Youri Tielemans

[dave.woodhall]

Sir William was chairman then. He resigned from the board, along with (I think) Alan Smith in order to force the contract issue.

[Percy McCarthy]

See Aston Villa 1977-1980...

I bet the forums were in meltdown when we lost Gray and Little within a year of each other.

Oh we were in pure cold rage. My post one day summed up my anger:

Dear Mr Saunders, May I suggest you don't know what you are doing

Yes I know a bit strong but it was needed.

The terraces were calling for Ron to be sacked as he ripped apart his late 70s team prior to building his early 80s side. He remains an object lesson in giving managers time...

 I don’t remember that. I remember when there were rumours of him going to Saudi on the back of the Mail, and at the next match there was a tremendous show of support for him from the Holte, where I was. Later on it was suggested that Ron manufactured the situation to show Ellis who was the fans’ darling. If that was true, it worked a treat.

Can’t have been Ellis who was the chairman of the Villa for two separate spells: first from 1968 to 1975 and again from 1982 until 2006.

I do remember Saunders threatening to resign if Ellis won a shareholders vote challenging to be Chair which he subsequently lost!

True, but after he left the chair he was still a major shareholder and power on the board until ‘79, and was using the sales of Gray and Gidman to ferment rebellion against Saunders. When that didn’t work he sold up and left for three wonderful years.

[Crown Hill]

See Aston Villa 1977-1980...

I bet the forums were in meltdown when we lost Gray and Little within a year of each other.

Oh we were in pure cold rage. My post one day summed up my anger:

Dear Mr Saunders, May I suggest you don't know what you are doing

Yes I know a bit strong but it was needed.

The terraces were calling for Ron to be sacked as he ripped apart his late 70s team prior to building his early 80s side. He remains an object lesson in giving managers time...

 I don’t remember that. I remember when there were rumours of him going to Saudi on the back of the Mail, and at the next match there was a tremendous show of support for him from the Holte, where I was. Later on it was suggested that Ron manufactured the situation to show Ellis who was the fans’ darling. If that was true, it worked a treat.

Can’t have been Ellis who was the chairman of the Villa for two separate spells: first from 1968 to 1975 and again from 1982 until 2006.

I do remember Saunders threatening to resign if Ellis won a shareholders vote challenging to be Chair which he subsequently lost!

True, but after he left the chair he was still a major shareholder and power on the board until ‘79, and was using the sales of Gray and Gidman to ferment rebellion against Saunders. When that didn’t work he sold up and left for three wonderful years.

That’s right that was the vote I was talking about. I had a share from my first birthday and voted against Ellis!

[Percy McCarthy]

Good for you CH.

[Toronto Villa]

Thanks Uri for some great memories and "that" goal.

But...signing for them will mean you are instantly dead to me and I am sure countless others.

When you hear the likes of King of the ******, Goldstein, discuss you as a squad player you should worry that they are the kind of morons you may be playing in front of.
Enjoy the money and maybe a trophy hear or there but you will be roundly booed when next at VP and justifiably so.

You are now a red piece of shit.

He served us brilliantly. When he played he was often the best player on the pitch. Scored some cracking goals especially his last one. He restructured his contract to help keep us in line with PSR. He didn’t have to do that. The lower release clause was clearly a part of that agreement. We couldn’t offer him a contract which is ultimately on us as shit as the rules are. Man U nipped in and exercised the clause. It’s his last big pay day something I doubt we could have even matched. He should get welcomed back and booed loudly while the game is on. But as shit as it is that he’s gone to them, as with most players we’ve lost to them, we couldn’t offer what they could be it competitively and financially, or in this case almost exclusively financially.

[PeterWithe]

He’s scored the first goal in a game that won us our first trophy for a generation, I’d be amazed, and more than a bit disappointed, if he didn’t get a fairly warm welcome back. Unless something else happened in the meantime.

[Drummond]

Personally I think we'll look back on this transfer positively.

He was good for us.

Luiz was good for us too. I wonder if he'll come back again.

[sid1964]

Luiz - I hope I never see him in a Villa shirt again - he was so poor for us last season - let’s move on

Bergval from Spurs could be an interesting signing for us

[Dogtanian]

Interesting or good?

[ldavfc4eva]

Just reflected on Luca leaving, so doing the same here.

I will be honest I was excited when we got Youri on a free, he always had something special in his locker but I had read some comments from Leicester fans about him being lazy and not interested at times.

The when he barely played for us I thought what they had said must be true, how wrong I was to believe that bullshit.

Youri for me elevated his career under Unai, and his touch, deep range passing and eye for a long range goal made him one of the best centre midfielders in the PL.

He captained us on a number of occasions and dragged us through some games, picking a clever pass here and there or working hard to break play up and win back possession.

He, like Luca, will be a big miss in the dressing room I’m sure, he was a leader and was a quality player.

I hope we can recruit someone of a similar level, but not every player arrives as the finished article- Youri didn’t, but in Unai I’m confident he can polish any new signing and elevate them as he has with numerous other members of our squad.

I think Youri will be a miss, but he can be replaced with clever recruitment

[rob_bridge]

I was really unsure when we signed him. Lit up Leicester like a Christmas Tree for 2 seasons culminating in the goal v Cheslea in 2021 FA Cup Final. After that seemed to drift quickly into a lazy also ran. Him Barnes and Maddison seemed to down tools in that last season. No way should they have been near relegation.

Then he came and thought, useful and tidy but not someone who looked like he enjoyed football but something clicked in 2nd half of the 2023-24 season and he was very good for us, often exceptional thereafter, injuries aside.

Whether Carrick can get another tune out of him remains to be seen but he has enough football intelligence of his own and if I were Cunha, Mbemuo or Sesko I would be absolutely delighted.

We have choice but to cash in.