Big Salad Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I made this via chosen11.com and it was easy to do. Just curious what everyone's all time Villa would be. Just based mine off of a 433 formation and I know some may be out of position but anyway here goes and yes the LW is what he is lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Hutton . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Mellberg is not even close. Sorry. McGrath-Evans-Laursen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) I will do the 11 i think since i have been supporting Villa, so roughly 1990 onwards. Granted, Carbone maybe shouldn't be there, but both Carbone and Carew were my Villa guilty pleasures, so i had to put one of them in! I think a few players deserve an honourable mention, like Mellberg, Bouma, Barrett, Atkinson, Taylor, Townsend, Southgate, Ehiogu, Boateng, Milner, Carew (cus i like me some Carew). Â Edited October 29, 2021 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie k Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, MaVilla said: I will do the 11 i think since i have been supporting Villa, so roughly 1990 onwards. Granted, Carbone maybe shouldn't be there, but both Carbone and Carew were my Villa guilty pleasures, so i had to put one of them in! I think a few players deserve an honourable mention, like Mellberg, Bouma, Barrett, Atkinson, Taylor, Townsend, Southgate, Ehiogu, Boateng, Milner, Carew (cus i like me some Carew). Â Id swap Yorke for Carbone and put Saunders or Benteke up front. mabye even Joachim for Young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 ----------------------------------------------Martinez---------------------------------------------------- Swain--------------------Evans--------------------------McGrath----------------Staunton -------------------------------------Taylor-----------Mortimer-------------------------------------- Little ------------------------------------Grealish--------------------------------------Morley ----------------------------------------------Shaw----------------------------------------------------- Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, avfc1982am said: ----------------------------------------------Martinez---------------------------------------------------- Swain--------------------Evans--------------------------McGrath----------------Staunton -------------------------------------Taylor-----------Mortimer-------------------------------------- Cowans ----------------------------------- Little ------------------------------------------Morley -------------------------------------------------Shaw----------------------------------------------------- Â I'm going to be honest here..... I can't have Gresford in it as my team is nob free. Maybe I pick him in the afterlife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, MaVilla said: I will do the 11 i think since i have been supporting Villa, so roughly 1990 onwards. Granted, Carbone maybe shouldn't be there, but both Carbone and Carew were my Villa guilty pleasures, so i had to put one of them in! I think a few players deserve an honourable mention, like Mellberg, Bouma, Barrett, Atkinson, Taylor, Townsend, Southgate, Ehiogu, Boateng, Milner, Carew (cus i like me some Carew). Â Barry and Petrov on the bench. Cowans and Platt in the middle. Edited October 29, 2021 by Zhan_Zhuang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 From 92/93 season onwards           Bosnich Delaney   laursen  mcgrath  staunton      Milner   taylor   houghton Merson     yorke    grealish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 from 1979 onwards                     Martinez Kenny Swain   Paul McGrath  Allan Evans  Colin Gibson David Platt   Sid Cowans  Dennis Mortimer  Tony Morley               Peter Withe  John Carew Subs: Martin Laursen, Jack Grealish, Brian Little, Dean Saunders, Jimmy Rimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomC Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) C'mon kiddies...learn your history. Let's go all the way back to the beginning! F: Pongo Waring (1928-35) Harry Hampton (1904-19) M: Sid Cowans (1976-85, 88-91, 93) Billy Walker (1920-33) Dennis Mortimer (1975-84), Frank Barson (1919-22) D George Cummings (1935-49) Gareth Barry (1998-2009) Paul McGrath (1989-96) Howard Spencer (1894-1907) G: Sam Hardy (1912-21) It's behind a paywall now (I downloaded it 12 years ago before it was), but if you can get to it, this Times list has very good writeups about all 50 players... https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-50-greatest-aston-villa-players-ngqwzk8w2bb  Edited October 30, 2021 by TomC Decided I needed a DM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattVillaPortsmouth Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Â Went with those I have seen, not totally all time - some big names misss out Couple of subs (names under starting 11) Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 I like a lot of the above but every team should include Sid Cowan's, God and John Gidman. Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 40 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: I like a lot of the above but every team should include Sid Cowan's, God and John Gidman. Â Yes - Gordon Cowans is the glaring omission from some of the teams above. Probably more down to not everyone will have had the joy to see him play though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited)  its Rimmer or Martinez in goal, Swain or Gidman at right back, Williams or Gibson left back. Mcgrath and Evans cb. Evans rarely gets mentioned but played a a lot of games for Villa and he knew how to score a goal or two.. Conwans, Mortimer the capt, Platt. Then Little, Gray and Grealish as the front three.  Watching a Smith interview recently. He grew up in the 70s in Great Barr the same area I grew up in and said his heroes were Little, then Gray and Shaw then latter on McGrath and asked who was the best player he has worked with. This was after he sold Grealish. He said Grealish and he was never too arrogant to learn and improve his game and was great to coach. Despite him leaving hes the most naturally talented player we have ever had. Edited October 30, 2021 by PaulC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan_down_under Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Rimmer Swain Gibson Laursen McGrath Mortimer Platt Cowans Little Yorke Gray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomC Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 15 hours ago, Phil Silvers said: I like a lot of the above but every team should include Sid Cowan's, God and John Gidman. Â Gidman is on the Times list at #34. "Villa have never had a better attacking full back than John Gidman..." LOL wonder how he would have done as a wingback in a 3-5-2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regular_john Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 In my lifetime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regular_john Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 **** me, we've had some dross over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Not necessarily best players but favourites:- Martinez Delaney Mellberg Laursen Wright Milner Barry Young Merson Grealish Benteke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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