The Sports Pink, January 14, 2012

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Saturday,January14,2012
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FOGDEN PUTS CHERRIES WITHIN
Saints under-18s
STRIKING DISTANCE OF TOP 6
defeat Pompey
–seepage6
BOURNEMOUTHvNOTTSCOUNTYMATCHREPORT–SEEPAGE17
TERRY PAINE
AWAY
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Saintslegend’s
exclusivecolumn.
Seepage9
MATT TUBBS
LADSS!
Ex-Whitesacetipped
forChampionship
Seepages14-15
Guly leads charge as
NON-LEAGUE
Saints get back on
track with Forest KO
N FOREST 0 SAINTS 3
SAINTS strengthened their promotion
chances with a 3-0 win at ten man
NottinghamForest. Willcrowdsmatch
NigelAdkins’sidewereincontrolformostof GETINTHERE!David Eastleighprogress?
thematchandtookafirsthalfleadthroughGuly Connollycelebrates Seepages26-27
doPrado. hisgoalwithteam-
JamesChamberswassentoffearlyinthesec- matesAdamLallana PLUS:
ond period for flooring David Connolly and andMorgan
Saints used their numerical advantage to good Schneiderlin.
effectastheyaddedanothertwogoalsthrough AdamRantcolumn
ConnollyandMorganSchneiderlin. Seepage11
WestHamweretheonlyothersideinthetop
fourtopickupawinmeaningtheyandSaints FOURpagesofyouth
remainjointtop,nowwith50points,andhavea
footballcoverage
fourpointcushionoverthirdplacedCardiffand
fiveoverfourthplacedMiddlesbrough. Seepages35-38
Hockeynostalgia
FOREST v SAINTS MATCH REPORT AND REACTION – SEE PAGES 2-5 picturespecial
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Inside DN FOORESMT 0 SAIINNTS 3A: ADNKINST’ MENSDOUASE IFONRESTT FISRE TO
PAGE 7: South
coast success
story – a VITAL BREATHING
decade of
success for
the Saints
Academy
PAGE 10: Saints statistics
SAINTS strengthened their Adam Leitch
promotion chances with a
3-0 win at ten man
NottinghamForest.
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Nigel Adkins’ side were in
control for most of the match CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER
and took a first half lead
throughGulydoPrado.
PAGES 14-15: Matt Tubbs feature JamesChamberswassentoff forcedLeeCampintoadecent postbutheheadedwelloverthe
early in the second period for save. bar.
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Non-league advantagetogoodeffectasthey thefaceoftheboxtoHammond DavisafterHarewood’sflicked
added another two goals whotookatouchbeforedrilling passoverthetopoftheSaints
football news through Connolly and Morgan ashottowardsgoalthatCamp defence but he didn’t get
Schneiderlin. pushedwide,divingawaytohis enoughofitanditwasaneasy
and views WestHamweretheonlyother right. catchforthekeeper.
sideinthetopfourtopickupa Thegamewasofftoarather JosHooiveldbecamethefirst
win meaning they and Saints subdued start but it was clear maninthebookthreeminutes
PAGES 24-25: remain joint top, now with 50 thatForestwereasidelacking laterforatriponTudgayashe
points, and have a four-point inconfidencewiththecrowdat threatenedtogetinbehind.
Hampshire cushion over third-placed TheCityGroundalsoonedge. TheSaintsdefenderredeemed
Cardiff and five over fourth- Saintswereoftenbossingpos- himself from the free kick
Cross-Country placedMiddlesbrough. sessionbutchanceswerehard whichwasdrilledintothebox
The first shot of the game tocomeby. and broke to Harewood who
Championships came on four minutes but Lallana did get an effort on looked like scoring before
MarlonHarewood’sattemptto target on 17 minutes but his Hooiveld’sslidingchallenge. first time shot was saved by
picture special volleygoalwardsfromtheedge shotfromtheedgeofthearea Itprovedapivotalmomentas Campdivingtohisright.
oftheareaastheballdropped wasstraightatCampwhocom- Saints went up the other end However,thelooseballbroke
outoftheairwaswellofftarget. pletedacomfortabletake. andtooktheleadon27minutes. toGulydoPradowhodrilledit
PAGE 42: Ben Dean Hammond produced a Marcus Tudgay had a pre- JackCorkwasplayedindown pastthekeeperandthemenon
muchbettereffortuptheother sentablechanceforForestasa theright,helookedupandcut theline.
Ainslie Racing end four minutes later that corner reached him at the far theballbacktoConnollywhose Joel Lynch should have lev-
elled things up on 32 minutes
team backed when Luke Chambers’ flick
fromaGarethMcClearycorner
to boost aap aap CBEVThTIaNiGcntCdoAlSreINrO CBEVThTIaNiGcntCdoAlSreINrO foundhimatthefarpostbuthe
headedover.
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intoasavefourminuteslater
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whocollectedtheball.
Test preview MARTIN HAMMOND DOPRADO TUDGAY MOUSSI LYNCH When the half-time
whistle went Saints
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Saints’hopesweregivenafur-
ther boost when Forest were
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OPEN UP FOUR-POINT GAP OVER THIRD-PLACED CARDIFF
EARN SOME Top drawer,
says Adkins
NIGELAdkinshaileda“top
drawer”performanceas
SaintsdefeatedNottingham
SPACE Forest3-0tostrengthentheir
positionatthetopofthe
Championshiptable.
GoalsfromGulydoPrado,
PP O RTINGS DavidConnollyandMorgan
U AI Schneiderlinsecuredthevic-
S NT toryatTheCityGround
S againstaForestsidewhohad
LukeChamberssentoffearly
inthesecondhalfforstriking
F S Connolly.
OROVdddaaEiillRyyeecchh1oo..2ccoo..0uukkkYEAR laAddskwinesresatoidp:“dIrathwoeurg.htthe
“We’vecomeawayfrom
home,keptacleansheet,
madesurewegrinditoutand
playedsomereallygoodfoot-
ball.
“Wescoredthree,should
havescoredmoreandcon-
BATTLINGFORTHEBALL:Morgan trolledthegamefrommy
Schneiderlin,above,andDeanHammond, pointofview.
below. “Thetalkingpointisalways
goingtobethesendingoff
butIthoughtwewereinthe
ascendancyanyway.
“Thefourmidfieldplayers
wereoutstanding,they
passedtheballaboutand
withCorkandLallanacoming
offthepocketandthefluency
ofmovementwasgreatand
thatwaslinkedinwithDavid
ConnollywhoIthoughtwas
outstanding.
“Hescoredagoodgoal,
Gulyscoredagoodgoaland
Morgan.
“Ikeepsayingwe’vegotto
scoremoregoalsformmid-
ABOVE:First-halfscorer fieldandhe’sgoneandletfly
GulyDoPrado. andit’sareallygoodgoal.
“LookatDeanHammond
LEFT:DavidConnollycele- andCorky,they’vehadsome
brateshisgoal. shotsfromdistanceaswell.”
ball, stretching the play out butonlypickedoutCampfrom
wide and hoping to find an theedgeofthearea. BELOW:DanHardingchasesdowntheball.
opening,butabitofintenthad Forestmadeafinalchangeon
fadedfromtheirworkaswellas 76 minutes with former Saint
they looked increasingly com- Dexter Blackstock replacing
fortable. Tudgay.
However,theydidmanageto Schneiderlin didn’t only
bagasecondgoalthatlookedto threaten another goal three
have wrapped up the points minuteslater,heactuallydeliv-
even with only 65 minutes eredone.
gone. It seemed like a speculative
Harding,outontheright,cut effort as he shaped to shoot
back on to his left foot and some30yardsoutbutitflewoff
chipped in a cross and his boot and skipped past
Connolly’sdiagonalrunacross Camp,divinglowtohisright,to
theareasawhimgetinfrontof makeit3-0.
reducedtotenmenfiveminutes Yougotthefeelingtheymight hismanandcoollyfinishfor2-0. Saints made their second
aftertherestart. behappytogetmenbehindthe Forest responded with their change with five minutes
Chambers was shown a allandtryandkeepitat1-0for first change with Paul remainingasDannyButterfield
straightredforwhatappeared a late salvo in the closing AndersonreplacingMcGugan. came on for Harding at right
to be an elbow that floored stages. Saints were forced into a back.
Connolly. Do Prado had a chance to switchshortlyafterwardswith Bythatstagebothsidesknew
There was a flare up in the scupper that plan but blasted DoPradolimpingoffclutching whichwaytheresultwasgoing
centreofthepitchandaheated wideafteradecentballinfrom thebackofhisleftlegandLee andonlysomeacrobaticsaves
argument about it that even theleft. Holmescomingoninhisplace fromCampdeniedHolmesand
spreadtothebenches,withthe The game continued with topartnerConnollyinattack. Hammond.
two managers and coaching Forest showing very little Robbie Findlay was then Ben Reeves came on for
staffs debating the decision attacking intent as they introduced for Forest for Lallanaininjurytimeandgota
withsomeferocity. droppeddeep. Harewood. fewminutesofactionbeforethe
TheupshotwasForestswitch- Saints were just doing what Morgan Schneiderlin threat- refereeblewhiswhistletocon-
ingtoa4-5-1formation. they had to do – keeping the ened to add a third for Saints firmagoodSaintswin.
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MONEY MAY BE
Window is
open goal
for Adkins Valuation
of Hooper
A VIEW FROM
is ‘way off’
THE STANDS
SAINTSTARGET: say Celtic
withSaintsfanDanKerins
Celtic’sGaryHooper.
ASFARastransferwin- –isakeyaddition,as GordonSimpson
dowsgo,thisonehas withoutChaplow’sten-
beenveryquietsofar. dencytogetinfrontof [email protected]
Intermsofdeals– theforwards,creating SPORTS REPORTER
well,theyalwaysseem space,ourattackslack
tobelefttofairlylate thebitetheyhada
onanyway–therejust coupleofmonthsago. IT IS becoming increasingly
aren’tthesamenumber Now,somefansseem apparent that Tadanari Lee
ofpotentialmoves tothinkSaintswon’tdo might not be the only striker
beingbandiedaround. adealifthemediaget
movingtoStMary’sthismonth.
Thisisn’tjustaSaints windofit.That,byand
thing,ofcourse.It largeisnotthecase– The Japanese international, pic-
extendsthroughoutthe firstoff,itmakesvery turedbelow,isduetoofficiallysign
pyramidwithveryfew littledifferenceifa fortheclubthisweek–butisn’tthe
dealsintheoffing. potentialdealisreport- only forward player on the club’s
LastJanuarywasn’t edinthegossippages radar.
themostlivelyeither, andsecondlysomany Celtic boss Neil Lennon has con-
butitdidgocrazyat peopleareinvolvedin firmedthatSaintshaveagainmade
theendwiththeTorres thesedealsyoucan’t anapproachfortheGlasgowside’s
andCarrolldealswhich stopeveryonefrom excitingfrontman,GaryHooper.
quitesimplysentthe sayingsomething. Therehaveevenbeenreportsthat
worldmad. Peoplearekeentotalk, the club have been willing to pay
Ican’tbuthelpbut forwhateverreason. £6m for the former Scunthorpe
thinkthisdoesprovide Forexample,Ican’t player, who worked with Nigel
Saintswithanopen thinkofoneSaints Adkins during their time together
goalwhenitcomesto signingfromthesum- atGlanfordPark.
bringingintheneces- merthatwasn’treport- ButLennonisadamant
sarydepthtoseethe edinsomeshapeor Hooper, who had
sidethroughtoApril. formpriortobeing scored 15 times this
Alackofcompetition completed.Tocancela season going into
inthetransfermarket dealjustbecausethe this weekend, isn’t
willmeanlesschance DailyEcho,TheMirror goinganywhere.
ofplayers’pricesbeing orevensomeoneon “There has been
inflatedinabidding Twitterhadwrittenten another enquiry for
war–resultinginNigel wordsaboutitwould Hooperthisweek,”he
Adkinsgettingmore becuttingoffyournose revealed.
bangforhisbuck. tospiteyourface. “Butthevaluationofthatcluband
Now,someclubsmay Thisdoesn’tmean ourvaluationissomewayoff.
askforbig,bigcashin everysinglerumourisa “I’venoideaifSouthamptonwill
thefirstplace(see seriousbid(oreven comebackin.Buttheywillgetthe
Saints’attemptstosign true,sometimespeople sameanswer–thathe’snotforsale.
MaynardorRodriguez justliketotryandwind “Goalscorersarepriceless.Ifyou
asexamples)butthat youupforsomerea- look at Gary’s record in his time
justmeansalittlemore son)butthereisusually here, he’s got a goal in every one-
diggingandsearching somethinginit. and-a-halfgames.
needstobedone. Whichbringsusback “Hewasoneoftheleadingscorers
Themajorityseemto tohowquietitissofar intheChampionship.WhenIwent
agreethatSaintsneed
thisJanuary. toseehimhestoodoutlikeasore
morefacesupfront
I’msureSaintsare thumb.
andoutwideandprob-
athbelycaennterextorafdpelafeyenrcein. terrysin–gTtaodbarninagriiLnepelay- ‘Good business’
Toimproveupon lookslikehehas
playerslikeLambertor potentialalthoughI “I think it’s been good business
Fontewouldmeanbig refusetogetexcited and he’s enjoying life here and
moneyandquite aboutplayersIhaven’t enjoyinghisfootball.”
franklyisn’tneeded– seen,aftertheDelgado Saints have been linked with
that’swhereweneed debaclein2001–that numerous strikers ever since the
coverasweare willprovidetheextra summer.
beyondthebarebones impetustoseeuscom- First there was Billy Sharp, who
whentheyareout. petingforthetitlein turned down a move south from
Anewwideplayer– April. Doncaster after the clubs had
seeingasPuncheonis Buthey,we’refoot- agreedafee.
wellandtrulyoutofthe ballfans.We’reimpa- Then there was the pursuit of
questionitwouldseem tient! Burnley’s Jay Rodriguez, when
Saintsweremetbysternresistance
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THE STICKING POINT
ONTHEIRWAY:SaintscelebrateafterGulydoPradoputsthemaheadinthefirsthalfagainstNottinghamForestatTheCityGroundthisafternoon.
from the Clarets, who steadfastly Watford’sMarvinSordell,aplay- asSaintslookforimmediatehelpin pairingofGulydoPradoandDavid minutesofthesecondhalfstarting.
refusedtosell. ertheclubhavehadaninterestin, theirpromotionbid. Connollyinattack. Gulyhadagoodchancemoments
MK Dons forward Sam Baldock remains available, although the Itseemsclearfromtheinterestin While their lack of playing time latertodoublethelead,butblazed
wasnext,butheoptedtojoinWest Hornets are far from keen to lose Hooper that Adkins would like a together meant they were never overwithhisleftfootfromagood
Haminstead. the20-year-oldanditwouldlikely moreprovenplayerontheseshores likely to dovetail wonderfully position after being picked out by
Before the emergency loan win- takeamajorbidtoprisehimaway tosupplementLee’sarrival. throughout the entire match, they AdamLallana’slowcross.
dowclosedinNovember,attention fromVicarageRoad. That’s hardly surprising given linked up more than well enough Connolly, who has always been a
turned to Coventry’s Lukas how reliant the team has been on forSaints’purposes. devastating finisher, made no mis-
Jutkiewicz – a former youth team Unknown quantity RickieLambert. Bothwereinfactinvolvedinthe takewhenhewasaffordedanoppor-
playeratSaints. Andtherehaveundoubtedlybeen openinggoal,withGulyfiringhome tunitymidwaythroughthehalf.
Buttheclubwereunabletoagree Lee should sign his contract this concerns about how effective the thereboundafterConnolly’sinitial AricochetoffMorganSchneiderlin
adealwiththeSkyBlues. week, but remains an unknown club’s other strikers have been effortfromJackCork’scutbackhad fromDanHarding’sballintothebox
Andheiscompletelyoffthetable quantity. whenplayingindependentlyofthe been saved by Forest keeper Lee foundhim,andhebeatCampwitha
now, with promotion rivals Aninternationalforhiscountry, Championship’stopscorer. Camp. goodreactioneffortfromcloserange
Middlesbrough having completed andoneofthetopscorersintheJ- ButatleastatNottinghamForest tomakeit2-0.
Devastating finisher
hissigninginthelast24hours,ini- League last season, means he can todaytheyshowedthattheirattack The goalscoring exploits of
tiallyonanemergencyloan,before hardlybeshortontalent. isn’t completely blunted without Adkins’frontpairwillhaveprovid-
signingpermanentlynextweek,to Buthowdependablehewillbein theirleadingmarksman. In Lambert’s absence, Connolly ed the manager with encourage-
allowhimtomakehisdebuttoday. hisfirsthalf-seasoninEnglishfoot- WithLambertservingthesecond attracted an increased physical ment that, if he is unsuccessful in
That leaves Saints beginning to ball,asheadaptstoanewwayof matchinathree-gamesuspension, presencearoundhim–withForest his pursuit of another striker, he
run low on options in terms of life,remainstobeseen. forhisredcardatBrightonearlier captainLukeChambersseeingred has plenty of quality in attack
provenChampionshipscorers. Itiscertainlyabigquestionmark, this month, Adkins opted for the forasupposedelbowonhimwithin alreadyinhisranks.
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It’sthegreatestgoal,inmyopinion,Ihave
everseenwithmyeyesbecausejustthe
technicalpartofit-tobeatsixplayers,to
skippastpeople,left-foot,right-foot,cut-
back,accelerate,everythingthatwas
Saints wideman torments Pompey in derby victory
involvedinit,itwasanunbelievablegoal”-
NewcastlebossAlanPardewgetscar- ROWE
riedawaywithHatemBenArf’as
equaliserinNewcastle's2-1FACupwin
overBlackburn.
“Asafootballclub,wemustlookforwards
nowandtryourutmosttoattain
Premiershipstatusfornextseason.'The
kingisdead........’”-QPRmidfielderJoey
BartontakestoTwitterfollowingthe IS THE
sackingofmanagerNeilWarnock.
“Asaplayer,asamanager,youwantto
makeamarkonthegame,andinmyview
thisisafantasticopportunitytobeableto
dothat”-NewQPRbossMarkHughes
seesabigfutureattheclub.
“It'skindofweird.Icame WING
backfromholiday15
daysago.Inever
thoughtIwasgoingto
playforArsenalagain
orscoreawinner.I
don'tknowwhatto
say.Ilovetheclub
andIhopeIcando
more”-ThierryHenry, COMMANDER
pictured,afterscoring
thewinneronhissecondArsenaldebut,
a1-0winoverLeedsintheFACup. STARMAN:Omar
Rowe,right,inaction
“Itwasalittlebitofadream,becauseit
forSaintsunder-18s
wasastoryaboutfootballyouwouldtell
someyoungchildren.Unfortunatelyitis againstPompey.
notoftenlikethatinourgame,butsome-
timesithappens”-ArsenalbossArsene DailyEchopictures
Wenger. byMattWatson
“IfIbuyaFiatUno,Ireadthat
aguylikemewouldbe
moresuitedtoaFerrari. SimonWalter
IfIbuytheFerrari,I
readthatIshould [email protected]
havebeenmore
downtoearthand SAINTSUnder-18sbeatPompey
boughttheUno.IfI 2-0intheFAPremierAcademy
laugh,I’mnotserious;
ifIdon’tlaugh,I’ma League – with a weakened
sulkyrichguywhodoes- side.
n’tenjoydoingthebestjobintheworld"-
ManagerJasonDoddrestedmost
ManchesterCitystrikerMarioBalotelli,
oftheteamthatbeatBolton2-1in
pictured,onhistreatmentbythemedia.
the FA Youth Cup on Tuesday
night,makingninechanges.
“Unfortunately(it’sapenalty)toeveryman,
But even with several under-16s,
butnotawoman.Althoughtherefereedid-
n’thaveagoodview,Ithoughtthe Saintstriumphedwithtwosecond-
lineswoman,orwhatevershe’scalled,had half goals against a poor Pompey
agreatview”-IpswichmanagerPaul side.
Jewelltakeshisfrustrationsoutonref- Like the recent ‘Elclasicoast’ at
eree'sassistantAmyFearnafterhis Fratton Park, this Hampshire
sidelosetoBirmingham. derbywaslowonqualityandhigh
onpassion.
“ItisaboutaneweraforEnglishrugby.I ButwingerOmarRoweimpressed
alwaysfeltthatJanuary2012wasgoingto on the flanks for Saints at the
beadefiningmomentaboutwhereweare Wellington Sports Ground on
goinginthefuture”-England’sinterim StonehamLane, Eastleigh.
coachStuartLancasterafternaminghis The 17-year-old gave Pompey an
much-changedEPSsquadfortheSix early warning of the threat he
Nations. posedwhenhecrashedafreekick
againsttheangleofpostandcross- BATTLEFORTHEBALL:SaintsscorerDominicGapeinthemiddleofatussleforpossession.
“Itsurprisesmebecause bar.
hehadagoatWayne Jason McCarthy’s thunderous enedto scoreaftercomingonfor
Rooney.Nowhe’shad drive was too powerful for fellowstrikerAaronWard-Baptiste Saints’ cup wait
agoatoneofours”- Pompey’s goalkeeper to hold, inthesecondhalf.
StevenGerrard, clawedoverthecrossbarforacor- Thehighly-ratedyoungerbrother SAINTSUnder-18swilldiscovertheirFA
right,questions ner. ofSwanseaCitystarScottSinclair YouthCupfifth-roundopponentson
ManchesterCity Highly-rated Saints goalkeeper embarked on a jinking run before Thursdaynight.
bossRoberto SteveMowthorpe,whocomesfrom shootingoverthebar. GoalsfromCorbyMooreandJake
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“I'msurethereareplayersouttherewho effortfromPompey’sJackMalone. The result ensures that Saints er,aheaderfromcentre-backOscar
aresleepingathomeandthinking,‘WillI ButSaintssoontooktheleadwith maintain the pressure on Arsenal Threlkeld.
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SATURDAY,JANUARY14,2011 THEDAILYECHO 7
Sports
Saints
Spotlight Quiz
AND THE ACADEMY
1DougieFreedmanbeganhisplaying
careeratwhichclub?
2EnglandbowlerGrahamOnionsplaysfor
whichcounty?
AAWWAARRDD GGOOEESS TTOO ...... 3EnglandflankerTomWoodplaysfor
whichAvivaPremiership
club?
4LukePatiencecom-
petesforGreatBritain
atwhichOlympic
sport.
5GaryJohnsonis
managerofwhich
npowerLeagueTwo
club?
6Wolves'on-loan
midfielderEmmanuel WOOD
Frimpongwasbornin
whichcountry?
7DanielKeatingsrepresentsGreatBritain
atwhichsport
8KevinPietersenhasjoinedwhichIndian
PremierLeagueteam?
9FromwhichclubdidManchesterCity
signVincentKompany?
10WhoisthereigningOlympicchampion
over5,000and10,000metres?
11InwhichyeardidAlastair
CookmakehisEngland
Testdebut?
12Whichgolfer'sreal
firstnameis
'Lodewicus'?
13Whichcityare
Spanishfootball
teamRayo
Vallecanofrom?
14Whatnationalityis
tennisplayerMilos KOMPANY
JUBILANT:JamesWard- Raonic?
15Whichmagazineconceivedfootball's
Prowsecelebrateshis
Ballond'Oraward?
goalatCoventry. 16WhichcountydoesMontyPanesarplay
for?
17CarlosTevezhasplayedforwhichtwo
SouthAmericanclubs?
IT’S been another good week SimonCarter improvement on Pompey’s youth looking as if he is keen to bring 18SandyParkisthehomegroundof
forSaints’academy. systemsuccessstories. more youngsters through – in whichAvivaPremiershipteam?
Back in 2001/02, when Pompey starkcontrasttothepolicyadopted 19WhowasthelastEnglishmantowina
LastSaturdayNigelAdkinsgave [email protected] wereinthesecondtier,theyboast- under Harry Redknapp and other golfmajor?
strikerRyanDoblehisfirstsenior SPORTS EDITOR ed the likes of homegrown Lewis managers during the club’s 20AlexSmithisquarterbackforwhichNFL
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2011AustralianOpen?
son,fiveoftheminLeague1. anotherclub. andonlyrejoinedfromCherriesin Thelistobviouslyincludessome
26Whoaretheonlyteamtohavebeaten
Ward-ProwseandStephenswere The other is striker David a£500,000deallastsummer. ofthemostrecognisablenamesin
SunderlandsinceMartinO'Neilltook
toastinganotherawaycupsuccess McGoldrick,whoplayedahandful Previousplayerswhohavecome Britishfootball.
chargeofteammatters?
afewdayslaterwhenJasonDodd’s of matches for hometown club through the system include Marc SaywhatyoulikeaboutFerguson,
27WhichfootballteamwontheLeague
under-18striumphed2-1atBolton Notts County prior to signing for Wilson,MattRitchie,JamesKeene butitcanneverbeheldagainsthim
CupatWembleyin1986?
in the fourth round of the FA Saintsin2004. andMarlonPack. thathedoesnotfullysupportyouth
28ForwhichRaboDirectPRO12team
YouthCup. Saints’ 29-player haul is a huge Michael Appleton, though, is developmentatOldTrafford.
doesWalesinternationalGeorgeNorth
play?
SAINTSANDMANCHESTERUNITEDYOUTHPLAYERSWHOHAVEPLAYEDINTHEFIRSTTEAM–2001-2012 29InwhatcountyisFontwellracecourse?
30BywhatnameisMilwaukee'sMajor
Leaguebaseballteamalsoknown?
ManUtd RyanGiggs JonathanSpector ChrisEagles PaulTierney WayneBridge MatthewMills
PhilBardsley WillKeane MichaelStewart AdamEckersley DannyWebber MartinCranie MattPaterson
DavidBeckham KieranLee RonnieWallwork DavidJones Total:20 NathanDyer MichaelPoke Answers
WesBrown LeeMartin DannyWelbeck RitchieJones SimonGillett BenReeves
NickyButt LiamMiller Total27: JoshuaKing Saints Oscar Gobern AndrewSurman
FrazierCampbell GaryNeville Cups MarkLynch ChrisBaird LloydJames JakeThomson .srewerB03;xessuStseW92
LukeChadwick PhilNeville BenAmos PhilMarsh GarethBale AdamLallana TheoWalcott ;stelracS82;detinUdrofxO72;mahnettoT
TomCleverley JohnO’Shea MichaelBarnes RavelMorrison CedricBaseya OliverLancashire JamieWhite 62;aNiL52;airodpmaS42;lubnatsI32
RichardEckersley RodrigoPossebon SylvainEbanks-Blake DanielNardiello FrancisBenali MattLeTissier Total:27 ;koorBlleK22;dirdaMociteltA12;sre94
DarrenFletcher DannyPugh LarnellCole PaulPogba LeonBest KayneMcLaggon Cups ocsicnarFnaS02;)6991(odlaFkciN91
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DarronGibson PaulScholes JimmyDavis RyanShawcross AlanBlayney JosephMills SamHoskins acoB71;xessuS61;llabtooFecnarF
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Fancy
That
THIERRYHenrycompleteda WELL, that’s the last time I go tight and start to pick up more
fairytalecomeback awayforChristmas. pointsaway,thenthere’snoreason
forArsenalearlier whatsoeverthatthiscan’tbeasen-
thisweekwhen ThreeweeksinthelandofOzand sational2012.
hescoredthe Southampton’s season goes all to The January transfer window is
winnertoknock pot. thekey.
Leedsoutofthe Weloseourunbeatenhomeleague Unlike many other clubs, Saints
FACup. recordinthelastgameof2011and can look to strengthen rather then
Here,theSports getathumpingawayatBrighton… weakenthesquad.
Pinktakesalookafiveother it’sacalamity! We’reinanenviablepositioninso
playerswhomadeasuccessof Orisit? muchaswehavemoneyandmany
theirreturntoformerclubs. Aquicklookatthestatsfor2011 ofourrivalsdon’t.
andfarfromthedisasterweseemto
West Ham may be a bigger club
JOHANCRUYFF(Ajax,1964-73, belookingforSouthampton’s2011is but, with the Olympic stadium on
81-83) anabsolutetriumph. thehorizon,dotheyhavemoneyto
ThelegendaryHollandforward A table of the top performing burn, or will bids from Premier
was34bythetimehemadehis Englishfootballclubsin20111shows League clubs weaken their resolve
seconddebutforAjaxafterwin- Saintstobethefourthmostsuccess- toholdontotheirstars?
ningthreeEuropeanCupsinhis ful club in terms of league results, The problem we have as football
nine-yearfirstspellinAmsterdam. amassing a staggering average of fans is that we’ll only look at our
Histalentwasnotdiminished, 2.04pointspergame. weaknessesandnotothers.
though,asheaddedtwoleague Only Crawley Town, Manchester Other clubs can get injuries,
titlesandaDutchCuptohishon- City and Manchester United faired otherclubscanloseplayerstothe
ours. better. lureofthePremiership.
Noclubscoredmoregoalsthanus
Southamptonarenottheonly
MARKHUGHES(Manchester in2011. club to be affected by the
United,1980-86,88-95) Whenyoulookatcoldhardstats Januarytransferwindow.
Hughessurprisinglyleft suchasthose,itmayputourcurrent Lastyearitgaveusatime-
ManchesterUnitedforanunsuc- slumpintoperspective. ly boost and aided our
cessfulseasonat We were operating at an unsus- LeagueOnepromotionbid
Barcelonain1986. tainablelevel. DDoonn’’tt noend.
Hewasbrought Noclubcouldcarryonwinningas Jordan Rhodes would
backtoOld manygamesaswewere. beablindingsigning.
Trafford,follow- Aslump(ifthat’swhatyouwantto For those of us who
ingtimeonloan callit)wasinevitable. witnessedhisfive-goal
atBayern What Saints do need to do is blitzagainstWycombe,
Munich,bySirAlex strengthenin2012. itshowedhimtobethe
Fergusonin1988andwentonto We’re in a position that Pompey wwrriittee real deal. And, as
wintwoPremierLeaguetitles,two fanscanonlydreamof,we’vehada Lambert has proven,
FACups,theLeagueCupandthe runoflessthanimpressiveresults– League One players can
CupWinners'Cupinatrophy- andyetwe’restilltop. cut it the Championship
ladensecondspell. The sign of champions, and you withnoproblems.
canaskanyBrightonfanthis,isthe
IANRUSH(Liverpool,1980-87, abilitytolose,playpoorly,andstill Exciting
88-96) remainaheadofyourcompetitors.
ooffff
AnotherWelsh What Southampton Football Club Nicky Maynard is available
strikerwhohad hastodonowisbackuptheirtalkof and also looks an exciting
anunhappysea- ambitionwithcold,hardcash. prospect.
sonoverseas, Themoneyisthere,fromthesale The list is sadly not endless,
Rushreturned though.
tJouvLeivneturpsoionl1fr9o8m8. We’re in a position oouurr quIta’nstintyowanadwcaeseshooufldquoanlliytybuoyveirf
Havingwonfour we can improve, or seriously bol-
leaguetitles,theFACup,four ster,thesquad.
LeagueCupsandtheEuropean Pompey fans can Panic buying is sooooooo three
Cupinhisfirstspellon yearsago.
Merseyside,hissecondwas In closing, a warm welcome to
aerlmleoasgtuaestpitrleo,liftiwcoasmhoerewFoAnCanuoptsh- only dream of, but JJaappaanneessee TfirasdtaJnaaprainLeesee,pSlaoyuetrh.ampton’s very
andafurtherLeagueCup. Ittookalloftenminutesfromthe
TEDDYSHERINGHAM we need new players ainntneornuentcdeomoemnstaoyfehrisstsoighnaivnegwforrittthene
(Tottenham,1992-97,2001-03) himoff.
Theevergreenformerstriker's With Japan ranked 19th in the
twospellsinnorthLondonsand- FIFAworldrankings,Icanonlyask
waticMhaendcfhoeusrteyerars othfeAtilmexehOaxslacdoemeChtoaminbveersltasino,maenodf bbooyy mwoyuseldlf iwfrtihteoseoffsamaepdlaoyoemrsafyroerms
Unitedinwhich ittobolsterthepromotionpush. Scotland,rankedat47 oronefrom
hefamously Thelatterpartof2011hasshown Wales,rankedat48?
wonthetreble usmanythings. Wouldwequestionaaplayerfrom
in1999.His It’s showed us just how magnifi- Nigeria, ranked at 43, or a player
formonhisreturn centafootballerRickyLambertis. fromtheRepublicofIreland,ranked
twooWnhhiitmeHanarEtnLgalnaendrecallunder wIats’srushshowededbaucsktthoaftirAstdtaemamLaalcltaionna ttoooo atT2h2e? truth of the matter is that
SvenGoran-Erikssonandaplace ashe’snotthesameplayerhewasin noneofusknowifTadanariwillbea
inthe2002WorldCupsquadaged September. successorafailure.
36. It’sshowedusyoucannotunderes- Hisnationalsideisrankedhigher
timate the influence of Richard thanmanycountriesofwhomwe’d
JUNINHO(Middlesbrough, Chaplow in the squad, and that ask no questions of if we’d signed
1995-97,1999-2000[loan],2002- KelvinDaviswillbeournumberone oneoftheirplayers.
2004) choice goalkeeper for quite some eeaarrllyy!! All that matters is that hopefully
ThediminutiveBrazilianmidfield- time. Tadanariisthefirstofthreeorfour
erseemedabizarrefitforBoro, But there’s nothing in the last players that will hopefully either
butenjoyedhistime month’sworthofresultsthatsignal makeaninstantimpactonthefirst
onTeessideso anykindofcollapseorderailingof teamormakethebenchadarnsight
muchhereturned ourpromotionbid. more competitive than it currently
twice.Histears We’ve still only lost one game at is.
onrelegationin homethisseasonandonlytwoclubs Onwardsandupwards,people.
hisfirstspell have scored more than us away 2011wassensational,andwho’sto
endearedhimto fromhome. say 2012 won’t be an absolute bel-
thefansandhe If we can keep the form at home ter…
sealedhislegendarystatusinhis
finalseasonas,bynowaWorld EMAILYOURVIEWS ON SAINTSTO [email protected]
Cupwinner,hehelpedtheclubwin
theLeagueCup.
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Paine’s
World
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GGOOLLDDEENN
Hail Henry
HAPPYRETURNS:Thierry
HenryscoresforArsenal,right,
andPaulScholesstarsfor
United,inset. the 227th!
ITTOOKjusttenminutesforThierry
OOLLDDIIEESS Henrytostamphisclassonhisreturnto
Arsenal.
WiththeGunnersleavingtopscorer
RobinvanPersieoutofthelineupforthe
FACupthirdroundmatchagainstLeeds
attheEmiratesStadium,itneededHenry
tosealthewin.
Arsenal,asusual,huffedandpuffeda
lotintheireffortstobreakLeeds’stub-
bornresistance.
SSTTIILLLL SoonstrolledHenrytoshowhisteam-
mateshowtotakechanceswhenthey
cometheirway.
LatchingontoAlexSong’spass,itwas
obvioushisfirsttouchhasnotdeserted
him,ashesethimselftosidefoothome
intothefarcorneroftheLeedsgoal.
Formmightbetemporary,butclassis
permanent.
ThestriketookHenry’stallyforthe
clubto227goals,anditishardtoimag-
SSHHIINNEE inehehasnotpulledonanArsenalshirt
sincehedepartedin2007.
Henry,forme,isoneofthebestforeign
playersevertogracetheEnglishgame.
IrankhimalongsidethelikesofEric
Cantona,DennisBergkampand
GianfrancoZola,whohaveleftamajor
markontheEnglishscene.
Sowheredoesthisleavemanager
ArseneWenger,regardinghisteam
selection?
IT might not exactly have Ferguson and United, coming
been the Return of the offtwosuccessivelossesinthe
Premier League, needed the
Jedi.
resultmorethanCity.
But the sight of both Paul For City, though, they must
Scholes and Thierry Henry now say goodbye to the FA
disappearing into the sunset, Cup, which represented their BACKINTHEOLDROUTINE:Thierry
their Premier League days firstmajortrophyin35years HenrynetsforArsenalagainstLeeds.
over, never to be seen again, whentheywonitlastMay.
wastransformedinaremark- Thecontroversialdecisionof
The34-year-oldHenryhaspotentially
ablewayinthethirdroundof referee Chris Foy to send off
thTehFeAseCguopld.enoldies,whohad CeaitrylycaopntaiinnVthinecemntatKcohmfpoarnya UAnreitneddse,ketheepeerx,-FaunldhamAnadnrde SaftteevretnheGgearmraer.d in the tunnel eNiegwhtYgoarmkeRsetdoBpulallys.inhisloanspellfrom
given so much to both tackleonNanihasreverberat- Oxfordkeeper,believedittobe This has highlighted the And,withpositivevibesreverberating
Manchester United and ed throughout the game this correct. inconsistency of referees in aroundtheEmirates,allArsenalfanswill
Arsenal,wererecalledintheir week. We quickly found FIFA’s themoderngame. behopingthathepairsupwithVan
clubs’hourofneed. Sittinginourstudios Rule 12 – Fouls and Myworryisthatthephysical Persie,whose35goalsin2011madefor
For Sir Alex inJohannesburg,my Misconduct – and even then side of football is gradually anextraordinaryrecord.
Ferguson,thedecision first reaction was still argued in regard to the beingeroded. VanPersieissuretoreturntotheteam
toreintroducethe37- that it was a ruling. Whereexactlythisleavesthe fortomorrow’sawaygameagainst
yacoeHnagarsad-emoqUludbnelSientcechdoeosfll.oehsstuwagtaes thfaeaHtlrlooosrwhwsedcveocemirs,Gmioamnern.yy- wbyIAansnTdwmortyhmoanomtgpv.yinieiwoDnow,cathhseebratdyce,kceidwsiuhonpo gthaWamthecaoIt’mmIednAooptkrsinul,oriwef.,Mtahnocuhgehs,teirs SsCpwhAoeartlsn,sesoeneanaaeal.nphdeoai1nd2tiabndetorhifittnhdoisflefwoaeuderetkrhes-npdlaicnefdifth
their noisy neigh- Bailey, the for- describedthecallasa“diabol- United and Manchester City ManchesterCitygoingintothelatest
bours, Manchester merManchester ical”one. arerunningneckandneckfor roundoffixtures.
the Premier League title, the
City, Ferguson’s PUSHOFF: The injustice was empha- Thereisalreadyanalmightyscramble
decision to recall sised on Wednesday night second-to-last match on the forthetopfourpositionstoguarantee
his midfield mae- RefereeChirs whenGlenJohnson’stwo-foot- calendar – on April 28 to be ChampionsLeaguefootballnextseason.
stro would have Foyexplainshis ed tackle on Joleon Lescott exact–betweenthesegiantsat AndHenry’spresencecouldbejustthe
quickened talk of decisiontothe wentunpunished,tothedisbe- the Etihad Stadium will not tonicthatArsenalneed.
the Old Trafford teamsafter lief of all the City fans at the only be the 163rd derby Who’stosaythatHenry,whose174
managerlosinghis sendingoff EtihadStadium. betweenthem. goalsmakehimthethirdtopscorerin
touch. Manchester Withtempersrising,itledto It will surely match the PremierLeaguehistory,willnotaddto
But victory was City'sVincent an angry confrontation Clasico that describes the histallybeforeheadingbacktoNew
theirs. betweenCitymanagerRoberto Spanish rivalry between Real
Certainly, Kompany. Mancini and Liverpool’s MadridandBarcelona. York?
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Saints
Spotlight
SAINTS’ FIRST TEAM FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2011/12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
AUGUST
Sat6Leeds...............H W3-1 Davis Richardson Fonte Martin Harding DoPrado** Hammond***1 Cork Lallana1 Lambert Connolly*1 DeRidder* Chaplow** Schneiderlin***
Tues9Torquay(CC1).......H W4-1 Bialkowski Butterfield Seaborne Martin Dickson DeRidder**1 Chaplow1 Schneiderlin Holmes* Lambert1 DoPrado*** Lallana* Hammond** Forte***1
Sat13Barnsley........... A W1-0 Davis Richardson Fonte Seaborne Harding DoPrado* Hammond Cork Lallana*** Lambert Connolly**1 Chaplow* DeRidder** Schneiderlin***
Tues16Ipswich...........A W5-2 Davis Richardson Fonte Seaborne Harding DoPrado* Hammond Cork Lallana***2 Lambert2 Connolly**1 Schneiderlin* Fox** DeRidder***
Sat20Millwall.............H W1-0 Davis Richardson Fonte Seaborne Harding DoPrado1 Hammond* Cork Lallana** Lambert Connolly*** Schneiderlin* Fox** DeRidder***
Sat27Leicester...........A L2-3 Davis Richardson* Fonte Seaborne Harding***1 DoPrado** Hammond Cork Lallana Lambert Connolly1 Schneiderlin* DeRidder** Fox***
Tues30Swindon(CC2)......A W3-1 Bialkowski Richardson Seaborne Martin Harding Holmes** Schneiderlin Cork Lallana Forte*1 DoPrado***1 Lambert*1 Hammond** Hoskins***
SEPTEMBER
Sat10NottmForest........H W3-2 Davis Cork Fonte Hooiveld Fox DoPrado* Hammond Hammond Lallana Lambert3 Connolly** Chaplow* DeRidder**
Sun18Birmingham.........H W4-1 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox DoPrado*1 Hammond Cork** Lallana***1 Lambert1 Connolly Chaplow*1 Schneiderlin** DeRidder***
Wed21Preston(CC3) .....H W2-1 Bialkowski Butterfield Martin Hooiveld**1 Dickson DeRidder* Schneiderlin Chaplow Holmes Reeves Forte*** Lallana*1 Fonte** Lambert***
Sat24Burnley.... ....... A D1-1 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox DoPrado* Hammond*** Cork Lallana Lambert Connolly Chaplow* Schneiderlin**1
Wed28Cardiff.......... A L1-2 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox DoPrado Schneiderlin Cork** Lallana Lambert Connolly* DeRidder*1 Chaplow**
OCTOBER
Sat1Watford.... .........H W4-0 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox DeRidder* Hammond Cork** Lallana*** Lambert2 DoPrado1 Chaplow* Schneiderlin** Holmes***1
Sat15Derby.............. A D1-1 Davis Richardson** Fonte Hooiveld Fox DoPrado*** Schneiderlin Cork Chaplow* Lambert1 Connolly DeRidder* Hammond** Harding***
Tues18WestHam..........H W1-0 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld1 Fox DoPrado*** Hammond Schneiderlin Chaplow* Lambert Connolly** Harding* Cork** DeRidder***
Sat22Reading............ A D1-1 Davis Richardson Fonte* Hooiveld Fox DoPrado*** Hammond Cork Chaplow Lambert Connolly** Martin* DeRidder**1 Schneiderlin***
Tues25CrystalPalace(CC4)..A L0-2 Bialkowski Butterfield Martin Cork Harding DeRidder Ward-Prowse Schneiderlin Holmes** Reeves*** Forte* Barnard* Lambert** DoPrado***
Sat29Middlesbrough.......H W3-0 Davis Butterfield Fonte Hooiveld Fox Chaplow Hammond*** Cork Lallana** Lambert DoPrado*2 Connolly*1 Schneiderlin** DeRidder***
NOVEMBER
Tues1Peterborough........H W2-1 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld1 Harding Chaplow***1 Hammond Schneiderlin Lallana** Lambert DoPrado* DeRidder* Connolly** Cork***
Sat5Coventry........... ..A W4-2 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox Chaplow*1 Cork Schneiderlin Lallana**1 Lambert DoPrado***1 Hammond* DeRidder**1 Connolly***
Sat19Brighton.............H W3-0 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox Chaplow Hammond* Cork Lallana** Lambert3 DoPrado*** Schneiderlin* DeRidder** Barnard***
Sat26BristolCity...........A L0-2 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox Chaplow Hammond* Cork Lallana** Lambert DoPrado*** Schneiderlin* DeRidder** Barnard***
Tues29Hull...............H W2-1 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Harding Schneiderlin Hammond Cork* Lallana1 Lambert** DoPrado***1 DeRidder* Barnard** Holmes***
DECEMBER
Sat3Doncaster............A L0-1 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox DeRidder* Hammond Cork** Lallana Schneiderlin DoPrado Holmes* Barnard**
Sat10Blackpool........... H D2-2 Bialkowski Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox** Schneiderlin Hammond* Cork Lallana Lambert2 DoPrado DeRidder* Harding**
Sun18Portsmouth..........A D1-1 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox* Schneiderlin Hammond Cork Lallana Lambert1 DoPrado Harding*
Mon26CrystalPalace.......H W2-0 Davis Richardson Fonte Hooiveld Fox DeRidder* Schneiderlin** Cork Lallana Lambert DoPrado2 Connolly* Hammond**
Fri30BristolCity...........H L0-1 Davis Richardson*** Martin Hooiveld Fox DeRidder Schneiderlin** Cork Lallana* Lambert DoPrado Connolly* Hammond** Holmes***
JANUARY
Mon2Brighton.............A L0-3 Davis Richardson Martin Hooiveld Harding* DoPrado** Hammond Cork Lallana*** Lambert Connolly Fox* Forte** Reeves***
Sat7Coventry(FAC3).......A W2-1 Bialkowski Harding*** Martin1 Hooiveld Fox Schneiderlin Hammond Cork W-Prowse**1 Lallana Doble* Hoskins* Reeves** Stephens***
Sat14NottsForest..........A
Mon23Leicester...........H
Sat28Dag&Red/Millwall(FAC).A Charity
Tues31Cardiff............ H
FEBRUARY
Sat4Birmingham.......... A boost
Sat11Burnley.............H
Tues14WestHam..........A
Sat18Derby...............H
Sat25Watford.............A
THESaintsDisabledSupporters
MARCH AssociationpresentedtheSaints
Sat3Leeds...............A Foundationwithachequefor£300
Tues6Ipswich.. ..........H beforetherecenthomegameagainst
Sat10Barnsley............H BristolCity.
Sat17Millwall.............A LastJuly,theorganisationheldtheir
Tues20Hull...............A inauguralAGMatthestadiumandan
Sat24Doncaster...........H opendayattheDellCafe.
Sat31Blackpool............A Acharityauctionandraffleraised
morethan£600,ofwhichhalfthatsum
APRIL wasgiventotheSaintsFoundation.
Sat7Portsmouth..........H Thismoneywasusedtohelpfunda
Mon9CrystalPalace........A groupofdisabledchildrenandtheir
Sat14Reading............H carerstovisitandplayatBarcelona.
Tues17Peterborough....... A Photoshows(back,fromleft)Tom
Sat21Middlesbrough....... A Barrett(SaintsFoundation),Greg
Sat28Coventry............H Dickson(secretary,SDSA,LynKnight
(treasurer,SDSA)ElaineBrindley,
Tony(SFCSteward).
Front:AndyMather(chairman,
SDSA)LeeBarclay(vicechairman,
SDSA).
LA LG CA CG CSA CSG LA LG CA CG CSA CSG LA LG CA CG CSA CSG
KELVINDAVIS 24 0 0 0 253 0 STEVEDERIDDER 4(18) 3 3 1 7(18) 4 RYANDOBLE 0 0 1 0 1 0
BARTOSZBIALKOWSKI 1 0 5 0 39(1) 0 RICHARDCHAPLOW 8(7) 3 2 1 37(10) 6 DANNYFOX 17(4) 0 1 0 18(4) 0
TOMMYFORECAST 0 0 0 0 0 0 DEANHAMMOND 20(4) 1 1(2) 0 116(7) 11 JOSHOOIVLED 20 2 2 1 22 3
DANNYBUTTERFIELD 1 0 3 0 40(3) 0 JACKCORK 23(2) 0 3 0 50(3) 0 JAMESWARD-PROWSE 0 0 2 0 2 0
FRAZERRICHARDSON 23 0 1 0 41(7) 0 MORGANSCHNEIDERLIN12(12) 1 5 0113(27) 2 SAMHOSKINS 0 0 0(2) 0 0(2) 0
DANHARDING 8(4) 1 3 0 104(7) 5 ADAMLALLANA 22 6 2(2) 1154(19) 41 JACKSTEPHENS 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0
RYANDICKSON 0 0 2 0 19(11) 1 LEEHOLMES 0(4) 1 4 0 21(19) 3
BENREEVES 0(1) 0 2(1) 0 2(2) 0 RICKIELAMBERT 24 15 1(3) 2 132(6) 74
JOSEFONTE 23 0 0(1) 0 95(1) 7 LEEBARNARD 0(4) 0 0(1) 0 44(25) 24
RADHIJAIDI 0 0 0 0 67(1) 4 GULYDOPRADO 25 9 2(1) 1 54(13) 21
AARONMARTIN 3(1) 0 5 0 16(5) 0 DAVIDCONNOLLY 13(5) 5 0 0 33(26) 16
DANSEABORNE 4 0 2 0 35(15) 0 JONATHANFORTE 0(1) 0 3(1) 2 5(10) 4
KEY:LA:leagueappearances.LG:leaguegoals.CA:cupappearances.CG:cupgoals.CSA:careerSaintsappearances.CSG:careerSaintsgoals.