I would have posted this at the end of the season but I'm away so thought I'd do it now. The end of this season will mark the end of the original 5 year plan. Now we are under a new regime but the past 5 years having been superb and have out so smiles on fans faces . Short list for past 5 years : Best goal - Most memorable goal - Best signing - Worst signing - Best manager - Most memorable match - Best chant - Best away fans - Best ground (inc atmosphere) - Best away day - Favourite player - Player you wish had stayed - Player you wished had made the step up - Best loan signing - Hero of the last 5 years - And finally , your most memorable moment -
Should be more interesting than this season's ones. Best goal - Middlesbrough vs Brazil Most memorable goal - Lambert vs MK Dons Best signing - Who could it possibly be but Rickie Lambert? Worst signing - Guess it's got to be Osvaldo. Best manager - Pochettino. Most memorable match - JPT Final against Carlisle. Best chant - For sentiment rather than humour, "We are Southampton, we're Premier League!" Best away fans - I'll have to think about this. Best ground (inc atmosphere) - Wembley! Best away day - The comeback against Millwall. Favourite player - Guly. Player you wish had stayed - Not many have left, so I guess Chamberlain. Player you wished had made the step up - Jos, everyone loved Jos. Best loan signing - I can't remember many loans... Antonio, I guess? Hero of the last 5 years - I've voted Lambert too often so I'll give this one to Cortese. And finally, your most memorable moment - The on-pitch celebrations after the Coventry game.
Best goal - The Middlesborough Pass fest Most memorable goal - Jose Fonte's header at Brighton Best signing - Sir Rickie Lambert Worst signing - Forren Best manager - Pochettino Most memorable match - Part of me would like to pick one from the lower leagues, but it's beating Man City last season that sticks. Best chant - Rickie Lambert Goal machine (Not just a chant but prophecy) Best away fans - Fewest in number, but there was a charm about the Dagenham & Redbridge fans Best ground (inc atmosphere) - Fratton Park - Haters gonna Hate Best away day - Plymouth promotion league one Favourite player - Morgan Schneiderlin Player you wish had stayed - Only one has left really - Chamberlain Player you wished had made the step up - Guly, one premier league goal would have been nice Best loan signing - Papa Waigo Hero of the last 5 years - Sir Rickie Lambert And finally , your most memorable moment - Great memories all the way, but Lamberts header for England against Scotland just summed it up in a simple moment.
Great shout for a thread! Best goal - Lambert v Mk Most memorable goal - Lambert 2nd penalty at Milwall, the day I knew we'd be going up! Best signing - Sir Rickie by a country mile Worst signing - Osvaldo Best manager - MoPo Most memorable match - the feel good factor of battering Leeds at home in our first game of the championship season (also ended our first day of the season hoodoo) Best chant - Kelvin Davis, he can't f**king count! Best away fans - Palace Best ground (inc atmosphere) - for aesthetics, Emirates and for atmosphere Palace Best away day - Ipswich vs saints (more of an away night!) Favourite player - Lallana Player you wish had stayed - Ox Player you wished had made the step up - Hooiveld because he played such a big part in our promotion campaign Best loan signing - Antonio was a beast for us And finally , your most memorable moment - Has to be dismantling City, Lpool and Chelsea in a month last year!
Best goal - Guly vs Bristol Rovers/ Wanye Thomas vs Ipswich Most memorable goal - Lambert vs City Best signing - Lambert Worst signing - Osvaldo Best manager - Pochettino Most memorable match - JPT Best chant - Lee Barnard, Barnard Best away fans - Coventry Best ground (inc atmosphere) - Not sure Best away day - Ipswich Favourite player - Fonte Player you wish had stayed - Sharp Player you wished had made the step up - Hammond Best loan signing - Antonio Hero of the last 5 years - Lambert Best moment - Seeing our players in England shirts
Best goal - Most memorable goal - So many, but have to mention Rickie's against Scotland Best signing - Lovren Worst signing - Been a few and most have contributed something. Best manager - Adkins for getting us two promotions; special mention Mauricio Most memorable match - Sooooo many: Wins against Chelsea, Liverpool and City last year. Best chant - Most recent: Who needs Rodriguez; We've got your back four. Best away fans -Norwich Best ground (inc atmosphere) - Best away day - Favourite player - Rickie Lambert Player you wish had stayed - Billy Sharp Player you wished had made the step up - Best loan signing - Jos (sterling work for us in the lower leagues) Hero of the last 5 years - Rickie Lambert, special mention Nicola And finally , your most memorable moment - Promotion to EPL I copied and pasted, I copied and pasted
Best goal - Brazil v Boro [totally agree, Dan] Most memorable goal - Leeds Utd v Southampton, Lambery volley. Best signing - Liebherr/Cortese Worst signing - A shame, but it has to be Dani Osvaldo, so far. Best manager - Mauricio Pochettino Most memorable match - Southampton v Carlisle JPT Final Best chant - We are Southampton, we're off to Brazil Best away fans - Coventry City Best ground (inc atmosphere) - St Marys, of course Best away day - Brighton, League One 2-1 Favourite player - Rickie Lambert Player you wish had stayed - Oxlade-Chanberlain Player you wished had made the step up - Aaron Martin Best loan signing - Michail Antonio Hero of the last 5 years - Nicola Cortese And finally , your most memorable moment - The last 5 years. It's all been superb.
Best goal - Rickie Lambert vs MK, Lallana vs Hull Most memorable goal - Hammonds against Leeds first game seems to stick in my mind, Papa Waigo vs Norwich Best signing - Lambert Worst signing - Osvaldo Best manager - Adkins Most memorable match - 3 -1 Liverpool, 3-1 Man city, 2-2 Chelsea Best chant - 'Off to Brazil' Although has lost its novelty now, Ei Ei Ei O another fav, '****s when he wants' Best away fans - Palace/Liverpool/Leeds Best ground (inc atmosphere) - Palace Best away day - Palace (of ones I had been to) Favourite player - Lambert, Lallana, schneiderlin Player you wish had stayed - Puncheon. Player you wished had made the step up - Hooiveld Best loan signing - We got antonio Hero of the last 5 years - Lambert And finally , your most memorable moment - Promotion from the championship, JPT final. Brilliant thread, wayyyyyy too many to choose between so had to go for a few for each
Best goal - lallana vs villa Most memorable goal - Lambert vs city first in the premier league Best signing - Lambert Worst signing - forren Best manager - Adkins! Most memorable match - Millwall comeback Best chant - Sh*ts when he wants Best away fans - Best ground (inc atmosphere) - Fratton for the atmosphere of the game Best away day - Millwall Favourite player - Jos Player you wish had stayed - Chamberlain Player you wished had made the step up - Sharp Best loan signing - antonio Hero of the last 5 years - Sir Rickie And finally , your most memorable moment - Rickies goal vs Scotland
frankimus: Worst signing - Forren Yes, I'll change mine to Forren. I was very reluctant to make Osvaldo my worst signing after his ManC goal, and Forren was bad enough.
Best goal - Tadanari Lee v Derby Most memorable goal - Lambert's free-kick v Chelsea Best signing - Lambert Worst signing - Falque (if loans are allowed) otherwise Forren Best manager - Pochettino Most memorable match - The comeback against MK Dons Best chant - Puncheons toilet chant Best away fans - Best ground (inc atmosphere) - St Marys Best away day - JPT final at Wembley Favourite player - Lambert Player you wish had stayed - Papa Waigo Player you wished had made the step up - Ben Reeves Best loan signing - Antonio Hero of the last 5 years - Lambert
Best goal - Lambert vs MK Dons/ Middlesbrough (Connolly) Most memorable goal - Lambert vs Leeds Away Best signing - Rickie Lambert, without a doubt. Worst signing - Vegard Forren Best manager - Nigel Most memorable match - Blimey this is a tough one! Probably say JPT Final, Brighton away when we won 2-1, and MK Dons 3-2 comeback at St Marys. Best chant - "Who needs Rodriguez? We've got your back four!"/ "He's been for a ****, Jason Puncheon he's been for a ****" Best away fans - West Brom, when they won 3-0 last season. Best ground (inc atmosphere) - Peterborough Away Best away day - Favourite player - Rickie Lambert Player you wish had stayed - Puncheon. Had a soft spot for Billy as well. Player you wished had made the step up - Lloyd James Best loan signing - Chaplow initially, but Antonio was really good. Hero of the last 5 years - Rickie Lambert
Best goal - Middlesborough away or Lallana vs Hull Most memorable goal - For me there are 3: Fonte at Brighton, knew we'd finally be promoted then. Hammond vs Leeds, knew we'd give the Chamionship a good crack, and Lambert vs City away, what a feeling. Best signing - Lambert clearly, but honourable mentions to Cork and Fonte Worst signing - Forren Best manager - Obviously Mauricio is the better manager tactically but what Adkins achieved was phenomenal, so he gets my vote. Most memorable match - Beating 3 big teams at home last year, or the comeback against MK Dons in League 1 Best chant - Thought yesterdays was one of the best actually but any of the 'we are going up' chants felt great to be a part of. Best away fans - that's a tough one. I remember Palace's being pretty good. Best ground (inc atmosphere) - Anfield Best away day - JPT Final, has to be. Winning silverware for the first time in my lifetime was special no matter how (un)prestigious. Favourite player - Rickie Lambert Player you wish had stayed - Chamberlain for sure, always wondered what we could have done in the Championship with him Player you wished had made the step up - Hammond. Underrated player, fantastic captain, was sad to see him not get the chance in the PL. Best loan signing - I can only think of one who actually played more than a few games - Antonio! Hero of the last 5 years - Lambert, Liebherr, Cortese and Adkins. And finally , your most memorable moment - The whole bloody thing. We've had a great 5 years, I couldn't be happier.
Best goal - Lambert vs MK Dons Most memorable goal - Lambert vs Scotland (surely this counts) Best signing - Rickie Lambert Worst signing - Osvaldo Best manager - Nige Most memorable match - JPT Final Best chant - We're off to Brazil Best away fans - Cardiff Best ground (inc atmosphere) - Wembley Best away day - Fratton Park, via a police escort Favourite player - Rickie Lambert Player you wish had stayed - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Player you wished had made the step up - Bartosz Bialkowski Best loan signing - Michail Antonio Hero of the last 5 years - Rickie Lambert And finally , your most memorable moment - JPT final
