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Online LeeB

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #90 on: January 20, 2023, 09:49:46 AM »
Riccardo Scimeca was the last emergency striker I can remember, he did alright to be fair
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Offline Martin Carruthers

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #91 on: January 20, 2023, 10:02:17 AM »
Quote from: LeeB on January 20, 2023, 09:49:46 AM
Riccardo Scimeca was the last emergency striker I can remember, he did alright to be fair

I think he started as a striker in the youth team and moved to the back.
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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #92 on: January 20, 2023, 10:13:02 AM »
Quote from: LeeB on January 20, 2023, 09:49:46 AM
Riccardo Scimeca was the last emergency striker I can remember, he did alright to be fair

Jedinak away at Leeds in the Championship after El Ghazi got sent off. Quite a hilarious sight actually.
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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #93 on: January 20, 2023, 10:17:18 AM »
Didn't Big Chris Samba have a stint or two up top?
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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #94 on: January 20, 2023, 10:22:16 AM »
Quote from: Risso on January 20, 2023, 10:13:02 AM
Quote from: LeeB on January 20, 2023, 09:49:46 AM
Riccardo Scimeca was the last emergency striker I can remember, he did alright to be fair

Jedinak away at Leeds in the Championship after El Ghazi got sent off. Quite a hilarious sight actually.
I'd completely forgotten this....I seem to remember The Jedi "made their defenders work"!
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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #95 on: January 20, 2023, 10:30:28 AM »
I suppose I meant 'picked to start' in the role rather than chucked up top for half an hour because of injury or desperation. Scimeca played a few games there if I remember.

Quote from: Martin Carruthers on January 20, 2023, 10:02:17 AM
Quote from: LeeB on January 20, 2023, 09:49:46 AM
Riccardo Scimeca was the last emergency striker I can remember, he did alright to be fair

I think he started as a striker in the youth team and moved to the back.

I make you right there.
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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #96 on: January 20, 2023, 10:52:23 AM »
Quote from: Clampy on January 20, 2023, 10:17:18 AM
Didn't Big Chris Samba have a stint or two up top?

He did indeed. Scored a goal once I think.
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Offline Rudy Can't Fail

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #97 on: January 20, 2023, 11:16:33 AM »
Quote from: Risso on January 20, 2023, 10:52:23 AM
Quote from: Clampy on January 20, 2023, 10:17:18 AM
Didn't Big Chris Samba have a stint or two up top?

He did indeed. Scored a goal once I think.

Sheffield Wednesday at home. We lost. I don't think he played again for us.
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Offline aldridgeboy

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #98 on: January 20, 2023, 11:30:38 AM »
I think we will “ do a Villa “

Lose 1-0. And uproar that we should never have sold our top scorer.

Would also love to be wrong !!
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Offline eamonn

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #99 on: January 20, 2023, 11:41:59 AM »
Didn't someone on here play football at school with Scimeca and he was a striker at the time?
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Offline supertom

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #100 on: January 20, 2023, 04:10:11 PM »
I think JJ could probably do pretty well up top if called upon
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Offline VILLA MOLE

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #101 on: January 20, 2023, 04:12:46 PM »
what about the Scottish lad just signed Pro , throw him in
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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #102 on: January 20, 2023, 04:13:22 PM »
Quote from: supertom on January 20, 2023, 04:10:11 PM
I think JJ could probably do pretty well up top if called upon

He's never played as a striker in his life. Why do we always need to hope a player can do a job somewhere, rather than just going out and buying a good player for that position?
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Offline wince

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #103 on: January 20, 2023, 04:31:04 PM »
Quote from: Risso on January 20, 2023, 04:13:22 PM
Quote from: supertom on January 20, 2023, 04:10:11 PM
I think JJ could probably do pretty well up top if called upon

He's never played as a striker in his life. Why do we always need to hope a player can do a job somewhere, rather than just going out and buying a good player for that position?

We're Aston Villa, we'll do what we want!
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Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: Southampton vs Aston Villa pre-match scran
« Reply #104 on: January 20, 2023, 05:00:12 PM »
A centre forward is the most difficult position on the pitch and why many players that are excellent elsewhere often fail up front.
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