Marc Albrighton

[LeeB]

Why is that illegal?

Picking the ball up with both feet. You have to kick it from a free 'kick'.

[teamvillage]

Either or both of the above reasons.

The ball must be kicked and travel one full rotation before another player touches it. A second player must touch it before the kicker can touch it again.

[Somniloquism]

Either or both of the above reasons.

The ball must be kicked and travel one full rotation before another player touches it. A second player must touch it before the kicker can touch it again.

Is that still the rule now? I thought they had changed it a few years ago.

[Nelly]

Didn't Draper score a similar one for us in one of the cups? Where someone scooped it up for him and he volleyed it in?

[VillaSpen]

Didn't Draper score a similar one for us in one of the cups? Where someone scooped it up for him and he volleyed it in?

Yeah, it was during a thrashing of Peterborough, if I remember correctly. There was a ridiculously small amount of controversy after Townsend was adjudged to have touched the ball twice in the process of flicking it up.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I spoke to draper the other day, we mentioned it and he was quite proud of that goal, top top fellah as well

[gerags]

I spoke to draper the other day, we mentioned it and he was quite proud of that goal, top top fellah as well

He should be proud of it, it was a cracking goal and it was nice to see us be inventive in our set-piece taking.

How long ago was it again

[Exeter 77]

How long ago was it again

September 1995

[teamvillage]

Either or both of the above reasons.

The ball must be kicked and travel one full rotation before another player touches it. A second player must touch it before the kicker can touch it again.

Is that still the rule now? I thought they had changed it a few years ago.

Right you are! Feel old now.

[JUAN PABLO]

How did Draper have the intelligence to do that free kick

[Billy Walker]

Didn't Draper score a similar one for us in one of the cups? Where someone scooped it up for him and he volleyed it in?

On a similar note, I'm sure I recall seeing Simon Stainrod score an absoltue cracker of a flying volley/overhead kick from a similar scooped freekick taken by Steve Hunt.   Does anyone else recall this because I haven't really heard mention of it ever since?  Maybe I dreamt it.

[PeterWithesShin]

Cheque given to Acorns.  Acorns £20,000

Nine-year-old Villa fan, Bradley Addison from Sheldon, made a special visit to Bodymoor Heath training ground to accept a cheque for £20,000 from Marc Albrighton on behalf of Acorns Children's Hospice.

The wing wonder scored the 20,000th Premier League goal in the game against Arsenal, earning him a £20,000 charitable donation from Barclays.

He generously elected to hand the money over to the club's charity partner.

Bradley, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and uses the services of Acorns in Selly Oak in Birmingham, joined Acorns chief executive David Strudley to accept the cheque.

He was then given a behind-the-scenes tour where he got to meet Alex McLeish and watch the first team in a training session which included new short-term loan, Robbie Keane.

Commenting on the donation, Albrighton, said: "There are some great people at Acorns doing some special things.

"They deserve every plaudit they get and they definitely deserve the money."

Bradley's mom, Sarah Thompson, added: "Bradley has been visiting Acorns since he was three and it means a lot to us.

"He has short breaks over a weekend when he gets to participate in arts and crafts activities and use the multisensory room and hydrotherapy pool, which is his favourite.

"It's really good for Bradley as he gets one-on-one attention and is able to enjoy himself while we get a rest."

There is no charge to families for using Acorns services but it does cost £750 per day for each child's care.

The charity relies on donations for the majority of the £8m plus income needed to run its services every year.