Ex- Villa Players still playing watch

[eamonn]

Imagine Keinan getting a move to one of Italy's big clubs in the summer or even coming back to the UK for West Ham (ugh).
 It would be some story.

[Percy McCarthy]

Imagine Keinan getting a move to one of Italy's big clubs in the summer or even coming back to the UK for West Ham (ugh).
 It would be some story.

10 goal and assists for Udinese this season. Zaniolo is second for them with 7.

[Mister E]

Frédéric Guilbert is moving from Lecce to Nantes. Former Aston Villa right-back, 31, signs for Ligue 1 club having agreed a mutual termination with Serie A strugglers.
Blimey, 31 already!

[cdbearsfan]

Seems to have gone from first choice last season to not a single appearance this term. Not sure if he has been injured or fallen out with the manager. Hope he does better at his new team, I always liked him.

[UK Redsox]

Would like to wish him all the best but... Millwall? Ffs, Barry.

His farewell after the game on Sat was something else

https://www.skysports.com/football/video/30998/13498486/bristol-city-vs-sheffield-wednesday-barry-bannan-bids-a-final-farewell-to-sheffield-wednesday


There's also this

[Villan For Life]

There’s a few tears amongst the Wednesday fans

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

My partner's Brother-in-law, a Bluenose, rates him as the best player he's seen in the Championship.
(Obviously avoiding all Villa players!)

And my Owls mate simply loves him!

[Percy McCarthy]

I used to go and watch the under-21s quite a lot when he was here at Villa. Best I’ve ever seen at that level, where physicality isn’t quite so important. He just used to run the games, telling people like Albrighton and Weimann where to run then pinging 40-yard balls directly into their path. He was fantastic.

[ADVILLAFAN]

I used to go and watch the under-21s quite a lot when he was here at Villa. Best I’ve ever seen at that level, where physicality isn’t quite so important. He just used to run the games, telling people like Albrighton and Weimann where to run then pinging 40-yard balls directly into their path. He was fantastic.

Amd whatever you sat, you could hear his Mum shouting.

[Mister E]

I used to go and watch the under-21s quite a lot when he was here at Villa. Best I’ve ever seen at that level, where physicality isn’t quite so important. He just used to run the games, telling people like Albrighton and Weimann where to run then pinging 40-yard balls directly into their path. He was fantastic.

Both Bannan and O'Hare were class for us at the junior level and have gone on to make good careers for themselves. I would love to have seen them given more time here, but others obviously thought differently.
I always saw O'Hare as the potential Jack replacement...

[Smithy]

I used to go and watch the under-21s quite a lot when he was here at Villa. Best I’ve ever seen at that level, where physicality isn’t quite so important. He just used to run the games, telling people like Albrighton and Weimann where to run then pinging 40-yard balls directly into their path. He was fantastic.

There's also the apocryphal story about the time Bannan scored a hat-trick against Man Utd in the U21s, and Ferguson immediately tried to buy him as a result.  The hat-trick bit is definitely true, not sure about the Ferguson element...

[Smithy]

I used to go and watch the under-21s quite a lot when he was here at Villa. Best I’ve ever seen at that level, where physicality isn’t quite so important. He just used to run the games, telling people like Albrighton and Weimann where to run then pinging 40-yard balls directly into their path. He was fantastic.

Both Bannan and O'Hare were class for us at the junior level and have gone on to make good careers for themselves. I would love to have seen them given more time here, but others obviously thought differently.
I always saw O'Hare as the potential Jack replacement...

Barry had 60-odd appearances for us, it's not like he didn't get his chance in our first team.  It does seem like he had a few off-the-field issues as a younger player, however, which probably hindered his progress with us.  That said, he obviously corrected them, as you don't play in midfield in the Championship at 36 unless you've looked after yourself.

[Gareth]

I used to go and watch the under-21s quite a lot when he was here at Villa. Best I’ve ever seen at that level, where physicality isn’t quite so important. He just used to run the games, telling people like Albrighton and Weimann where to run then pinging 40-yard balls directly into their path. He was fantastic.

Snap…they used to go up against the likes of Chelsea with a team of 7/8 6ft+ athletes and pass it round them….used to love those games

Was also at Burton for the friendly after his driving ban for the M1 abandonment where he was warming up & James Collins was laughing & conducting the travelling fans in ‘he drives to the left, he drives to the right…Barry Bannan…his driving is shite’

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Barry and Jonathan Hogg as the Villa midfield against Manchester United in their pomp. 2-2.