{"id":292585,"date":"2023-09-29T22:37:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T22:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=292585"},"modified":"2023-09-29T22:37:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T22:37:57","slug":"james-beattie-the-great-escape-season-was-an-amazing-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/james-beattie-the-great-escape-season-was-an-amazing-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMES BEATTIE: The Great Escape season was an amazing experience"},"content":{"rendered":"
I was starting to assert myself. I got Saints\u2019 player of the year in my first season in the Premier League. I only started playing regularly in November as I had to work my way into the team.<\/p>\n
The Great Escape that season was an amazing experience. Notable games were Wimbledon away at Selhurst Park, our second to last game, where we took 10,000 fans and created an amazing atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All the fans were wearing fezzes in homage to Hassan Kachloul. Class. I scored one that day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Also the game against Everton on the final day, when we won 2-0. I had two assists for Marians Pahars\u2019 brace that day. Amazing atmosphere.<\/p>\n
The Friends Provident shirt (2001-02) also carries a lot of good memories, scoring goals, moving to St Mary\u2019s and brilliant games against the \u2018big fish\u2019 down there.<\/p>\n
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James Beattie picks the shirt worn in his first full season in the Premier League in 1998-99\u00a0<\/p>\n