Someone pointed it out yesterday; players have dips in form but real quality is permanent and that is why Ashley Young was voted PFA Young Player of the Year.

He isn't the first Villa player to pick up this award either. Andy Gray picked it up, along with the player of the year award for the 1976–77 and Gary Shaw won it in 1980-81 season.

The award is considered quite an honour as it's voted for by other players. Let's hope it acts as a little incentive for Young to get his season back on track and it allows us to see again why he won this award.

Villa manager Martin O’Neill deserves so much credit for not only giving young, home-grown talent a chance, but keeping faith with them and Young and Agbonlahor are the jewels in the Villa crown, along with the likes of Curtis Davies, and several others.

We want clubs to invest in youth academies and youth programmes but to justify that you need to have success by bringing through players who go on to first team level, and Villa have done that in abundance and should be applauded.

Gordon Taylor, April 26th 2009

That is it for now, well done Webcam.

Comments (78)

Subscribe to this comment's feed

Alistair said:

... He is a star, but sadly of late hasn't been in the best form of his life, but that is constant with the team, but i can see an improve towards the end of the season for him and the team. Hope so!

Comment 1, made on April 27, 2009 at 9.57 am

Andy Pepper said:

... Form is temperary Class is permanent as Ashley will prove over the coming seasons Well Done Ash UTV

Comment 2, made on April 27, 2009 at 9.58 am

Le Shava said:

... Completely undeserved. Stephen Ireland is head and shoulders above Young and it is a disgrace that he didn't win this award. "Someone pointed it out yesterday; players have dips in form but real quality is permanent and that is why Ashley Young was voted PFA Young Player of the Year." What a ridiculous statement! He has had ONE good season and has now been found out. Stephen Ireland is the same, except he has been fantastic and CONSISTENT this season. Giggs winning the PFA is another disgrace. WHAT HAS HE DONE IN THE LAST YEAR!? He scores one good goal for West Ham and beats the likes of Vidic and Gerrard as the player of the season?! Sentimental bull****! and the award just lost all credibility.

Comment 3, made on April 27, 2009 at 9.58 am

Mark said:

... He hasn't regained his form since suspension. Let's hope he comes back (in a Villa shirt) fit and raring to go. I wish I could say the same about Gabby but I have my doubts.

Comment 4, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.00 am

ak_27 said:

... Im sorry but that decision is disgraceful. Young has not been sub par for a lot of this season. How Stephen ireland got overlooked is shocking. I would love to see a Villa player win awards as long as they deserve them but no way should Young be young player of the year.

Comment 5, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.01 am

Damian said:

... Le Shava One good season; Which one are you talking about, this one or last? granted his season has been poor since his ban, but before that he was excellent and last season was also excellent. As for the award losing credibility - it's actual votes from players, it isn't a panel or a bunch of reporters and for what it's worth, I think Giggs has been excellent this season. ak_27 I may be wrong on this, but I think the votes were taken several months ago - so at the time of voting, they were probably spot on - part of me is saying the forms were sent out in December/January .. don't know why and I may be wrong.

Comment 6, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.07 am

villadude said:

... I have to agree - Stephen Ireland is playing some great football, his performances this year has put Robinho and co to shame and rarely gets enough credit. But this award was voted by other players - they must feel that Young is the most dangerous player when they come up against us. Every opposing manager tells their team - keey Yuong quiet and they have every chance of beating Villa. He recently had the highest number of assists in the Prem - teams have seen this and now have 2 players marking him. He has terrorised right backs this season and last and even caused them to be subbed off! - We just need a plan B with Young - and that will be to put him up front up bring him in field. Young is a class player - but remember this was voted by the players - so they obviously see him more of a threat than Ireland.

Comment 7, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.11 am

Max said:

... Think you are right, the votes are done earlier in the season, don't know exact months. So saying that Ireland has been better over the season is neither here nor there. Young was outstanding in the first half of the season, therefore was voted by the people who probably know more than we do, the players. Also anyone who doesn't think Giggs deserved to win is talking rubbish, for a player his age he has been fantastic. A player who has given so much to one club and been consistently great over a long time deserves recognition. That and he has had a particularly good season.

Comment 8, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.12 am

Le Shava said:

... Damian Ireland has been FAR superior to Yougn this year. He is the heartbeat of that City side and the closest thing to the new Gerrard. Young deserves the award ahead of him? Nonsense! So Giggs has been better than the likes of Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Lampard, Vidic, Kuyt? Also, how many games has Giggs started compared to these lot? You only have to go to Sky Sports News to hear the dissatisfaction with the award winners this year.

Comment 9, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.14 am

Le Shava said:

... Why do players know more than the fans??? The fans watch teams week in week out, do the players do this? Stop trying to justify a poor decision just because one of your own benefitted from it. Both were awful decisions and 99% of fans (other than Villa and United) agree i bet

Comment 10, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.17 am

adam said:

... i believe ireland refusing to play for his country and coming accross as a bit of a twat might have swung it in youngs favour what do you think

Comment 11, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.28 am

jerry said:

... Well done Ashley Young. The award has some merit I suppose since it was his fellow players who made it, but in the general census, who cares? Awards based on opinions are meaningless and, more often than not, disputed. Awards based on victories command respect. To compete with valour against more powerful opponents also commands respect – win or lose. That is Villa’s achievement. Also Everton’s.

Comment 12, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.29 am

peter haworth said:

... Well done Ash.The forms are sent out to the players in December and have to be in by February.Therefore the players are voting for the 1st half of the Premier season when Villa and Ash wre on fire.Not a great system although it is actually players who are voting so they should know something.The journilists vote results are announced on 28th May when the season and cup finals are over and therefore is a better reflection if the season overall.Our 2nd half of the season is down to the small squad playing since early July in Europe,the last 10 games of the season is when you see the benefit of the squad and the results of the top 4 are now showing their quality when players have been rested for certain games and quality players replace them.

Comment 13, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.29 am

John Flynn said:

... La Shava, Your a Cretin... are you a kid living with your folks?? If Giggs and Young are voted the best by there fellow pro's thats it!! Ireland has had a good season but he has been playing in a poor team, many a time this season Young has won a game for us out of nothing thats why he got the award he really is a stand out player...

Comment 14, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.31 am

Mark said:

... I'm afraid there is a lot of ignorance about this award. It's the Player of the Year NOT Season i.e. back half of last season, start of this one, that's why the forms are sent in January. It's not a disgrace on that basis to give the award to Ashley that's ridiculous.

Comment 15, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.36 am

Nick said:

... On a bad day Ashley Young is still one of the best wingers and most influential players in this league. Tough luck for Ireland, he has had a great season. But I still think it's the right decision. Ashley Young has been phenomenal for the past year or longer. Would anyone seriously trade Ashley Young for anyone else on that list? Did not think so. Good decision by the players, good decision to put Young in the team of the year as well. Credit where credit is due, Young can be truly brilliant. Lets hope he takes that next step with us.

Comment 16, made on April 27, 2009 at 11.05 am

Nick said:

... And Le Shava players know more than the fans because they watch just as much if not more football than us. (They probably study a lot of video too) They are also (DUH!) playing with and against these players.

Comment 17, made on April 27, 2009 at 11.10 am

Le Shava said:

... "On a bad day Ashley Young is still one of the best wingers and most influential players in this league. " Who are you trying to kid. This kid has been found out. Can't remember the last time he looked good against a decent full back. He flatters to decieve imo. As for trading Young for a player on that list. Of course i would. Lennon is head and shoulders a better winger than Young and will show this in the next year or so. Ireland is already a far more influential player and it is an injustice he didn't win this award.

Comment 18, made on April 27, 2009 at 11.20 am

Eoin Greene said:

... Ryan Giggs is a legend - and no doubt along with Paul Scholes - the best brittish footballer of his generation, should have won many more individual accolades. Unfortunately for them - they dont do the big budget tv commercials or appear in housewife magazines so they missed out individually. Having said all that - Giggs started 12 premier league games this season and although excellent - you cant win player of the season starting only 12 games..surely?? Secondly as I said in another post - Stephen Ireland is an outstanding player - the most technically gifted player from the British Isles - reminds me of Iniesta. Anone who really watches football and who doesn't just read the british tabloids and watch match of the day will realise that the guy should have been in the running for the main award and not just the young player.... Well done to Ashley though - lets hope he delivers on his undoubted potential.

Comment 19, made on April 27, 2009 at 11.23 am

Nick said:

... Sagna is the best right fb in the league and probably europe. Go back and watch those 2 arsenal villa games and tell me that Ashley Young did not look good. He is doubled up on in every single game and still is constantly one of the best players on the park every week. He beats players with more ease, he has fantastic delivery and final ball, and he scores goals, tracks back and runs all game long. I am not trying to kid anyone. I believe what I wrote and am not swayed by his recent down turn in form which ironically coincides with Villa's. He is a star.

Comment 20, made on April 27, 2009 at 11.31 am

Nick said:

... Im not saying Ireland and Lennon are not great players because I know they are. Actually you could think of Ashley Young as Lennon combined with Ireland, but good looking.

Comment 21, made on April 27, 2009 at 11.33 am

Michael said:

... AVMARK, i think your correct about it being an award for players how they played in th whole of 2008 and not 08/09 season. and if it is true that it is for 2008 then who better than ashley young - he was voted player of the month 3 times last year! any news on who finished 2nd and 3rd or dont they do that?

Comment 22, made on April 27, 2009 at 11.43 am

Le Shava said:

... "Im not saying Ireland and Lennon are not great players because I know they are. Actually you could think of Ashley Young as Lennon combined with Ireland, but good looking." ...I disagree. Especially since i personally feel Young looks like an ugly little boss eyed rat, but i suppose his looks are irrelevant. Sagna and Clichy have both been well below par this season when compared to last. Speak to any Arsenal fan and they will tell you the same. Especially Sagna, who's lack of concentration and poor decision making cost us just last week against Liverpool.

Comment 23, made on April 27, 2009 at 11.48 am

Michael said:

... i stand corrected (said the man in the orphapedic shoes) according to wiki it is for the season. doesnt matter who won, these awards are a waste of time, you could vote for a player in december, he could break his leg in january and not play again and win the award. and then someone could score a hat-trick a game from january till the end of the season and wouldnt win it?! based from august to january then ashley young should have won it. based from november to march then steven ireland.

Comment 24, made on April 27, 2009 at 11.53 am

Le Shava said:

... Ireland has scored 17 and assisted 13 this season. Young has scored 7 and assisted 9 this season, and this doesn't even show how influential Ireland is to the Man City team. There is a gulf in class between the two imo.

Comment 25, made on April 27, 2009 at 11.58 am

Anthony Laud said:

... this award is for the year 2008. votes are cast in december for 2008. thats why Ash got it as in that time he was player of the month 3 times and from end of march to december def deserved it! le sheva i know he has been poor since jan but that is why he wont get nominated in 2010.

Comment 26, made on April 27, 2009 at 12.18 pm

Christian said:

... I can't believe the Young-bashing on here! Ashley Young will be back next season with a bang. He is quality and when were flirting with the top 4 (about 300 years ago now) he was virtually carrying the whole team on his shoulders. It was very much a one-man show. That's impossible to carry on over the whole season- he needed someone else to step up and take the reigns. Milner has tried but is only workmanlike. Barry and Petrov pass it nicely but don't 'hurt' the opposition. Steve Sidwell should have been the man scoring from midfield and dominating games, giving Young a breather and varying our options- but he's absolute garbage. With regard to him not beating his full-back anymore and corners and set-pieces lacking quality, I think this is a big confidence issue- again due to the whole team and stadium relying on him for a whole season and if ever he has a quiet game he hears he's been 'sussed' out. Leeds did exactly the same thing to Harry Kewell. And Blackburn with Gamst Pedersen. If a team rely 100% on one player for a creative spark then you can imagine the pressure they're under. MON get some QUALITY players in over the summer- NOT average ones you can get to play well- we're not Leicester, and suddenly Young will be like a new signing all over again. The £50m people are mentioning on here as a summer spend budget is way, way underestimated- it'll cost him 80% of that to replace Laursen and Barry with the players of similar standard.

Comment 27, made on April 27, 2009 at 12.19 pm

Anthony Laud said:

... le sheva stop pointing out stats for this season - thats not how it is done! and its also done on just premiership matches. is Ireland somehow top scorer??? u reckon he is with 17 goals. stop making stuff up!! ash had more assisys than any other player in 2008 and 12 goals which is what its done on!

Comment 28, made on April 27, 2009 at 12.20 pm

Anthony Laud said:

... mickey86 wiki is wrong. I have a friedn that works for the fa or involved in it in some degree and he confirms players vote in jan and are told to consider the calender year!

Comment 29, made on April 27, 2009 at 12.22 pm

Christian said:

... Also, this is more for Le Shava than anyone esle, Young is the 1st player to win the player of the month award 3 (yes, THREE) times in 1 calendar year. Despite all the superstars the Prem has to offer, nobody has ever done this before. So, in my opinion, this award is thoroughly deserved.

Comment 30, made on April 27, 2009 at 12.24 pm

Chrisodon said:

... La Sheva you're just pissed none of the arsenal team we're nominated for either award and NONE made the actual pfa team of the year and Young did both. Also this is irelands first good season...how many has there been and done that before and fell by the wayside ? i.e his team Johnson. Also lennon is just now shining but he's never going to be world class, he's just another Wright-Phillips hot and cold with the odd good seasons chucked in. Young's had two consistently good seasons and only now having a slight dip in form. Now please go support your own clubs up and coming british talent in which you might see Ashley's younger brother who looks great for the future.

Comment 31, made on April 27, 2009 at 12.31 pm

Fitzy_7 said:

... well done ash.... hi le sheva

Comment 32, made on April 27, 2009 at 12.38 pm

Michael said:

... tonebone - if your correct then ashley young definietly deserves it. i thought it was for 2008 until i read wiki, but if your saying wiki is wrong then it does make sense that it is for 2008 as its called player of the year and not season. le shava, theres no way ireland has scored 17 goals, i doubt he has scored that many in his career. and he hasnt assisted more than young because young is 3rd in the assists table with 8 assist behind RVP and berbatov.

Comment 33, made on April 27, 2009 at 1.02 pm

Marcus Smith said:

... Le Shava - Normally I take your point of view and understand it, but, I think this is a personal issue you have. Jealous? Ireland has been good, and I rate him highly, but, similarly to Ahley young, has been poor for sections of the season when his team has been poor. Also similarly to Young, these dips came after the votes maybe.

Comment 34, made on April 27, 2009 at 1.07 pm

Anthony Laud said:

... Mickey - have just been trying to find out - i am cerain its done for the calender year. Apparently Ian wright also said on talk sport yesterday that the form the players receive comes at the start of jan and says specifically to consider the calender year before. did anyone heat this? just saw it on another forum. I'll check with my mate tomorrow - but either way le sheva has completely made up stats to try and prove a point!

Comment 35, made on April 27, 2009 at 1.28 pm

Michael said:

... next he will say that arshavin has scored 25 goals and set up 20.

Comment 36, made on April 27, 2009 at 1.59 pm

Jake Gardner said:

... all this talk of ireland being so influencial to man city is true. ashley young is influencial to us aswell. we are 5th man city are 9th ????

Comment 37, made on April 27, 2009 at 2.21 pm

iain said:

... Guys - Le Shava is just fishing...ignore him/her He's just picking stats out of the air - Ireland has scored 9 league goals this season

Comment 38, made on April 27, 2009 at 2.34 pm

Anthony Laud said:

... I agree that the system is pretty bad though. i am in oz at the moment and they should use a system like the do in afl here. at the end of each game, each oppossing captain and the ref names there top 3 players of that game. get points 3,2 and 1. the ref submits them and fa keep the tally.

Comment 39, made on April 27, 2009 at 2.45 pm

Michael said:

... bit dodgy having the ref chose the 3 players?

Comment 40, made on April 27, 2009 at 2.52 pm

Anthony Laud said:

... i guess - i dont think they worry about that sort of issue here where as back home it could create huge scandals.

Comment 41, made on April 27, 2009 at 3.07 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Well done Ashley, if, like it's said above, the award is for the player of the year, eg, half of last season and half of this, he completely deserved the award. Irelands had a great season but over that time scale Ashley Young was more influential. Ash's form will come back shortly and i'm sure it will coincide with a big upturn in the whole teams fortune. The fact he is man marked by 2 for entire games virtually every game kind of tells you that other teams see him as a big threat, and the fact he isn't producing so much recently is almost certainly down to this. If anyone is stupid enough to think he has lost it and go back to how it was when he first showed up they will pay the price. He's no Ronaldo yet, who deals with the same double marking and is unstoppable, but he also has less years on the clock and time to develop into something even better. By the way, Le Shava, honestly, shame on you. You sound like a spoilt kid, and kind of drunk, you keep repeating yourself over and over and over...

Comment 42, made on April 27, 2009 at 3.22 pm

Marcus Smith said:

... I would guess, the player of the year, means the year.

Comment 43, made on April 27, 2009 at 3.23 pm

Michael said:

... luke? is that really you?

Comment 44, made on April 27, 2009 at 3.28 pm

ryan said:

... Ireland is'nt half the player A Young is so sort your head out you mank dick up the villa.

Comment 45, made on April 27, 2009 at 4.09 pm

Nik Skilton said:

... Le Shava - normally i can see where you are coming from lad, but this time I just can't. Yes Ireland has had an excellent season, but he has also been poor in some games. All players go through dips in form, but on the whole over the past 2 years Ash has been the best winger in the league. Lennon has come good past 6 months and looking back to his pre world cup best. Ash may not have deserved this award for the past 4 months but deserved it for the 16 before, where he got credit from the press but none from the Don.

Comment 46, made on April 27, 2009 at 4.43 pm

kieron said:

... Well done Ash, we should all be celebrating your efforts. Lets just hope we can keep hold of you for next season. Can you imagine if he ended up at Arsenal, Le SHAVA would have egg on his face then. What a moron you are Le Shava!!

Comment 47, made on April 27, 2009 at 4.47 pm

Simon said:

... Ash winning the young PFA is great news, it'll mean MON may be able to squeeze another 5mill out of Chelsea in the summer

Comment 48, made on April 27, 2009 at 5.46 pm

stephen may said:

... how can you award a player when he doesn't have the decency to play for his own country???

Comment 49, made on April 27, 2009 at 5.56 pm

Fitzy_7 said:

... how is ash not in the england squad... downing is or at least was

Comment 50, made on April 27, 2009 at 5.57 pm

vogra said:

... Well done to Ashley Young, also to Ryan Giggs who in my opinion is the best Man Utd player of all time.

Comment 51, made on April 27, 2009 at 6.00 pm

taglor said:

... I couldn't give a shit, I just got a gas/electric bill

Comment 52, made on April 27, 2009 at 6.26 pm

Michael said:

... taglor - go to scottish power, much cheaper

Comment 53, made on April 27, 2009 at 6.33 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Thanks Taglor, that made my day!!

Comment 54, made on April 27, 2009 at 6.38 pm

Fitzy_7 said:

... it appears mon is on the lookout for players now well thank god for that.... tom huddlestone and fabian delph

Comment 55, made on April 27, 2009 at 6.44 pm

vogra said:

... I think i'm coming down with that old swine flu..

Comment 56, made on April 27, 2009 at 7.08 pm

taglor said:

... Sad thing is, I am with Scottish Power, although just changed to direct debit and summer months ahead.

Comment 57, made on April 27, 2009 at 7.37 pm

razz said:

... im a villa fan but find some muppets on here a joke. if you think its right to slate young in the slightest then u aint got a clue about football at all. the mans pure quality and as soon as he leaves im sure all you who are slagging him now will be wishing u never. and as a footnote to my argument ireland couldn't tie his shoelaces. also giggs aint player of the year.. probably in 1996 or sumet but that was last millenium

Comment 58, made on April 27, 2009 at 8.46 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... We just won the League!!!!!!! http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.u...13,00.html Well done lads!

Comment 59, made on April 27, 2009 at 9.07 pm

Woodinho said:

... Great, like young needed any excuse for his head to get any bigger, this is just what the cocky little twat needed! Thanks pfa you've probably just made him a worse player - this is total ego bulging stuff and he's already got a head the size of dion dublins dick! I mean c'mon, he's our most inconsistent player, bar gabby, he dives which I hate, and all the people who say he's been found out are bloody right coz he flipping well has! This is just what he didn't need!

Comment 60, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.03 pm

Daniel Wilson said:

... Woodinho, bad day?

Comment 61, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.08 pm

Andy Scarborough said:

... Well done Ash. I have just had my gas boiler condemned, it'll cost me £3,400 to get a new one from British Gas. I am so glad they have been privatised. So beat that Taglor.

Comment 62, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.42 pm

woodinho said:

... Dan, no not really, just got in from a great game of headers and volleys over the park with a few lads! I took wides and cleaned up! (8 lads all between 26 & 30 behaving like 15 year olds - great laugh!) I just think that at a time when he's been under performing for a good few months that a reward like this makes no sense - here you go ashley, have a trophy for being pants for the last 3 months! It's like meet the fockers with the 5th place ribbons! I just hope he knows deep down it's undeserved over the course of this season and I hope he realizes how lucky he is to get it... and i really really really hope that he doesn't go the other way and think no matter what he does or how badly he plays at times he's "ashley young" and the sun shines out of his arse.

Comment 63, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.44 pm

Anthony Laud said:

... dan - good news about the reserves. lets just hope some of these lot make the step up. Its become frustrating over the last decade or so. everyone raves about our youth system, youngsters etc but who have we produced good enough to play for a top side in all that time? not many if any - barry but he was already ready when he came to us and Yorke who i cant remeber what age Taylor got him at. Apart from that not one player has come through that has been good enough to get where we need to be. The jury is still out on gabby. You may reel off a list of players i have forgotten but i cant think of many?

Comment 64, made on April 27, 2009 at 10.52 pm

Peter Dragoonis said:

... Ashley youngs problem is that he hasnt been as influential the last few months and hasnt played as well. the reason for that though is that teams have realised he is our only threat, so are double marking him in the knowledge that if you stop ashley young you stop the one trick pony that is aston villa. if we had other players as dangerous as him going forward they wouldnt be able to do this though. for example, you cant double mark ronaldo because it will leave one of rooney, tevez, berbatov, scholes, nani, anderson, etc free.

Comment 65, made on April 27, 2009 at 11.12 pm

Le Shava said:

... This is for all those who think i am bulls******g with Stephen Irelands stats. I am not talking about just the premier league you morons. Anyway, even in just the premier league he has been better than Young, with 9 goals and 9 assists, compared to Youngs' 6 goals and 6 assists. Some of you guys really are thick aren't you? http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=46525&cc=5739 As for no Arsenal players being in the list, i couldn't care less. Everyone knows the likes of Cesc, Nasri, Shava, Theo, Vela, Eduardo, Clichy, Sagna, Van Persie etc are better than ANYONE in your whole squad.

Comment 66, made on April 28, 2009 at 2.40 am

Anthony Laud said:

... le sheva that is irrelevant to this award you retard. how many times do we have to tell you it is player of the year for the year 2008 voted for in Jnauary! ashley young in that time had more assists than any other prem player! he also won the player of the month 3 times the first time anyone (yes anyone even ronaldo, gerrard, lampard etc etc) has won it 3 times in a year! and in 2008 he scored more and set up more than Stephen Ireland. here's to stephen! As for your list of Arsenal players i agree they are better than our entire squad, but out of the list you mention the majority were injured for long spells or werent even at the club so again its a completely irrelevant comment re this award. Now clear off!

Comment 67, made on April 28, 2009 at 2.48 am

Anthony Laud said:

... that was meant to say here's to stephen ireland winning the award next year

Comment 68, made on April 28, 2009 at 2.49 am

Daniel Wilson said:

... As for no Arsenal players being in the list, i couldn't care less. Everyone knows the likes of Cesc, Nasri, Shava, Theo, Vela, Eduardo, Clichy, Sagna, Van Persie etc are better than ANYONE in your whole squad. I'd quite happily say that on his day Gareth Barry is a better all round player than any of the above mentioned. Do you comment on any other teams blogs le shava, or is it just Villa? if not, why did you end up here? your really boring, you started off writing stupid insults, then steadily started being constructive and now you've fallen off the wagon again.

Comment 69, made on April 28, 2009 at 2.54 am

Merse Magic said:

... OFF TOPIC: Just been thinking about who we might lose and who we may gain in the summer. This ain't a bad little english side!!! What do you reckon? Friedel Richards Davies Lescott Bouma Milner Petrov Delph(Leeds) Young Agbonlahor Sturridge Trying to lighten the mood with this one. Everyones like little school kids arguing!!! UTV

Comment 70, made on April 28, 2009 at 4.30 am

Nick said:

... What does 'found out' mean? Ashley has been doubled up on for this entire season, if not before. Does anyone remember last season? Every single attack was down the left with Young. Doubling up on Young and trying to mark him out of games is nothing new and has not caused the dip in his form. The dip in form comes with Young's final product. It use to be his bread and butter, right now it is crap. He is the new Lennon, he can still beat his markers all day long, but he cant seem to find the final ball like he did so brilliantly for the past year and a half. When his free kicks, crosses, passes and shots go where they are suppose to (like they use to) he will be right back on form. All that has been found out is that his peers like him.

Comment 71, made on April 28, 2009 at 7.45 am

Jake Gardner said:

... finally tonebone well done you put him straight on that no one can argue with that.

Comment 72, made on April 28, 2009 at 8.41 am

iain said:

... ... This is for all those who think i am bulls******g with Stephen Irelands stats. I am not talking about just the premier league you morons. Anyway, even in just the premier league he has been better than Young, with 9 goals and 9 assists, compared to Youngs' 6 goals and 6 assists. Some of you guys really are thick aren't you? Here fish fish fish!

Comment 73, made on April 28, 2009 at 9.25 am

Anthony Laud said:

... merse magic - a good english side apart from te 3 foreigners you still have in it???

Comment 74, made on April 28, 2009 at 10.23 am

Michael said:

... le shava, we dont wanna see the stats for ireland in the premiership, we all established that he had scored and set up 9, we wanna see where you get the 17 goals from? cus when i checked, he only had 13 goals in all competitions!

Comment 75, made on April 28, 2009 at 12.23 pm

Merse Magic said:

... Tonebone - 3 foreigners in the team, so that means theres 8 english players in there then. In the current premier league climate where teams like Arsenal have fielded sides with 0 english players in it i'd say thats pretty much an english side. Not a good England side you muppet!!!

Comment 76, made on April 28, 2009 at 12.28 pm

Peter Dragoonis said:

... Its a good english side apart from the fact that bouma isnt good enough for a side looking to get into the top 4, gabby isnt either, fabian delph is a prospect (and i doubt you have ever seen him play, simply reading paper talk), daniel sturridge is a prospect. that team would be considerably weaker than the team we have now.

Comment 77, made on April 28, 2009 at 1.16 pm

Nick said:

... Agbonlahor was runner up apparently

Comment 78, made on April 30, 2009 at 4.57 am

Name

Email

Comment

smaller | bigger

Add Comment Preview