Quote from: saunders_heroes on December 14, 2014, 10:45:06 AMQuote from: Toronto Villa on December 13, 2014, 02:10:43 PMIt saddens me a little what happened to Platt in our eyes. It wasn't all his fault but whatever it was he has maximized his attempts to distance himself from the club for a number of years now. We gave him his chance, he took it and then some, and since then he has acted like he was always too big for us. Shame really.I haven't got a problem with that. He did it on the pitch which is all that matters in the grand scheme of things. The fact that he isn't a cheerleader for the club in the way Ian Taylor is means nothing to me. He doesn't need to be a cheerleader. But have some respect or appreciation. There's a healthy middle ground between where he is and Ian Taylor.
Quote from: Toronto Villa on December 13, 2014, 02:10:43 PMIt saddens me a little what happened to Platt in our eyes. It wasn't all his fault but whatever it was he has maximized his attempts to distance himself from the club for a number of years now. We gave him his chance, he took it and then some, and since then he has acted like he was always too big for us. Shame really.I haven't got a problem with that. He did it on the pitch which is all that matters in the grand scheme of things. The fact that he isn't a cheerleader for the club in the way Ian Taylor is means nothing to me.
It saddens me a little what happened to Platt in our eyes. It wasn't all his fault but whatever it was he has maximized his attempts to distance himself from the club for a number of years now. We gave him his chance, he took it and then some, and since then he has acted like he was always too big for us. Shame really.
I not sure about whether or not he's said anything disrespectful. More that he's almost gone out of his way not to acknowledge his time at the club and what it did to launch his career. I suppose on some way that is disrespectful without really saying anything at all.
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.
Quote from: Hillbilly on December 11, 2014, 11:17:40 AMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on December 10, 2014, 01:47:02 AMQuote from: Hillbilly on December 10, 2014, 01:42:18 AMPlatt or Merson?Not even close, Platt. I asked because, although Platt was a outstanding player who contributed a lot to the Villa, Merson is the post-82 midfielder I would actually pay over the odds to watch. That right foot was indeed magic.I've always thought he would have been ideal for the "number 10" role, but mostly played at a time when it wasn't a position used by teams in this country. In terms of English players, Matt Le Tissier is another one who would have been really suited to that position.
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on December 10, 2014, 01:47:02 AMQuote from: Hillbilly on December 10, 2014, 01:42:18 AMPlatt or Merson?Not even close, Platt. I asked because, although Platt was a outstanding player who contributed a lot to the Villa, Merson is the post-82 midfielder I would actually pay over the odds to watch. That right foot was indeed magic.
Quote from: Hillbilly on December 10, 2014, 01:42:18 AMPlatt or Merson?Not even close, Platt.
Platt or Merson?
Quote from: usav on December 12, 2014, 07:21:17 PMIs that when they brought in the back pass rule as well? It's all a bit of a blur these days.Back pass was at the start of 1992-93.
Is that when they brought in the back pass rule as well? It's all a bit of a blur these days.
19 years ago today, well yesterday as it's after midnight.
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on June 27, 2019, 12:32:36 AM19 years ago today, well yesterday as it's after midnight. Remember exactly where I was for that goal (Platform One, Pannal in Harrogate) Which is astonishing as I'd drunk enough to sink a ship.
Quote from: Drummond on June 27, 2019, 08:37:07 AMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on June 27, 2019, 12:32:36 AM19 years ago today, well yesterday as it's after midnight. Remember exactly where I was for that goal (Platform One, Pannal in Harrogate) Which is astonishing as I'd drunk enough to sink a ship. Customs House Inn in Padstow....and the entire pub mobbed me as I was the only Villa fan in there!!