Villa's Fab 50 Top Players

[cdbearsfan]

If Ken's in you can guess 11 of the top 46.

Not necessarily as the list seems fairly random. I expect Dennis Mortimer and Gary Shaw to be left out, while Steve Stone and Ian Ormondroyd feature in the top twenty.

[Legion]

At this rate, Steve Hodge will be at number one.

[cdbearsfan]

At this rate, Steve Hodge will be at number one.

Surely number 13 would be more appropriate?

[Norm Crandles]

"Danny Blanchflower, Dalian Atkinson, Earl Barrett, Paul Birch, Mark Delaney, Ugo Ehiogu. Stuart Gray, Brad Friedel and Stewart Downing"

None of them should be in the top fifty, in my opinion.


I readily agree with all your picks except for Danny Blanchflower.  I saw most  of his games at VP and he was light years ahead of the British game at the time.  Not for nothing was he twice 'Footballer of the Year'.  He was a footballing genius, and I think most fans who saw him play for us would include him in any top ten Villa player list.

[cdbearsfan]

Fair enough, as I said though, most associate him with Spurs success so I wouldn't have in my top fifty. Darren Bent was Sunderland's best player two years running but I doubt they would have in their top fifty. Not an exact analogy, but the best my manager-obsessed brain can come up with at the moment!

[Norm Crandles]

Fair enough, as I said though, most associate him with Spurs success so I wouldn't have in my top fifty. Darren Bent was Sunderland's best player two years running but I doubt they would have in their top fifty. Not an exact analogy, but the best my manager-obsessed brain can come up with at the moment!

That`s a reasonable response in the circumstances but if the criterion is 'best' then Danny Boy was the best I`ve ever seen in a Villa shirt.  That he went on to glory elsewhere doesn`t change that fact.   Not for me anyway.

Cheers,
Norm.
     

[dave.woodhall]

Fair enough, as I said though, most associate him with Spurs success so I wouldn't have in my top fifty. Darren Bent was Sunderland's best player two years running but I doubt they would have in their top fifty. Not an exact analogy, but the best my manager-obsessed brain can come up with at the moment!

That`s a reasonable response in the circumstances but if the criterion is 'best' then Danny Boy was the best I`ve ever seen in a Villa shirt.  That he went on to glory elsewhere doesn`t change that fact.   Not for me anyway.

Cheers,
Norm.
     

Told you.

[Dave Cooper please]

And I'm with Norm even though I never had the pleasure of seeing Mr Blanchflower.
A great player is a great player no matter what. I'm sure a certain Dwight Yorke will be in this top 50, but his best days, certainly if we're counting trophies, were at Man Utd.

[cdbearsfan]

Maybe it's just because I hate Spurs!

[Legion]

Tony Daley in at number 45.

[cdbearsfan]

Tony Daley in at number 45.

...like a torpedo.

[dave.woodhall]

Gary Williams was 46.

[Legion]

Ashley Young is number 44...

[dave.woodhall]

43 - Jackie Sewell. Norm?

[dave.woodhall]

42 David Platt

41 Dean Saunders

Work that out.