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Offline Dr Butler

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David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« on: December 09, 2014, 02:13:15 PM »
 Platt sometimes seem to give the impression that he never played for us, he has some great things to say about our Sid though...

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2014, 02:21:43 PM »
Has he picked himself in all 11 positions?

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2014, 02:50:08 PM »
Has he picked himself in all 11 positions?
Has he picked himself in all 11 positions?

no surprisingly...only once ;)

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2014, 03:31:14 PM »
He was a great player for us, as a kid watching him, Sid and Macca in the same team was a wonderful time to be a Villa fan.

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2014, 04:20:26 PM »
well from what people say about him , he may be a bit of a tool.

But he was a great player for us. that game against inter for me probably one of his best

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2014, 04:33:32 PM »
I read it earlier. I love what he says about Sid.

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Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Baggio, Ruud Gullit, Roberto Mancini and Dennis Bergkamp are just a few of the players I played with in my career.

Only Mancini gets anywhere near GORDON COWANS in terms of being the best.

I owe a lot to him. He made me look better than I was.

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2014, 04:36:02 PM »
"Hellor and welcome to Aston Villa clubcall. My nerm's Dervid Platt"

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Nearly lost my job after I got caught racking up massive bills on Clubcall in the late 80s

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2014, 04:36:43 PM »
He was obviously struggling for a left winger!!  I'm just trying to think if Mark Walters had left by the time Platt arrived. 

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2014, 04:37:59 PM »
Amazed he didn't go for Sticks on the wing! And I think Walters left about a year before Platt arrived.
« Last Edit: December 09, 2014, 04:39:34 PM by PeterWithesShin »

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2014, 04:45:02 PM »
I read it earlier. I love what he says about Sid.

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Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Baggio, Ruud Gullit, Roberto Mancini and Dennis Bergkamp are just a few of the players I played with in my career.

Only Mancini gets anywhere near GORDON COWANS in terms of being the best.

I owe a lot to him. He made me look better than I was.

yes he did David, yes he did...

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2014, 04:46:57 PM »
Reminds of the time he was asked what his ambition was and replied "to make a run Gordon Cowans doesn't see."

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2014, 05:03:41 PM »
Amazed he didn't go for Sticks on the wing! And I think Walters left about a year before Platt arrived.

I'm sure I saw a clip recently of us playing in the 2nd Division (as it was then) and the commentator remarking that Mark Walters was too good for defenders in that division. Didn't he leave halfway through that season?

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2014, 05:04:42 PM »
I read it earlier. I love what he says about Sid.

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Gianluca Vialli, Roberto Baggio, Ruud Gullit, Roberto Mancini and Dennis Bergkamp are just a few of the players I played with in my career.

Only Mancini gets anywhere near GORDON COWANS in terms of being the best.

I owe a lot to him. He made me look better than I was.

yes he did David, yes he did...

Platt was a quality player, too.
It's testament to Sid, saying that "He made me better than I was"

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2014, 05:05:53 PM »
Amazed he didn't go for Sticks on the wing! And I think Walters left about a year before Platt arrived.

I'm sure I saw a clip recently of us playing in the 2nd Division (as it was then) and the commentator remarking that Mark Walters was too good for defenders in that division. Didn't he leave halfway through that season?

Yeah he cleared off to Rangers at Christmas.

Offline villabear

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Re: David Platt's Villa Dream Team
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2014, 05:10:37 PM »
Platt was a great player for us but I can never think of him without remembering the way he used to run back after an attack with his hands flapping about.

 


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