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Which SAFC signing got you the most excited?

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  1. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Gordon was excellent here. Very good GK
     
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  2. CyrilleRegisLeBris

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    Kept on getting injured, low amount of appearances for 5 years.
     
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  3. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    He had to retire after his time with us because his injuries were so bad

    Unreal what hes gone on to achieve after the injuries hes had
     
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  4. CyrilleRegisLeBris

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    Yes, thought his career was totally finished.
     
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    Started doing coaching and then stop having the same pains and got signed by Celtic
     
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    C Montgomery Burns Well-Known Member

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    [QUOTE="Scout73, post: 18480398, member: 1050865"]He had to retire after his time with us because his injuries were so bad

    Unreal what hes gone on to achieve after the injuries hes had[/QUOTE]

    I always blamed Bruce for that, instead of letting the recovery take it's due course he kept calling him up for training matches, causing him to breakdown again. It took him two years after being released by us for him to fully recover, and as you say, what he's done since had been remarkable. Just such a shame he wasn't better looked after when he was here.
     
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  7. CyrilleRegisLeBris

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    A loan signing I was excited about was Januzaj, still only 21/22 with a point to prove, could have made an impact like amad did in the future.
    Quite forgettable performances with a lack of effort, may as well not come here!
     
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  8. Evil Jimmy Krankie

    Evil Jimmy Krankie Well-Known Member

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    That could be leveled at a fair few of our loan signings.
     
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  9. Brainy Dose

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    I don't have any stats,but I suspect it's the case for the majority of any club's loan deals.
     
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  10. Simon Humes

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    Remember he came on as a sub for Man Utd and destroyed us,scored two if I remember correctly, what a shame he nevee quite reached the top level
     
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    Chadm93 Well-Known Member

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    Januzaj also had a class song before he had even kicked a ball

    Sometimes I .......
     
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