Sid's Dream Team

[Neil Hawkes]

Brian Little anyone?

Yes but as others have sited he seems to have gone for combinations.

Sid, McGrath and Little be the first 3 names on my Villa team - 1978 to present day.

Fair enough, Little & Yorke then, don't think any team would like facing those two in their prime.

[Matt Collins]

I started watching late 80s so my team would be

Bosnich - mellberg McGrath southgate Staunton - Merson platt cowans Young - yorke Benteke

[aj2k77]

I've always thought Tony Daley was a much better player than Ashley Young.

[adrenachrome]

I've always thought Tony Daley was a much better player than Ashley Young.

As a pure winger, yes. But Young can play well in probably 7 out of 11 positions.

[Damo70]

I've always thought Tony Daley was a much better player than Ashley Young.

As a pure winger, yes. But Young can play well in probably 7 out of 11 positions.

Daley had speed and was dangerous running at people through the centre but for a winger I never thought his crossing was great. As a striker would you want deliveries from Tony Morley, Ashley Young or Tony Daley?

[aj2k77]

Never seen Tony Morley and Youngs deliveries were better than Daleys but Daley from broken play could be deadly and conjure a bit of something out of nothing and we've had very little of that for the 30 years I've watched us. So Daley will always get my vote (plus I met him at a wedding completely star struck and pissed up and offered him a race).

[Damo70]

Never seen Tony Morley and Youngs deliveries were better than Daleys but Daley from broken play could be deadly and conjure a bit of something out of nothing and we've had very little of that for the 30 years I've watched us. So Daley will always get my vote (plus I met him at a wedding completely star struck and pissed up and offered him a race).

Young could cross and create from wide, Daley was dangerous down the middle, Morley was better than both of them at both things.

[Jim Shoes]

                              Turner's Tots

                                 Poole

       Norton       Elliott         Glover        Gallagher

       Bradley      Walker        Robinson     Burke

                            Kerr       Stainrod (for leadership and to set an example)

OMG OMG OMG!!!!

I have tried for decades to forget any of those names ever existed or played for Villa.....or that I spent money I didn't have following that crock of shit all over the country in the vain hope that we could get back to 81/82. What an idiot I was lol.

Alex Cropely was a true footballer, anyone who had the joy to watch him play could see that a great talent. I can understand why Sid would pick him in fact if I sometimes try to pick my favorite Villa team I struggle between Cowans and Cropely myself both were brilliant players.

My 11,

Rimmer
Gidman, Mcgrath, Laursen, Staunton
Cowans, Mortimer, Platt, Morley
Little, Gray.

But that leaves out most of the late 70's team who were so good to watch as well as most of the league and European Cup wining team as well as some other great players such as Yorke, Townsend, Bosnich, Mellberg, Merson, Dorigo, Aitken, Barry, Young, Milner etc which is hard to do as all were fabulous to watch.

I have been watching Villa since the early 70's and have seen some many great players but the generation before would I suspect have many different names like Stan Lynn, Peter McParland, Billy Walker, Johnny Dixon, Tom Waring to name a few.

We have been blessed.

[Matt Collins]

Never seen Tony Morley and Youngs deliveries were better than Daleys but Daley from broken play could be deadly and conjure a bit of something out of nothing and we've had very little of that for the 30 years I've watched us. So Daley will always get my vote (plus I met him at a wedding completely star struck and pissed up and offered him a race).

Tony Daley was my favourite player in the late 80s but he couldn't really cross the ball and he benefited from the lower quality of player up against him at the time. As sir graham said, 'he's only got one trick, but it's a good'un'

I was never sure what that trick was apart from speed. But he did score some great goals. Young was technically much better and i doubt Daley ever posted anything like the stats Young did in his first two seasons

[Neil Hawkes]

Spink
Laursen McGrath Barry
Bremner Platt Cowans Little Townsend
Yorke Withe

[john e]

I can't do it, I've tried but just can't do it

Defence and attack I'm ok with, but midfield is a nightmare as who you leave out

[Tayls_7]

                                               Enklemann

Kubicki                 Alpay (C)                    Comyn                       Luna

Curcic                  Mortimer (Paul)        Kinsella (C)                Callaghan

                              Penrice                      Fashanu (C)



That should do it.

[adrenachrome]

                                               Enklemann

Kubicki                 Alpay (C)                    Comyn                       Luna

Curcic                  Mortimer (Paul)        Kinsella (C)                Callaghan

                              Penrice                      Fashanu (C)



That should do it.

It's a cracker!

Alpay was very good though before he went yampy.

[Damo70]

                                               Enklemann

Kubicki                 Alpay (C)                    Comyn                       Luna

Curcic                  Mortimer (Paul)        Kinsella (C)                Callaghan

                              Penrice                      Fashanu (C)



That should do it.

I reckon they would beat my XI at least 3-0.