In the last 20 years are there any players who did better after they left us? (Not loan players) Henderson - Without a doubt Pickford - Again, without a doubt, but, he needs to move to a better club if he wants to end his career with domestic success. Anyone else?
It's a strange one that, who would have ever predicted that, but, you're right, it's been a step up for him.
Doesn't that say a lot about how far we've came now we've got premier league clubs sniffing around our current players?
Great shout. Didn't they both leave after refusing new contracts? I don't think they played more than a handful games for us. Again, isn't that evidence of our bad previous setup?
I don’t think any team, even the likes of Manchester City and Real Madrid, get things perfect all of the time. But it’s pleasing to see that SAFC are a far cry from the crap we used to sign on a regular basis and not being able to see talent, be it already there or emerging. I believe we even turned down Chris Waddle as a youngster as the scouts thought he’d never make it.
Yes we did, said used up his holidays from the sausage factory he was working in for his 2 week trial at the club he supported as a boy. Our loss was Newcastle's gain unfortunately
Josh Maja? Scored a bucket load in Ligue 2, scored a couple in the PL and now playing Championship level (which is a step up from when we were in L1)