bannedfromHandV Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 9 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Eric Djemba-Djemba is still playing. Breaking curfew? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Players I’ve completely forgotten about? All of them. Every last one 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 watching the Sunderland documentary and Duncan Watmore, I remember he was a better player than Grealish according to some people in the media around 2016. Seems he is still ploughing away in League 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 02/04/2020 at 22:10, Zatman said: watching the Sunderland documentary and Duncan Watmore, I remember he was a better player than Grealish according to some people in the media around 2016. Seems he is still ploughing away in League 1 He was a very promising prospect, to be fair, and then had at least one very bad injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Watching an 80's game on YouTube and it showed something we don't see nowadays (I assume to rule changes) Indirect free kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VillaChris Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 01/05/2020 at 18:24, Xela said: Watching an 80's game on YouTube and it showed something we don't see nowadays (I assume to rule changes) Indirect free kicks. Was watching a few MOTDs in late 90s and even then obstruction in the box was usually indirect FK in the box rather than penalty you always get now. I actually wouldn't be against that coming back in some form, you get a free shot from 12 yards for so many soft challenges nowadays with barely any contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 DJ Campbell, another Bruce classic striker signing from Brentford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Juan Pablo Sorin. Watched England-Argentina 2002 game yesterday. He was still playing in Brazil at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) watching a video ranking our strikers in Premier League history. Julian Joachim was definitely a valuable player for Villa without being a starter. He is 7th in our Premier League top scorers of all time with 39 The top 20 top scorers are actually dreadful numbers, Staunton is in the top 20 with 13 goals Edited May 4, 2020 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Zatman said: watching a video ranking our strikers in Premier League history. Julian Joachim was definitely a valuable player for Villa without being a starter. He is 7th in our Premier League top scorers of all time with 39 The top 20 top scorers are actually dreadful numbers, Staunton is in the top 20 with 13 goals With very minor and short-lived exceptions, we've been shit for all my lifetime, so that figures really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Henri Saivet, highly rated because of FM but just 5 games for Newcastle since 2016. Still has a year left on his contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Zatman said: Henri Saivet, highly rated because of FM but just 5 games for Newcastle since 2016. Still has a year left on his contract Newcastle initally did well getting likes of Ben Arfa and Cabaye in but then got carried away with signing french players, Yanga-Mawiba was another who seemed highly rated at first but then became s*** pretty quickly. Can also remember an LB they had called Haiadara who was there plenty of seasons but kept getting loaned out. Thuvain was flop aswell but done very well since going to Marseille, regular in french squad last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 minute ago, VillaChris said: Thuvain was flop aswell but done very well since going to Marseille, regular in french squad last few years. Think he was one like Veretout where the talent was always there but he maybe didn't have independence or maturity to flourish in another country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 9 hours ago, VillaChris said: Newcastle initally did well getting likes of Ben Arfa and Cabaye in but then got carried away with signing french players, Yanga-Mawiba was another who seemed highly rated at first but then became s*** pretty quickly. Can also remember an LB they had called Haiadara who was there plenty of seasons but kept getting loaned out. Thuvain was flop aswell but done very well since going to Marseille, regular in french squad last few years. Remi cabella and chancel mbemba another couple The funniest thing about Ben arfa was Joe Kinnear claiming he signed him when he was there a year before Kinnear arrived and kept calling him Ben afri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Attilio Lombardo! (also features David Unsworth getting sent off for a completely pointless foul, surprise surprise) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 On 27/02/2020 at 19:13, It's Your Round said: Some throwbacks to the 90’s and the beginning of the foreign player invasion. Faustino Asprilla Fabrizio Ravanelli Tore Andre Flo Frank Leboeuf Dan Petrescu Emerson Didn't Aspirilla nearly go to Darlington later on? I think Frank Leboeuf is a actor now. You can chart Rangers decline as a major force from the day they signed Flo for about 12 milllion when that was a huge transfer fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 This guy seemed to be forgotten completely, could think of some Villa players that went missing in 2015/16 and sadly have resurfaced Quote Football fans may not be familiar with the name Hiannick Kamba. Those who are might have heard of the former Schalke player in a rather sad context, when he was reported dead following an accident in January 2016. However, as reported by Bild, the defender has now been found alive and well. Kamba once played alongside goalkeeper Manuel Neuer with the Bundesliga outfit but four years ago, he was playing for German eighth-tier side VfB Huls. The club were shocked by his 'death' and witnessed an outpouring of tributes from across the nation. Now 33, he has been found alive in Gelsenkirchen, where he has been working back in his old job as a chemical technician for an energy company. Prosecutors are said to be investigating his ex-wife, who it's claimed collected a six-figure life insurance payment after presenting documents that proved his death. It's alleged that those documents were forged. Prosecutors are quoted by the German publication: “The accused is accused of fraud, but she denies the fact. The proceedings are still ongoing. “[Kamba] stated that his companions had left him during the night while on a trip to the interior of the Congo in January 2016 and they took his papers, money and telephone.” Kamba applied to return to Germany two years ago and will now be called as a witness. He had originally settled in the country after fleeing conflict in the Congo 19 years previously. His family were deported in 2005, but he was granted status to remain due to his youth contract at Schalke. Kamba is now set to be a witness in the new case after filing an application to return to Germany two years ago. It's fantastic news that he's been found safe, albeit in the midst of a rather bizarre, unsavoury tale. https://www.givemesport.com/1567056-former-schalke-player-hiannick-kamba-alive-and-well-after-being-reported-dead-four-years-ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Darren Huckerby. Handy player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Chris Kiwoyma. Was at Ipswich and a short time at Arsenal before Wenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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