Never played for Villa

[dave shelley]

Wasn't there a player Atkinson bought who then sold him in the same transfer period?

Paul Mortimer?

[WarszaVillan]

Wasn't there a player Atkinson bought who then sold him in the same transfer period?

Paul Mortimer?  He did play a couple of times, giving a v-sign to the Holte as I remember on his last appearence.

[dave shelley]

I used to work with a bloke that played for the Villa back in the forties I believe it was.  His name was Arthur Haynes, not the comedian, he made four appearances.

[Somniloquism]

Anyone mention Trevor Berry? When I was trying to trace who it was Atkinson bought and sold, I noticed his name and all stats seems to show we never played him.

[Brend'Watkins]

I can't believe Andrew Greaves hasn't been mentioned yet. He reckons he has as he was, as he thought, part of the early 80s squad despite all evidence to the contrary. Great player by no accounts.

[SoccerHQ]

I couldn't remember Ghrayib making an appearance for us but he did according to Wiki.

I was surprised how little he played. I thought he had played a few more.

Alan Wright in that time was never injured or suspended although guessing he picked something up for Ghrayib to get some games. Also Jlloyd Samuel emerged towards the end of that season in first team squad.

Ghrayib was actually an assistant to Gregory when he managed in Israel so no hard feelings in the long term.

Was trying to think if that loan player we signed under DS in the promotion season ever played? Think he came from Swansea and was billed as o.k passer and the sort Dean liked in midfield at the time but forgotten his name!

[tomd2103]

I couldn't remember Ghrayib making an appearance for us but he did according to Wiki.

I was surprised how little he played. I thought he had played a few more.

Alan Wright in that time was never injured or suspended although guessing he picked something up for Ghrayib to get some games. Also Jlloyd Samuel emerged towards the end of that season in first team squad.

Ghrayib was actually an assistant to Gregory when he managed in Israel so no hard feelings in the long term.

Was trying to think if that loan player we signed under DS in the promotion season ever played? Think he came from Swansea and was billed as o.k passer and the sort Dean liked in midfield at the time but forgotten his name!

Was it Tom Carroll?

[SoccerHQ]

Balaban started a League Cup defeat at home against Wednesday. Sure I'd have been at the game but I remember nothing of it, let alone his performance. Also eight sub appearances.

I do have the miss-fortune of remembering it. He was utterly crap.  When you look at his career elsewhere it makes me wonder if he was another foreign player we didn't support properly, like JPA.   Or he wasn't up to the Premier League.

It went down as a dodgy transfer but he was very highly rated at the time we got him, plenty of interest from Serie A clubs.

Gregory on the website years back said we rushed through the signing as there was a UEFA deadline and he'd never seen him play live.

[Exeter 77]

There was Vaclav Drobny who O'Leary signed on loan from Strasbourg before the 2004/05 season. I don't think he played a minute but his is a sad story. He died in an accident when he was only 32 which Wikipedia says was bobsleighing but might gave been what we would call sledging.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1clav_Drobn%C3%BD?wprov=sfla1

[TheTimVilla]

Henrik Larsen certainly trained with us but I don't recall him playing for the first team.

[TheTimVilla]

Oooh, got another one. Big Fat Ron!

[PaulWinch again]

I couldn't remember Ghrayib making an appearance for us but he did according to Wiki.

I was surprised how little he played. I thought he had played a few more.

Now he was a player who came with some serious hype.

[dave.woodhall]

Oooh, got another one. Big Fat Ron!

I think he was only ever a non-contract player.

[Meanwood Villa]

Oooh, got another one. Big Fat Ron!

I think he was only ever a non-contract player.

What does that mean?

My Uncle Ian was on the youth team books in the early 70s for a bit but never played, does he count?

[VancouverLion]

Wasn't there a player Atkinson bought who then sold him in the same transfer period?

Paul Mortimer?  He did play a couple of times, giving a v-sign to the Holte as I remember on his last appearence.

If I remember right it was after he scored against Luton, causally walked toward the Holte and gave us the v-sign. Sold soon after.