The men we couldn't do without - Andy Gray

[chrisw1]

Thanks - excellent article

We seem to have had a disproportionate number of talented players that have been forced to retire through injury:-

Keith Leonard
Brian Little
Gary Shaw
Luc Nilis
Martin Laursen
John Robson

I’m sure others can add to the list
Is it my imagination or do we seem a bit jinxed?

Micah Richards?

[Clive W]

Thanks - excellent article

We seem to have had a disproportionate number of talented players that have been forced to retire through injury:-

Keith Leonard
Brian Little
Gary Shaw
Luc Nilis
Martin Laursen
John Robson

I’m sure others can add to the list
Is it my imagination or do we seem a bit jinxed?

Micah Richards?

👏👏

[LeeB]

Thanks - excellent article

We seem to have had a disproportionate number of talented players that have been forced to retire through injury:-

Keith Leonard
Brian Little
Gary Shaw
Luc Nilis
Martin Laursen
John Robson

I’m sure others can add to the list
Is it my imagination or do we seem a bit jinxed?

Micah Richards?

👏👏

Surely the 'over the top laughter' emoji would be more applicable?

[SaddVillan]

Re the final paragraph.

Replace Andy who? with Jack who ?, roll the clock forward and........

[nigel]

Thanks - excellent article

We seem to have had a disproportionate number of talented players that have been forced to retire through injury:-

Keith Leonard
Brian Little
Gary Shaw
Luc Nilis
Martin Laursen
John Robson

I’m sure others can add to the list
Is it my imagination or do we seem a bit jinxed?

Gary Shaw?

All down to Ian Bowyer at Forest.
Gary went down injured after Bowyer tackled him
Bowyer, the twat, pulled him back up and fked Gary’s knee

[Villan For Life]

What a fantastic read! Andy was one of earliest Villa idols and I was gutted when he left. There’s an often repeated family story about his departure “I loved him like a brother” I told my mom, she wasn’t impressed.

I was thrilled when re rejoined us in the mid-1980’s, it just wasn’t the same though, we were in decline and sadly so was Andy.

[Mister E]

Loved Andy Gray in a Villa shirt the first time around - absolutely fearless in the penalty area - remember the goal against United, the Graydon cross and Gray at the far post rising to head the ball in the net - total football poetry.

The celebration by Gray, arms aloft in front of an adoring Holte End - wonderful memories as a 11 year old

Absolutely (although I was a little older ...)

[Exeter 77]

Really good as ever from Dave Collett. Andy Gray scored a hat trick in the first live game I ever saw and I thought he would probably do that every game.

[cdbearsfan]

If anyone was wondering, well probably just me, Holy City Zoo is Subway City now, according to Google.

[Weedy]

Not the fastest, nor the most skilful, but the most exciting striker at the time.
"He's here, he's there, he's every f***ing where, Andy Gray!"

[colin69]

I remember having a big poster on my wall as a kid with Andrew Mullen Gray. He was my hero and I was absolutely gutted when he went to Wolves. As I got older I realised Brian Little was the main man.

[Rudy65]

Great read. I was on the holte end for the Ipswich game. A great season and arguably the best side in my lifetime. Injuries putting paid to winning the title. Andy was a great player and a big personality but Ron knew best as was proved in 81/82

[JD]

Brilliant read Mr Collett. I was devastated when Andy Gray left Villa, but it's funny how these things turn out.

[Jon Crofts]

Hey hey Andy Gray how many goals will you score today?

Unplayable in his prime, fearless in the penalty area.

[olaftab]

Absoultely loved him and was devastated when he left. Left to join fucking Dingles.