Your worst ever Villa player

[Legion]

Perhaps you could start your own thread then, Brian? Dalian Atkinson.

[adrenachrome]

Bosky Balaban. I feared the worst when he came on as a sub in the home game v Man U in 2001 and was through v the keeper one on one and just looked bemused. I don't think he even got a shot away. A couple of weeks later away at Southampton he was similarly inept and I knew he was awful.

I started going to VP in 66, so I have a seen a few, but Bosco takes the bastard biscuit.

I shall always remember Doug being interviewed before a televised game in London during the well publicised spat wit JG. "The manager is being economical with the truth. Balapan (sic) is sitting in the stands and I paid 6 million pounds for him".

[FailsworthVillan]

If we run out of ideas with this fascinating topic perhaps we can go all anoraky and say who we think was the Villa player who gave Villa the least of the talent he undoubtedly had.   My vote would go to Milan Baros.

Ginola

[brian green]

It's bad luck to say Ginola without saying Pires.

[garyshawsknee]

I think there is a difference between someone who just lacks natural talent, to someone who is gifted but is just pathetic. Baros is definitely the latter, so much talent but just couldn't be arsed.

[Mortimer's Bear]

Tonev

[Exeter 77]

If we are using contribution versus money paid as a barometer - Tommy Craig (I may have mentioned that before somewhere though).
As for least ability compared to peers and lack of effort - anyone of a number from 1986/87. Other than them Gabor Kiraly.

[Pat McMahon]

If we are using contribution versus money paid as a barometer - Tommy Craig (I may have mentioned that before somewhere though).
As for least ability compared to peers and lack of effort - anyone of a number from 1986/87. Other than them Gabor Kiraly.

Unlike Bosko and a few other mentioned above, Tommy Craig did actually score a 30 yard piledriver in a home draw v Everton shortly after he joined.

Other than that, I cannot recall anything he did for us. I cant even remember who he joined.

[gervilla]

Another vote for Tonev.

[FailsworthVillan]

If we run out of ideas with this fascinating topic perhaps we can go all anoraky and say who we think was the Villa player who gave Villa the least of the talent he undoubtedly had.   My vote would go to Milan Baros.

Nii Lamptey

[Chico Hamilton III]

If we run out of ideas with this fascinating topic perhaps we can go all anoraky and say who we think was the Villa player who gave Villa the least of the talent he undoubtedly had.   My vote would go to Milan Baros.

Nii Lamptey

Stephen Ireland

[LeeB]

Perhaps you could start your own thread then, Brian? Dalian Atkinson.

Harsh.

Inconsistent yes, but he gave us many glimpes of his wonderful talent, and probably him and Bossie on their own won us the league cup in n 94.

[Legion]

Exactly. He gave us glimpses but never really achieved his full, true potential.

[Ron Manager]

If we run out of ideas with this fascinating topic perhaps we can go all anoraky and say who we think was the Villa player who gave Villa the least of the talent he undoubtedly had.   My vote would go to Milan Baros.

Nii Lamptey

Stephen Ireland

Sasa Curcic or Willie Hamilton

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Tony Cascarino.

Bad signing made at the worst possible time.  We seemed to lose all momentum in our 89/90 season after signing that lump.

He still aggravates me now, especially when he pontificates about the Villa, as though he's some fucking legend.

If only we'd signed Sheringham instead...