Jozef Vengloš' Villa end the season with a draw and unbeaten in two after a troubling second half of the season. One win in the final ten games and five defeats, three of which saw Villa concede five goals had followed a previous 10 game spell of three wins and five defeats. November to January had also seen a ten game spell of three defeats and three wins and so you would have to go back to October to find any sign of consistent, positive form. That though was the paradox as Jozef Vengloš first sixteen games had brought nine wins and just three defeats. In the end then a season that had promised so much became unrecognisable after defeat in Milan in the UEFA Cup. The consequences of that downturn in form resulted in the inevitable departure of Vengloš and also the loss of Villa captain David Platt. Whilst not the most charismatic of heroes, midfielder Platt had played for Villa between 1987-88 and 1990-91 and had become an instant success in Villa’s midfield with his non stop energy, box to box movement and goalscoring prowess. Platt made 155 appearances and scored 68 goals in his 3 seasons with Villa. Villa had paid Crewe Alexandra £200,000 for his services and he left aged 25 for a fee of £5,500,000. A club figurehead and now England international was allowed to leave as Villa fans were once again calling into question Chairman Doug Ellis’ motives following his terrible strategy and management decisions in the mid 80’s and the loss of Villa boss Graham Taylor the previous season - seemingly without a fight. As a result the close of the 1990-91 season threw up far more questions than answers. Those concerns would however be addressed just weeks later as a new era dawned for Villa in the 1990s. Centre forward Tony Cascarino made his last appearance for Villa aged 28 before moving to Celtic in July for a fee of £1,100,000. Cascarino had played for Villa in 1989-90 and 1990-91 making 54 appearances and scoring 12 goals. Right back Kevin Gage made his final appearance for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Sheffield United in November 1991 for a fee of £150,000. Gage had been used relatively sparingly in his final season with Villa but that could not hide the outstanding contribution he made to the club, a regular scorer (for a full back) and obvious commitment, Gage was another outstanding buy by Graham Taylor. Gage played for Villa between 1987-88 and 1990-91 making 145 and scoring 12 goals.