Popular Post Kingman Posted August 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2021 Last day of The Holte End as a standing terrace. May 1994 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 34 minutes ago, theboyangel said: It looks like a young Herbert D Ellis after inventing the bicycle kick. Got a faint memory that it was a caricature of Charlie Aitken, not 100% sure though. Just Googled the kit and looks like 1974 so just about fits. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Went down a YouTube rabbit hole today with the year end Villa season reviews. Around the Little / early Gregory. What a team! Yorke - best striker i've seen in a Villa shirt (been watching since late 80's) Savo - underrated... fantastic technical ability and scored a fair share. He'd be considered a success now. Got over the top ridicule from other fans and tabloids. Collymore - you could really see the Jekyll and Hyde character. When on form he was unplayable Hendrie - what a player... should have been so much more. He had superb ability. Very similar to our recently departed captain. Draper - a great number 8... got stuck in, could pass and scored a fair few Taylor - legend... he was a far better player than people remember as well... unbelievable engine, run up and down the pitch all day and always in the right place for a goal. Staunton - wonderful left foot and those lung bursting runs down the left Add in the great Southgate and Ehiogu at the back and the likes of Nelson (such a good crosser), Wright, Charles, Oakes and Bozzie. All of them I have fond memories of. The atmosphere in the home game against Atletico Madrid Has it ever been bettered? Good times... I think I went to all the home games that season. The league seemed more competitive as well... Arsenal won the league in 1998 on 78 points. 40 points got relegated. The gap between top and bottom was so much smaller. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xela Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 That last 20 mins @Brumstopdogs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Just now, Xela said: That last 20 mins @Brumstopdogs Was just watching that too. I went to that one too - as you say what an atmosphere. The Holte were just willing the ball in the net and we were so close to getting that third goal. Great to see the old matches and forgot what a decent team we had! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Brumstopdogs said: Was just watching that too. I went to that one too - as you say what an atmosphere. The Holte were just willing the ball in the net and we were so close to getting that third goal. Great to see the old matches and forgot what a decent team we had! Yeah, was in the lower Holte for that game. That Hendrie shot towards the end! The ground was rocking that night. Loved the big European games... absolutely loved the white shirts a home as well. You look back on these times and you never appreciate how good we had it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Xela said: Yeah, was in the lower Holte for that game. That Hendrie shot towards the end! The ground was rocking that night. Loved the big European games... absolutely loved the white shirts a home as well. You look back on these times and you never appreciate how good we had it then. I was in the upper Holte so not far away. Yes, remember the Hendrie shot - thought it was in. I think the whole ground did! They were certainly magical nights but back then Villa seemed to be in Europe a lot more often so kind of took it for granted at the time. We'll get those days back - just got to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 On 30/08/2021 at 19:26, markc said: Been meaning to get this out of the loft for a while now. Anybody else seen one. My aunt who used to live by VP brought it about 50-55 years ago I guess. Don't know if it was purchased in the club shop, one of the match day vendors outside the ground or a local shop. Think it's stoneware maybe pottery and has 'PHLIPDIDIT' written on the back. Sadly my aunt is no longer with us to ask. Get to the next local antiques roadshow, that’s got to be worth a few grand surely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BOF Posted September 8, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 8, 2021 7 hours ago, nick76 said: Finished 1-1 (Green the scorer) Our team : Warner, Cox, Coulton, Yates, Devey.H, Dawson, Brown.A, Green, Allen, Garvey, Dixon.A. Our star striker at the time, Archie Hunter was missing for that game, and that was one of only 2 games Garvey played all season. The first game and the final game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Our 1887 FA Cup Winners: Frank Coulton, James Warner, Fred Dawson, Joe Simmonds, Albert Allen; Richmond Davis, Albert Brown, Archie Hunter, Howard Vaughton, Dennis Hodgetts; Harry Yates, John Burton. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, John said: Our 1887 FA Cup Winners: Frank Coulton, James Warner, Fred Dawson, Joe Simmonds, Albert Allen; Richmond Davis, Albert Brown, Archie Hunter, Howard Vaughton, Dennis Hodgetts; Harry Yates, John Burton. There’s something about the photographs from the 1800’s that captivates me. I find it somewhat difficult to comprehend just how long ago that was. I don’t know too much about the playing ages of players during that era - I’d guess it isn’t too dissimilar to present times - maybe they even played until a little older than they do now. However, some of these guys may have died over 100 years ago… it’s absolutely crazy. Thank you for representing the Villa back then, gentlemen. Edited September 8, 2021 by Tayls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted September 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 8, 2021 3 hours ago, BOF said: Finished 1-1 (Green the scorer) Our team : Warner, Cox, Coulton, Yates, Devey.H, Dawson, Brown.A, Green, Allen, Garvey, Dixon.A. Our star striker at the time, Archie Hunter was missing for that game, and that was one of only 2 games Garvey played all season. The first game and the final game. Don’t know what it was like by you but I found it hard to get a pint at half time and they sold out of pies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sidcow Posted September 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 8, 2021 6 hours ago, John said: Our 1887 FA Cup Winners: Frank Coulton, James Warner, Fred Dawson, Joe Simmonds, Albert Allen; Richmond Davis, Albert Brown, Archie Hunter, Howard Vaughton, Dennis Hodgetts; Harry Yates, John Burton. Love the pose of the guy at the back middle with the tash. Who dear? Me dear? No dear! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slovenian Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Who remembers this guy ;)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 I remember him and his son. Looks like he had a few quid on Bayern in this one: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 One of my favourite matches. Anyone else also at this match? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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