The men we couldn’t do without – Dwight Yorke

[dave.woodhall]

Dave Collett kicks off a fine storm.

https://heroesandvillains.info/2025/09/07/the-men-we-couldnt-do-without-dwight-yorke/

[Exeter 77]

My memories of the good times with Dwight Yorke have always been tainted by the way he left but this had begun to soften in recent times up until I read his foreword to Richard Sydenham's book Nobody Remembers Second. In it Yorke bleats about not getting the credit he deserves at Villa because of his he left.

Edit: Modified for a typo which completely changed the meaning of one word.

[Legion]

Done.

[brontebilly]

Yorke was waiting a while to get his chance as the main man. Brave call from Little at the time to bomb out DA when the side was struggling. Forgot about Fashanu's stint!

[Duncan Shaw]

Good article, finishes before he really hit the heights though, the Little seasons where we challenged, top 4, cup semis, winning league cup.
For 3 seasons - his last 2 with us and his 1st at Manure, I thought he was genuinely the best striker in Europe, absolute class!
His leaving and subsequent behaviour did leave a sour taste though, but can there ever have been many better value signings?

[Brend'Watkins]

Most definitely one of the best players we’ve had in my lifetime. He broke my heart like no other in the way he left us. Any fondness I had for him was taken away by who he signed for when we really were on the cusp of something. No surprise that he had a stint with the vile Katie Price. Hope he gets over the fact he will never get a shot at the Villa manager’s job, the fact he felt and might still feel he’s somehow entitled to it is beyond me.