VILLAMARV Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 On 9/3/2016 at 21:46, TrentVilla said: 6th September 1986 v Oxford, we lost 2-1 thank to Martin Keown. Blimey, 30 years ago on Tuesday.... Happy anniversary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaninireland Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 18 hours ago, Ooh-Ah said: No one made me support Villa. My dad was a Leeds fan and all my friends supported United or Liverpool. Don't ask me why I didn't jump ship. Same here Ooh-Ah.My dad was Wolves during their glory years of the 50s but he never pressured me to go to the Wolves, he let me make my own mind up . I think he was secretly delighted his only child , a daughter was into football . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonyh29 Posted September 6, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2016 more importantly , we should have a thread titled "At what Villa match did you first see Werewolf ? " I miss the chants of " We've got a werewolf , We've got a werewolf , You don't , you don't " 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted September 6, 2016 Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2016 35 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said: Happy anniversary Ha thanks. I bought a copy of the program the other day as a present for myself, should be there when I get home! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 10 hours ago, Mantis said: I've just realised, I don't think I actually saw the goal we scored at my first Villa game. It was a penalty and everyone one was standing up and since I was only little I just had to go by the crowd reactions. It was a Dublin header if you're correct it was the March 2002 Arsenal game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 52 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: more importantly , we should have a thread titled "At what Villa match did you first see Werewolf ? " I miss the chants of " We've got a werewolf , We've got a werewolf , You don't , you don't " Since you asked, I first saw him in the flesh at the 1995/96 encounter at home to Southampton (April 1996?) - waltzing along the Trinity Road. We won 3-0 that day if I recall correctly, and Dwight Yorke was wearing white boots. That was the time when any boots other than black really stood out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 20 hours ago, Villaninireland said: 11th October 1975 V Spurs. I nagged & nagged my dad to take me to the Villa & luckily he knew Dicky Dossett who played for us in the 50s. He used to get us tickets in the Trinity , top price of £5. Dad saidhe would take me to that as my first match as there wouldn't be many there , just the 40,000 dad . I am trying to think back to that game. It must have been the first season back in div 1 as it was then. If memory serves me right Keith Leonard scored the winner on one leg. Last game he played for us, knee injury ended his career. Shame! Mind you ever cloud has a silver lining. I think we bought Andy Gray on the back of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbop Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 My first game was to Villa vs Newcastle, I was absolutely sure Gary Speed scored the only goal late on with a header but I can't find a game where that happened. So it must have been someone else. Around 1998-99 - they had a bald fullback who clattered someone early on and for the whole game the Villa fans started whistling / singing the Addams family theme tune (Fester Addams) as soon as the ball went anywhere near him. Was hilarious until we lost, then I probably cried. I remember the chap who took me was a colleague of my mum, and I loved him so much for taking me to that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartyn88 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 vs Chelsea in 1995 (I think). If I recall correctly we lost 1-0 with either Zola or Gullit scoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonVilla Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Man City at home in '96, think they needed to win to stay up? Steve Lomas scored to win it 1-0 for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaninireland Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 4 hours ago, PaulC said: I am trying to think back to that game. It must have been the first season back in div 1 as it was then. If memory serves me right Keith Leonard scored the winner on one leg. Last game he played for us, knee injury ended his career. Shame! Mind you ever cloud has a silver lining. I think we bought Andy Gray on the back of that. Andy Gray played in this match & scored , home debut. What a £110,000 well spent that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tismyk Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, Villaninireland said: Andy Gray played in this match & scored , home debut. What a £110,000 well spent that was. Andy first match was at VP we lost to Man Utd and he scored a diving header as we lost 2-1 I think, (I was there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 7 minutes ago, Villaninireland said: Andy Gray played in this match & scored , home debut. What a £110,000 well spent that was. yes it must have been the Arsenal game Leonard scored in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mole86 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 3 hours ago, Jimbop said: My first game was to Villa vs Newcastle, I was absolutely sure Gary Speed scored the only goal late on with a header but I can't find a game where that happened. So it must have been someone else. Around 1998-99 - they had a bald fullback who clattered someone early on and for the whole game the Villa fans started whistling / singing the Addams family theme tune (Fester Addams) as soon as the ball went anywhere near him. Was hilarious until we lost, then I probably cried. I remember the chap who took me was a colleague of my mum, and I loved him so much for taking me to that game. Duncan Ferguson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straggler Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 11/10/1986 Aston Villa 3 -1 Southampton We got relegated that season. We had just moved to the area and tried games at Villa, Coventry, and Wolves and one other that escapes me to see who we were going to support (my Dad and I). Looking back it was not really a fair contest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrenchVillaLova Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 At home against QPR in March 1996. Ended 4-2 with QPR scoring a weird own goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 4 April 1994 v Norwich 0-0. Such a boring game but I think Richardson hit the bar with a long range effort. Efan Ekouku was also sitting in the stands with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSteveUK Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 December 12th 1959 - Cardiff came visiting ( and lost 2-0 - though they were promoted with us.) The last season that Villa had 3 players who all reached 20 goals in the League, I'm sure Dad took 10-yr-old me down the front of the old Witton End where I could peer through the old white railings at my soon to be heroes - and be slightly frightened each time the ball came my way. Pity he waited until that date - I missed the 11-1 against Charlton. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 59 minutes ago, FrenchVillaLova said: At home against QPR in March 1996. Ended 4-2 with QPR scoring a weird own goal. I remember that game, it was my second at Villa Park. Didn't Dwight Yorke score an overhead kick in front of the north stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 03/04 at home against Fulham (brother is a Fulham supporter). We won 3-0 with goals from Juan Pablo Angel and Darius Vassell. One of them got two but I can't remember which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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