Nigel Reo-Coker believes Aston Villa deserve 'a lot more credit' for their performance in the 2007/08 campaign.
However, Reo-Coker, who missed just two of Villa's league games over the season, feels the side has not received the recognition it warranted.
"People need to look at those clubs who are supposedly top half," he said in the Birmingham Mail.
"I remember reading a few quotes from people not expecting Villa to have a good season.
"I saw people tipping us to finish in the bottom half of the table, or from 12th downwards. But look at what we've done.
"Tottenham and Newcastle have spent massive money and even my old club West Ham spent a lot of money to get the right players in and really push for that European spot.
"So you really need to look at what we've done and people need to give us a lot more credit than we have been getting."
