The men we couldn't do without - David Platt

[dave.woodhall]

Dave Collett writes another chapter about another chapter.

https://heroesandvillains.info/2024/08/12/the-men-we-couldnt-do-without-david-platt/

[Toronto Villa]

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The article is very good. It's such a shame we don't celebrate Platt as much as we should. He was a superb player and absolutely vital to our recovery under Sir Graham. One of the great signings in our history. It's a bigger shame that he doesn't view us for what he did for him and he appears to remain bitter about his time here.

[LeeB]

Small point of order, big Cyrille wasn't a free. His contract was up but still we had to pay £50k I think.

[The Edge]

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The article is very good. It's such a shame we don't celebrate Platt as much as we should. He was a superb player and absolutely vital to our recovery under Sir Graham. One of the great signings in our history. It's a bigger shame that he doesn't view us for what he did for him and he appears to remain bitter about his time here.

I wouldn't say he's bitter it's more like totally dismissive about us. Almost like Aston Villa never happened in his career. Shame but bollocks to him now.

[LeeB]

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The article is very good. It's such a shame we don't celebrate Platt as much as we should. He was a superb player and absolutely vital to our recovery under Sir Graham. One of the great signings in our history. It's a bigger shame that he doesn't view us for what he did for him and he appears to remain bitter about his time here.

I wouldn't say he's bitter it's more like totally dismissive about us. Almost like Aston Villa never happened in his career. Shame rebut bollocks to him now.

I was going to say the same, it's indifference rather than bitterness, but then you hear that he has nothing to do with football at all now and maybe that's just him, it was his job and that was it.

[Legion]

Done.

[Didier Five]

Platt was a brilliant and Important player for Villa and went for a big profit. I don't care if he didn't speak about Villa glowingly after he left, he wasn't a Villa fan like us but he performed on the pitch which is what I care about.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Good article. Sorry for being a nerd but his header against Bradford was May Day weekend and not Easter. I think.

[Kevin Dawson]

2nd of May

[AV82EC]

<Eastie Mode> I saw him in Waitrose in Alderley Edge a few months back. Taller than I remember and was wearing a shirt a size too small for him with a massive slap head.</Eastie Mode>

[jon collett]

I think he thought he was a Villa legend.

For whatever reason supporters didn’t agree. So I remember him being abused by Villa supporters when he was in a box at Highbury and him shaking his head at that reaction. Then when he came to Villa Park he came over to applaud the Holte End but was given the bird.

I think perhaps the manner of his departure and the fact when he came back he went to Arsenal.

[eamonn]

Platt was a brilliant and Important player for Villa and went for a big profit. I don't care if he didn't speak about Villa glowingly after he left, he wasn't a Villa fan like us but he performed on the pitch which is what I care about.

Tend to agree. Rather that than post-career fawning when you were average or shit with us.

[rob_bridge]

I honestly think we have only had 3 genuine World Class players playing at Villa in my supporting life.

As in could readily win a place in Liverpool late 70s+, Juve mid 80s Milan late 80s/early 90s , ManU & RM late 90s/early 00s and more recently and Barca mid 00s to mid 10s and Germany 1990, Brazil 94 etc...

He was one albeit for the final 2 years at Villa. Platt was patchy at Juve (competed with Andy Moller) though was brilliant for Sampdoria and continued to score goals for England for fun.
Yorke is the other 95-98. No surprise they went for at the time astronomical fees and latter made a great team into a legendary one.

The other one surpassed them both by a distance and was born in Ealing

[eamonn]

What about Sid?

[The Edge]

Platt was a brilliant and Important player for Villa and went for a big profit. I don't care if he didn't speak about Villa glowingly after he left, he wasn't a Villa fan like us but he performed on the pitch which is what I care about.

Tend to agree. Rather that than post-career fawning when you were average or shit with us.

I don't think anyone would argue that he was a top player for us. His 4 goals in a 6-2 win against Everton will live long in the memory. I don't crave plaudits for our club off anyone past or present but it's nice when they say how much they enjoyed their time in B6. However Platt grated many a Villa fans nerves once he went on to Bari and Arsenal when he flatly refused to acknowledge his time at the club. I remember how annoyed people were at the time with his blind spot regarding his time at Villa Park. Iirc SGT played a big part in his development here and I've never heard a word of praise for him either. As I said he was a memorable player but I've no fondness towards the guy whatsoever.