Take the case of Earl Barrett, now a successful coach at Stoke City.

A number of players now past their best were off-loaded to new clubs; these included Ray Houghton, Garry Parker, Kevin Richardson and Earl Barrett.

Earl Barrett's brother, Floyd, played professional basketball for the Oldham Celtics during the 1990s.

Ray Houghton and Earl Barrett both squandered chances in the opening five minutes.

Others who deserved praise for shoring-up injury-hit Villa's win were defender Paul McGrath, Steve Staunton - moved to midfield - and Earl Barrett.

The England Under-21 international replaces the injured Shaun Teale alongside McGrath, Earl Barrett and Bryan Small.

Neil Adams opened the scoring early on, and goals from Ritchie (2), Earl Barrett, Roger Palmer and Rick Holden followed.

Jav reminds me of Earl Barrett in many ways - he's a rubber man who bounces all over the place with great athleticism.

And Taylor has created five one-cap wonders Earl Barrett, Andy Gray, Rob Jones, Mark Walters and David White.

Earl Barrett, another defender who played a crucial part in Oldham's cup runs and promotion success, was sold to Aston Villa for £1.7million in February 1992.