Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 15,014
Absolutely.
But he had that old fashioned idea that it wasn't all about joining the massive club and chasing the silverware. He was probably the last player of real class to stay with a club where he was happy, where he felt at home and to refuse big money moves.
Good for him, it's something that makes me like him all the more. He was an unbelievable player who would not prostitute himself. He loved Southampton, and would not leave them.
Can you even begin to imagine how much he was loved down there? The Bruno thread brings it into focus, but Le Tissier was on a different level.
Scholes and Giggs come to mind, although they were already at the 'big club' when they started. But I'm sure they could have gone onto bigger ones.
Big fan of Le Tiss, partly because of his loyalty, but also because he comes across as a pretty down-to-earth guy –*I like him as a pundit too. On the pitch, some of the moves he did and the power he got behind some of those shots was immense.
As an aside, who still drinks Labatts? Does it even still exist?