Best Ever Team

[Lambert and Payne]

I was sitting around thinking the other day when i thought about our best ever team. Im not very old so my team wouldnt really stretch far back! But if you could take players from the past and put them in their prime then what would be your best team?

[Dave P]

In my Villa supporting lifetime (1988 onwards)

GK. Bosnich
RB. Young (L)
LB. Staunton
CB. McGrath
CB. Laursen
RM. Milner
CM. Merson
CM. Cowans
LM. Young (A)
CF. Yorke
CF. Platt

Subs

Spink
McInally
Dublin
Southgate
Taylor

[Deano's Mullet]

In my Villa supporting lifetime (1988 onwards)


GK Bosnich
DF Staunton
DF Barrett
DF Teale
DF McGrath
M Parker
M Young
M Richardson
M Platt
F Saunders
F Yorke

5 subs
Spink Cowans Milosevic Milner Southgate

[hipkiss92]

Since 1998

Bosnich

Bouma
Laursen
Mellberg
Delaney

Milner
Merson
Taylor
Barry

Dublin
Angel

[TaxDodger]

Since 1996..

GK: Bosnich
DL: Wright
DR: Delaney
DC: Southgate
DC: Mellberg
ML: Barry
MR: Young
MC: Merson
MC: Taylor
FW: Dublin
FW: Angel

Subs: James, Staunton, Ehigou, Milner, Solano, Carew, Agbonlahor

[TaxDodger]

Since 1996..

GK: Bosnich
DL: Wright
DR: Delaney
DC: Southgate
DC: Mellberg
ML: Barry
MR: Young
MC: Merson
MC: Taylor
FW: Dublin
FW: Angel

Subs: James, Staunton, Ehigou, Milner, Solano, Carew, Agbonlahor

[nick harper]

Since 1971:-


GK: Rimmer
DL: Staunton
DR: Gidman
DC: Evans
DC: McGrath
ML: Morley
MR: Bremner
MC: Cowans
MC: Mortimer
FW: Gray
FW: Little

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Im an old fart in comparison,since 1966.
                             Rimmer

Gidman         Evans          McGrath         Aitkin

           Merson          Cowans        Mortimer

            Little               Gray              Morley

If I may have 7 subs as its present day:-
Withers,Withe,McNaught,Carrodus,Staunton,Shaw,Milner      

Manager:Martin ONeill(yes i do think he is our best ever!)

And as this is complete fantasy,im allowed to convert the whole of the holte end,lower witton,lower trinity and lower north stand into terracing,thus allowing the 70,000 to get in who would want to watch them every week.

[Jimsta]

Since 1990,

GK - Bosnich
DR - Delaney
DL - Staunton
CD - God
CD - Laursen
CM - I.Taylor
CM - Platt
RM - Daley
LM - A.Young
CF - Yorke
CF - Saunders

Subs - Spinks, Teale, Townsend, Dublin, Milner, Ehiogu, Merson.

[melbourne_villain]

Since 76

GK - Bosnich
RB - Swain
LB - Gibson
CH - McGrath
CH - Laursen
LM - Morley
CM - Mortimer
CM - Cowans
RM - Young
CF - Gray
CF - Shaw

Subs

Rimmer, Evans, Staunton, Platt, Withe, Merson, Milner

[melbourne_villain]

Since 76

GK - Bosnich
RB - Swain
LB - Gibson
CH - McGrath
CH - Laursen
LM - Morley
CM - Mortimer
CM - Cowans
RM - Young
CF - Gray
CF - Shaw

Subs

Rimmer, Evans, Staunton, Platt, Withe, Merson, Milner

Sorry Little knocks Merson off the bench

[Captain Trips]

Since 1964

Rimmer

Gidman
McGrath
Laursen
Aitken

Milner
Cowans
Platt

Little
Gray
Yorke

Subs

Friedal
Mortimer
Evans
Morley
Shaw
Merson
Delaney

[SteveN]

I love doing this, has passed away the time in more dull meetings than you could shake a stick at. From, I'm afraid, 1959:-

Bosnich

Gidman
McGrath
Sleeuwenhoek
Gibson

Mortimore
Milner
Cowans

Little
Yorke
McParland

Subs
Withers, Laursen, Staunton, Hitchens, Morley,Platt and Evans

[KevinGage]

Im an old fart in comparison,since 1966.
                             Rimmer

Gidman         Evans          McGrath         Aitkin

           Merson          Cowans        Mortimer

            Little               Gray              Morley

If I may have 7 subs as its present day:-
Withers,Withe,McNaught,Carrodus,Staunton,Shaw,Milner      

Manager:Martin ONeill(yes i do think he is our best ever!)

And as this is complete fantasy,im allowed to convert the whole of the holte end,lower witton,lower trinity and lower north stand into terracing,thus allowing the 70,000 to get in who would want to watch them every week.

A few of those are just a fraction before my time, but I do like the look of that side. Has a bit of everything. Attacking fullback (Gidman) before they were in vogue. Targetman (Gray). Midfield lynchpin (Mortimer). Second or 'link' striker (Little).

Would you not have Mortimer in the middle and Cowans on the left though? Mortimer as the midfield powerhouse bombing through the centre, with Sid linking up with Morley et.c.

[Villan For Life]

1979 onwards.......

                                     Rimmer

Swain              Evans             McGrath          Staunton

Walters            Cowans            Mortimer         Merson

                            Withe              Yorke

Subs

Bosnich, Mellberg, Laursen, Platt, Taylor, McInally, Little