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Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2016, 07:41:57 PM »
IIRC it covers 25 years, something like '77-2002.

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2016, 10:11:39 PM »
IIRC it covers 25 years, something like '77-2002.

Promotion in 1975 to 2001-02.

An eighties version of CotR has often been talked about but the trouble is that there were two great years at the start that have been done to death, a good one at the end and the rest is just depressing. There's nothing like the sort of nostalgia for the period that there is for the seventies.

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2016, 11:36:23 PM »
IIRC it covers 25 years, something like '77-2002.

Promotion in 1975 to 2001-02.

An eighties version of CotR has often been talked about but the trouble is that there were two great years at the start that have been done to death, a good one at the end and the rest is just depressing. There's nothing like the sort of nostalgia for the period that there is for the seventies.
1977 best year ever for me, for the memories,i know it got even better,but I lost something that year too

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2016, 11:38:13 PM »
IIRC it covers 25 years, something like '77-2002.

Promotion in 1975 to 2001-02.

An eighties version of CotR has often been talked about but the trouble is that there were two great years at the start that have been done to death, a good one at the end and the rest is just depressing. There's nothing like the sort of nostalgia for the period that there is for the seventies.

I was close!

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2016, 11:44:57 PM »
I bought something from the club shop Saturday and was given a postcard with this on the front and info on the back about the book so the club must be supporting it.



That photo looks like I could have been there standing right at the top of the Witton. Mind you it would have to have been 1961-65.

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2016, 09:02:04 AM »
I bought something from the club shop Saturday and was given a postcard with this on the front and info on the back about the book so the club must be supporting it.



That photo looks like I could have been there standing right at the top of the Witton. Mind you it would have to have been 1961-65.

Looks early 70s to me, certainly post 68/69. Up until that point the bench were literally benches on the Witton Lane side. This picture has a dug out, seats in the lower Trinity and that little white box above the tunnel I think was for the stadium announcer.

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #21 on: February 11, 2016, 09:21:05 AM »


Go on. Without any checking. Somebody name all 17.

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #22 on: February 11, 2016, 12:18:37 PM »
I bought something from the club shop Saturday and was given a postcard with this on the front and info on the back about the book so the club must be supporting it.



That photo looks like I could have been there standing right at the top of the Witton. Mind you it would have to have been 1961-65.

That's Jim Cumbes in goal.

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #23 on: February 11, 2016, 12:29:37 PM »


Go on. Without any checking. Somebody name all 17.

Rioch, Turnbull, Aitken, Hamilton, Curtis, Findlay, Vowden, Cumbes, Graydon, Lochead, Tyler, Brown, Evans, Anderson, Rudge, Bradley. - not 100% sure about Findlay and Rudge

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #24 on: February 11, 2016, 12:31:40 PM »
Forgot Pat Mac 4th down

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #25 on: February 11, 2016, 12:34:50 PM »
Is it not Ian Ross instead of Evans

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2016, 12:39:03 PM »


Go on. Without any checking. Somebody name all 17.

Rioch, Turnbull, Aitken, Hamilton, Curtis, Findlay, Vowden, Cumbes, Graydon, Lochead, Tyler, Brown, Evans, Anderson, Rudge, Bradley. - not 100% sure about Findlay and Rudge

Good effort but you've missed Ian Ross and  mistaken Harry Gregory for Jimmy Brown, and I'm pretty sure that  Jake Findlay isn't in the photo, although I've no idea who that guy is.

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #27 on: February 11, 2016, 01:04:31 PM »
I bought something from the club shop Saturday and was given a postcard with this on the front and info on the back about the book so the club must be supporting it.



That photo looks like I could have been there standing right at the top of the Witton. Mind you it would have to have been 1961-65.

That's Jim Cumbes in goal.

I would guess 71 or 72. I can't remember when the Vice Presidents' lounge under the Trinity was replaced by boxes, but it no earlier than the 71-2 season and probably no later. I'm not sure whether the lower trinity is seated, the aisles don't look well enough defined. It's a big crowd, maybe the second 0-0 against Walsall. I cant remember if they wore their red shorts or not, or of the evenings had enough light at that time of year.

Is it Jimmy Brown or Harry Gregory? I'd go for about the same time for the players photograph.

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #28 on: February 11, 2016, 01:45:14 PM »


Go on. Without any checking. Somebody name all 17.

Rioch, Turnbull, Aitken, Hamilton, Curtis, Findlay, Vowden, Cumbes, Graydon, Lochead, Tyler, Brown, Evans, Anderson, Rudge, Bradley. - not 100% sure about Findlay and Rudge

Good effort but you've missed Ian Ross and  mistaken Harry Gregory for Jimmy Brown, and I'm pretty sure that  Jake Findlay isn't in the photo, although I've no idea who that guy is.

I don't think the last but one is Dave Rudge. I reckon it could be Barrie Lynch. The real tough one is the guy between Curtis and Vowden, could it be Tommy Hughes ?
Also, Bruce Rioch appears to be the one player in a suit and tie.
« Last Edit: February 11, 2016, 01:55:23 PM by Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air »

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Re: Aston Villa Book of the 70s
« Reply #29 on: February 11, 2016, 01:47:39 PM »
I'm looking forward to it when it comes out should be a good book to have in my collection.

 


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