terrytini 8,887 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 Just seen this in Pre Match thread. Accidentally posted this there... Ah, bugger. Just opened VT. Saw @TROhad replied to a post, so replied. Up pops the next page and I discover Sir Ron has gone. Talk about Right Man, Right Time, Right Club. If we ever get a Manager who achieves half what he did we will be very lucky. He Won the League, but a couple of years before produced the most exciting football team I’ve ever seen. It was a great privilege to watch his sides at VP. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terrytini 8,887 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, PaulC said: Without doubt the greatest we have had. Really built three teams At villa. The one that got promoted, the one that finished 4th in 76/77 and then the one that won the league and European Cup. The 5-1 at ht against the mighty Liverpool was my fav match ever Rip love you Ron Echo that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veloman 314 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: Rebuild it, tell the architect. "110% effort on that design" Only those of us who used to read his programme notes will 'get' that !!!!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zab6359 379 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 So sad a win today as a tribute would be so fitting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1974Centenary 267 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 When your young, people in sports leave you with such a good feeling inside that upon their passing they leave you with a feeling of sadness ,Bob willis earlier this week and now Ron saunders. I recall my dad and me signing a petition to bring him back,but obviously to no avail.Thanks Ron. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NurembergVillan 19,880 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TreeVillan 625 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 I'm too young to remember him myself, but will be eternally thankful for what he did for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davkaus 12,870 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Don_Simon said: The North Stand should be the Ron Saunder Stand. We don't do enough at Villa to cherish and celebrate our greats. This would be a fitting start. A true Holte End hero now in the sky. Maybe if/when we rebuild it. I wouldn't want to put his name on the current shithole, personally. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's Your Round 2,086 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 Villa’s YouTube posted this earlier... brings a tear to the eye Click here 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheepyvillian 1,733 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 If anyone understood the importance of a successful Aston Villa it was Ron Saunders. He was a straight shooter, who didn't suffer fools as many a player found to their cost. He also brought some great players, our greatest captain, Dennis Mortimer, one of our greatest centre forwards, Andy Gray, who, despite scoring 30 goals in one season, was shown the door for having the temerity to question the training methods the manager was famous for. He was eventually replaced by some journey man called Peter Withe, and the rest, as they say, is history. Thanks, Sir Ron, for giving me some of the happiest memories ever, may you rest in peace. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheepyvillian 1,733 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 He was so much revered, that even going on to manage our hated rivals was of no detriment to this wonderful man's legacy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KenjiOgiwara 2,718 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 Boxing Day tribute would be magic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KenjiOgiwara 2,718 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Ignore this post Edited December 8, 2019 by KenjiOgiwara Already posted by others Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveAV1 4,659 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Tegis said: THE man in charge when the Villa found it's way to me. RIP big man, and thank you! You mean when you were chosen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KenjiOgiwara 2,718 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 Sorry, drunk as a skunk. Didn't see it had been posted. Can a moderator just remove it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meregreen 1,154 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 Just heard this sad news. He gave me and so many other Villa fans the best years of our lives when he managed our club. Thanks Ron RIP. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KenjiOgiwara 2,718 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 Correct me if I got this wrong, but when we got promoted in the 70s with Saunders, we won the league cup. The opposition in the final was Norwich and Norwich is the club we're facing boxing day? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
privateer 1,383 Report post Posted December 8, 2019 53 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Correct me if I got this wrong, but when we got promoted in the 70s with Saunders, we won the league cup. The opposition in the final was Norwich and Norwich is the club we're facing boxing day? Yep. I remember watching this on TV and the room erupting around this point. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blandy 12,981 Report post Posted December 8, 2019 It was a really lovely moment when he was invited back, when Randy was here. All hail Saunders, all hail Aston Villa 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maqroll 8,681 Report post Posted December 8, 2019 Before my time as a Villa fan, but always well aware of his accomplishments, legacy and stature at Villa and beyond. Big loss, but a big life too. R.I.P. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
