Popular Post Mazrim Posted July 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2021 28 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Can someone please enlighten me on Gary Shaw? Before my time… My first Villa hero. I started going down in the 80/81 season when I was 6. I used up all my yellow felts drawing his hair. He was special. Injury robbed us and England of a superstar. The best young striker in the country by a country mile. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 So in other words, Alvarez would be an amazing signing.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Thanks, that’s exactly the sort of info I was after. Some of what I’ve read reminds me of Jack… he wasn’t a winger? More of a CAM or SS? Excellent dribbler? Good shot on him? Almost exclusively in the middle, SS definitely rather than a playmaker 10 from todays systems. Quality finisher and technically excellent. Particularly see 1.14 in the vid below: 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicRic Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, Mazrim said: My first Villa hero. I started going down in the 80/81 season when I was 6. I used up all my yellow felts drawing his hair. He was special. Injury robbed us and England of a superstar. The best young striker in the country by a country mile. Hes a friend of the family funnily enough... i asked him about the European cup final once and his reply was just special .. it was special very very down to earth lovely guy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 19 minutes ago, Mazrim said: My first Villa hero. I started going down in the 80/81 season when I was 6. I used up all my yellow felts drawing his hair. He was special. Injury robbed us and England of a superstar. The best young striker in the country by a country mile. You old bugger! I was 7 so also an old bugger lol. My first season going on a regular with my old man. Just amazing times looking back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Beeeeeeeef 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Mazrim said: My first Villa hero. I started going down in the 80/81 season when I was 6. I used up all my yellow felts drawing his hair. He was special. Injury robbed us and England of a superstar. The best young striker in the country by a country mile. And mine . The world was different then though. I queued for hours outside the local newsagents which was having its grand opening and the ribbon cut by Gary Shaw just to shake his hand and get his autograph. He was the 81/82 villas jack grealish. All the girls loved him and most of the blokes wanted to be him . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 His mum and dad used to live a few doors down from my nan and grandad in Kingshurst (Gary Shaw not Alvarez) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macandally Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 50 minutes ago, stewiek2 said: His mum and dad used to live a few doors down from my nan and grandad in Kingshurst (Gary Shaw not Alvarez) Kingshurst lad, As was I way back then. His Mum would chat to you all day about his trophies, she was (and I am sure still is) proud as punch. Another was Bryan Small who I played with at Kingshurst Primary and (from memory) Saltley Schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, stewiek2 said: His mum and dad used to live a few doors down from my nan and grandad in Kingshurst (Gary Shaw not Alvarez) Don't you mean Kingswürst? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 15, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2021 Great punathon VT. Well done all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 15, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2021 I once met Gary Shaw in a pub in town as he was a sales rep for some brewery. Many many modern players not fit to fondle the nuts of the bloke licking the boots of Gary Shaw will be multi millionaire's after retiring in their early 20's which is a bloody travesty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboys1 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 10 hours ago, Mazrim said: My first Villa hero. I started going down in the 80/81 season when I was 6. I used up all my yellow felts drawing his hair. He was special. Injury robbed us and England of a superstar. The best young striker in the country by a country mile. morley with and shaw whatg a foreward line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StanBalaban Posted July 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2021 44 minutes ago, sidcow said: Great punathon VT. Well done all of you. It's what you get when a good player is linked with a topside. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Dreamt that we signed this guy last night, he scored during the Copa America final and said up the villa to the camera. But, he had a top knot and I was fuming about it. Transfer got cancelled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 40 minutes ago, Nicho said: Dreamt that we signed this guy last night, he scored during the Copa America final and said up the villa to the camera. But, he had a top knot and I was fuming about it. Transfer got cancelled. That is an impressively niche dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pissflaps said: That is an impressively niche dream. Was reading VT before I went to sleep. To be honest I’m happy it wasn’t 7 hours of fish puns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent_Bob Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 12 minutes ago, Nicho said: Was reading VT before I went to sleep. To be honest I’m happy it wasn’t 7 hours of fish puns. Did you actually dream that, or are you just fishing for complimebt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, Silent_Bob said: Did you actually dream that, or are you just fishing for complimebt? Yep I’m lying for attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Silent_Bob said: Did you actually dream that, or are you just fishing for compliment? 1 hour ago, Nicho said: Yep I’m lying for attention 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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