avfc1982 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 2 hours ago, theboyangel said: I think the likes of mellberg, bouma and Carew (who I all loved at the club) are more cult heroes than legends. I agree with this, partly, because I never understood the adulation Bouma got. Mellberg and Carew were good players and fan favourites and rightly so. Bouma though, hmmm, he never convinced me at all. Too many mistakes and too many injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa Stu Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 For me the most recent club legends are Barry, Mellberg and Laursen. I remember seeing Barry in my first ever game at VP against Leeds. It was one of the best performances that I have ever seen by a Villa player to this day. He chipped in with a few goals during his time and I have many fond memories of him in the claret & blue. I think Laursen and Mellberg is the best cb partnership that I can remember in recent times and I was gutted when it came to an end. I think that a potential future club legend is Grealish. He has all the qualities to be a true great at VP but needs to start being more consistent and sort his off pitch behaviour out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 16 hours ago, Xela said: Ian Taylor and Gareth Barry Best players I have seen at the club (in my lifetime) have been Platt, McGrath and Yorke. All bonafide legends. Cowans as well, but his peak years were before my time. I'd say Mellberg as well. Mellberg yes, Barry no. Mellberg left us to move abroad to play for Juventus which meant he wouldn't be playing against us... Barry had been engineering a move away from us for a couple of years and then spent the next few years playing against us for that shit-stain club in Manchester... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 14 hours ago, avfc1982 said: So what? Didn't Cowans engineer a move to Bari? Barry player more than 300 PL games for Villa so I think he earned the chance to ask for a move. Didnt realise Bari played in the English leagues.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) I'm outraged no one has mentioned our all time Premier League top goalscorer Edited January 8, 2017 by VILLAMARV lol that OBE was literally typing that as I pressed send I call timing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 8, 2017 Moderator Share Posted January 8, 2017 There are two that should be in consideration based on their productivity, on what they've given the club; one is 8th on our all time appearance list and the other is 12th on that list and 1 goal from being in the top 20 Villa goalscorers of all time. Both have in a way blown it, both still have a chance of redemption - just. Gareth Barry could still become a Villa legend, I can see him back here at some point with a managers coat on. Without that, he'll be remembered as a very good player who left under a bit of a cloud. By the end of the season, Gabby Agbonlahor could be one of only four Villa men to have played 400 games and scored 85 goals - but the four seasons of dross he's served up has meant that he'll not be remembered for what he's given but instead for what he's not. He's still got a chance because he's still playing - a winning goal in the playoff final would make take him a good step towards improving his legacy. Ultimately though his lack of productivity in the last three seasons in particular have dented his chances significantly - just five goals in each of those seasons would have made him the first Villa player to break a hundred in 55 years. So close yet absolutely miles away. If I was picking one I liked then it would be Olof Mellberg. Never mind the loving the club, never mind the hating the heath, never mind the beard, never mind the buying shirts for the away fans, never mind Olof Mellberg day - we sometimes forget that he was a very, very good centre back, blessed with pace, strength, aerial ability and a stubborn determination. He's the nearest I think we have in recent times. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said: I'm outraged no one has mentioned out all time Premier League top goalscorer Oh he's definitely a cult 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Just now, Xela said: Oh he's definitely a cult Typo per chance 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 I liked Carew because he was a character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post itdoesntmatterwhatthissay Posted January 8, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2017 Can't believe people still judge Barry so harshly. He never shirked responsibility despite wanting to further his career. 10 brilliant seasons for us when Villa actually had a great team but all he won was the Intertoto cup. He leaves and 3 long years later finally has a Prem title and FA Cup. I'm glad that particular Villa legend won something 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 6 hours ago, Keyblade said: I don't know about legend but Benteke was a special player. The closest we've had and will have to a world class player in a long while. Good, yes. World class? Not even close IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted January 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2017 What's not modern about Morley and Cowans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 17 minutes ago, AVTuco said: What's not modern about Morley and Cowans? alright grandad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted January 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2017 2 hours ago, villa4europe said: alright grandad Behave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Villa legends since about 2000 to me Barry Taylor Mellberg ****if wasnt for his dive Ashley Young would be on this list Players that could have if probably played longer or stayed fit Merson Hitzlsperger Laursen Benteke Freidel Milner Cult Heroes Salifou Bowery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 9 hours ago, DJ_Villain said: Didnt realise Bari played in the English leagues.. And that means what exactly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khizzy Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Martin Laursen is a legend in my eyes, despite being injured for long periods of time. But when he played, boy, was he good! Chipped in with a few important goals and was a real rock at the back alongside Olof Mellberg. I got the black and blue Acorns away shirt with his name and number on the back and I don't usually buy shirts because they're so damn expensive. Gareth Barry is someone that had potential to become a real legend but he spoiled it somewhat with the way he wanted to leave the club. I even wrote a song when the whole Liverpool thing was going on called "F--- Off Gareth Barry". I can't consider him a legend after that! Although when he played in the first game back at VP after he said he was staying, I cheered him on like the fickle fan I am! So who knows, eh? Can't begrudge him for wanting to leave and he's won things since but it would have been nice to have kept those great players we had over the last 10 or so years ago and really made a go of it instead of sinking without trace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 19 hours ago, avfc1982 said: And that means what exactly? That Cowans moved abroad to a team that wouldnt be competing against us in the same league... As did Mellberg... I think its fair to wish well to players who would rather do that as opposed to those who jump ship to another team in the same league and help them win things essentially at our expense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UppsalaVillan Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 This is an enjoyable thread. For me it's Barry and Mellberg. The one major "what if" we were all deprived of was Luc Nilis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy54 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 As a newbie to this forum, but an ancient supporter my choices are: Willie Anderson Andy Lochead Dennis Mortimer Brian little Jimmy Rimmer or Jim Cumbes But of course this was before football was invented and everything was in black and white,.....now where did I put my pipe, slippers and worthors originals? Del 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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