sparrow1988 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) A cracker scored on this day 30 years ago by big Cas! Edited February 2, 2021 by sparrow1988 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kingman Posted February 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2021 Middle Row 3rd on the left, Jack's great-great grandad "Garraty" 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted February 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 11, 2021 our biggest ever PL win on this day in 1995...7-1 vs wimbledon. saw the highlights and the ground looked empty. looked it up - 23k attendance that day! it was saturday 3pm too. anyone know why crowds were so low around that time? we also beat blues 2-0 on this day in 2018. it was the one where brucie got emotional when we scored having lost his dad not long before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazmonkey Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 17 hours ago, tomav84 said: our biggest ever PL win on this day in 1995...7-1 vs wimbledon. saw the highlights and the ground looked empty. looked it up - 23k attendance that day! it was saturday 3pm too. anyone know why crowds were so low around that time? we also beat blues 2-0 on this day in 2018. it was the one where brucie got emotional when we scored having lost his dad not long before. Think the holte was being built then, I think there was a small part of the lower tier open for that game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted February 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Bazmonkey said: Think the holte was being built then, I think there was a small part of the lower tier open for that game even so, looking at the highlights there was a LOT of empty seats spoke to a mate of mine who said that crowd trouble was still rife back then and it did keep a lot of folks away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Evans Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 13 hours ago, Bazmonkey said: Think the holte was being built then, I think there was a small part of the lower tier open for that game It was fully open by then. The Upper Tier has been opened against Chelsea just after Christmas. Ian Taylor scored his first goal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowandlow Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Wimbledon often seemed to attract worst crowd of the season. Hardly anyone travelled. And although we won that game convincingly and I think were on a decent run at that point, generally we were pretty awful that season and nearly got relegated Attendances seemed to really recover post euro 96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 13, 2021 1994-95 was the last time our average attendance was under 30,000. I seem to recall that Wimbledon game being on free to air telly too. After Euro 96, our average attendance leapt up by over 6,000 to 36,027. I have a feeling that in a post Covid world there's going to be a real demand for people to get out and attend events - it's a pity Villa Park isn't bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 13, 2021 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: I seem to recall that Wimbledon game being on free to air telly too I went to the game. Was it really on FTA telly? My recollection is that it wasn't - that it was just a Saturday 3pm ko. And was it the one where the ref (Elleray?) had to put on a Villa shirt at HT because his kit was the same as Wimbledon's and they hadn't brought their change kit with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 13, 2021 41 minutes ago, blandy said: Was it really on FTA telly? My recollection is that it wasn't. Your recollection is right. I think I've got it confused with us beating Everton 6-2 in 1989 because there were a lot of goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 13, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 13, 2021 26 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Your recollection is right. I think I've got it confused with us beating Everton 6-2 in 1989 because there were a lot of goals. Ah, right. Thanks. Now that was a good performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brumstopdogs Posted February 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2021 What.a game this one was... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said: What.a game this one was... One of my favourite memories, I loved that team. So sad to think that two of them are no longer with us. Watching Bosnich’s penalty saves back now, I never noticed how poor the Tranmere spot kicks were. My memory was of Bosnich pulling off unbelievably world class saves. Strange how perception changes over time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted February 27, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 08/02/2021 at 21:49, Kingman said: Middle Row 3rd on the left, Jack's great-great grandad "Garraty" Greasy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only2McInallys Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 13/02/2021 at 13:26, blandy said: Ah, right. Thanks. Now that was a good performance. Brilliant game.6-2I remember before the game started they were saying Neville Southall was the best goalkeeper in the world Watched it with a few non Villa fans who were quite dismissive of Platt before the game and he ended up with a hatrick. Taylor really created a great team. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Brumstopdogs said: What.a game this one was... This was a superb game, the 2nd leg at Villa Park. The come back, the penalty saves in the match and then the drama of the shoot out. Tranmere were 1 penalty away from going to Wembley... Amazing memories! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 28, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 13/02/2021 at 13:00, OutByEaster? said: Your recollection is right. I think I've got it confused with us beating Everton 6-2 in 1989 because there were a lot of goals. I've still got that game on video tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 28, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28, 2021 20 hours ago, Only2McInallys said: Brilliant game.6-2I remember before the game started they were saying Neville Southall was the best goalkeeper in the world Watched it with a few non Villa fans who were quite dismissive of Platt before the game and he ended up with a hatrick. Taylor really created a great team. The game was billed as Platt v another Everton player (Newell?) who were similar players, and who would get into the England squad for Italia 90. Obviously Platt was totally dominant and the rest as they say is history. I seem to recall Cowans was sublime in this game with a perfect throughball to Platt for one of the goals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 28, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28, 2021 21 hours ago, Brumstopdogs said: What.a game this one was... What a game. Probably The Holte was as it's finest, utter bedlam. We really went into the match with a feeling that we'd already blown it, the excitement as the comeback unfolded was intense. That run by Atkinson, when he was on it he was a force of nature. He had the ability to be one of the greats if only he had the mentality. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kingman Posted February 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2021 Old picture of Villa Park under construction 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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