Mart-L7 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I always thought he was great and he always seemed to love the fans. What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Slapped a transfer request in following rumoured interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona, didn't get his move, had a major hissy fit and played like an arse so eventually had his contract terminated. But ultimately, worst of all, he went to *spit* Köln. He's dead to me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Wasn't he being an arse in an international against England? He then developed a problem with the fans at VP. A bit of a nutter and he had to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mart-L7 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 I remember him being the last player off the field on the final game of the season then the next thing I know he on the bench. No I know the reasons shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Named in world cup xi, then became an arsehole and released. A real shame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 He played well at the 2002 world cup, come back to Villa and handed in a transfer request, Taylor rejected it but told him he won't play people that didn't want to be here, Alpay apologized and played a few games, next season gets a fresh start from dolly, scores against Charlton, gets booed, plays against England in an international and was caught on camera trying to head but Beckham, next day banners around villa saying alpay out, club released him. Now on the board ay fenerbahce i think. good player, shame he was a mental. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lions_Roar Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 He used to run up to holte and clap us when chanting his name. Its a shame he became a clearing in the woods after a decent world cup, could have been a legend here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted January 19, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2014 Loved him and his partnership with Melberg. For me, it wasn't just that he was a solid defender - he had a knack for getting under the opposition's skin and putting them off their game. The seeds of his discontent started with his knee injury in the lead up to 2002 WC. From memory, he accused Villa (read: Doug Ellis) of not bothering to pay for treatment that would see him recover in time for the WC, so he sought his own doctors - which obviously did the job. After a great 2002 WC he then started to believe his press, his head was not right and it was downhill from that point. The final straw came from the England vs Turkey qualifier for the Euros in 2003. Despite having an excellent game for Turkey (whilst warming the bench for us), he mocked Beckham when he badly missed a first half penalty. At halftime he confronted Beckham again as the sides left the pitch, having some choice words to say and putting a finger in his face. Nothing else is captured on camera from that point, but there was a brawl in the tunnel as a result. While Alpay insisted that Beckham spat at him and tried to headbutt him in the ensuing struggle, the English fans (and a good handful of posters on this site, IIRC) had already made him the target of derision. That was effectively the end of his Villa career - he resigned in October 2003 with a Villa press release stating "life in England had become increasingly difficult for him and his family". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I think it was a terrible move by club to release him and was bowing to media pressure as cost the club a potential transfer fee. One thing about alpay I found fascinating was he must be one of rare defenders to score a hat-trick in a competitive international Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I'm pretty sure there were some rumours about Rooney chinning him in the tunnel after that Beckham incident. I think The Sun gave him 10/10 for it in their match report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I'm pretty sure there were some rumours about Rooney chinning him in the tunnel after that Beckham incident. id guess it was probably the other way around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 He played well at the 2002 world cup, come back to Villa and handed in a transfer request, Taylor rejected it but told him he won't play people that didn't want to be here, Alpay apologized and played a few games, next season gets a fresh start from dolly, scores against Charlton, gets booed, plays against England in an international and was caught on camera trying to head but Beckham, next day banners around villa saying alpay out, club released him. Now on the board ay fenerbahce i think. good player, shame he was a mental. Pretty decent summary I also recall (though this may be my memory playing tricks) that when he joined he was giving it the Charlie big banana by basically saying we were a stepping stone for him. Didn't help him that. Good defender though and as for his spat with Beckham the only issue I have with that is that he didnt do more damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Him and Mellberg were one of the best CB partnerships in Europe at their peak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I knew Sherlock ripped that scene off from somewhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 He did make me laugh after that WC, the way he acted, he scored at home to Charlton in a win I remember and put his finger to his lips in response to us lot and pushed all his team mates away. Rebellious Turk, but good defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Exactly the kind of player we need right now. Can imagine he was a real asshole to play against - got right up peoples noses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hogso Posted January 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2014 Exactly the kind of player we need right now. Can imagine he was a real asshole to play against - got right up peoples noses. Nearly! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Great player for us when his head was ok. I believe there was a scuffle in that England match at half-time and I'm sure one of the cameras followed the players into the tunnel at the break and we saw live (on TV) a melee. I heard Heskey or Campbell was actually one of the people who hit Alpay because of alleged racist abuse?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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