Villa's Fab 50 Top Players

[TheSandman]

DOWNING???

I'd put Angel ahead of Carew. Not absolutely sure if either should be in a top 50 of our players, mind.

[dave.woodhall]

"Danny Blanchflower, Dalian Atkinson, Earl Barrett, Paul Birch, Mark Delaney, Ugo Ehiogu. Stuart Gray, Brad Friedel and Stewart Downing"

None of them should be in the top fifty, in my opinion.

Norm would have one of them in the top one.

[cdbearsfan]

Undoubtedly a great player, but he achieved all of his major success elsewhere.

[garyshawsknee]

DOWNING???

I'd put Angel ahead of Carew. Not absolutely sure if either should be in a top 50 of our players, mind.

Is it a desperate attempt to get him to stay? Like getting a tattoo of a girlfriend then she leaves you.

[Percy McCarthy]

That Times list by the bloke who sells H&V by the Holte End was a pretty good top fifty.

Linkymonkey

You're getting your Richard Whiteheads mixed up with your Steve Whitehouses mate.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

It can't be just Premier League players then if Blanchflower and Birch were considered.

I think The Times version is already better - although Tony Morley was a big omission.

[cdbearsfan]

That Times list by the bloke who sells H&V by the Holte End was a pretty good top fifty.

Linkymonkey

You're getting your Richard Whiteheads mixed up with your Steve Whitehouses mate.

Ah, sorry.

[Zhong Yi]

Steve Hunt anyone?

[TaxDodger]

I've only been a Villa fan for 15 years and I'm fairly sure Downing wouldn't make the top 50 I've seen play.

[JJ-AV]

I've only been a Villa fan for 15 years and I'm fairly sure Downing wouldn't make the top 50 I've seen play.

Roughly the same for me, and certainly the same conclusion. And I'm a massive Downing fan.

[JJ-AV]

We all know McGrath will be #1 or #2 depending on how much emphasis is placed on being modern, but what about Yorkie? I found Richard Whitehead's piece incredibly informative but I thought at the time Dwight should be a little higher.

He was world class and proved it when he had the chance elsewhere. If only Randy had have turned up in 1996.

[avfcpg]

Mortimer, Shaw, Cowans, Evans, Withe...hard for me to look past the class of 1980-82 even if I was only about 15.
Brian Little, Andy Gray, Yorke, McGrath of course, Chris Nicholl, Laursen, Deano, blimey we've had some decent players...

Alpay & Cascarino might just miss out though I feel...

[E I Adio]

So, my old man was right after all. Billy Walker was the greatest player ever to play for the Villa.

(Come to think of it, it's not the only thing that he turned out to be right about.)

[Holy Trinity]

if i had to pick a top 10 of tne last 20 years i'd have jpa in it,

1. god
2. taylor
3. merson
4. yorke
5. young
6. laurson
7. JPA
8. dublin
9. mellberg
10. townsend

barry, alan wright, staunton, ugo and milner were also possibly worthy to.

of all time top 50, they'd all get a place from me but only god yorke  and taylor would be in my all time top 10

[Dave Cooper please]

If Brian Little isn't No.1 I'm not renewing my season ticket.