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best Saints team using non uk players

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  1. SaintMarv

    SaintMarv Well-Known Member

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    What is the best saints team you can come up with using current and former non uk players? I'm finding it quite hard. So far I have Niemi in goal Ivan Golac at RB with Svensson and Lovren as CB. Lundekvan would have to be involved so he would make the bench. Schneiderlin and Wanyama are the only midfielders I have at the momment with Pahars and Ekelund up front. Right over to you.
     
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  2. Joe!

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    Throw in Anders as a AMC, whack Ekelund on the left, and someone like Fernandes on the right. Skacel at LB, **** it.
     
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  4. Joe!

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    Ummmmm
     
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  5. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    Is that strictly true..? I think it's part of the UK but not part of Great Britain. I might have that the wrong way round though. :)
     
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  6. tomw24

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    Oh bollocks massive brain fade there. <doh>
     
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  7. Joe!

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    Nah that's the right way. Think how much this must confuse Americans.
     
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  8. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    Well in my half-sleep [went to bed very late indeed about half-5am] state I couldn't decide and remarkably I couldn't be arsed to look it up either.

    That's a disturbing kind of laziness. :)
     
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  9. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    Ostenstad and pahars up front.
     
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  10. SaintMarv

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    That would release Ekelund to the left. How bad would it be to have Colleter at LB?
     
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  11. Clem Fandango

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    I'm struggling to think of one decent centre back from the UK, IIBH.
     
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  12. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    ---------------Guly--------------
    Guly----Guly-------Guly----Guly
    -------Guly-------------Guly-----
    --Guly--------Guly-------Guly---
    ---------------Guly---------------

    Or alternatively:

    --------------Niemi--------------
    Golac----Claus---Fonte--Traynor
    ----Svensson------Schneiderlin---
    --Pahars------Berkovic-----Guly---
    -------------Ostenstad-------------
     
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  13. Saints_Alive

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    Seeing as it is a straight choice between Colleter and Skacel at LB (there is nobody else) it would have to be Skacel.
    I know it's not a popular choice but Kenwyne Jones was unplayable at times up front before he went on strike(****)...<grr>
    What about Berkovic and Kachloul in midfield?
     
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  14. Big_Si

    Big_Si Active Member

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    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is what's on the passport I think.

    Niemi
    Jesus* Svensson Lovren Van Damme
    Schneiderlin Wanyama
    Fernandes A Svensson Ekeland
    Pahars

    *didn't watch Golac so have left him out.
     
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  15. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    How could I have left out Lovren?

    Idiot <doh>
     
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  16. Sotonist

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    having also not seen golac I'd stick petrescu there, even though his time with us wasn't brilliant.
     
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  17. tomw24

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    Excuse me? I'm the idiot on this thread. <laugh>
     
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  18. Big_Si

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    Yeah good shout.
     
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    Berkovic was great.
     
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    -------------------Niemi----------------

    Golac--Lundekvam--Lovren--Colleter

    ----Schneiderlin-----Svensson, A

    Guly---------Berkovic-----Ekelund

    ------------Pahars--------------
     
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