Re: Greatest Aston Villa XI?

by Kimbo Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:58 pm

villabromsgrove wrote:
Knighty5 wrote:This could be controversial but would Laursen be placed in cult X1 as was a hero but not many games over a fair few years.
Laursen would be in my best team .... the guy was a Villa God with flawed knees. I loved him!

Alongside Paul McGraph you would have a duo of God's.

Not just a duo of Gods - but a duo of Gods with flawed knees! cheers

by Kimbo Mon Aug 24, 2015 2:01 pm

villabromsgrove wrote:
Andyvilla80 wrote:Bouma King & Gage. Left back is looking competitive!
He may not have been in their class but a left back who I loved for his total commitment even though he was tiny .... Alan Wright .... he could hit a decent cross as well.

I remember nearly chinning a fan who sat just behind me for shouting abuse at Wrighty!

He was a solid full-back but never a wing-back, and it wasn't his fault he was played there. I would defend him quite ferociously - he never let us down.

Scored some great goals, but his best moment for me was beating Niall Quinn for a header. One of the best things I've ever seen at VP Laughing

by Kimbo Mon Aug 24, 2015 2:01 pm

Nii Lamptey would probably get in my personal cult XI

by South London Villan Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:11 pm

Kimbo wrote:Nii Lamptey would probably get in my personal cult XI

Salifou as well.

He was my son's favourite player even though he never saw him play, he just loved the song and when I explained the story to him of the bus incident, he took on God like status in his eyes.

The Togolese Zidane!

by South London Villan Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:16 pm

Must find room in the cult classic for Super, Super Tom, Super Tommy Johnson!

by GadgetMan Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:56 pm

Knighty5 wrote:My Cult players Kevin Gage, Bouma, Savo.

One of my mates from school lived next to Gagey in Wylde Green and at the back of his house was a football pitch, one day we were playing 'Wembley' and Gage, Birchy, Olney and (I forget who the fourth one was) came out the back and we had a game of headers and volleys with them. Good old days. Wouldn't happen now would it?

Birchy should feature somewhere in an XI Loved him!! A great servant to us and a bloody nice bloke, was gutted when he passed Greatest Aston Villa XI? - Page 3 1745778295

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by Andyvilla80 Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:48 pm

Agree Birchy should be in, great shout! Immortalised in 'My Old Man'. Proper cult hero, God rest his soul.

by Jamie Gray Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:35 am

Alright guys, taken me a while to post as been busy, but here goes:

Best I've seen 4-4-2

Bosnich
Barrett
McGrath
Southgate
Staunton
Milner
Platt
Barry
Merson
Yorke
Benteke - so tough leaving Deano out but can't ignore the big man

My stab at best ever 4-3-3

Bosnich
Gidman
McGrath
Evans
Staunton
Cowans
Mortimer
Platt
Yorke
Little
Gray (totally biased, totally justified)

by GadgetMan Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:59 pm

Jamie Gray wrote:Alright guys, taken me a while to post as been busy, but here goes:

Best I've seen 4-4-2

Bosnich
Barrett
McGrath
Southgate
Staunton
Milner
Platt
Barry
Merson
Yorke
Benteke - so tough leaving Deano out but can't ignore the big man

My stab at best ever 4-3-3

Bosnich
Gidman
McGrath
Evans
Staunton
Cowans
Mortimer
Platt
Yorke
Little
Gray (totally biased, totally justified)

Oooof that's a pretty strong All Time XI Jamie. Would love that side now. Has a bit of everything. We've had it so good in the past. Let's hope we can somehow scale those heights again Greatest Aston Villa XI? - Page 3 205019816

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by avfcff1982 Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:40 pm

That second side is pretty close to my pick Jamie, great minds and all that?

My team, hard to decide in most positions, but the captain was a definite.

Jimmy Rimmer

John Gidman
Paul McGrath
Alan Evans
Charlie Aitken

Ray Graydon
Dennis Mortimer (captain)
Gordon Cowans
Tony Morley

Andy Gray
Brian Little

by **villabromsgrove** Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:02 pm

avfcff1982 wrote:That second side is pretty close to my pick Jamie, great minds and all that?

My team, hard to decide in most positions, but the captain was a definite.

Jimmy Rimmer

John Gidman
Paul McGrath
Alan Evans
Charlie Aitken

Ray Graydon
Dennis Mortimer (captain)
Gordon Cowans
Tony Morley

Andy Gray
Brian Little

That's a good team .... a real bunch of crowd favourites. Greatest Aston Villa XI? - Page 3 4288271622

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