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Offline Border villan

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1725 on: August 12, 2025, 04:53:56 PM »
With his ability in the air I am surprised he is head of anything.

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1726 on: August 12, 2025, 07:08:50 PM »
One from the Archives and not in the spirit of the title of this topic, but Libor Kosack finally hung his boots up at the end of the season. Finished playing with the same Czech team that he started with.

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1727 on: August 13, 2025, 09:41:44 PM »

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1728 on: August 14, 2025, 07:29:13 AM »
Seb Revan will be playing on loan at Burton Albion this season:

https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2025/august/13/loaned-out---seb-revan-joins-burton-albion-on-loan/

It must be depressing to be 22 and know that unless something unlikely happens, you'll need to find another career by 25.

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1729 on: August 14, 2025, 08:48:38 AM »
No reason why he can't carry on and make a living far beyond one that most of us will ever experience if he spends the next decade or so playing lower league football.

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1730 on: August 14, 2025, 09:47:25 AM »
I thought Revan had a great future ahead of him when I first saw him in our youth team. Just shows that raw talent alone is never enough.

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1731 on: August 14, 2025, 10:01:45 AM »
No reason why he can't carry on and make a living far beyond one that most of us will ever experience if he spends the next decade or so playing lower league football.

Have a look how many of our Academy graduates are out of football by their mid-twenties.

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1732 on: August 14, 2025, 12:27:43 PM »
No reason why he can't carry on and make a living far beyond one that most of us will ever experience if he spends the next decade or so playing lower league football.

Have a look how many of our Academy graduates are out of football by their mid-twenties.


It is a cruel mistress - getting a pro contract is only the start but a lot of them must feel they have made it at that point.  Makes you realise just how hard they have to work to get to the very top of the game and stay there

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1733 on: August 14, 2025, 12:37:45 PM »
I thought Revan had a great future ahead of him when I first saw him in our youth team. Just shows that raw talent alone is never enough.

I'm sure played, and played well, in our friendly against Lazio two summers ago.

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1734 on: August 14, 2025, 01:06:40 PM »
Rudy Gestede now head of football operations at Blackburn I heard in a podcast today.

Probably explains their League Cup exit the other night?

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1735 on: August 16, 2025, 04:48:09 PM »
Quote
Brighton 1-0 Fulham

James Milner comes on for Brighton, making this the 17th Premier League season in which he has played on the opening day.

Only Frank Lampard, with 18 seasons, has more.

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1736 on: August 16, 2025, 05:50:08 PM »
Goals for Hepburn-Murphy, Tommi O'Reilly, and James Collins (2) today.

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1737 on: August 16, 2025, 06:17:18 PM »
Goals for Hepburn-Murphy, Tommi O'Reilly, and James Collins (2) today.

Isn't Tommi O'Reilly out on loan at Crewe rather than an ex Villa player?

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Re: Ex- Villa Players still playing watch
« Reply #1738 on: August 16, 2025, 06:30:08 PM »
Goals for Hepburn-Murphy, Tommi O'Reilly, and James Collins (2) today.

Isn't Tommi O'Reilly out on loan at Crewe rather than an ex Villa player?

Good point, Loanwatch thread updated.

 


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