Paul McGrath - don't worry

[wittonwarrior]

Andy Gray was top class make no mistake about that - however it was really only up to  the Leicester cup game that he really did  it.  He was injured for the 6th round and the 2nd replay at OT.  After the Coventry game the saturday after the cup final.  the players brought their beach towels out onto the pitch.

After that he had his fall out with Saunders  and before long smelt the Wolves money.

[brian green]

Anybody's money so the story goes. Just sell me he is said to have demanded.

[Quiet Lion]

McGrath was easily the best player I have seen since I started watching the Villa in around 1990. Have we had a player get anywhere near the PFA player of the year since then?

He made it all look easy

[eric woolban woolban]

Dwight Yorke was a pretty decent player.

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

There were times watching McGrath when it looked like he was playing a different game to everyone else. He stood out in every game, he was so aware, so calm and utterly in command. A majestic footballer and easily the best I've seen in my time as a Villa fan.

[lovejoy]

McGrath was easily the best player I have seen since I started watching the Villa in around 1990. Have we had a player get anywhere near the PFA player of the year since then?

He made it all look easy

Ginola

[LeeB]

McGrath was easily the best player I have seen since I started watching the Villa in around 1990. Have we had a player get anywhere near the PFA player of the year since then?

He made it all look easy

Ginola

Pires?

[Dave Wall]

McGrath was easily the best player I have seen since I started watching the Villa in around 1990. Have we had a player get anywhere near the PFA player of the year since then?

He made it all look easy

David Platt won it 1990 

[oswald funkletrumpet]

There were times watching McGrath when it looked like he was playing a different game to everyone else. He stood out in every game, he was so aware, so calm and utterly in command. A majestic footballer and easily the best I've seen in my time as a Villa fan.

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ive never seen any other plaver read the game as well as him

[Villa in Denmark]

There were times watching McGrath when it looked like he was playing a different game to everyone else. He stood out in every game, he was so aware, so calm and utterly in command. A majestic footballer and easily the best I've seen in my time as a Villa fan.

this

ive never seen any other plaver read the game as well as him

At times he was so far ahead of everyone else, it was as if he'd read a script the night before.

In my life time the only other player that comes close is Sid with that uncanny ability to play a 30 yards pass without looking straight to feet of someone who hadn't been there 2 seconds before.

[mr underhill]

Brian Little at his peak was pretty handy too.

[Quiet Lion]

McGrath was easily the best player I have seen since I started watching the Villa in around 1990. Have we had a player get anywhere near the PFA player of the year since then?

He made it all look easy

Ginola

Pires?

Neither did it while playing for us though

[old man villa fan]

Anybody's money so the story goes. Just sell me he is said to have demanded.

Wasn't he in serious debt at the time?

[Billy Walker]

What I find sad is that McGrath is possibly the best Villa player i have seen but Manyoo fans i know don't even rate him in their top 10. He never gets in their best team of the
last 30 years scenarios

I'm not surprised as Macca reached his peak with us and there is far more of a love and connection from Villa fans towards him.  I remember The Guardian doing a feature about the top fifty (I think) players for every Premier League club.  If memory serves Cantona came in top (maybe second) of the Man Utd list.  Would he appear top of Leeds Utd's list?  I doubt it very much.  These types of lists are as much to do with fans' emotions as players' abilities, I reckon. 

[berneboy]

Mr McGrath seems to genuinely love the Villa.
From his Twitter today: Villa I lv this club so much always will Villa Villa Villa we are the best ! UTV .
1:56 PM - 18 Dec 2016