Sid Cowans interview

[Phil from the upper holte]

Sid, Sid, Sid

Legend, Hope he gets them passing it like he used to!

[Rancid custard]

A few cheap give aways and hoofs today. Tell them Sid, TELL THEM.

[Matt C]

Great to see him in our dugout today.

Every time you heard screaming from our bench today it was either 'keep it, hold it'

[freakypete]

i saw sid cowans come on as a sub at man city in february 1976 he was 17.we lost 2 1 but he looked good now theres a true villa legend

[Somniloquism]

Great to see him in our dugout today.

Every time you heard screaming from our bench today it was either 'keep it, hold it'

I do wonder who was doing the shouting out of Cowans and McCallister. But all you could hear was "Pass it, Pass it, pass it".

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Although both Paul McGrath and Brian Little were massive favourites of mine, Sid for me was the best player I have ever seen in a Villa shirt.

Agreed.

[Percy McCarthy]

We Villa fans all knew what a top player Sid was from the late 1970s through the 1980s but the ignorant media were always drooling over the passing skills of Glenn Hoddle or the tackling ability of Bryan Robson. I used to tell anyone who'd listen that Sid was a better all round player than either of them.

Me too. And we were right.

[Percy McCarthy]

Makes you wonder what was going on in the past TBH.

Training routines made up of Wembley. Or British Bulldog perhaps.

What about 'Germans'?

[cdward]

Makes you wonder what was going on in the past TBH.

Training routines made up of Wembley. Or British Bulldog perhaps.

What about 'Germans'?

Don't be silly this was MON training, no foreign sounding training games here, it's British Bulldog or nothing!

[Mazrim]

Whilst still only a whippersnapper, I've heard very good things about Son of Sid. It sounds like he's a chip off the old block.

[griffo104s]

Sid is a Legend. One of the best players I've seen down the Villa.

Easily as good a passer as Hoddle and had a bit of bite in him as well.

Morley - Cowans - Mortimer - Bremner

The best Midfield I've seen at the Villa, won the league and European cup and yet always passed by the media when they talk of great midfields. They were never given the credit they deserved but for two seasons they were the pinnacle of English football.

Brought a big smile to my face seeing Sid on the bench on Sunday.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We Villa fans all knew what a top player Sid was from the late 1970s through the 1980s but the ignorant media were always drooling over the passing skills of Glenn Hoddle or the tackling ability of Bryan Robson. I used to tell anyone who'd listen that Sid was a better all round player than either of them.

Me too. And we were right.

Ten England caps was an insult to his talent. Sid could pass like Hoodle and tackle (only more skillfully) than Robson. Both were great players but Sid had it all. If Sid had played for Spurs, no doubt he would have won at least 50 caps but such was the media wankfest for Hoddle and Captain Bloody Marvel, not to mention clueless managers, he hardly had a look in.

[Hookeysmith]

Ask that Wanker Platt  - if it was not for Cowans he would not have had a career

The English version of Platini in his pomp

[Chris Smith]

Ask that Wanker Platt  - if it was not for Cowans he would not have had a career

The English version of Platini in his pomp

To be fair to Platt he acknowledges that, I remember after some award or other him saying that Sid was the best player he'd ever played with.

After Sir Brian my second favourite Villa player if he's half as good a coach as he was a player then we're in good hands.

[Risso]

My mate's a Blackburn fan and a lot of them also have a very high opinion of Sid.