Squad Photo

[saunders_heroes]

Alan Evans. A proper centre back. Could do with him now.

[class_of_82]

while we at it lets have john gidman and colin gibson at full back to.

[Villan For Life]

If you had to pick just one player out of that '81 team to be in the current squad who would it be?
Defender, midfield or attack?

Personally, I'd go with Mortimer.

Or Sid  -  some playmaking passes.

Ironic how everyone's forgotten how poor he was that season.

No I recall how poor he was. His confidence was shot. I was willing him to rediscover his form though.

[London Villan]

What are all the trophies in the 81 pic along with the obvious one?

[Villan For Life]

What are all the trophies in the 81 pic along with the obvious one?

The one in the wooden frame in front of Kenny Swain is, I think, the PFA Young Player of the Year trophy which was won by Gary Shaw. Quite why they didn't put it in front of Gary is a mystery!

[gervilla]

I think the two in front of Peter Withe are The Midlands Soccer Writers Player of the Year Trophy (won by Withe) and The Midlands Soccer Writers Young Player of the Year Trophy (won by Shaw).

[dave.woodhall]

Is the Manager of the Year trophy in there as well?

[pauliewalnuts]

Alan Evans. A proper centre back. Could do with him now.

I was thinking the other day about how we used to sing - in the 80s - "When Al goes up to lift the FA Cup, we'll be there, we'll be there".

Fast forward almost thirty fucking years and we still haven't won it.

[dave.woodhall]

Alan Evans. A proper centre back. Could do with him now.

I was thinking the other day about how we used to sing - in the 80s - "When Al goes up to lift the FA Cup, we'll be there, we'll be there".

Fast forward almost thirty fucking years and we still haven't won it.

Twenty years earlier they were singing it about Alan Deakin.

[saunders_heroes]

Alan Evans. A proper centre back. Could do with him now.

I was thinking the other day about how we used to sing - in the 80s - "When Al goes up to lift the FA Cup, we'll be there, we'll be there".

Fast forward almost thirty fucking years and we still haven't won it.

Christ I'd forgotten all about that song.

[Hookeysmith]

I remember the famous chant

"My eyes have seen the glory of the villa win the cup, 7 times we've won no one else will catch us up.................."

Loved being able to sing that at the time 

[Simon Ward]

"Alan Evans Psycho Evans la la la la la"

[gervilla]

Is the Manager of the Year trophy in there as well?

No. That trophy was about 3 foot high.