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Offline pooligan

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Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« on: July 03, 2011, 10:13:02 AM »
Best left back for me was Colin Gibson, just in front of Steve Staunton. The likes of Charlie Aitken,Tony Dorigo and Gary Williams were also pretty good

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2011, 10:52:34 AM »
Left back's a difficult one. At right back, John Gidman would go straight into my all-time team of players I've actually seen. Left back.... not sure. We haven't had a truly outstanding player there in my time. I think I'd probably go for Charlie Aitken for his consistency, longevity and reasonable skill.

Offline Holte L2

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2011, 11:11:39 AM »
Steve Staunton from my generation.

Offline pedro25

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2011, 11:16:10 AM »
Warnock.

Offline kiddylion

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2011, 11:41:09 AM »
staunton for me

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2011, 12:16:33 PM »
Staunton

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2011, 12:31:23 PM »
Staunton for me.

Offline MAGNAN VILLAIN

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2011, 12:34:07 PM »
once saw Charlie Aitken head a ball off the goal line but then collided with the goalpost and knock himself out ..

Offline RodtheVillan

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2011, 12:39:34 PM »
 John Robson -

Offline Clark W Griswold

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2011, 12:51:39 PM »
Steve Staunton from my generation.

Me too.

And the worst....
Bernie Gallagher

Offline asgpaul

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2011, 01:32:53 PM »
Charlie Aitken....but I liked Alan Wright and Steve Staunton in that role too, but agree with previous post(s) that it's a position that, during my years of supporting the Villa (just under 40 years) there is no real outstanding candidates like there is for all other positions.

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2011, 01:40:04 PM »
I can only go back as for as 20 years, so Steve Staunton. Alan Wright not too far off. He wasn't spectacular but he was 7/10 every week. Staunton had real quality in his left peg though, and he can twat the ball like few could.

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2011, 04:25:28 PM »
It was strange how when we won the league in '81 and famously only used 14 players, that 3 of those were left-backs.

Offline MadJohnnyC

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #13 on: July 03, 2011, 04:56:28 PM »
Staunton. Liked Bouma also.

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Re: Best left back you have seen play for Villa
« Reply #14 on: July 03, 2011, 05:00:19 PM »
Charlie Aitken...he was playing there when I first went to VP, was always reliable and he held that position for years and years

 


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