David Platt's Villa Dream Team

[The Man With A Stick]

Did we have to fend off big clubs from buying Platt after Italia 90? And why was it that only a small South Italian club came in for him 12 months later?

I read somewhere that Fiorentina bid £5m for him that summer, not sure if anyone else did though.

[Kimaster1976]

There was a reluctance to buy British players from big European teams around that time, with even Linekar and Rush failing abroad just previous. Im sure somebody better than Bari could have taken a chance though, the 3 foreigner rule really made bigger teams think twice id imagine on using one of those places on a relatively untested English player.

[Toronto Villa]

Not sure how Lineker failed. He scores 40 odd goals in 100 games across three years at Barcelona. I think he did very well

[Broughty-Villian]

My god Steve Bull was at Italia 90.

[cheltenhamlion]

He was indeed.

[Chico Hamilton III]

My god Steve Bull was at Italia 90.

didn't he score in the Home Internationals against Scotland in the build up to Italia 90?

[cheltenhamlion]

Yep. And quite possibly against the Czechs as well. He definitely scored at Hampden after the ball bounced of the back of his head and he turned round and knocked it home.

[david wall]

My god Steve Bull was at Italia 90.

He deserved to be there.

[Rudy65]

Did Peter Withe see any action in 82 ?

No. And Morley omitted altogether from the squad. Crazy. That’s Ron Greenwood for you. He preferred half fit Brooking and Keegan

[Flamingo Lane]

My god Steve Bull was at Italia 90.

He deserved to be there.

He did, and I remember very much thinking that he should have had a starting place in the team.

[rob_bridge]

Not sure how Lineker failed. He scores 40 odd goals in 100 games across three years at Barcelona. I think he did very well

Yeah and played on the right (of a 3) often in the latter 2 seasons under Cryuff.

I think there is a direct correlation between those who succeeded abroad in 70s, 80s and 90s - the ones who learned the language beforehand or quickly after - Brady, Platt, Woodcock, Keegan, even whisper it Lambert.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Platt still had skills as (relatively) recently as 2012

[Dr Butler]

Steve Bull goal vs the smelly socks.....

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[Damo70]

Did Peter Withe see any action in 82 ?

No, he was in the squad but wasn't Paul Mariner preferred over the European cup winning goal scorer from a few months before?

To be fair to Mariner I think he went into the '82 World Cup on a record goalscoring run for an England player and continued that run in the opening group stage of the tournament.

[Damo70]

Did we have to fend off big clubs from buying Platt after Italia 90? And why was it that only a small South Italian club came in for him 12 months later?

I read somewhere that Fiorentina bid £5m for him that summer, not sure if anyone else did though.

Italian clubs were spending crazy money compared to anyone else at that time. The summer we sold Platt to Bari for 5.5 million Dean Saunders was breaking the British transfer record by going to Liverpool for 2.9 million. With the money we got for Platt we bought Staunton, Teale, Richardson, Mortimer, Atkinson, Kubicki and Parker.