MOTD

[Virgil Caine]

I remember I changed my opinion on Ian Wright years ago when we played Arsenal at Highbury. Ricardo Scimica was playing in one of his early games for Villa and he did really well in clearing a shot from Wright off the goal line. The first person to go up to Scimica to shake his hand and say well done was Wright, the first and probably the only time I’ve seen that type of sportsmanship. One of the good guys imho.

[stevo_st]

Unlike Shearer, who was a nasty cheating prick of a player, still remember him tugging Bosnich’s  arm as he was kicking from hand, with the miss-kick leading directly to a goal.

[Brend'Watkins]

I like Ian Wright and he was pretty effusive about us. A name slip was just that.

I’ve liked him ever since we were giving him dog’s abuse at the Holte End years ago and he hid his hand up his back, inside his shirt and flicked us the Vs. It did make me laugh.

I think that’s the moment that endeared him to most of us. Took the stick off us, gave plenty back. Great player and entertainer. Definitely one of the good guys.

[Nunkin1965]

I like Ian Wright and he was pretty effusive about us. A name slip was just that.

I’ve liked him ever since we were giving him dog’s abuse at the Holte End years ago and he hid his hand up his back, inside his shirt and flicked us the Vs. It did make me laugh.

I think that’s the moment that endeared him to most of us. Took the stick off us, gave plenty back. Great player and entertainer. Definitely one of the good guys.

He'll be one of the guys who will be genuinely pleased if we achieve something special this year.
Which I think we will.

[dave shelley]

Another member of the Ian Wright fan club here.  Fabulous player and decent human being.

[Nev]

I'm the same with Wright.

I'd much prefer to listen to a journalist analyse a football match than an ex player. They tend to be more erudite, have a better grasp of grammar and generally have no particular bias. The sort of bias that kept Bruce in a job for so long and has an arrogant and dismissive attitude to the fans and their opinion (see McCleish and Gerrard). There are a few exceptions such as Pat Nevin and the much missed Jimmy Armfield but in general, laddish bants and barely coherent blabbering is why I fast forward between games on MOTD.

Oh, and the same pundits who are criticising VAR were the very ones screaming for it in the first place.

[London Villan]

Wright is probably one of the last players to make it big after living a relatively normal life before football, so is a little more grounded and in touch with reality.

[KevinGage]

I like Ian Wright and he was pretty effusive about us. A name slip was just that.

I’ve liked him ever since we were giving him dog’s abuse at the Holte End years ago and he hid his hand up his back, inside his shirt and flicked us the Vs. It did make me laugh.

I think that’s the moment that endeared him to most of us. Took the stick off us, gave plenty back. Great player and entertainer. Definitely one of the good guys.

Recall reading an interview with him a few years ago that said pretty much that. The Villa fans would give him stick, he'd respond but there were no complaints after. Unlike other fans who can't wait to report a player for next to nowt.

[VILLA MOLE]

Wasn't there a game he was missing a European Final because of suspension and we gave him loads of stick.  They stuffed

us scored a goal gave us and he gave us stick back,  as it should be. 

[Towser]

Wasn't there a game he was missing a European Final because of suspension and we gave him loads of stick.  They stuffed

us scored a goal gave us and he gave us stick back,  as it should be. 

We were singing "Ian Wright, wheres your final gone" the whole game

[Simon Page]

Another Wright fan here and for the same reasons. Plus he was so good to watch if he wasn't playing against you.

[whisper]I really like Shearer too and still think he's one of the best players I've ever seen.[/whisper]

[Clark W Griswold]

Yes, i think he stood in front of the Holte end with his arms raised and a massive grin on his face for quite some time. It did make me laugh despite that fact that we'd conceded a goal. The other one from around the time was Dennis Wise for Chelsea who ran the length of the pitch doing the 'slaphead' taunt at some fan in the crowd who had been giving him shit all afternoon. Possibly shouting 'taxi' at him continually from memory.

[tomd2103]

I like Ian Wright and he was pretty effusive about us. A name slip was just that.

I’ve liked him ever since we were giving him dog’s abuse at the Holte End years ago and he hid his hand up his back, inside his shirt and flicked us the Vs. It did make me laugh.

"Ian Wright, where's your final gone?".

[LeeB]

The next season they battered us 4-0 at home around Easter and him and John Hartson ran riot, he came off towards the the end and it's one of the few times I've stood and applauded an opposition player off the pitch, part admiration and incandescent at our ineptitude as we slid towards the trap door.

[PeterWithesShin]

The next season they battered us 4-0 at home around Easter and him and John Hartson ran riot, he came off towards the the end and it's one of the few times I've stood and applauded an opposition player off the pitch, part admiration and incandescent at our ineptitude as we slid towards the trap door.

Was that the match where it absolutely pissed down?