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Favourite Saints XI all-time?

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  1. 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:
     
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  2. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    Shilton

    Shaw Swenson Claus Dodd

    Bale Schneiderin Marsden

    Le Tiss

    Lambert Keegan.


    Bench: Jones, Fonte, S Williams, D Wallace, Moran.

    So difficult to choose.
     
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  3. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    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
     
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    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.
     
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    Niemi
    Clyne Toby Virgil Bridge
    Oakley Morgan Lallana
    Pahars Beattie Lambert

    Killer, Bale, Marsden, Le Tiss, Connolly

    From 1998 onwards
     
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  7. SaintinSerbia

    SaintinSerbia Annoying Twat

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    Tropez

    Petersburg, Christopher, Francis, George

    Helena, Ignatius, Kitts, Nevis

    Moritz, Patrick
     
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    George 3rd
    Richard 2nd, Henry 8th, Elizabeth, Harold
    Victoria, Edward 3rd, William, Richard 3rd
    Stephen, Cromwell the protector
     
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    SaintinSerbia Annoying Twat

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    ?
     
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    Saints to some, sinners to others.
     
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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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    Steve Williams on the bench? You must have been adopted!
     
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    Turner

    Rodrigues Blyth Steel Peach

    Holmes Gilchrist McCalliog Stokes

    Channon Osgood


    The only ones who won something <laugh>
     
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  14. saintlyhero

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    Kitts & Nevis, brothers from another mother
     
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    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    Shilton

    Toby. Wright. Dyck head. Dennis


    Alan Ball. Schneiderlin Steve Williams.

    MLT

    Keegan. Channon/Shearer
     
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  16. saintlyhero

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    Niemi

    Clyne - Toby - Virgil - Bale

    Morgan - Big Vic

    Berkovic - Le God

    Mane - Lambert

    Since 88 - No grudges xi
     
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    Jermaine Wright at CB is a big call
     
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    Niemi
    Clyne VVD Alderweireld Bridge
    Schneiderlin Wanyama
    Pahars MLT Mané
    Lambert

    Davis
    Dodd
    Svensson
    Richards
    Benali
    Marsden
    Lallana
    Beattie
    Pelle
     
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  19. Libby

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    If we're doing favourite then mine is:

    Kelv

    Dodd
    Fonte
    Virgil
    Bridge

    Morgan
    Deano

    Guly
    Pahars
    Mane

    Rickie
     
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  20. fatletiss

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    Boom........ kertish.


    #whereverburleywantshim
     
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