Your worst ever Villa player

[peter w]

Alan Curbishley
Ray Walker
Noel Blake
Bernie Gallacher

[dave shelley]

I think Dave Pountney went there as well. Ran a sports shop in Shrewsbury after he finished.I assume he has retired now.

Salopian Sports  Still owned by Dave Pountney in Shrewsbury.

Thanks Andy I will look it up next time I'm in Shrewsbury. Wholehearted player was Dave.

Good to see he's still alive and prospering.

[russon]

David Geddis used to take pelters and i remember a two-fingered salute when he scored at Notts County i think, might have been a hat-trick actually. Whether he was that bad i can't honestly remember.

[dave shelley]

Not often I disagree with you Dave but I liked Dave Roberts. He had skill and could beat a bloke with ease. Went on to play a great number of games for Shrewsbury when he left us.

I think one of the reasons I disliked him Ron was that he went to Marsh Hill Grammar School.  Hated them we did.  He was quite tall for a winger IIRC.

[dave.woodhall]

David Geddis used to take pelters and i remember a two-fingered salute when he scored at Notts County i think, might have been a hat-trick actually. Whether he was that bad i can't honestly remember.

His medals would suggest not.

[Damo70]

Warren Aspinall has been mentioned more than once.  He scored twice in a 2-0 win over the Tesco bags at their place in September 1986. Any player who helps put that lot in their place deserves some credit in my book

He didn't join us until 1987 did he?

It was Sept 87 when Aspinall got 2 at the Baggies, he was signed by McNeil the previous February

And with respect to Mr Aspinall, if I were up against George Reilly that night I'd have scored 2 also.

Warren Aspinall has been mentioned more than once.  He scored twice in a 2-0 win over the Tesco bags at their place in September 1986. Any player who helps put that lot in their place deserves some credit in my book

He didn't join us until 1987 did he?

It was Sept 87 when Aspinall got 2 at the Baggies, he was signed by McNeil the previous February

And with respect to Mr Aspinall, if I were up against George Reilly that night I'd have scored 2 also.

I am certain George Reilly was a striker cum centre forward. So why would he be marking Aspinall? Looked on 11v11 which gives the Villa team but not WBAs.

BFR played Reilly at centre half that night.  An experiment that was about as successful as giving pregnant women the drug thalidomide.

[Ron Manager]

David Geddis used to take pelters and i remember a two-fingered salute when he scored at Notts County i think, might have been a hat-trick actually. Whether he was that bad i can't honestly remember.

His medals would suggest not.

Funny bloke Dave Geddis.Like Geoff Vowden not many rated him but both scored goals for us at a regular rate as well if l recall.

[Exeter 77]

David Geddis used to take pelters and i remember a two-fingered salute when he scored at Notts County i think, might have been a hat-trick actually. Whether he was that bad i can't honestly remember.

His medals would suggest not.

Funny bloke Dave Geddis.Like Geoff Vowden not many rated him but both scored goals for us at a regular rate as well if l recall.

Was/is David Geddis the only one of the Championship/European Cup winning squad with an FA Cup winner's medal?

[Damo70]

David Geddis used to take pelters and i remember a two-fingered salute when he scored at Notts County i think, might have been a hat-trick actually. Whether he was that bad i can't honestly remember.

His medals would suggest not.

Funny bloke Dave Geddis.Like Geoff Vowden not many rated him but both scored goals for us at a regular rate as well if l recall.

Was/is David Geddis the only one of the Championship/European Cup winning squad with an FA Cup winner's medal?

He was the only player to win all three but not with the same team. It was always a good quiz question along with Jimmy Rimmer being the only player to win the European cup with two English teams.

[OzVilla]

Warren Aspinall has been mentioned more than once.  He scored twice in a 2-0 win over the Tesco bags at their place in September 1986. Any player who helps put that lot in their place deserves some credit in my book

He didn't join us until 1987 did he?

It was Sept 87 when Aspinall got 2 at the Baggies, he was signed by McNeil the previous February

And with respect to Mr Aspinall, if I were up against George Reilly that night I'd have scored 2 also.

Warren Aspinall has been mentioned more than once.  He scored twice in a 2-0 win over the Tesco bags at their place in September 1986. Any player who helps put that lot in their place deserves some credit in my book

He didn't join us until 1987 did he?

It was Sept 87 when Aspinall got 2 at the Baggies, he was signed by McNeil the previous February

And with respect to Mr Aspinall, if I were up against George Reilly that night I'd have scored 2 also.

I am certain George Reilly was a striker cum centre forward. So why would he be marking Aspinall? Looked on 11v11 which gives the Villa team but not WBAs.

BFR played Reilly at centre half that night.  An experiment that was about as successful as giving pregnant women the drug thalidomide.

Reilly gave he most inept performance I've ever seen fron a Centre Half that night.  He made Steve Sims at the other end look like Franz Beckenbauer.

[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.

[Ron Manager]

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.

[peter w]

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.

[Exeter 77]

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

[Pat McMahon]

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.