Alan Hutton the Scottish Cafu Retires

[Mister E]

Well, he was a good championship player who had some limitations (which were shown up at times); and he had a commitment and the occasional inspired moment that lifted him above the Championship average.
For his dogged determination not to be cast aside in the 'bomb squad', kudos to him.

[Sexual Ealing]

Well, he was a good championship player who had some limitations (which were shown up at times); and he had a commitment and the occasional inspired moment that lifted him above the Championship average.
For his dogged determination not to be cast aside in the 'bomb squad', kudos to him.

Yep.

[chrisw1]

Not forgetting for a fair period not only was he the best right back but he was also the best left back at the club.

[Pete]

If he reminds me of anyone it's Eamonn Deacey. Not the most elegant of full backs, but loyal to the club and totally committed to the cause.

[sirlordbaltimore]

He wasn't very poor in the main and to say that is just churlish

In your opinion. Personally i winced every time he wore the shirt as no matter how much effort he supposedly put in (unless it was running back to cover the huge gaps he'd leave in defence) he was a very very limited footballer. Neither that good defensively or going forward. And that's in the championship!

That game against Norwich when Elmo was rested saw them carve us apart down his side about 3 times in the first ten minutes. They clearly knew who to target.

Some people don't seem to be able to separate liking Hutton the man and recognising he was always a very average footballer. He's always come across as a very decent bloke who loves the club. And that's great.

But it's absolutely no coincidence how our form picked up once he was out the side and Elmo came in either.

I wish him well but wont miss him one iota on the pitch clearly.

[hilts_coolerking]

He wasn't very poor in the main and to say that is just churlish

In your opinion. Personally i winced every time he wore the shirt as no matter how much effort he supposedly put in (unless it was running back to cover the huge gaps he'd leave in defence) he was a very very limited footballer. Neither that good defensively or going forward. And that's in the championship!

That game against Norwich when Elmo was rested saw them carve us apart down his side about 3 times in the first ten minutes. They clearly knew who to target.

Some people don't seem to be able to separate liking Hutton the man and recognising he was always a very average footballer. He's always come across as a very decent bloke who loves the club. And that's great.

But it's absolutely no coincidence how our form picked up once he was out the side and Elmo came in either.

I wish him well but wont miss him one iota on the pitch clearly.

I agree.  There's a strong smell of 'we can nice about him now he's left' on this thread.  He tried hard and didn't moan but most importantly he was bog ordinary.

[luke95]

In a time when we've had an endless list of players who have taken the piss out of the club & fans Hutton is one of the few that didn't .
I'll always have huge amount of respect for him for that, regardless of his playing limitations.

[cheltenhamlion]

Let's also remember he took a one year contract with us last summer on half the money and contract length Forest offered him. He is a good egg in my book.

[Ad@m]

That game against Norwich when Elmo was rested saw them carve us apart down his side about 3 times in the first ten minutes. They clearly knew who to target.

That game where he'd been out for 3 months and was then chucked in as a starter in his first game back against the champions of the division?

Of course he was out of touch - judging him on that is ridiculous.

He was average.  In the time he's been with us we've seen much worse and we've seen much better.  We move on.

[olaftab]

Goodbye  and good luck Alan. Thanks for the goal against Shite Heath.

[brian green]

He was not a brilliant Villa player but he was a very memorable one.

[jwarry]

A man for the times

[TopDeck113]

If he reminds me of anyone it's Eamonn Deacey. Not the most elegant of full backs, but loyal to the club and totally committed to the cause.

I have grown to like Hutton and appreciate the contribution he made latterly.  However, in the pantheon of Villa cult heroes, he doesn't come close to legend that is Eamonn Dearcy.

[Pete]

If he reminds me of anyone it's Eamonn Deacey. Not the most elegant of full backs, but loyal to the club and totally committed to the cause.

I have grown to like Hutton and appreciate the contribution he made latterly.  However, in the pantheon of Villa cult heroes, he doesn't come close to legend that is Eamonn Dearcy.

Of course he doesn't. I was just saying that while neither of them had the talent of a Gidman or a Swain, they made up for it with grit and sheer force of will.

[Lastfootstamper]

I was always a bit surprised when Deacy managed to stay on the pitch for 90 minutes, and I thought the same about Hutton in his first appearances.