St Landrew Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 What the title says. No cult heroes thanks. Only best quality right-backs need apply. I think this one might turn out to be rather difficult. There's no easy Wayne Bridge vote to plump for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHsaintsfan Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ivan Golac for me followed by Mick Mills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offix Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 There is an easy nomination (although he has become a bit of a cult hero too): IVAN GOLAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 6 December, 2008 Author Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ivan Golac for me followed by Mick Mills There is an easy nomination (although he has become a bit of a cult hero too): IVAN GOLAC Oh crikey, did I miss that one..? Me too peeps. Ivan Golac - The best right winger Saints never had. Isn't that how the old phrase goes..? And I'd have Mick Mills as my other number 2 as well. But only the top nomination gets taken notice of here. Poor old Mick might end up as everyone's second choice..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmonton Saint Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Mick Mills for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 6 December, 2008 Author Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Mick Mills for me Phew..! Cheers Darren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cool Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ooh aah, Jeff Kenna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Purely because I grew up with him and don't really know any other: Jason Dodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsk Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ivan Golac by a country mile methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Jason Dodd, with the Welsh/ AC Delco Ron Davies at Reserve Right Back....God Bless him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Sorry forgot...Stuart Williams as my Reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 (edited) Ivan Golac Mick Mills Stuart Williams Peter Rodriques Edited 6 December, 2008 by John B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Soze Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Jason Dodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Haven't really seen a decent RB in my time watching Saints. Dodd was okay, but in the last few years he was shockingly slow. How about Jermaine Wr... Wri... Wr... nope, sorry I can't say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjay77 Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Doddsy gets my vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ivan Golac, no contest :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicestersaint Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Without doubt Stuart Williams followed by Peter Rodrigues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanghai Saint Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Jason Dodd for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ivan Golac, no contest :cool: Ditto. Golac simply has no rivals for this in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legod Third Coming Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ditto. Golac simply has no rivals for this in my book. Ditton again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicko Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ivan Golac His screamer against West Brom is still currently orbiting the earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 6 December, 2008 Author Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Oh btw, Nominations end late Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopGun Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 What the title says. No cult heroes thanks. Only best quality right-backs need apply. I think this one might turn out to be rather difficult. There's no easy Wayne Bridge vote to plump for. Stroll in the park for Ivan Golac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legod Third Coming Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ivan Golac His screamer against West Brom is still currently orbiting the earth LOL - what a sensational effort that was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpb Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Very tempted to nominate Alf Ramsey but I have no idea how good a player he was - I doubt that he was better than Ivan Golac anyway. I can't remember C B Fry either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 6 December, 2008 Author Share Posted 6 December, 2008 (edited) Very tempted to nominate Alf Ramsey but I have no idea how good a player he was - I doubt that he was better than Ivan Golac anyway. I can't remember C B Fry either! The very two players I cited as probably being RBs [although apparently CB Fry was a little lightweight, being more technique than brute force]. We know they won't get a look in. Neither will Charlie Wayman in later threads. However, we salute them, in any case. Edited 6 December, 2008 by St Landrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Theres only one Ivan Golac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 David Webb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John D Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Golac for me then mills. Have to mention alexi cherednic the russian chap for comedy value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsaint Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Three seem to be way ahead. Golac, Dodd and Mills. For sheer class Mills would get it. For entertainment Golac. But as a true Saints legend it has to be Dodd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 I think the first right back i saw was Joe Kirkup but In my time, 3 stand out: Ivan Golac, Jason Dodd and Mick Mills. Although probably the least talented of the trio, because of longetivity and consistent performance over 10 or so years, my vote goes to Dodd (just). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 close the vote -its Golac and his waddle run by a mile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil the Saint Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 No brainer Ivan Golac by a country mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 i have a video of golac's goal. Outstanding. However he was before my time. Dodd dominated the last twenty years, there's also van gobbel, kenna, baird, jesus etc etc judging by other replies on this thread, i'm not nominating as i'm led to believe the best right backs were pre-1990. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron fan Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 I think the first right back I saw was Joe Kirkup but in my time, 3 stand out: Ivan Golac, Jason Dodd and Mick Mills. Although probably the least talented of the trio, because of longetivity and consistent performance over 10 or so years, my vote goes to Dodd (just). I remember back to Joe Kirkup's latter days and I agree with the 3 you singled out, plus I think Jeff Kenna deserves a mention. I never thought Golac was that sound defensively, so wouldn't choose him. Mick Mills was always an excellent footballer and was instrumental in turning around the team after KK, Mick and one or two others left. I'd vote for Dodd, though. Until his legs went in his latter years, he was a very consistent defender who rarely had a bad game, but also contributed lots going forward and created many goals from his overlapping runs. Also a good captain, I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 I remember back to Joe Kirkup's latter days and I agree with the 3 you singled out, plus I think Jeff Kenna deserves a mention. I never thought Golac was that sound defensively, so wouldn't choose him. Mick Mills was always an excellent footballer and was instrumental in turning around the team after KK, Mick and one or two others left. I'd vote for Dodd, though. Until his legs went in his latter years, he was a very consistent defender who rarely had a bad game, but also contributed lots going forward and created many goals from his overlapping runs. Also a good captain, I thought. Amazing how peoples perceptions and view vary. I respect your view from whatever you have witnessed etc but for me Kenna was one of the most over estimated players we have ever had,and it disappointed me he seemed to set back Dodd's progress.I was amazed and delighted we got £1.5m for him. Mills,yes he did an excellent if unspectacular job for us at a difficult time. Dodd,agree he was a good captain and offered a lot but in terms of tackling and going forward he was nowhere near Golac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt SFC Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 paul telfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1Minus10 Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ivan Golac, Mick Mills, Steve Mills If Dodd had left us at 27 then he'd have been in there but he got too slow. had some good games at centre back but as a right back he was shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under Weststand Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ivan Golac by a country mile hard as nails great going forward, & a good solid defender. Would have gone for Mick Mills but he was at the end of his career when he came to Saints & as this is the best for Saints then it has to be Golac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSt Peter Saint Posted 6 December, 2008 Share Posted 6 December, 2008 Ivan Golac for sure. Mills was good too, but never quite to that standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right sider Posted 7 December, 2008 Share Posted 7 December, 2008 Golac, one of the finest foreign imports of the pre premiership era! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 7 December, 2008 Share Posted 7 December, 2008 Golac's going to get it, and probably by a landslide, but in my view he shouldn't. Fantastically entertaining player, terrific going forward, excellent crosser of the ball, scored one astonishing goal (I was at that game and can still see it now). But defensively? Not too great, especially away from home, where his tendency to bomb up the right wing often left us sorely exposed. Not a great tackler either, always as likely to take the player as the ball (or miss the tackle altogether). Golac is without doubt a true Saints legend. But as a right back Mick Mills was in a different league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlborough Saint Posted 7 December, 2008 Share Posted 7 December, 2008 The best right backs for me were Jason Dodd, Ivan Golac, Mick Mills and Steve Mills. I think Steve Mills would have become the best and Ivan Golac was certainly the most skilful. Jason Dodd was a good competitor too. My vote though goes to Mick Mills, one of our many England captains at the time, a great leader and versatile too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 7 December, 2008 Share Posted 7 December, 2008 Probably the best right back was Alf Ramsey, an England international at Saints, then a Spurs regular. Bill Ellerington was an England Right back at the same time for Saints. This allowed Ramsey to be sold to Spurs. Probably in the poll as the above won't be remembered, the classiest was Mick Mills, closely followed by Ivan Golac, Jason Dodd was fair by comparison. Stuart Williams was a classy veteran by the time he came to us. The worst probably Mark Wright v Watford at the Dell in the League Cup home leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellman Posted 7 December, 2008 Share Posted 7 December, 2008 ALF RAMSEY Yes, I did see him and anyone who saw him would surely vote for him, his most famous days were with Spurs but he was in the England team while still in the 2nd div with us, don't ignore our World Cup winning manager just because it was all so long a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 7 December, 2008 Share Posted 7 December, 2008 Ivan I want him as manager now also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwantsapint Posted 7 December, 2008 Share Posted 7 December, 2008 Anyone remember Jo Tessem at rb Dave Jones signed him as Doddseys competion/ replacment JT won mom on debut then told whole world had never played rb before as was attacking mid who only once played cb which happened to be match DJ saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron fan Posted 7 December, 2008 Share Posted 7 December, 2008 Anyone remember Jo Tessem at rb Dave Jones signed him as Doddseys competion/ replacment JT won mom on debut then told whole world had never played rb before as was attacking mid who only once played cb which happened to be match DJ saw Yes. He marked Ginola out of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 7 December, 2008 Share Posted 7 December, 2008 In this order for me: Ivan Golac (who should walk this by a country mile) Mick Mills (past his best, but he captained England in Espana 82 a few months before we signed him) Jeff kenna (wasn't really around long enough, but no doubt a quality player) Jason Dodd (A great stalwart) Peter Rodrigues (A legend, particularly at parties, although not loads of matches!!!!) Gerry Forrest (steady as they come, but 100 or so games again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_bergerac Posted 7 December, 2008 Share Posted 7 December, 2008 Jason Dodd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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