Ugo Ehiogu - RIP

[KRS]

Just heard the news. Absolutely gutted. Nothing but respect for the great man. RIP Ugo.

[dave shelley]

met him once in a Birmingham nightclub and he was genuinely friendly. We were both at the bar and when i mentioned that I was a Villa fan he pulled out a flute and poured some of the champagne that he'd bought and gave it to me. Was more than happy chatting away and you could tell he was, well, genuine. Terrible loss for his family and friends. I said Dalian and Ugo but also Sir Graham. 3 top people as well as Villamen.

My daughter rang this morning and told me of the time she was in a nightclub in Brum when Ugo came in.  Word soon got round that he was there and she said the whole place erupted with the chants of: Ugo, Ugo, Ugo.  Maybe it was the same night Peter.  She also said he was a huge unit.

From a woman's perspective, Mrs S said he had kind eyes.

[chrisw1]

RIP UGO.  Excellent player for us.

Do I remember an H&V cover with Ugo on?  Something along the lines 'just when you thought it was safe here comes Ugo' (in reference to him replacing Teale or McGrath).

I'm sure I didn't imagine it - can someone post it (if I'm not going mad)

[Legion]

A spontaneous chant of "Ugo!" for 60 seconds in the 5th/16th minute?

[curiousorange]

Four England caps. Four.

[Broughty-Villian]

Sad News. RIP Ugo.

[darren woolley]

Very sad news RIP Ugo.

[Legion]

RIP UGO.  Excellent player for us.

Do I remember an H&V cover with Ugo on?  Something along the lines 'just when you thought it was safe here comes Ugo' (in reference to him replacing Teale or McGrath).

I'm sure I didn't imagine it - can someone post it (if I'm not going mad)

[frank black]

Very sad.

I seem to recall we pinched him from the Baggies because they wouldn't pay for his bed and breakfast. At least that's how I recall it.

UGO UGO UGO!

[SashasGrandad]

A spontaneous chant of "Ugo!" for 60 seconds in the 5th/16th minute?

Both - and after every goal!

[Tucson Villain]

Awful news. RIP Ugo.

[Duncan Shaw]

Only just seen it, what sad, sad news.  A colossus for us and a true gent by all accounts.  RIP.

[Stu82]

First saw Ugo at pre season at Evesham United, he made mistakes, but you could see the talent, a friend at Evesham told me Big Ron had said on the Day he would be an England player soon enough.

RIP Ugo

[SamTheMouse]

Very sad news. Always came across as a lovely bloke.

[curiousorange]

An abiding memory of Ugo was something that was mentioned in Claret and Blue (I think) around the time we had that ace Reebok kit with the V-neck, which was that his upper body was so big they had to make him an XXL shirt which narrowed towards the waist, otherwise he would have had too much shirt to tuck into his shorts.