Popular Post sidcow Posted September 10, 2020 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2020 To my surprise I couldn't find a thread for Mark Delaney? If I've missed it apologies and can the Mods merge. Just watched a great interview with him on AVTV. He was one of my favourite players but its struck me he's become a proper Villa Man. Great player, started coaching the under 15s on a part time basis and now in charge of The Academy with 21 years service with the club. It was a very interesting interview which I urge you to watch and shows the connectiveness flowing through the club. I didn't realise George Boateng was also coaching with him. Talked nonchalantly about their 6th place league finish. God, imagine that, Villa finishing 6th. Seems like a universe away. * His accent was funny as well. Definitely a Welshman living in Brum for too long. Anyway, I remember feeling really sad when his career was ended prematurely and delighted he's forged a post playing career in football full stop but especially with us. Mark Delaney. A Villa man. * sorry, he may not have spoken about this, I think I read it on Wikipedia after I watched the video and thought he had talked about it, but the point still stands. 17 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Good post, I remember watching him play many times. As you say unfortunate with injuries but he did give one hundred percent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Loved Delaney. Robbed of his career by a couple of disgusting, cowardly fouls. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I loved him as a player as well and saw a short version of his interview the other day. Spoke really well. Delighted he's still at the club. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I noticed the accent to he didn’t sound like a lad from south wales , but not quite a brum , its funny how people adopt an accent similar to what Der Hammer did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powehi Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Unfortunate time to start a thread on the Welsh Wizard, given he's just overseen an 8-1 defeat. Anyway, decent player but I always preferred Steve Watson at that era of me going down VP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villa89 Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2020 His trademark sliding tackles were a thing of beauty. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 10, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Powehi said: Unfortunate time to start a thread on the Welsh Wizard, given he's just overseen an 8-1 defeat. Anyway, decent player but I always preferred Steve Watson at that era of me going down VP. 1) Most under 21 teams will get a dicking from a full time professional squad of first team players. 2) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Always seemed a more intelligent player than a dynamic player so no surprise he has taken to coaching. Didnt he lead the revolt vs O'Leary in 2006, he was wrongly treated by him that season even though he played really well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 6 hours ago, villa89 said: His trademark sliding tackles were a thing of beauty. Still one of the best things I really remember from being in the military. Lying in the hospital bed and watching Delaney slide 15 yards and foul everyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) In a match at Craven Cottage against Fulham (the year escapes me), Carlos Bocanegra took out Delaney with one of the most disgraceful challenges I’d seen. I don’t think the Fulham player got booked. Delaney lay there in agony and it hit me that the look on a his face was fear for his career: as soon as tackle hit, we held our breaths because we knew his injury record. I think Delaney did the same thing. This has sprung to mind a few times this season as we’ve seen a number of quite disgraceful challenges that had the potential to do real damage to a player’s career (Wesley being the most obvious). I’ve also had that feeling of ‘why tf did that tackle have to happen to him’. Anyway, Delaney came back - if not stronger, then more determined to put in those outrageous sliding tackles of his. Edited September 11, 2020 by KevinRichardsonsMoustache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 11, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2020 I think Fred Guilbert must have watched a lot of Delaney videos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowandlow Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Not a bad player and one of the better right backs we've had in my lifetime (probably says more about the dearth in quality in that position since the 80s) His "Barry must go to liverpool" bollox whilst still employed by the club left a bad taste for me though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) It's okay to say that. Delaney was a much much better right back than history gives him credit for. He had some sloppy tackles and clangers, but I thought he was a very good footballer. Edited September 11, 2020 by KenjiOgiwara 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramshackler Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I absolutely love Delaney. The most committed player. How many times did he injure himself doing some ridiculously brave clearance writing himself off against the posts or other players. Think In the end it was one of those knee against the post jobs that was just one too many injury. Was a really good player as well with a great engine. I was working at BMH towards the end of his playing days he was a real gent off the pitch as well. Delighted he has stayed around and forged a good coaching career with the club. Strikes me as an ideal personality to be bringing up young players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 8 hours ago, gwi1890 said: I noticed the accent to he didn’t sound like a lad from south wales , but not quite a brum , its funny how people adopt an accent similar to what Der Hammer did There is nothing that will top Der Hammer's accent - absolutely superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, bobzy said: There is nothing that will top Der Hammer's accent - absolutely superb And no accent will ever be as funny as the Dutch Wally With The Brolly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: And no accent will ever be as funny as the Dutch Wally With The Brolly This clown came a close 2nd Dave.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: This clown came a close 2nd Dave.. That’s right up there Andy! I’ve not seen that before, hilarious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Christ that made me wee a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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