Players you thought would make it...who didn't

[Ron Manager]

Indeed ALITA- tad surprised that Freddie is alive as I had read somewhere that he had died in a car crash- seems that was his son,Freddie Jnr, very sad. Warming up for Heaven United is Emmett who did pass away in his late 40's. Shame there is no film record of either player as I am sure Kapengwe was a powerful, skilful player who just needed more time to settle in.

Kapengwe turned in a terrific performance in a mid week game against Leicester City (I think it was) at Villa Park 1969 in the pouring rain.

So the Doc dropped him!

[villan from luton]

Has been mentioned before, really thought Frank Pimblett would become a very good player, really dont know what happened to him.

Anyone remember Charlie Young, the centre half circa 1976, am sure he played against Liverpool in the 5-1 game. Another who disappeared. Another centre half who i think was captain of Youth Cup winning team was Roy Stark

A player who it isnt fair by any stretch to say he didnt make it, but who I am sure would have become a top player but for injury was Keith Leonard.

[danlanza]

Indeed ALITA- tad surprised that Freddie is alive as I had read somewhere that he had died in a car crash- seems that was his son,Freddie Jnr, very sad. Warming up for Heaven United is Emmett who did pass away in his late 40's. Shame there is no film record of either player as I am sure Kapengwe was a powerful, skilful player who just needed more time to settle in.

Kapengwe turned in a terrific performance in a mid week game against Leicester City (I think it was) at Villa Park 1969 in the pouring rain.

So the Doc dropped him!

Bloody hell, the year before i was born. Remember it well.
One of the things i love about this forum is the lads and lasses who have been going to the Villa long before i was even around on this planet. You have the facts and figures and the knowledge that i can only dream about. I do, however, intend to come back home before i get to 60 and hope for at least 15 years of sitting back on the Holte watching my team again.

[bertlambshank]

Ray Walker - I thought he would be the new 'Mortimer'.Ended up pottering about in the potteries.

[villan from luton]

Ivor Linton anyone

[dave.woodhall]

Ray Walker - I thought he would be the new 'Mortimer'.Ended up pottering about in the potteries.

He even looked crap in the reserves.

[bertlambshank]

Ray Walker - I thought he would be the new 'Mortimer'.Ended up pottering about in the potteries.

He even looked crap in the reserves.

He could pass a ball,and errr that might be it.

[Aston Villa]

Zoltan Steiber- thought he was going to become a star. To be fair, he has gone on to a Bundesliga club and become an international.                                                                                          Also that Irish player who got a couple of caps before he had even played for the first team (when Staunton was Ireland's manager I think). Can't remember what he was called now.

[gervilla]

If it's Gareth Farrely, that's well before Staunton's time.

[silhillvilla]

Neil Cox ? Had all the attributes of a seasoned international without the application.

[Aston Villa]

If it's Gareth Farrely, that's well before Staunton's time.

Nah I meant Stephen O'Halloran. His name came to me in the end.

[Aston Villa]

If it's Gareth Farrely, that's well before Staunton's time.

[peter w]

Willie Young.

That forward from Ross County

Daryl Duffy

[Dave Cooper please]

That forward from Ross County

Neil Tarrant.
He's played for something like 20 different clubs in his career, he was at Darlington Railway Athletic last season.

[KevinGage]

Stefan Beinlich and Matthias Breitkreutz . in the youth reserve setup when Big Ron was at the club, don't know if he discovered them though.

Remember Breitkreutz's debut  (or one of his early games at least)  versus Norwich in 1992.  Looked a real player, nutmegged one of their players not once but twice and had a brilliant delivery with that left peg- possibly even better than Staunton for corners. 

Not sure whether he failed us or we failed him- possibly a combination of the two. 

Thought he was twice of player the other German lad was - and yet it was Beinlich who went on to have the better career, playing in the Champions League and playing for Germany.   Shows what I know.