Southamptonsi Posted 13 May, 2022 Share Posted 13 May, 2022 Coming home to my parents this weekend and I was going through all my old saints stuff. Flicking through my autograph book, I came across a signature from a derek Allan. I can’t remember who he was. Anyone remember him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 13 May, 2022 Share Posted 13 May, 2022 Wiki might... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 13 May, 2022 Share Posted 13 May, 2022 Vaguely remembered the name, opened the Wiki link : Quote Southampton's manager Ian Branfoot saw Allan as "one for the future" ... Probably wasn't worth reading beyond that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 13 May, 2022 Share Posted 13 May, 2022 45 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said: Wiki might... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Allan Basically matches my memory: “Scottish defender”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 15 May, 2022 Share Posted 15 May, 2022 Another Branfoot bright idea, alongside Paul Moody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie May Posted 15 May, 2022 Share Posted 15 May, 2022 His Wikipedia page says he came on as a sub for Matthew Bound. Anyone remember him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 15 May, 2022 Share Posted 15 May, 2022 1 minute ago, Maggie May said: His Wikipedia page says he came on as a sub for Matthew Bound. Anyone remember him? Yes, remember the name, think he went to lower leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 15 May, 2022 Share Posted 15 May, 2022 2 minutes ago, Maggie May said: His Wikipedia page says he came on as a sub for Matthew Bound. Anyone remember him? Bound got half a dozen appearances, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 15 May, 2022 Share Posted 15 May, 2022 52 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said: Another Branfoot bright idea, alongside Paul Moody Branfoot obviously believed he'd hit a rich seam of talent in Scotland, who can forget his epic dips into the transfer market there and successes ? Okay, so Derek Allen didn't work out, but don't forget Colin Cramb and Paul Sheerin. Best of all I remember Ian Branfoot defending the transfer policy at a Radio Solent Fan Forum by pointing out he'd just signed a young Scots lad from Reading, (Paul, or Gary Ferguson from recollection) for £20,000, and he was a prospect who we'd hear a lot about in the future. Think he disappeared without trace. Ken Monkou aside IB's transfer record was pretty appalling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Chuckle Posted 15 May, 2022 Share Posted 15 May, 2022 And don't forget Paul McDonald another from Scotland signed by Branfoot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McDonald_(Scottish_footballer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 15 May, 2022 Share Posted 15 May, 2022 39 minutes ago, Paul Chuckle said: And don't forget Paul McDonald another from Scotland signed by Branfoot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McDonald_(Scottish_footballer) 100% managerial record. Well, from one game managing Kilmarnock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knappettg Posted 17 May, 2022 Share Posted 17 May, 2022 My first port of call to find players I cannot remember is Duncan Holley’s website. https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/derek-allan/ I remember seeing him play in the Reserves and thought he had a big future. Alan Hansen style centre half. Injuries got him. Probably too cultured for Ian Branfoot, but Jimmy Case got a few games out of him at Brighton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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