The Unsung Heroes Aston Villa xi

[Steve67]

Mervyn Day - I always thought he was a good keeper but the Manager at the time fancied the other guy (was it Graham Turner?)

Earl Barrett  - signed as a centre back and converted.  Always did a reasonable job.
Jloyd Samuel - Started really well but then went downhill and was replaced.  Could have been a really decent player
Shaun Teale -  No great pace, nothing special as a player, but hard as fuck, dependable, good defender
Derek Mountfield - had had better days at Everton but came in and helped to keep us up in GT's second season

Paul Birch - Under-rated
Ian Taylor - England were crap at the time, he'd have done a job.  Whole hearted, ran all day long.
Stan Petrov - after a dodgy first season, he got better and better.  Worked so hard.  Never amazing but such a trier.
Steve Stone - Was never brilliant, but worked really hard and earned England caps (was right sided, like Birchy, I know!)

Julian Joachim - was never quite good enough but scored 17 goals one season.
Simon Stainrod - lazy fucker but scored 22 goals in one season and kept us up.  Not really a hero but the goals were important.

Manager would be Houllier.  He did a lot better than we thought at the time but didn't really take to him and got TSM as a reward!

Players like Nigel Spink, Gary Cahill, Andy Blair, Steve Hunt, Garry Thompson, David Geddis  and Steve Sims all came into consideration for various reasons.  Have a go for fun.

[steamer]

Frank Carrodus would be in my team

[Luffbralion]

Surely Des Bremner is the captain?

[Brazilian Villain]

Surely Des Bremner is the captain?

First name that came to mind, and Carrodus is a good shout too.

[WarszaVillan]

Kevin Richardson. Won league titles with two different team and runners up with Villa. A class act.

[Damo70]

Kevin Richardson. Won league titles with two different team and runners up with Villa. A class act.

Won major trophies with three clubs., Two league titles, an FA Cup and the Cup Winners Cup with Everton, the title with Arsenal and the Coca-Cola Cup as captain with Villa. He was the 'midfield water carrier' and I mean that as a compliment as we weren't the same team when he was missing.

Des Bremner has gone down in Villa folklore as the classic unsung hero. Although he has been credited with the unsung hero title so many times he has become a very much sung hero and should probably be disqualified from the title.

[Damo70]

Kevin Richardson. Won league titles with two different team and runners up with Villa. A class act.

Won major trophies with three clubs., Two league titles, an FA Cup and the Cup Winners Cup with Everton, the title with Arsenal and the Coca-Cola Cup as captain with Villa. He was the 'midfield water carrier' and I mean that as a compliment as we weren't the same team when he was missing.

Des Bremner has gone down in Villa folklore as the classic unsung hero. Although he has been credited with the unsung hero title so many times he has become a very much sung hero and should probably be disqualified from the title.

[Damo70]

It is no surprise that both Frank Carrodus and Des Bremner have been mentioned. They were real Ron Saunder's types. He signed them both twice. For Villa and Small Heath.

[WarszaVillan]

It is no surprise that both Frank Carrodus and Des Bremner have been mentioned. They were real Ron Saunder's types. He signed them both twice. For Villa and Small Heath.

I'd forgotten that Saunders signed Carrodus at Blues, he played under him at Man City as well.

[FrankyH]

Kevin Richardson. Won league titles with two different team and runners up with Villa. A class act.

Won major trophies with three clubs., Two league titles, an FA Cup and the Cup Winners Cup with Everton, the title with Arsenal and the Coca-Cola Cup as captain with Villa. He was the 'midfield water carrier' and I mean that as a compliment as we weren't the same team when he was missing.

Des Bremner has gone down in Villa folklore as the classic unsung hero. Although he has been credited with the unsung hero title so many times he has become a very much sung hero and should probably be disqualified from the title.

It's pretty hard to argue with that logic !

[Aldridge Villa]

Never thought John Deehan got the recognition he deserved at times. As a kid growing up Deehan was definitely a favourite player of mine back in the day.

[SheffieldVillain]

I'm putting little Alan Wright in mine.

Took a load of stick at the time but was a good solid full-back. Compared with some of the left-backs we've had since, he's Maldini-esque.

[PeterWithe]

Always liked Ashley Westwood, always available for a pass, kept the ball moving and made the team keep shape.

Gash when we were defending mind.

[Steve67]

Surely Des Bremner is the captain?

I must be honest, I don't class Des as an unsung hero.  He won the league and the European Cup, and the Super Cup.  Therefore, a proper hero rather than an unsung one.

[LukeJames]

Delaney, 350k from the second division. Ran up and down that flank all game, positioned himself well and loved a sliding tackle.