: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:08 am  

Saddened! wrote:

All of these stupid threads (Why so many btw?) should be won by the more recent player. Our old teams were all pants, amateur pants at that. Like comparing Thatto Heath players to Jamie Lyon.

CORRECT they should all be merged into one

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:26 am  

Heaven forbid we should have discussion on a DISCUSSION board.

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:35 am  

Mugwump wrote:

Heaven forbid we should have discussion on a DISCUSSION board.

You've started 4 battles so if everyone picked there own head to heads threads we won't have room for the New saints top or favorite player threads will we

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:45 am  

When people stop replying to them I'll stop posting 'em.

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:03 am  

chris_joynt's_barber wrote:

tea ropati was only any good in the last year of his contract i.m.o and comparing him to pryce as a player is laughable....

He was rubbish in the first and last years of his contract ... the middle year, in which we came 2nd on points difference, he was absolutely outstanding and got players' player of the year.

Don't think you can compare his long term impact to Pryce's. I'd have Martyn over either of them in any case.

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:26 am  

Dux wrote:

He was rubbish in the first and last years of his contract ... the middle year, in which we came 2nd on points difference, he was absolutely outstanding and got players' player of the year.

Don't think you can compare his long term impact to Pryce's. I'd have Martyn over either of them in any case.

I agree martyn was head and shoulders above both over the time he was at saints.

Ropati did have a top season in which he prob matched martyn but it was only 1-2 years.

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:01 pm  

Tea Party - 1 good season, others were all tripe
Tommy God - An all time favourite, did some sublime things
Leon - will never get the recognition of someone like Tommy, but as a player he is way better than anything that has gone before. Best Saints no 6 that I have ever seen.

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:27 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote:

Tea Party - 1 good season, others were all tripe
Tommy God - An all time favourite, did some sublime things
Leon - will never get the recognition of someone like Tommy, but as a player he is way better than anything that has gone before. Best Saints no 6 that I have ever seen.

Martyn over Pryce at stand off any day of the week.


Pryce is a better athlete, and could probably play any position - but you wont see a more natural number 6 than Tommy Martyn.

Ropati is an early hero of mine, but not a patch on either of them.

: Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:48 pm  

saints35 bulls0 wrote:

Martyn over Pryce at stand off any day of the week.


Pryce is a better athlete, and could probably play any position - but you wont see a more natural number 6 than Tommy Martyn.

Ropati is an early hero of mine, but not a patch on either of them.

Tommy Martyn, much as I hated him, at least played by the rules 90% of the time.

Leon breaks THEM for fun, not lines.

: Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:02 am  

Think Leon has been great for us but Ropati everytime... The only other 6 who deserves to be above him is Tommy God