Dwight Yorke.

[Duncan Shaw]

Name-sake or related?

Just name-sake

[Toronto Villa]

Name-sake or related?

Just name-sake

opportunity missed to be his son for a day.

[cheltenhamlion]

I was referring to the game in question of Badge Kiss Gate Dave, and he didnt get a second glance from our fans that day until his performance in front of us.

[dave.woodhall]

I was referring to the game in question of Badge Kiss Gate Dave, and he didnt get a second glance from our fans that day until his performance in front of us.

Ah, right.

[PeterWithesShin]

As good a player as he was I don't think he would much of a manager.

[dave.woodhall]

As good a player as he was I don't think he would much of a manager.

Then again I don't suppose many people thought Brian Little would.

[supertom]

As good a player as he was I don't think he would much of a manager.

Then again I don't suppose many people thought Brian Little would.

I wouldn't have Yorkie down as management material but perhaps if there's one club he'd succeed at, it would be this one. It didn't really go right for Little after leaving us, ditto Gregory. I think the ties to the club as players probably added something to how they managed the club. Fans give you a tad more leighway I guess too, and particularly with Little who's whole playing career was with us, he knew what makes this club tick.

That said if we're talking ex-players managing here at some point, Yorke wouldn't be that high on the list.

[eamonn]

I'm surprised people are still a bit pissy about some of his antics towards the end of his Villa career and afterwards. The game at Everton...he wouldn't be the first wantaway player to go through the motions when a club record deal was being heavily speculated upon and possibly already more or less confirmed when that game took place.

The badge-kissing was pantomime payback for the abuse he'd got from some of out lot. Dont' dish it out etc... if he hadn't been riled I doubt he would have acted the bellend. The comments on joining Blose...meh, getting the Knuckledraggers onside understandable if, admittedly, a little cheeky/disappointing.

He, more than any other player, helped forge my strong bond with Villa in my formative years because he had it all and I knew I could hold my own at school lauding him when the other tossers went on about how good Robbie Fowler, Eric Cantona and Phil Masinga were for their teams.

And I take it as a nice compliment that he wants to come back and manage us. Calm down people, he's not angling for Mumbles' job - he's just saying how we still mean a lot to him. And who knows, when he's in his fifties and looks a dead-ringer for Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire, perhaps he will have worked his way up the management structure.

I loved the bleeder and part of me always will.

[curiousorange]

I reckon Yorke could be a Laudrup style manager - entertaining, win a lot of friends, but when it starts going wrong I don't think there would be a Plan B.

[villan from luton]

I'm surprised people are still a bit pissy about some of his antics towards the end of his Villa career and afterwards. The game at Everton...he wouldn't be the first wantaway player to go through the motions when a club record deal was being heavily speculated upon and possibly already more or less confirmed when that game took place.

The badge-kissing was pantomime payback for the abuse he'd got from some of out lot. Dont' dish it out etc... if he hadn't been riled I doubt he would have acted the bellend. The comments on joining Blose...meh, getting the Knuckledraggers onside understandable if, admittedly, a little cheeky/disappointing.

He, more than any other player, helped forge my strong bond with Villa in my formative years because he had it all and I knew I could hold my own at school lauding him when the other tossers went on about how good Robbie Fowler, Eric Cantona and Phil Masinga were for their teams.

And I take it as a nice compliment that he wants to come back and manage us. Calm down people, he's not angling for Mumbles' job - he's just saying how we still mean a lot to him. And who knows, when he's in his fifties and looks a dead-ringer for Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire, perhaps he will have worked his way up the management structure.

I loved the bleeder and part of me always will.

Compare the going through the motions at Everton compared to James Milner v West Ham when he was on the verge of going to Man City. That and his antics after soiled my feelings of one of the most gifted players I have ever seen in a Villa shirt

[SoccerHQ]

Really difficult to hate Yorkie.

My first Villa idol and I was distraught when he left (hold fire I was only 9!). Fabulous strker.

I have no idea on the badge kissing incident (shows how much I know as I was always under the impression it occurred at VP) but good to read that even if you'd expect gushing comments on the villa website.

Would rather just remember the brilliant goals he scored for us.

[Ads]

We were actually winning 1-0 at the time. Yorkie dives, up steps the one trick pony...

I think Beckham may have got their second too?

[CJ]

'Start spreading the news....' - my favourite all-time Villa song, and Yorke is right up there with McGrath and Sid for me. The badge-kissing left a sour taste at the time but it's water under the bridge for me now

[AV82EC]

My favourite player and the one person who always got me off my seat at Villa Park. I think I summed it up best in the article I wrote for the fanzine just after he left. All the bollocks that happened afterwards is just that bollocks and as others have said water under the bridge. Fantastic memories of his time with us.

[Damo70]

I don't know if he has done his coaching badges yet but if he wants to manage Villa he might want to get a move on starting his managerial career. He is the same age as Paul Lambert.