Paul McGrath - don't worry

[PeterWithe]

I think their keeper that night was a young Northern Irish guy called Paul Kee. He got pelters from us travelling Villa fans for his premature baldness. I don't think I can ever remember such sustained 'banter' with an opposition player. I actually felt sorry for him, although that didn't stop me joining in. He had a mare.

I went to that, our van was towed from where we left it and we had to track over to John Radcliffe Hospital to retrieve it.

We were all singing ‘ No hair, the goalies got no hair’ to the tune of Blue Moon.

I can’t mind what the score of the game was.

[PeterWithe]

Ps I saw Jim Walker in Asda last week, he was talking to Tony Morley,  I said hello as I knew him from when he worked at the Belfry.

Jim is an absolute gent, good to see him looking so well.

[Damo70]

Ps I saw Jim Walker in Asda last week, he was talking to Tony Morley,  I said hello as I knew him from when he worked at the Belfry.

Jim is an absolute gent, good to see him looking so well.

Years back a good friend of mine had a mate (I didn't actually know this mate myself) who was apparently going out with Jim Walker's daughter and reckoned that Jim would always introduce himself to people as "Hi, Jim Walker, Aston Villa physio".

[PeterWithe]

She ended up marrying Mark Delaney.

[Damo70]

She ended up marrying Mark Delaney.

I have a friend (A. It wasn't me and I wasn't even there and B. it wasn't anyone I know who is on H&V) who once paid a young lady in Amsterdam to wear his Villa shirt and sing 'Mark, Mark, Mark Delaney' whilst he was doing the deed and a couple of mates were waiting outside the room. I believe it was a bet. He obviously won the bet, but whether his winnings covered the cost of his encounter with said lady I have no idea.

[Lblock1874]

Genius - in my 40 years watching a great club. Paul Mcgrath the best centre half i've seen turn out in a Villa shirt. Rarely mentioned for an all time premier league 11. Yet every top club in the world would pay a fortune for his ability today.

[Damo70]

Paul McGrath talks about his favourite games in this months FourFourTwo magazine. He says he "enjoyed every single season" he was at Villa. His biggest regret is his "horrific pass" that got his "best mate" Kevin Moran sent off in the 1985 FA Cup Final. His favourite games were his Ireland debut, the Ireland v Romania game in Italia '90, the 1985 FA Cup Final and the 1994 League Cup Final.

[Somniloquism]

Surprised the McGrath v Italy in 94 wasn't mentioned.

[Pat McMahon]

Surprised the McGrath v Italy in 94 wasn't mentioned.

They lost so I suppose that negates his own excellent performance in terms of memories

[dubont]

They won 1-0.

[cdbearsfan]

They lost to Italy in the Quarters in 1990, beat them in the Group Stage in 1994. Assume that was the mix up.

[rob_bridge]

He had a good game v Italy in 1994, ask Baggio (best player in the world), Signori (top scorer in SerieA which was best league at the time) and Massaro who bagged 2 for Milan in the route of Barcelona in EC final a few weeks earlier.

He saw them all off whilst teaching Phill Babb how to play.

[Damo70]

Surprised the McGrath v Italy in 94 wasn't mentioned.

That surprised me too. For all the great games I saw him play for Villa home and away over a number of years that game was his finest ever for me. He was also still playing with just one arm due to the muscle virus he played the 1994 Coca Cola Cup final with.

[dave shelley]

Paul McGrath Appeals For Help In Finding Missing Son

[Damo70]

Paul McGrath Appeals For Help In Finding Missing Son

Not good, very worrying.