Hassan Kachloul

[Monk]

Just taken in a bit of nostalgia and watched some highlights from 1999, he’s looked mustard in all three clips. 

I would’ve been around 8/9 when he was with us and was gutted he left. (Joining Villa after giving his word to Ipswich)

Given he was a fairly key player for us, why did he/we run down his contract? Was he bit of a dick? 
Did we sign Tahar El-Khalej to sweeten him?

 

 

[LiberalCommunist]

Money. We were infamous for shit pay, so it wasn't a surprise. Didn't set the world alite at Villa, but got paid. Fair enough. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

18 minutes ago, LiberalCommunist said:

Money. We were infamous for shit pay, so it wasn't a surprise. Didn't set the world alite at Villa, but got paid. Fair enough. 

"Cashloul" at the time of his dumping Ipswich 🙂

But yeah, it's his career and he went where he'd be better paid for the same work.

[Le Timmier]

1 hour ago, Monk said:

Did we sign Tahar El-Khalej to sweeten him?

One weekday afternoon, late 2000, Tahar El-Khalej and I were the only two customers in the branch of Endsleigh Insurance, near the Bargate. I don't think we acknowledged one another in any way, (but my Moroccan isn't brilliant).  

[swannymere]

"New Boots, Tahar" Silver from memory?

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, LiberalCommunist said:

Money. We were infamous for shit pay, so it wasn't a surprise. Didn't set the world alite at Villa, but got paid. Fair enough. 

yep we offered him a new deal and he turned it down probably a shit one 

Rupert Lowe made that very patronising quote something on the lines of he could live like a king in his country for what we offered to pay him 

 

[Gloucester Saint]

13 minutes ago, Turkish said:

yep we offered him a new deal and he turned it down probably a shit one 

Rupert Lowe made that very patronising quote something on the lines of he could live like a king in his country for what we offered to pay him 

 

Typical Rupert, I remember that quote, what a cunt that man (Lowe) is.

Enjoyed watching him, direct and good change of pace. Not sure why it didn’t work out at Villa, on paper should have been a Graham Taylor player.
Bit of a hot reception in one of the early SMS games, IIRC Delap got sent off for us after an incident with Hassan and Dion Dublin was then sent off for them for barely touching heads with one of our players. Another game that fat little Steve Dunn lost control of. 

Edited Tuesday at 08:00 by Gloucester Saint

[SW11_Saint]

1 hour ago, Monk said:

Just taken in a bit of nostalgia and watched some highlights from 1999, he’s looked mustard in all three clips. 

I would’ve been around 8/9 when he was with us and was gutted he left. (Joining Villa after giving his word to Ipswich)

Given he was a fairly key player for us, why did he/we run down his contract? Was he bit of a dick? 
Did we sign Tahar El-Khalej to sweeten him?

 

 

No, but his Chairman was…

(Re contract negotiations) I recall Lowe saying something like “what he needs to understand is that in his country what we’re offering would be an absolute fortune”. 

Hints of Lowe’s imperialist world view that we know all too well now. 

[Mr Saints]

1 hour ago, Monk said:

Just taken in a bit of nostalgia and watched some highlights from 1999, he’s looked mustard in all three clips. 

I would’ve been around 8/9 when he was with us and was gutted he left. (Joining Villa after giving his word to Ipswich)

Given he was a fairly key player for us, why did he/we run down his contract? Was he bit of a dick? 
Did we sign Tahar El-Khalej to sweeten him?

 

 

 

That kit and those boots look sublime.

[benjii]

2 hours ago, Monk said:

Just taken in a bit of nostalgia and watched some highlights from 1999, he’s looked mustard in all three clips. 

I would’ve been around 8/9 when he was with us and was gutted he left. (Joining Villa after giving his word to Ipswich)

Given he was a fairly key player for us, why did he/we run down his contract? Was he bit of a dick? 
Did we sign Tahar El-Khalej to sweeten him?

 

 

He just got a much better offer from Villa.

He was, indeed, very good on his day and could play right and left, and also worked hard off the ball.

Ironically, an abiding memory I have of him, was the mint goal he scored away at Tranmere in the cup. That match was the closest I've come to inflicting football-related violence on someone in a pub, as we royally screwed it up and a Spurs fan was doing my head in.

[Whitey Grandad]

Two goals against Arsenal in that 'Last game at the Dell'. Not forgotten.

Good grief. I've just had a look and that was over 24 years ago. Also I didn't realise that MLT's goal came in the last minute of normal time. Happy Days.

[Turkish]

He was very decent 

 

I believe we picked him up on a free after a trial period which is incredible that a player of that ability didn’t have a club. 

[John Boy Saint]

4 hours ago, Le Timmier said:

One weekday afternoon, late 2000, Tahar El-Khalej and I were the only two customers in the branch of Endsleigh Insurance, near the Bargate. I don't think we acknowledged one another in any way, (but my Moroccan isn't brilliant).  

Should have un wrapped your French 🙄😁

[Alain Perrin]

Great memories of Dellhurst park in our Great Escape season.  HK was a great player for us.

[Killers Knee]

Remember him after the Dellhurst Park match walking out onto the street to see all the coaches lined up with Saints fans.  He was a talented player.  As for El-Khalej, didn't he scythe down a Geordie startlet (Dyer?) at SMS and the Northam reward him with a round of "Shearer's gonna get ya!"

Edited Wednesday at 11:53 by Killers Knee

[LeBizzier69]

The salute…with Beattie?

[rooney]

2 hours ago, Killers Knee said:

Remember him after the Dellhurst Park match walking out onto the street to see all the coaches lined up with Saints fans.  He was a talented player.  As for El-Khalej, didn't he scythe down a Geordie startlet (Dyer?) at SMS and the Northam reward him with a round of "Shearer's gonna get ya!"

I thought it was Dion Dublin?

[bpsaint]

Loved Kachloul, he was a decent player for us, particularly in that great escape season of 98-99.

As mentioned he also played a huge part in our final game at the Dell, I was gutted why lost him to Villa in the following weeks.

[John Boy Saint]

20 hours ago, Killers Knee said:

Remember him after the Dellhurst Park match walking out onto the street to see all the coaches lined up with Saints fans.  He was a talented player.  As for El-Khalej, didn't he scythe down a Geordie startlet (Dyer?) at SMS and the Northam reward him with a round of "Shearer's gonna get ya!"

Yup El-Khalej was the one to destroy Englands chances of silverware by "butchering" Dyer - if you were there you will have noted that Dyer injured himself more with his over exuberant rolly pollys from the contact to emphasise the offence (yes it was a bit clumsy from Tahar). 

The "Shearers going to get you" was at Mattys testimonial  just after that Newcastle game, when El-Khalej just caught Shearer and was very very apologetic - and that chant went up producing a wry smile to Northam from Shearer.  As an aside from that night even funnier was Tim Flowers, then at Blackburn, comes down to the Northam goal to a good reception and the chant goes up "Where were you when Matty scored"  to which he laid down in the back of the net in an upside down heap.

[BarryVenisonsHair]

1 hour ago, John Boy Saint said:

Yup El-Khalej was the one to destroy Englands chances of silverware by "butchering" Dyer - if you were there you will have noted that Dyer injured himself more with his over exuberant rolly pollys from the contact to emphasise the offence (yes it was a bit clumsy from Tahar). 

The "Shearers going to get you" was at Mattys testimonial  just after that Newcastle game, when El-Khalej just caught Shearer and was very very apologetic - and that chant went up producing a wry smile to Northam from Shearer.  As an aside from that night even funnier was Tim Flowers, then at Blackburn, comes down to the Northam goal to a good reception and the chant goes up "Where were you when Matty scored"  to which he laid down in the back of the net in an upside down heap.

Flowers would've been at Leicester by that point.

 

Apologies, MLG mode activated. 

[John Boy Saint]

42 minutes ago, BarryVenisonsHair said:

Flowers would've been at Leicester by that point.

 

Apologies, MLG mode activated. 

I could Top Trump your MLG mode with ……….he was just at Coventry still - if you wanted to get picky. 😂

…………yes ok from Leicester City.