Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Diablo on January 09, 2013, 10:28:09 AM
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Not sure if people have seen this already? Some interesting things raised. Thought it might be a welcome distraction from the horrible after taste of last night...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20274388
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Any regrets?
I should have left Villa a bit earlier. I'd gone stale there. I had a few talks with Manchester City, Spurs and Manchester United about moving, just before they won the treble in 1999.
It came off the back of Dwight Yorke and Mark Bosnich going there. There was some interest but Villa made it difficult for me. I was held to ransom a bit. I'd signed a new contract and they were going to decide which club I could join. They wanted me to go to Middlesbrough so that's how it went.
Would you have joined United?
I'd have hitched a lift there.
He could have joined Yorkie and Jordan in the jacuzzi.
Great defender though. What we'd give to have him in his prime now.
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Bloody hell Ugo, that last bit about Man U was NOT what I wanted to read. I can understand it, but still don't want to see one of my favourite Villa players saying it. Fuck sake!
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Any regrets?
I should have left Villa a bit earlier. I'd gone stale there. I had a few talks with Manchester City, Spurs and Manchester United about moving, just before they won the treble in 1999.
It came off the back of Dwight Yorke and Mark Bosnich going there. There was some interest but Villa made it difficult for me. I was held to ransom a bit. I'd signed a new contract and they were going to decide which club I could join. They wanted me to go to Middlesbrough so that's how it went.
Would you have joined United?
I'd have hitched a lift there.
He could have joined Yorkie and Jordan in the jacuzzi.
Great defender though. What we'd give to have him in his prime now.
good point eamonn. ugo is a good comparison to clark and baker to me at present as i can remember him making his debut v norwich and having a mare and his first 20-30 games were not much better but had a steady hand under mcgrath to help him through. it is what both our rookies at the moment need!
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That extract wasn't exactly great reading. 'I was held to ransom a bit', my heart bleeds.
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His debut wasn't against Norwich. OK?
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I find the Spurs and Man City thing hard to believe - wouldn't City have been in the Championship at that time?
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I find the Spurs and Man City thing hard to believe - wouldn't City have been in the Championship at that time?
Or league 1......I forget
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I was held to ransom a bit. I'd signed a new contract and they were going to decide which club I could join. They wanted me to go to Middlesbrough so that's how it went
Not sure I understand this. He's saying that he had to sign a new contract and that enabled us to decide which club we should sell him to?
He didn't want to join Boro - who just happened to be paying stupid wages at the time - but he went because Villa were forcing him there
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I thought he was loads better than Sol Campbell and that Campbell was only getting in the England team ahead of Ugo because of London Press bias. I also thought that Savage made the most of it when Dion head butted him and that Marc Albrighton was a future England player. It's funny what a bit of bias can do to your judgement.
Ugo was a really good player though, how far we've fallen.... yadda yadda.
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So he's saying we forced him to go to Boro? If so why?
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I made my debut in China which didn't make Villa chairman Doug Ellis happy because he had to pay me extra wages! I missed out in the end but it was a superb experience
Sounds about right
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I can not express enough, how much it gets on my nerves, when he's described in the media as a 'Villa legend', or a 'fan's favourite'. Once he went to Boro (for the money, and you can't tell me otherwise), he was dead to me.
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In my current mood, given recent events, I rather feel that Ugo can go and royally fuck himself.
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In my current mood, given recent events, I rather feel that Ugo can go and royally fuck himself.
With bells on. Twat.
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In my current mood, given recent events, I rather feel that Ugo can go and royally fuck himself.
This X 10
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In my current mood, given recent events, I rather feel that Ugo can go and royally fuck himself.
Couldn't agree more. I've always viewed him as a bit of a mercenary after he left for Boro.
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Amen brother...
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Surprised he wasnt on talksport today, he usually is after we lose when he "exclusively"tells talksport that we are shit!
That Norwich game in'92 in which he "starred in" gives me nightmares even now...prick!
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To be honest he should keep it shut and be happy he had an extremely well paid career.
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So him nearly signing for United before they won the treble came on the back of them signing Bosnich, at the end of the season they won the treble?
Facts are a bit murky in the dreams and imagination of Ugo Ehiogu.
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At least Deano still loves us - a mate met him on hols in Spain a couple of years ago and he said the highlight of his career was playing for us and he loved every minute. Will be interesting to see how he gets on at Wolves.
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If a player is wanted by Man Utd, they will get him. If a player is determined to leave for Man Utd, he will go. Ask Dwight Yorke. You are a deluded rent-a-gob Mr Ugo.
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Interesting - John Gregory's quote about Ugo after he'd signed for Boro for £8m ( £3 million of which went as a sell-on clause to the Albion?)
I always thought when he talked of playing for a bigger and better club where he could win things and enhance his England career that he was talking about Arsenal or Manchester United or someone like that,"
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Surprised he wasnt on talksport today, he usually is after we lose when he "exclusively"tells talksport that we are shit!
That Norwich game in'92 in which he "starred in" gives me nightmares even now...prick!
He was on Talksport last night on Andy Goldstein's sportsbar show. He was relatively objective being fair and gave us a decent chance in the second leg.
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He was alright for us as I remember it but hardly a great - that was the bloke playing alongside him - and I don't even think he was that good when he left was he?
As for Man Utd wanting him, alright Ugo, whatever you say.
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Surprised he wasnt on talksport today, he usually is after we lose when he "exclusively"tells talksport that we are shit!
That Norwich game in'92 in which he "starred in" gives me nightmares even now...prick!
He was on Talksport last night on Andy Goldstein's sportsbar show. He was relatively objective being fair and gave us a decent chance in the second leg.
Well if he did its the first time ive heard him speak positively about us..i missed that on the way home i put HEART FMs lovesongs instead, i was that depressed!