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Author Topic: Happy Birthday Ron Saunders.  (Read 6859 times)

Offline passport1

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Re: Happy Birthday Ron Saunders.
« Reply #45 on: November 06, 2015, 10:50:19 PM »
Probably the Supporters Association or fan backed organisation would be better placed.
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Re: Happy Birthday Ron Saunders.
« Reply #46 on: November 06, 2015, 11:22:29 PM »
Happy Birthday, Ron.
Just in before midnight.
Appreciate the nights in Europe and the Cup.

Have a really good one,
Louise
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Offline Damo70

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Re: Happy Birthday Ron Saunders.
« Reply #47 on: November 06, 2015, 11:31:21 PM »
I remember that interview he did a few years back that was posted on here. Despite his age and looking slightly frail compared to the man we knew he still scared me. I would have been tempted to give him the Villa job until the end of the season. He would eat Mourinho for breakfast even now.
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Offline Stirchley Villain

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Re: Happy Birthday Ron Saunders.
« Reply #48 on: November 07, 2015, 12:25:59 AM »
He always reminded me of my late Uncle Bill.
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Online steamer

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Re: Happy Birthday Ron Saunders.
« Reply #49 on: November 07, 2015, 06:00:41 AM »
I am too far away to do the organising, but if someone wants to take up the challenge. A 100 pounds from me to kick off the contribution.
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Offline robbo1874

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Re: Happy Birthday Ron Saunders.
« Reply #50 on: November 07, 2015, 08:45:49 AM »
Witton Ln stand should be re-named the 110% stand I reckon.
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Offline Gregorys Boy

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Re: Happy Birthday Ron Saunders.
« Reply #51 on: November 07, 2015, 08:50:33 AM »
Yeah saw this in the paper yesterday.  Happy Birthday great man! Just hope the Villa can make him proud again before he's very much older :)
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Offline Billy Walker

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Re: Happy Birthday Ron Saunders.
« Reply #52 on: November 07, 2015, 10:24:16 AM »
Happy Birthday Mr. Saunders.  What you achieved with the club serves as a constant reminder to us that Villa should never settle for second best or listen to the doubters and knockers in the media. 

I might be dreaming this but I recall reading some programme notes you wrote ( I think it was for Villa's celebratory centenary match v Leeds in 1974) where you congratulated Leeds on getting to a European Cup Final and suggested Aston Villa should be playing in such games too. Considering we were a Division Two team at the time and had been out of the top flight for quite a while (by our standards) it was a bold thing to write...but you were as good as your word.  You set the modern standard for this club and I'll not be totally content until we've climbed the mountain and got back to our rightful place on the very top of the pile again.
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Offline passport1

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Re: Happy Birthday Ron Saunders.
« Reply #53 on: November 07, 2015, 10:45:03 AM »
Its called ambition Billy.Without ambition you end up.........well where we are.
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Offline wittonwarrior

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Re: Happy Birthday Ron Saunders.
« Reply #54 on: November 07, 2015, 08:35:25 PM »
its the extra percentage that got us there ha ha.  Loved the man, what a guy - the likes of which we are unlikely ever to see again at Villa Park.
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