(That long since we've had any, couldn't find the thread)

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Edited December 11, 20169 yr by Ratwhite

4 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Torres when he went to Chelsea.

Went from world class to bang average. Not just scoring but general performance.

Got me thinking when that’s happened to us. Sasa Curcic sprung to mind, not world class but he was bloody good. Think he ended up being a tramp and porn star when he left Villa.

8 minutes ago, Alf Hartigan said:

Went from world class to bang average. Not just scoring but general performance.

Got me thinking when that’s happened to us. Sasa Curcic sprung to mind, not world class but he was bloody good. Think he ended up being a tramp and porn star when he left Villa.

Dunno what happened to Torres but guess he never wanted the move to Chelsea

Curcic was just bored and lonely in a foreign country earning loads of money, and just more interested in going out on the pull

Ps

 

 

1 hour ago, Alf Hartigan said:

Sasa Curcic sprung to mind, not world class but he was bloody good. Think he ended up being a tramp and porn star when he left Villa.

Went to Palace after Villa - he played when we beat them 5-2 at the Reebok near the end of the season - but it all came crashing down when he went on strike in protest at NATO bombing Belgrade. 

I think injuries caught up with Torres which is why Liverpool were happy to sell him. Proper had Chelsea's pants down.

I remember reading that Curcic said he only went on strike to protest about the bombings because it was a convenient excuse for him to be able to carry on partying and not have to play football.

Think it's the most devastated I've ever been about a player leaving when Curcic left.

Turned out well in the end like.

 

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Think it's the most devastated I've ever been about a player leaving when Curcic left.

Turned out well in the end like.

 

Left just a day or two after I got him on the back of my shirt 

The first and last time I've ever done it

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Think it's the most devastated I've ever been about a player leaving when Curcic left.

Turned out well in the end like.

Same, but the players were delighted to see the back of him. I remember Alan Thompson in particular being vocal about it.

1 hour ago, Zico said:

Left just a day or two after I got him on the back of my shirt 

The first and last time I've ever done it

Why would you put Curcic on the back of your shirt after he left us 🤔

12 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said:

Why would you put Curcic on the back of your shirt after he left us 🤔

I didn't

1 minute ago, Zico said:

I didn't

🤣

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

Think it's the most devastated I've ever been about a player leaving when Curcic left.

Turned out well in the end like.

 

Per leaving for Blackburn was a tough one to take as well.

7 minutes ago, Clarence Carter said:

Per leaving for Blackburn was a tough one to take as well.

At least he came back

11 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

At least he came back

Bet Zico put Per on his shirt when he come back

29 minutes ago, Clarence Carter said:

Per leaving for Blackburn was a tough one to take as well.

It was.

But it made it very satisfying that he didn't want to go there, was fairly shit for them, came back and was brilliant again for us,

13 hours ago, DazBob said:

I think injuries caught up with Torres which is why Liverpool were happy to sell him. Proper had Chelsea's pants down.

I remember reading that Curcic said he only went on strike to protest about the bombings because it was a convenient excuse for him to be able to carry on partying and not have to play football.

I was out in India last week, coaching on a cricket tour and was with a bloke of similar age who's a Villa fan. He had a few similarly bonkers tales about Curcic and his time there.  

1 hour ago, DazBob said:

It was.

But it made it very satisfying that he didn't want to go there, was fairly shit for them, came back and was brilliant again for us,

Djorkaeff and Blake another two Wanderers legends that just didn't fit at Blackburn, thankfully.

McAteer a star for us and went to Ewood but I can't recall if he was decent for them.  

3 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Djorkaeff and Blake another two Wanderers legends that just didn't fit at Blackburn, thankfully.

McAteer a star for us and went to Ewood but I can't recall if he was decent for them.  

JM said he didn’t enjoy his time at Blackburn and wasn’t anywhere near his best. I watched him on Under the Cosh a few days ago. He said Souness refused to give him time off when his MIL was ill in hospital (she died soon afterwards) and they didn’t get on after that. JM said he didn’t want to play for him and asked for a transfer. 

7 hours ago, Zico said:

Left just a day or two after I got him on the back of my shirt 

The first and last time I've ever done it

Was he heavy?

Selling Frankie Worthy was my biggest disappointment until we sold Gudjohhnsen..🥲

Peter Reid was another, had his leg broken playing against the bin dippers, then they signed him for a steal

Edited November 7, 2025Nov 7 by Wullie

4 hours ago, Wullie said:

Peter Reid was another, had his leg broken playing against the bin dippers, then they signed him for a steal

Yeah, that was cruel.. NYD thick snow, George Wood broke Reidy’s leg. I could’ve cried..

did the match get abandoned?

On 08/11/2025 at 00:07, Ros Coe said:

Yeah, that was cruel.. NYD thick snow, George Wood broke Reidy’s leg. I could’ve cried..

did the match get abandoned?

And at that time i was nicking his bird 😂. Reidy must have had a shittish winter in 1979 🥴

Edited November 9, 2025Nov 9 by Burndens Bogs

1 minute ago, Burndens Bogs said:

And at that time i was nicking his bird 😂. Reidy must have had a shittish winter in 1980.

You dirty dog..

10 minutes ago, Ros Coe said:

Yeah, that was cruel.. NYD thick snow, George Wood broke Reidy’s leg. I could’ve cried..

did the match get abandoned?

Yes it did.