Juan Pablo calls it a day

[Louzie0]

Thanks JPA, enjoyed watching!

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Very fond of JPA and some super memories.
I wish him all the very best for a happy and healthy retirement.

 

[curiousorange]

Those two goals against the Dogheads at their place showed what touch he had. Not entirely convinced we saw the best of him, but glad we saw something. All the best, JPA.

[eamonn]

Loved him as he had a touch of class which makes me forgive such a player's shortcomings (the Spurs home game with the own goal and weird corner and missing two pens at Fulham when we gave away the game in the last minute would have had a lot of us on here wanting to throttle him) but on his best form he was good enough to play at a team fighting for the title.

[Gareth]

The noise when he smacked that first Villa goal in front of the Holte vs Cov lives in the memory!

My favourite JPA goal was against Bolton, again at the Holte when he opened up his body to hit a 20 yarder in...technically beautiful

[Chris Jameson]

The Coventry goal aside he was rubbish whenever I saw him, his performance at St James Park stood out in it's awfulness and I still shudder at the thought of the 10,000 word essay pointing out I was wrong and he was the bestest footballer in the world from his number one fan. He was a poor Simon Stainrod that day. Yes, that bad.

[dave.woodhall]

Whatever did happen to Ryu?

[Edvard Remberg]

Met him after the Spurs game, where he missed a penalty and headed an own goal at the Holte (the first goal I saw at Villa park :/ )...Didn't hide afterwards, wife and kids playing in the carpark waiting for him to come out. I thought he would come out hiding after those errors.

[Rotterdam]

The Coventry goal aside he was rubbish whenever I saw him, his performance at St James Park stood out in it's awfulness and I still shudder at the thought of the 10,000 word essay pointing out I was wrong and he was the bestest footballer in the world from his number one fan. He was a poor Simon Stainrod that day. Yes, that bad.

Garbage.

[Deano's Mullet]

I liked him. Most prolific scorer we'd had in a season since Yorke until the Beast 2 seasons ago. Two decent seasons out of about 4-5 but he tried hard and obviously loved The Villa. All the best to him.My favourite goal he scored was only a tap in at Southampton but the one touch buildup that played him in was sublime. Also remember a decent goal vs Blackburn where he nutmegged a defender and slid the ball home.

[dave.woodhall]

He was okay, but he wasn't the big smash hit some held him up to be. He did his best work on the edge of the box; he'd have linked up well with Dwight Yorke. 

[mattjpa]

He was great, not amazing but very very likeable bloke. One of my favourite players. well done jpa, thanks for the username

[aj2k77]

I was at the Southampton away game and he scored an absolute peach of a goal, few one touch passes and flicks around the box before he slid it in, lovely move, one of my fave goals to this day.

[pauliewalnuts]

The quintessential 21st Century Aston Villa player. Not bad; not good.

I'd almost agree with that. I'd go for not bad, not brilliant. I liked him as well.

[Deano's Mullet]

   heres the JPA Saints goal at 2 mins 30