dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 not a player but spot on that he was most overrated thing to happen to Aston Villa Was a reference to him rating Shorey. I don't think he's overrated anymore. He is now massively underrated. I had absolutely brilliant fun he was in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 ah ok misunderstood. dont even think MON rated Shorey as was panic when Bouma broke his leg and gave him about 5 games before making Luke Young left back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 who in history ever rated Nicky ShoreyNicky Shorey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 My mate played with Shorey when they were younger. He said he was absolute shite in a really good youth team and it was only because his Dad/Uncle was academy coach at Orient he got his break. I thought he looked pretty good at times for Reading to be fair but largely rubbish for us. Too many in here that everyone thinks are rubbish, surely they can't be that overrated?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Well in terms of overrated managers (and I know a lot will go for Paul Lambert) GT has to be overrated for me I am surprised someone of your vintage has said that Richard. You'd be as aware as I am just how much of a mess this great club was in when he came in. For the way he turned this club around in such a short amount of time was nothing short of remarkable. The club was in a massive decline. He got it going in a forward momentum within months. He turned us from an absolute shambles of a club that had just been relegated to the second tier, was on its knees and rotten from top to bottom to one that finished runners up in the top flight all within three years. Whilst achieving the above he purchased unknowns in Platt and Yorke for less than 500k for the two of them. Those two players went on to be sold for over 17 million and the sale of Platt alone allowed Atkinson to build half a team. He of course also purchased God. From top to bottom, from canteen to board room he reshaped the club. He managed to do all this whilst also keeping Ellis in check. The guy deserves the freedom of Birmingham for what he did. Overrated? absolutely no chance it would be impossible to over rate Graham Taylor during his first spell. I did say it would be a controversial opinion Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Even more so after you saying Lambert is our best manager in 25 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Even more so after you saying Lambert is our best manager in 25 years! I think I actually said best managerial appointment in 30 years, but there you go wouldn't life be boring if we all had the same opinion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yeah, couldn't remember exactly, knew it was a real statement though! I won't argue he's got the potential but you could say anyone who takes the reins has potential. GT still well above him for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 think Angel suffered a lot through bad service but I think his spring was underrated and movement was too good for some of our players why he was always offside This is why I picked angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Even more so after you saying Lambert is our best manager in 25 years! I think I actually said best managerial appointment in 30 years, but there you go wouldn't life be boring if we all had the same opinion Well you let yourself wide open to ridicule with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulver Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Merson. Treated as a legend by some despite only turning it on when he felt like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Well in terms of overrated managers (and I know a lot will go for Paul Lambert) GT has to be overrated for me well...I'm aware that it's an opinion and you are entitled to it, but wow!!! If we are talking Graham Taylor Mk1 he just about overhauled the club in his stay and put it on a sound footing, before departing for England....and brought in just about some of the best players in our history, for next to nothing, Platt,McGrath,Yorke,Neilsen Interested, how you arrived at that call or did you forget to to type, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Albert Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 who in history ever rated Nicky Shorey Nicky Shorey. Steve Sidwell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Say what you like about Sidwell, but he's a fantastic ballboy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoppy1987 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Collymore Thompson Fashanu I suspect I will now have Collymore on my case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Well in terms of overrated managers (and I know a lot will go for Paul Lambert) GT has to be overrated for me well...I'm aware that it's an opinion and you are entitled to it, but wow!!! If we are talking Graham Taylor Mk1 he just about overhauled the club in his stay and put it on a sound footing, before departing for England....and brought in just about some of the best players in our history, for next to nothing, Platt,McGrath,Yorke,Neilsen Interested, how you arrived at that call or did you forget to to type, lol. Didn't GT also buy Crouch. Nobody understood that at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Andy Townsend average player in a decent side, but considering he was our captain for years he has absolutely no respect for the club and can't wait to badmouth us at every opportunity. Utter twonk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 who in history ever rated Nicky ShoreyNicky Shorey. Steve SidwellYou're right. I recall Sidwell saying he'd recommended him to MON. Happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 For what it's worth Nicky Shorey once took one of the biggest bollockin's of all time at BMH from Martin O' Neill. Yes. I'm sure it happens all the time in training. Well it certainly did that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForfarVillan Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Collymore Thompson Fashanu I suspect I will now have Collymore on my case. Racist! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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