Get well soon Tony Morley (minor knee [possibly hip] op - no need to panic!)

[Brend'Watkins]

Yeah, thread title should have been more like 'Wishing you a successful knee replacement'.  I'll be having the same for one or both knees within the next 5 - 7 years I've been told.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Get well soon Tony !
  I can endorse all the nice things said about him - have met him just twice and he was very friendly and genuine  -   one of my all time favourite Villa players -  I was in the main stand at Goodison when he scored that brilliant goal in 81 - happy days !

[cdbearsfan]

Yeah, thread title should have been more like 'Wishing you a successful knee replacement'.  I'll be having the same for one or both knees within the next 5 - 7 years I've been told.

Until then, though... are you available tomorrow to play on the wing?

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

I've often thought that if he hadn't missed that penalty we quite possibly wouldn't have won the European Cup.

What you your name have been then ?

[cdbearsfan]

Hopefully something which was gramatically correct, the big fucking apostrophe dodger.

[Legion]

grammatically

[Larry Duff]

Oh dear Bren sorry to hear that.  I have just had my second hip done.  I guess you may be going private but I would recommend the Royal Orthopedic surgeons if you have a choice.  It's all hips and knees in there and the staff really know what they are doing.
Funnily enough I see Tony Morley around quite often and have never noticed him limping so am a bit surprised but I saw Peter Withe in Doha Airport in November and He was walking exactly the same as me and definitely needs his hip doing. 

[PeterWithesShin]

I've often thought that if he hadn't missed that penalty we quite possibly wouldn't have won the European Cup.

What you your name have been then ?

ZombieLover69

[CT]

Anybody else see the thread title and panic slightly before seeing it was 'only' a knee op?

Yes.

Tony Morley was my first Villa hero. I hope he's immortal.

[cdbearsfan]

grammatically

Oh, bollocks!

[cdbearsfan]

I've often thought that if he hadn't missed that penalty we quite possibly wouldn't have won the European Cup.

What you your name have been then ?

ZombieLover69

Didn't have you down as a Rangers fan.

[Brend'Watkins]

Oh dear Bren sorry to hear that.  I have just had my second hip done.  I guess you may be going private but I would recommend the Royal Orthopedic surgeons if you have a choice.  It's all hips and knees in there and the staff really know what they are doing.
Funnily enough I see Tony Morley around quite often and have never noticed him limping so am a bit surprised but I saw Peter Withe in Doha Airport in November and He was walking exactly the same as me and definitely needs his hip doing. 

My knees aren’t quite incapacitated yet. I can walk but I’ve come to terms with the fact I’ll never make the starting 11 for the Villa unless of course medical advancements in the next 5 to 7 years prove otherwise. The man who looks after me looks after our players too so I should be in good hands.

[RichardBatchelor]

Tony Morley is my all-time Villa hero. I was excited pretty much every time he touched the ball. Was devastated when he got sold. I’m still not sure I ever got over it!

[Lizz]

Oh dear Bren sorry to hear that.  I have just had my second hip done.  I guess you may be going private but I would recommend the Royal Orthopedic surgeons if you have a choice.  It's all hips and knees in there and the staff really know what they are doing.
Funnily enough I see Tony Morley around quite often and have never noticed him limping so am a bit surprised but I saw Peter Withe in Doha Airport in November and He was walking exactly the same as me and definitely needs his hip doing. 

My knees aren’t quite incapacitated yet. I can walk but I’ve come to terms with the fact I’ll never make the starting 11 for the Villa unless of course medical advancements in the next 5 to 7 years prove otherwise. The man who looks after me looks after our players too so I should be in good hands.

My mom's had some very complex surgery at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, which is one of only 5 purely orthopaedic hospitals in the country. One of the surgeons who operated on her is a Villa fan. He's great, IMO.

[clash city rocker]

All the best Tony.  One of the few players who when he received the ball always gave everyone a sense of anticipation and raised the crowd volume at villa park. Quite often the ball just landing at his feet caused a roar to go around villa park.