We call him GOD because that's how we see him. The greatest player I've had the pleasure of seeing play in the famous claret and blue and I've seen a fair few in 50 years. There will never be anyone better than Paul McGrath 💜💙
Couldn't agree more. The best defender the Premier League has ever seen! Unbelievable player, put him in a Barcelona shirt and he wouldn't look out of place.
He had a yard on most players in his head. He read the game as well as any other player I’ve seen at Villa Park. Always committed to the club and he played with a swagger and a smile. True Villa legend. Ooh ahh Paul McGrath i say ooh ahh Paul McGrath…… UTV!!!!!
It was more than a yard. Watch those old games and he knows where the ball is going BEFORE the player plays the pass or has even jumped to head it. Like Bobby Moore he was a Rolls Royce of a player who didn't have to rush because he knew exactly what was going to happen. The best defender I have ever seen, now if Villa signed him for £100m with dodgy knees I'd be delighted
@@richardevans560 We both clearly agree that he was a legend at Villa. A superb defender and footballer. The irresponsible and crude nature of my attempt, and quite frankly, an unforgivably haphazard, brazen, and churlish use of the notoriously offensive mode of measurement in lieu of the life and death increments and hair width tolerances, as are proffered within the svelte movement of a 15st defender as he crashes into an oncoming offensive player. I have humbly jettisoned my pathetic choice of yards in favour of 1 meter, which is a bit bigger than a yard. I also took your advice and perused a plethora of footage and did indeed reach an alternative conclusion. That you're a smug prick!
Lucky enough to see Paul play at villa during his career. Had a Bobby Moore type knack of knowing where the ball was going to land before anyone else. Best defender I've ever seen play, end of. UTV.
@hang the dj As much as I was gutted to see him go, Fergie got it spot on. Leaving Manchester United was the wake up call Paul needed. If Fergie hadn't sold him I'm not sure Paul would still be alive today
100% of Villa fans call this legend “God” we still sing his name to this very day. Simple fact of the matter is he was blooming brilliant for us and played with his heart on his sleeve. Even with dodgy knees he was absolutely pure class. I can’t stress enough how good he was. He scored the first goal I saw live at Villa Park in 1990 as a 9 year old kid.
I started regularly watching The Villa when I was 18-19 years old and I was incredibly, ridiculously lucky that it coincided with the time that GOD came to the club, and I got to see him every week... I'll never forget it :-D
OUR DOUG BLESS HIM LOVED PAUL MCGARTH SAW HIM AS A SON AND ALSO THE GREAT GRAHAM DID AS WELL READ THE BOOKS IM 58 YEARS OLD MY FAVOURITE PLAYER FOR VILLA EVER LIKE MANY UTV
Oh Ah Paul Mcgraaa McGrath was one of my Idol's growing up I never forget My Villa Matchday Poster with Large Mcgrath in the White Black and Blue Kit i even got the shirt That year for Christmas True Legend here non of this Jack Crealish crap he's no Legend Here McGrath 100% is UTV
I had the privilege of watch Paul from the Holte end - he never seemed to have to run to the ball, he had the ability to read the game as he could walk there and neet the ball. Live long and happily Paul
McGrath for me was the best defender of all time, absolutely magnificent player and reader of the game. The sense of the love he had for Taylor comes through here. Taylor was a lovely kind man and a great manager.
Well said my friend, GT was indeed a great man, He got Villa back to where they should be, spent time talking with him one day, told him I followed villa home and away whilst he was manager, he thanked me!!. I was in awe of him. I jokingly said to him, why on earth did he leave us to manage England. We had a few laughs and went our ways. Never forget those moments I spent with him, gutted when he passed away.
Maybe the best player. Just unbelievably good. Someone should produce a video of an hour thirty minutes of him in 1992. It would knock people's socks off, the pitches were still bad but he was just briliant.
Great player for Aston Villa. I remember watching him in the early 90s. With players like Dean Saunders and Dalian Atkinson among others had a great team back then.
@@pearljam619 My greatest time as a fan. Just leaving school, loads of mates, loads of sun. If I had a year to relive it would be that one. Walloping the filth in the final. Loved it. RIP Dalian
As a Coventry fan I absolutely detest " the villa"....but credit where credits due. This man is a legend. Great great player, and such a humble person. FULL RESPECT.
This great man and Deano are the reason I support Villa. True legend and player of the year 92/93 in first year of Prem. Not bad for a man with no knees 😁
For me it was the closest top flight team to my home. Thank God it wasn't the Blue scum,. It was that year though, Aktinson/Saunders partnership. Mcgrath and his portable wall
Been a villa fan all my life 43years now and had the honour of playing for my boyhood club from the age of 13 to 15 and will never forget that bodymore heath was getting refurbished at the time so had to get changed in the gym and mcgrath was in their every day on his exercise bike while everyone else was training then go and get a rub down off jim walker that was his schedule everyday and he was still the best player on the pitch every Saturday say ooh aah Paul mcgrath say ooh aah Paul mcgrath
Just pure poetry in motion on the football pitch. Had the joy of seeing the great man on many occasions both at VP and away . Always majestic . Also proved it on the international stage . So no question of his class .. UPM and UTV
92/93 Aston Villa at their best would be a match for any team in any era..... God is right.. we tore teams apart 3, 4, 5, 6 goals. McGrath along with Teale were better than modern day any central defensive partnership.
The number of people that were willing to support him with his injuries and his demons is a testament to Paul’s true character, I bet if he was an a-hole the support wouldn’t have been there for him......for me he is still the greatest player Ireland has every had!
Saw my first game at Villa Park in 1977. There’s been some great players during that time (Cowans/Little/Shaw etc) but McGrath is the best. Had the pleasure of meeting him after he finished playing and not a nicer man could you meet 👍.
Was lucky enough to be watching villa home & away for just about all of Macca’s villa career, the greatest player I ever saw. Also I have personally met both Jim Walker and Graham Taylor, the day I spent talking football with G.T for 10 minutes in the sunshine one afternoon will live in my memory forever. Good to see Macca looking so well in this vid, UTV!!
One of the best defenders ever , and the measure of how good he was as a player absolutely bossed the midfield against england at Wembley against Robson
I was at the World Cup in ‘94, our first game against Italy, guy was immense, baggio in his back pocket, probably the best performance I’ve ever witnessed.
I have a serious man crush on Paul. I dont normally care about people I dont know but its different with Paul. I met him when he was a guest out our football club when I was about 12 and he was brilliant with us. I just love him and wish him all the best
I've been watching football for over 40 years and I've not seen a better central defender than Paul McGrath in the 7 years he played @ Manchester United. When you consider we've had Stam, Pallister, Bruce, Ferdinand, Vidic, and others. For him to then carry on and play another 7 seasons @ Villa is astonishing. Great man👍
Unbeatable in the air solid as a rock and composed on the ball excellent reading of the game seen him live a few times and he stood out from everyone on the pitch by miles
I remember being truly star struck when first saw Paul from the old L block in the holte end as a 13 year old. Himself and Steve Staunton were so good for villa in their twighlight years in the game. UTV
His reading of the game was fantastic. He'd see that final ball, or 2nd last ball and just get there with an interception, tackle or headed clearance. Brilliant reading of the game
Upon this land, but not so far. There lived a legend, called Paul Mcgrath. He used to drink he loves to fight, he hates them b*stards in blue and white. Ooh ahh ooh ahh ooh ahh Paul Mcgrath, you'll find him in the bar, you'll find him in the bar 💜💙
