and happy to take the cash for a season which they wouldn't get anywhere else, those players NOW are considering getting their next 3-4 year contract somewhere else and will be much more receptive to moving on permanently for less money over a longer period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Will be remembered for his goal at Reading. Would have been remembered for his goal at Cardiff as well, if we'd bothered to turn up for the previous 75 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Lovely bloke. Tried hard. Ultimately not good enough. I always used to use SDR as an example to Guly bashers in the championship. For some reason those Guly bashers loved SDR. Mainly because he tried hard and Guly didn't. Yet Guly actually made stuff happen and SDR didn't. Hope he gets his career back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 For a winger, I've never seen someone so useless when it comes to deliveries. And also so completely clueless with decision making. There was a reason he wasn't selected or given a continuous run, it was because he was an utterly hopeless footballer. Except he wasn't. Pulis was an utterly hopeless football. So were Darren Powell, Lee Molyneux and Zoltan Liptak. De Ridder just never fitted into our team and our way of playing. He had some talent but Saints progress through the leagues just overtook him. I will always remember his goal away at Coventry completely emptying the Ricoh Arena for the last 10 minutes of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Another stunning Adkins aquisition. Give it a frickin rest you nobber!!! We all know you haveAdkins, since before his appointment. I can only specula that he knobbed your missus, or sister, or mother, which could be all three given where you live!!! I am not unhappy to see SDR go, in fact it was more than expected. Tried hard. Good goal at Reading. Below standard for us. But, good luck to him in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Give it a frickin rest you nobber!!! We all know you haveAdkins, since before his appointment. I can only specula that he knobbed your missus, or sister, or mother, which could be all three given where you live!!! I am not unhappy to see SDR go, in fact it was more than expected. Tried hard. Good goal at Reading. Below standard for us. But, good luck to him in the future. brilliant....after seeing that it just reminds me how fortunate I was not part with £5. so many idiots on this forum now. Adkins really made some ****e acquisitions ...face up to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 I often thought he never got the ball he wanted played for him, there was no doubt he was fast but far too many times a ball to him was played behind him making him slam on the brakes to collect the ball which just nullified his impact. He got to the stage where when he did come on he just tried too damn hard to make an impact which just made him look ordinary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 I often thought he never got the ball he wanted played for him, there was no doubt he was fast but far too many times a ball to him was played behind him making him slam on the brakes to collect the ball which just nullified his impact. He got to the stage where when he did come on he just tried too damn hard to make an impact which just made him look ordinary. Don't quite buy that argument. Lallana got the ball where he wanted it, so did Cork, so did Morgan, so did Chambo when he was here. The fact is that he didn't really know how to take up a position, find space or actually use space when he had the ball. Lots of blind alleys were formed when he had it. He was a good enough lad, nothing against him at all, but there wasn't any talent there in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 A completely inadequate replacement for Oxlade-Chamberlain, (you could say we still haven't signed one, although Punch has improved) but in the grand scheme of things it didn't matter, as we still achieved promotion. Had he been with us as a youngster, I reckon we could've nurtured him into being the player we so hoped we'd signed when he arrived. Still, best of luck in your future endeavours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicestersaint Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Signed by NC - did Ok in the CC but not a PL player - at least I don't have to listen to that ridiculous Steeeeve noise anymore - I could never understand why they did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pahars_Legend Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 He's signed for FC Utrecht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musesaint Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Thank goodness we will no longer have to listen to those one celled loons shouting Steeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvv. Life gets better by the day. No ....now we will just have LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Signed by NC - did Ok in the CC but not a PL player - at least I don't have to listen to that ridiculous Steeeeve noise anymore - I could never understand why they did it. Signed by NC? Why have you decided that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 Good luck to Steve De Ridder.... Played for Saints... Hope he makes a go of it in Dutch or Belgium league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo78 Posted 1 August, 2013 Share Posted 1 August, 2013 ...is it wrong that I kinda wanna sign him again? I was about to make the same observation on page 2 when I decided to see if any bright mind had come to the same conclusion on page 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 2 August, 2013 Share Posted 2 August, 2013 Would have been remembered for his goal at Cardiff as well, if we'd bothered to turn up for the previous 75 minutes. To be fair we absolutely dominated Cardiff that night until we had 2 brain farts and let Miller score 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 2 August, 2013 Share Posted 2 August, 2013 Signed by NC? Why have you decided that? Post 61 on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 2 August, 2013 Share Posted 2 August, 2013 Thank goodness we will no longer have to listen to those one celled loons shouting Steeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvv. Life gets better by the day. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 2 August, 2013 Share Posted 2 August, 2013 Thanks Schteeve and good luck at Utrecht. Your time with Saints brought back memories of a different time and place when we also played with quality Wingers. The legendary Terry Curran, who in all his time with Saints actually managed to cross the ball once. But what a once it was, setting us on the path to the ZDS cup final at Wembley. And of course George Lawrence, the greatest player to ever don the Red & White, from the shoulders downwards. Yep thanks for the memories Schteeve and of course the goal at Reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcowzer Posted 2 August, 2013 Share Posted 2 August, 2013 How much do you think De Ridder was on a week? 2/6d with threepence win bonus, -- and over paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 2 August, 2013 Share Posted 2 August, 2013 (edited) I was about to make the same observation on page 2 when I decided to see if any bright mind had come to the same conclusion on page 1 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2382296/The-Footballers-Football-Column--Simon-Grayson-Agents-play-huge-football-use-right-ones.html The DVD player takes a bit of a hammering but I just shift that stuff off to my assistant and first team coaches. They get to watch a lot of DVDs over the summer. But then again, at 43 I could still look a good player off a DVD. You have to be very careful and I’ve never signed a player off the back of that. I’ve either had them in on trial or fully recommended. You have to go off the good recommendations in the first place to make sure you’re not being flogged a poor player from a video. There is technology in the scouting databases now that you can watch players from live footage all over the world. Scouting Databases? :suspicious: What no more blokes in flat caps standing in the cold rain trying to look anonymous? Edited 2 August, 2013 by dubai_phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 2 August, 2013 Share Posted 2 August, 2013 There are a couple of things this mboard can learn from the De Ridder signing Firstly, pace does not equal ability. Whilst some of fans seem to hero worship sprinters it doesn't mean they are good footballers Secondly, De Ridder is concrete evidence that you tube clips are no gauge to base a players ability on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 2 August, 2013 Share Posted 2 August, 2013 Signed by the chairman don't think Adkins ever fancied Steve, having never seen him play (thats a fact and direct from the horses mouth). Nice bloke, always made time to have a chat, final delivery was his downfall, never quite strong enough. Sure he'll excel somewhere else where. His Dad was a lovely bloke too. So is it what you think, or is it a fact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascadia Saint Posted 2 August, 2013 Share Posted 2 August, 2013 There are a couple of things this mboard can learn from the De Ridder signing Firstly, pace does not equal ability. Whilst some of fans seem to hero worship sprinters it doesn't mean they are good footballers Secondly, De Ridder is concrete evidence that you tube clips are no gauge to base a players ability on True and true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 2 August, 2013 Share Posted 2 August, 2013 There are a couple of things this mboard can learn from the De Ridder signing Firstly, pace does not equal ability. Whilst some of fans seem to hero worship sprinters it doesn't mean they are good footballers Secondly, De Ridder is concrete evidence that you tube clips are no gauge to base a players ability on True. re: YouTube -- It shows you what kind of player they are -- They just aren't an indicator of at what level they can do that at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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