Villa 59

This is great entertainment for a wet, windy Saturday. Can't wait for sunny Valencia tonight

John, John, Sleeuweok

Can't spell his name, but he's got a big cock!

2 minutes ago, mjmooney said:

Chris Nichol scoring all four goals in a two-all draw (at Leicester, iirc). 

That's correct..I was there...Filbert Street, what a dump!

1 hour ago, Follyfoot said:

Peter Withes sweatbands

And the old girl who gave him a toffee at the end of every game

1 hour ago, mjmooney said:

We'll sing a song of victory 

When Villa win Division Three 

The City fans will never mock 

When they remember Bruce Rioch 

 

All the scum fans are on the dole

We can stick your blue scarf up your hole

40 minutes ago, imavillan said:

Just a few of the great pubs we used to have for pre and post match drinks, meet ups and banter

Brilliant pics...I'm sure I've been pissed in every corner of those pubs

8 hours ago, Follyfoot said:

 

I still reckon the bells are ringing as we come out would work 

This is a fantastic thread and it's fair to say that I recall most of what's been written here. 

This thread deserves 'a like' from us all!

Great stuff!

1 hour ago, John said:

On this day in 1972, we played Manchester City at Villa Park in the Charity Shield in front of 34,859, including those below in the Witton End (Francis Lee's 70th minute penalty below beating Jim Cumbes). Our team was Cumbes, Wright, Nicholl, Ross, Aitken, McMahon, Rioch, Vowden, Graydon, Lochhead & Anderson. City played Corrigan, Book, Donachie, Doyle, Booth, Bell, Summerbee, Lee, Davies, Marsh & Towers. 

   

Great pics John. I would have been there that. Am I right in saying that it ended in a draw and we shared the trophy? Some great players including  a true Villa legend in Charlie Aitken.

Oh Ray Graydon, he took the penalty

And scored the goal that won the cup for Villa at Wembley 

6 minutes ago, Follyfoot said:

Good spot

oh, to be that age again, you kind of knew that something special was happening. The rise of the fallen to sublime football in 7677 to the champions of England and the champions of Europe with a couple of league cups thrown in. It all felt so normal then

Success will return under Unai if we're patient 

On 09/07/2023 at 09:32, John said:

Andy after scoring a hat-trick in our 6-0 win at Oldham in 1971: 

Is that Chico Hamilton on the right?

On 09/07/2023 at 14:24, GlobalVillan said:

30?? Bloody hell. 

I just asked my missus how old this man looks (just the face so as not to give away that he was a footballer). She guessed 88. Lol

I would guess late 50's at the very youngest. 30? Crazy.

It's the lack of moisturizer that does it

3 hours ago, Zatman said:

In Moyes defence he just won a trophy so can get away with it now

Yep. Look forward to them handing over the trophy over to us

9 hours ago, fightoffyour said:

Crazy money for a guy just coming back from an ACL injury.

They’ve still got to abide by FFP, at least in theory, and their transfer dealings in the last two windows have been horrendous from a value perspective. A modern MON indeed.

Heads will roll before Christmas when they perform worse than last season I imagine.

Do you think they'll appoint a gay manager as a gift to the fans?

11 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said:

Set to walk in the coming days apparently.

Coming from fans that have been in this situation ourselves, if he walks then they are in for a long misrable season.

Oh well.

A long, miserable season is exactly what they deserve...mind the gap!!

6 minutes ago, meregreen said:

Ah the old Ben Johnson. Spent many a happy session there before and after games. Tough pub to make a profit from, especially with so many local businesses closing Landlord used to say it was the football trade kept his head above water. Match days it was always rammed. It’s a bloody burger bar now, should be a law against it.

Oh no, is it really a burger bar? Shame on whoever allowed that to happen. Yes. They used to get a fair number of customers from Halfords et Al back in the day. A real travesty imo

50 minutes ago, Follyfoot said:

Declan from Gloucester…shire

very excited about the new season, very six fingered, blithering idiot

Don't believe that...not one of them are from the shires...it's too far from town

Mate

On 15/07/2023 at 01:10, Wurzel said:

Sad to hear that Tony Butler has passed away. Another piece of my youth has gone, not many left now. RIP Tony.

Me too mate. RIP Tony... very sad indeed

2 minutes ago, turnbull said:

I can only apologise, the road we were diverted along for the SH Highway upgrade must have been a completely different one to what I thought it was.

When I was a kid most of my friends lived close to Cov Road and were Villa fans

All the Bluenoses were mainly from Solihull

32 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

To me, it's obvious some people are attracted to the romance of " A Cup " due to our history, and not thinking it through very logically..From a multitude of angles.

Bingham City won a Cup and got relegated. Wigan the same.

If we won a Cup, but finished 10th, do you think that convinces our best players to turn down Champions League clubs, or attract Champions League level players?

" Man City/ United/ Arsenal etc want me, but Villa have won the League Cup so I'm defo going there/staying"

" Hey, we've missed out on 50 - 75 mill in income and Sponsorship, but this Carling Cup is ace "

CL coupled with an FA Cup win. Can I be greedy and have both....then I can fall over and die a very happy man!

2 minutes ago, Follyfoot said:

I always like to have a tot  in the Windsor and Hole in the Wall, never seem to get any problems with pesky noses 

Hey, they were 2 of my favourite pubs as well mate. Used to finish off in the Ben Johnson before making our way to the game. There were hardly any

bluenoses in town those days mate!

Just now, Villa 59 said:

No, just a brain to make the best choices in life!

And yes, I always drank in town

Mate

2 minutes ago, Follyfoot said:

Did you have to have an exorcism as a child?

No, just a brain to make the best choices in life!

21 hours ago, Wurzel said:

Twitter, sorry X , can be awesome sometimes..

 

That picture looks better than it actually is 

46 minutes ago, turnbull said:

Really hope the white transit van ( with Undiefeeted written on the side in black insulation tape) that picks him up from the airport has his satnav set to shortest route so it takes him down the Old Cov Road rather than the slightly plusher Small Heath Highway. That'd open his eyes a bit.

Nothing wrong with the Old Cov road mate...it's where I was born (but I'm alright now)