You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone

[Monk]

Just seen a video on Graziano Pelle after Trumps comments about Pele. Said video made me realise I never fully appreciated him when he was here.

So, whilst we have our little semis over today’s win.
 

Who is the player you never fully appreciated when here but now appreciate just how good they were? 

Steven Davis with a memorable mention.

[stknowle]

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[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Paul Telfer!

[sfc4prem]

Tadic

[Football Special]

[ChrisPY]

Jermaine Wright

[miltonroad]

Jimmy Case, just assumed a midfield warrior was par for the course for Saints. The ignorance of youth. 

[Miltonaggro]

David Armstrong and Dusan Tadic. Greatly appreciated both at Saints but in retrospect both absolute Rolls Royce footballers. 

[S-Clarke]

Prime Oriol Romeu. I don't think many of us appreciated how much he held our midfield together in those topsy turvy PL years. 

I'd also probably say Tadic, he wasn't the quick/pacy player that Mane was in that team - but on his day, too good for us - as he proved at Ajax.

[Football Special]

2 hours ago, Monk said:

Just seen a video on Graziano Pelle after Trumps comments about Pele. Said video made me realise I never fully appreciated him when he was here.

So, whilst we have our little semis over today’s win.
 

Who is the player you never fully appreciated when here but now appreciate just how good they were? 

Steven Davis with a memorable mention.

Can you share the video on Graziano Pelle? Would be good to see it. 

His move to China was an odd one, didn't it make him one of the world's best paid players at the time?

[Turkish]

Matt Oakley, a very good, underrated player that we didn’t realise how good he was until injured. Key player in Strachans team. Another one they just did his job without an fuss and kept us ticking over 

I’m also going to say Kevin Davies, great first season. Then misused by us second time round played right wing iirc and was very much third or even forth choice striker behind Beattie, Pahars and then Ormerod. However went on to do very well at Bolton for many years 

[Turkish]

5 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Can you share the video on Graziano Pelle? Would be good to see it. 

His move to China was an odd one, didn't it make him one of the world's best paid players at the time?

I think he because the 5th highest paid player in the Chinese league which at the time were playing silly money 

I Ioved him and thought he was great, when he was sold along with Mane that summer it was the start of our decline 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Anti Niemi, top keeper, our decline in keepers since has been staggering

[Turkish]

Just now, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Anti Niemi, top keeper, our decline in keepers since has been staggering

 Boruc is the only one who comes close 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

 Boruc is the only one who comes close 

Totally. Ramsdale possibly, but playing behind that shit defence last season would make any keeper look bollocks.

[Singapore Saint]

Not a player but our slow and sure decline began when we sacked Claude Puel.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

People are going to circle back to this thread if Damien Downs leaves 🥲