I know I mentioned it on the Memories thread when this was posted on there but i often wonder what players were like from this era and before and whether us of today could easily just turn up and live with the footballers, and game, of then. Equipment would make it a lot harder (ball, boots) but in terms of general skill and ability. Seeing that this is Villa only 30 years old would my ability be good enough - having people being brought up in a football culture and exposed to it thus allowing more people to play and be of a decent standard. And then I see the Villa left-winger (again I asked who it was previously and to my shame can't remember who it is - Joe Bache?) and you can see he was a very good player. Built like a winger has a lovely posture and shape for a winger, a little back heeled pass whilst moving, one or two lovely little touches, a great winger trick of control with one foot and in the next movement take the ball away from the defender. Never mind whether I could play with this lot, that left winger would be a great player today.
