| Signings that exceeded your expectations 12:44 - Jan 10 with 1391 views | Mrs_M |
I’ll start the ball rolling with a fantastic signing in the late 1990s and that is the one and only young Chris Marsden. He was a football genius in my view.
Who is your player that exceeded your expectations? |  | | |  |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 13:21 - Jan 10 with 1043 views | PatfromPoole |
Going back in time, Paul Willo Williams would be a contender. Nowhere near as bad as feared.
Carlton Palmer was also excellent for his first season.
Going up to date, I would have to say Danny Ings; I wasn’t expecting that much from him in truth. |  |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 13:34 - Jan 10 with 1027 views | MytchettSaint |
James Beattie, signed as part of the deal that saw Kevin Davies going back to Blackburn.
Marsden was a brilliant signing though. |  |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 13:43 - Jan 10 with 1015 views | PatfromPoole |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 13:34 - Jan 10 by MytchettSaint |
James Beattie, signed as part of the deal that saw Kevin Davies going back to Blackburn.
Marsden was a brilliant signing though. |
Good shout re Beattie.
Remember coming back from a painful 3-0 midweek away defeat at Leeds; it was near the start of the Great Escape season.
Ran into that West Ham pundit gobsh1te Tony Gale at services on the M1. Think he had played with Beattie at Blackburn. I asked him what he thought of Beattie (as we had just signed him in the Davies swap deal) and Gale said Beattie wasn’t good enough and would never make it. | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 13:59 - Jan 10 with 990 views | saint68 |
Graziano Pelle...
Chris Marsden
Frank Worthington | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 14:54 - Jan 10 with 958 views | this_charming_man |
Dean Richards, never heard of him but was brilliant and free too
Michael Svenson - as above but cost £2m
Anti Niemi our best keeper since Shilton
Ken Monkou
Marian Pahars | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 14:54 - Jan 10 with 955 views | this_charming_man |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 13:59 - Jan 10 by saint68 |
Graziano Pelle...
Chris Marsden
Frank Worthington |
Pelle, oh yes, i thought he was great. | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 14:57 - Jan 10 with 952 views | ericofarabia |
Surely Sir Rickie Lambert.
I think its safe to say he probably exceeded even his own dreams with us.
Some of Lawries end of their career signings were sheer masterclass as well, none more so than Alan Ball and his last one Jimmy case. |  | | |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 15:01 - Jan 10 with 951 views | kernow |
Peter Rodriguez
Mark Dennis
Ivan Golac
Jason Dodd
Mark Wright
Ron Davies
Sadio Mane
Danny Ings | | | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 15:03 - Jan 10 with 948 views | saint22 |
pahars | | | |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 16:21 - Jan 10 with 909 views | saint68 |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 14:54 - Jan 10 by this_charming_man |
Pelle, oh yes, i thought he was great. |
Up until the Millwall cup game he was getting abuse from certain sections of the crowd and was seen as a very poor signing...but arguably scored one of the greatest goals ever scored at St Mary's and was missed terribly after his departure..
His missus was very pleasing on the eye also. | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 16:35 - Jan 10 with 899 views | kingslandstand1 |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 15:01 - Jan 10 by kernow |
Peter Rodriguez
Mark Dennis
Ivan Golac
Jason Dodd
Mark Wright
Ron Davies
Sadio Mane
Danny Ings |
Mark Wright who came in as an add on for us getting Keith Cassells from Oxford! He didn't do too badly did he but whatever happened to Cassells??
Another Lawrie find |  |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 16:44 - Jan 10 with 887 views | this_charming_man |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 16:21 - Jan 10 by saint68 |
Up until the Millwall cup game he was getting abuse from certain sections of the crowd and was seen as a very poor signing...but arguably scored one of the greatest goals ever scored at St Mary's and was missed terribly after his departure..
His missus was very pleasing on the eye also. |
Not just then either. He was a regular for the boo boys, at West Brom away in his second season there were a load of fans on his back the whole game.
I think it was WBA at home which was his home debut and he was getting ironically cheered by our dinlow fans. | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 16:51 - Jan 10 with 881 views | saint68 |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 16:44 - Jan 10 by this_charming_man |
Not just then either. He was a regular for the boo boys, at West Brom away in his second season there were a load of fans on his back the whole game.
I think it was WBA at home which was his home debut and he was getting ironically cheered by our dinlow fans. |
It was bizarre some of the shit he got when he was with us ..and once he had left he was deemed a pivotal player . | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 16:53 - Jan 10 with 866 views | 130yrs_and_one_Cup |
Serious point here, I honestly couldn't believe how far Rory Delap could throw a ball. Absolutely incredible. |  |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 17:07 - Jan 10 with 845 views | TripleNiemi |
Ronnie Ekelund and definately Carlton Palmer in his first year, he really did surprise me tbf. [Post edited 10 Jan 2020 17:12]
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 17:21 - Jan 10 with 824 views | Ron11 |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 16:35 - Jan 10 by kingslandstand1 |
Mark Wright who came in as an add on for us getting Keith Cassells from Oxford! He didn't do too badly did he but whatever happened to Cassells??
Another Lawrie find |
Sadio 'I won't be leaving' Mane... | | | |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 17:34 - Jan 10 with 819 views | kingslandstand1 |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 16:53 - Jan 10 by 130yrs_and_one_Cup |
Serious point here, I honestly couldn't believe how far Rory Delap could throw a ball. Absolutely incredible. |
Didn't use it down here quite as much as when at Stoke though he was playing under "Long Ball Pulis" | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 17:56 - Jan 10 with 800 views | A1079 |
Some good names there, but I think I would also add David Armstrong and Glenn Cockerill. The former was excellent, but I didn't realise he would make such an impact when he joined us and Cockerill I did not really know and his first game was away to Luton, where I think we lost 6-0 (I was there) and I was not that impressed. But then he became quite pivotal in midfield.
Mick Mills and Jimmy Case were revelations as well. I know they had already made names for themselves but they were supposedly at the back end of their careers, but they made such a difference. Lawrie was adept at bringing in highly recognised players who were entering the twilight of playing and fitting them into the team quickly with some youngsters e.g Steve Moran, Steve Williams etc. | | | |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 18:10 - Jan 10 with 783 views | Bicester_North |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 14:54 - Jan 10 by this_charming_man |
Dean Richards, never heard of him but was brilliant and free too
Michael Svenson - as above but cost £2m
Anti Niemi our best keeper since Shilton
Ken Monkou
Marian Pahars |
Didn’t we sign Monkou in a “double swoop” with Perry Groves? | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 18:13 - Jan 10 with 781 views | Bicester_North |
Kevin Moore and Richard Hall, both lower league signings who were excellent players for us. | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 18:52 - Jan 10 with 728 views | Kennington |
Niemi
Bertrand
Pelle | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 20:01 - Jan 10 with 712 views | TripleNiemi |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 18:10 - Jan 10 by Bicester_North |
Didn’t we sign Monkou in a “double swoop” with Perry Groves? |
Monkou came to us from Chelsea. Groves from Arsenal no?
Monkou was one of my faves of that era. Great guy [Post edited 10 Jan 2020 20:02]
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 20:22 - Jan 10 with 689 views | Bicester_North |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 20:01 - Jan 10 by TripleNiemi |
Monkou came to us from Chelsea. Groves from Arsenal no?
Monkou was one of my faves of that era. Great guy [Post edited 10 Jan 2020 20:02]
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Yes but think we signed them in the same day | |
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| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 20:27 - Jan 10 with 681 views | TripleNiemi |
| Signings that exceeded your expectations on 20:22 - Jan 10 by Bicester_North |
Yes but think we signed them in the same day |
Ah ok.
This brings back a memory.......anyone recall Saints lining up five players for a photoshoot on the Dell pitch in the 90's? Think it was Dave Jones' signings. Seem to remember David Howells being one, but cannot remember the other 3 or 4......possibly David Hurst, Stuart Ripley. Surely not Patrick Colleter, Lee Todd and Jonah as well? | |
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