Favourite Saints XI all-time?

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Saint John

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This may well have been done to death here, but people change and so do their opinions over time. I thought I'd freshen things up (we aren't playing for a while now) I compiled my favourite XI on a whim last night. I've only been watching Saints play post 2000 so forgive me if I miss out anyone's favourites from before that time.

What I had written down.

Pahars, Le Tissier
Bale Marsden Schneiderlin Guly
Shaw Svensson Fonte Dodd
Niemi

Bench (only 5 to be old school): Jones, Lundekvam, Lambert, Telfer, Sharp.

I struggled with the RM slot, it's meant to be old school 4-4-2 and I don't like the feel of Lallana or Mané being in there instead of Guly (who thrived there for us in the Championship in a similar system).

Cheers :emoticon-0167-beer:
 
The problem with this kind of thing is of course that when you’ve been watching Saints as long as me there’s just too many to choose from!

I’m going to have to go for a 4-3-3, but 12-12-12 still wouldn’t be enough!

————————-Shilton————————
Golac——Fonte——-Van Dijk————-Bale
Paine————-—Lambert————-Le Tissier
Channon————-Shearer————R Davies
 
Lambert, Le Tissier
Bale Marsden Schneiderlin Guly
Benali Lundekvam Fonte Dodd
Davis

And young Gareth should consider himself very lucky to stay in that 11.
And also Guly, as I couldn't remember someone who'd fit that team as well as him.
Had Shearer given us two more years, I reckon he might have broken in.
I don't think I've taken this as serious as I should have.
 
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——————————Niemi———————————-
Golac. Wright. Svensson. Dennis.

Williams. Ball. Schneiderlin.

LeGod. Channon. Keegan.

Subs———Shilton, Dodd, Lundekvam, Bale, Shearer, Davies, Lambert

Based on how well they performed for us, not how they performed after leaving, hence Shearer and Bale on the bench.
 
Niemi
Clyne Toby Virgil Bridge
Oakley Morgan Lallana
Pahars Beattie Lambert

Killer, Bale, Marsden, Le Tiss, Connolly

From 1998 onwards
 
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Davis
Clyne Svensson Alderweireld Le Saux
Schneiderlin Marsden
Guly Le Tissier Lallana
Lambert

Subs: Niemi, Monkou, Chaplow, Kachloul, Mane.
 
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Shilton

Toby. Wright. Dyck head. Dennis


Alan Ball. Schneiderlin Steve Williams.

MLT

Keegan. Channon/Shearer
 
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Niemi
Clyne VVD Alderweireld Bridge
Schneiderlin Wanyama
Pahars MLT Mané
Lambert

Davis
Dodd
Svensson
Richards
Benali
Marsden
Lallana
Beattie
Pelle
 
If we're doing favourite then mine is:

Kelv

Dodd
Fonte
Virgil
Bridge

Morgan
Deano

Guly
Pahars
Mane

Rickie
 
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