Your worst ever Villa player

[Oscar Arce]

Yes Dave Geddis did get some stick, along with Geoff Vowden but both were vital players in important periods in our club's history.
Vowden, never really accepted because of his Blues links, had the happy knack of arriving late into the box, the Frank Lampard style if you like.
Geddis just never seemed to have the ball under control, ran about like a headless chicken but again when he was hot he was hot.
Bit harsh to include either of these two in a worst player category in my opinion.

I didn't.

Neither did I.

[Villa in Denmark]

SCORE AGAINST THE SHIT WHEN WE BEAT THEM 3-0 AROUND CHRISTMAS 80-81 DIDN'T HE? tWO GOALS?  (Bloody caps lock). I always liked him as a kid.

Any excuse to watch some of this game: https://youtu.be/wUGYAiXAxZ8

The day after my 18th birthday and God I was hungover. Geddis did a great job that day standing in for Withe.

He also scored the winner in a 2-1 home win v Southampton later that season, I think he scored a 4th that year as well but I can't recall who that was against. Definitely not worthy of being mentioned in our worst ever player thread.

In that period from 79 - 83, due to money and logistics I could only get taken to 1 or 2 games per season.

I remember going to the Southampton game gutted that Withe wouldn't be playing, but a bit excited at seeing Keegan play for them.

All I can remember is the crushing feeling when Southampton scored first and the noise / sight of the Holte going mental when the winner went in.
Kevin who?

[ACVilla]

Gilles De Bilde was pretty bad an honourable mention should go to Grant Holt, a strange signing even by Lambert's standards.

As for wasted talent, my award goes to Wee Barry Bannan.

[AGRIPPA]

Tommy Craig

[Mortimer's Bear]

Fash

[Damo70]

Fash

Arrived as 'The Bash' and turned out to be gash.

[peter w]

A waste of our cash.

[DesBremner]

A waste of our cash.

This for me was when I knew that BFR had lost the plot

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

A waste of our cash.

This for me was when I knew that BFR had lost the plot

Wasn't he a Deadly Doug special?

[rob_bridge]

A waste of our cash.

This for me was when I knew that BFR had lost the plot

Wasn't he a Deadly Doug special?

No I think BFR was a genuine fan. Fitted into the old/experienced profile. Fash wanted to relocate to the Midlands to do Gladiators.

It went wrong, quickly. At the very least it should have been the kick up the arse Dalian needed, it was no such thing.

[IAmTheOneIanOlney]

I don't remember Adrian Heath doing anything of note for us. Possibly an assist in a 1-1 draw against Charlton in 1989, but that's about it.

[HOLTENDTILLIDIE123]

Didier Agathe... a MON special?? He was about as useful as a pair of glasses on a one eared person.

[peter w]

Mike Pejic. had been with Stoke as a brilliant player for seemingly ever and at the just before end of his career he joined us. Played a game or two I think but was injured ever since. Forget Ivo Stas as we didn't really know him when Pejic was signed we thought we were getting top quality. Didn't turn out too bad, hough.

[Villa in Denmark]

I don't remember Adrian Heath doing anything of note for us. Possibly an assist in a 1-1 draw against Charlton in 1989, but that's about it.

I'm sure he sort of fell over the ball in a scramble in front of the Holte to cause the ball to dribble into the net. Might be thinking of Frank Macavennie from the same period mind.

[Villa in Denmark]

A waste of our cash.

This for me was when I knew that BFR had lost the plot

Wasn't he a Deadly Doug special?

No I think BFR was a genuine fan. Fitted into the old/experienced profile. Fash wanted to relocate to the Midlands to do Gladiators.

It went wrong, quickly. At the very least it should have been the kick up the arse Dalian needed, it was no such thing.

Wasn't the story that Fashanu called Atkinson trying to sell him Daniel Amokachi (he was somehow working as his representative / agent in the days before licencing) who'd had a great World Cup in the US and BFR said that the only forward he would be interested in was Fash himself?