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Offline Dave Cooper please

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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2011, 12:34:59 PM »
Nice interview, I was a centre-half myself in 1981, sixteen and dreaming of professional football, Evans was my role model. I got no further than a Midland Combination President's Cup win with Polesworth North Warwick but you have to have role models!
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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2011, 12:50:25 PM »
Never seems to get mentioned but he had a decent range of passing also. he would be an absolute God send nowadays.
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Offline Whiney MacWhineface

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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #17 on: February 28, 2011, 01:17:04 PM »
Quote from: peter w on February 28, 2011, 12:50:25 PM
Never seems to get mentioned but he had a decent range of passing also. he would be an absolute God send nowadays.
He would, in one way, but I suspect the current interpretation of the tackling laws would mean he's spend most of his time suspended.
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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #18 on: February 28, 2011, 01:34:05 PM »
One of my all time favourite players. Makes you sick that a great pro like him can only dream of the money thrown at the likes of Beye, Salifou etc.
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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #19 on: February 28, 2011, 01:37:08 PM »
Quote from: Chris Jameson on February 28, 2011, 01:34:05 PM
One of my all time favourite players. Makes you sick that a great pro like him can only dream of the money thrown at the likes of Beye, Salifou etc.

Perhaps, but they can only dream of his medals.
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Offline eastie

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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #20 on: February 28, 2011, 02:18:47 PM »
A very good interview, Allan was one of my favourites and along with mcgrath would be in my all time villa side, I also remember that headbutt on hutchison in the 70s and him just turning and walking off the pitch.

Great servant for us and I'm pleased he's doing well in his life.
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Offline Richard

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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #21 on: February 28, 2011, 03:37:11 PM »
"Its Allan Evans, Psycho Evans la la la la la" if I remember rightly ? Great team player. I was there for that winner v Blues, what a goal.
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Online The Left Side

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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #22 on: February 28, 2011, 04:30:02 PM »
Great player and a Villa man through and through!
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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #23 on: February 28, 2011, 05:31:57 PM »
Considering he was a solid centre-back with a penchant for scoring his share of goals and our longest-serving championship winning player I'm surprised ''legend'' status doesn't get bestowed on him more.
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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #24 on: February 28, 2011, 08:15:20 PM »
I can remember him punching David Speedy at Stamford Bridge.
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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #25 on: February 28, 2011, 08:29:18 PM »
Allan Evans = Villa Legend

Won the League Championship and the European Cup and played well over 400 games for us so if that doesn't qualify the man for legend I don't know what does

I found this on You Tube; some great memories of the man (shame about the music!)



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Offline ChrissyPrice

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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #26 on: February 28, 2011, 09:04:31 PM »
Quote from: Chris Smith on February 28, 2011, 01:37:08 PM
Quote from: Chris Jameson on February 28, 2011, 01:34:05 PM
One of my all time favourite players. Makes you sick that a great pro like him can only dream of the money thrown at the likes of Beye, Salifou etc.

Perhaps, but they can only dream of his medals.

I honestly don't think they care. And that's where football has gone so wrong.
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Online The Left Side

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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #27 on: February 28, 2011, 09:07:37 PM »
Great video compilation of the big man!
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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #28 on: February 28, 2011, 09:47:16 PM »
A great player, a true legend, a lovely man and I would imagine his idea of 'fairly fit' differs to that of most of us.
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Offline KevinGage

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Re: Allan Evans - Best and Worst
« Reply #29 on: February 28, 2011, 09:59:27 PM »
Quote from: eamonn on February 28, 2011, 05:31:57 PM
Considering he was a solid centre-back with a penchant for scoring his share of goals and our longest-serving championship winning player I'm surprised ''legend'' status doesn't get bestowed on him more.

He is one of the few who actually merits that oft overused tag.

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