Interview with (takes a big breath) Diniyar Bilyaletdinov

[riddick]

Why do I feel like he was the backup option for us when we signed him? As in we were in for someone else most of the window and didn't land that player so we went for Bily? Was it Honda we were looking at?

 

[EFCPaul]

The Sigurdsson comparisons aren't fair, with this lad I at least got the impression that he always gave it his all and actually wouldn't have shirked being given a bit more responsibility. The Icelandic fraud was literally telling his team-mates not to give him the ball in the last few games before the hiatus, he's one of the worst captains I can ever remember. Even Neville when he had the armband led by better example most of the time.

Good luck to Bily, didn't work out here but he was a good egg.

 

[Dymak]

An expensive flop. Moyes did well to get a decent bit of money back through selling him.

 

[mrb85]

Scored a couple of absolute pearlers

Wolves away
Portsmouth last game
my favourite though was the one against Utd, such a mad shot to take from the distance he was but the low trajectory and the power was superb.

and with little backlift

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Still only 34 At least I correctly spelled his name.lol I think

Seems a good lad. Always wanted him to succeed, but didn't quite work out. That goal against Portsmouth properly lit up a non-entity of a game.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Remember us signing him during a time when Russian players were the flavour of the month.

Linked with Arshavin which had us all absolutely drooling.

Spurs signed Pavlyuchenko.

Then we go and get this bugger.

 

[Saint Domingo]

He was too slow, mind you could say that about the majority of our signings.

 

[ToffeeTim]

His goal against Wolves still one of my favourites. A scorer of good goals rather than a good goalscorer.

 

[blue61]

My brother was hosting an awards night at Bristol City a few years ago, and he text me to say David Moyes was on his table and did I have any questions for him. 1 - Can you put Hibbert on penalty duties? 2 - Have you considered playing Bily through the middle? Question 1 got a laugh, question 2 got the death stare .

 

[toffee-L]

His goal away at Wolves was one of my favourites. He actually had a decent enough first season but went down hill shortly after that.

 

[GwladysBlue]

We needed a proper winger and Moyes bought this dope. Didn’t we all think it was Bystrov at the time?

Moyes completely wrecked our squad that window. Yes we lost Lescott but there was no need to bring in both Distin, Heitinga and Bilyaletdinov.

 

[SiEdmo]

Scored a couple of absolute pearlers

Wolves away
Portsmouth last game
my favourite though was the one against Utd, such a mad shot to take from the distance he was but the low trajectory and the power was superb.

and using the defender as a wall to blindside the keeper

 

[orly]

We needed a proper winger and Moyes bought this dope. Didn’t we all think it was Bystrov at the time?

Moyes completely wrecked our squad that window. Yes we lost Lescott but there was no need to bring in both Distin, Heitinga and Bilyaletdinov.

?????????

Heitinga was player of the season in his first year

Distin was superb (much better than Jagielka)

Bily was wonderful.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Only 34...

 

[degsy]

Never played in his natural position. Wasted by Moyes.

What was his 'natural' position
For that matter what was his best position...and were they the same?
Like McFadden - a player in search of a position...which nobody knew