Not quite what I was expecting this week. Following the loss at Blackburn, the Villa players in the Top 100 positions slipped a little from last week, but the number of players in the Top 100 increased!!
Last week it was Stan Petrov finally crashing the Top 100 and this week it’s James Milner joining the party. Milner didn’t finish the 2006/07 season in the Top 100, but that would have been some feat for a 21 year old
It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve just spotted that Stan Petrov has finally made it into the Actim Index Top 100 this week (updated September 22nd 2009) in 74th place. I’ve mentioned the curiosity of Stan’s absence from the Top 100 before, so it’s nice to see him sneak in.
On the other hand, Stan’s inclusion starts me pondering Milner’s absence, but I’ll save that for another post I think.
Aston Villa have 7 players in the Actim Index
I haven’t done this for a while, but I hope to make it a semi-regular feature. The Actim stats are not without their flaws, few stats are, but they are very interesting indeed.
Just to recap Villa’s interest in the final standings for last season, there were 7 Villans in the Top 100:- 5th Gabby, 8th Barry, 23rd Ash, 24th Friedel, 25th Milner, 58th Luke Young & 87th Davies. The most glaring omission, and one that might cause some
9 Villa players make the Actim Top 100 for Jan 6th 2009.
8 Villa players make the Actim Top 100 for Dec 24th 2008.
7 Villans are in the Actim Top 100 updated Dec 17th 2008.
8 Villans make the weekly Actim Top 100 updated Dec 10th 2008.