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Offline Deano's Mullet

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2016, 10:37:51 PM »
Villa Park as it looked best - at least for me anyway.

Offline Nev

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2016, 07:58:51 AM »
Ten to five on Cup Semi final day and that view would come up on Grandstand while Barry Davies told us what happened in the game.

And my chest would swell with pride at one of the great vistas of British football.

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2016, 08:13:34 AM »
They appear to be restoring the spire of Holy Trinity which I think was done in 1990.

I think that's the other floodlight?

Holte End looks magnificent.

Chris, the groundsman's assistant bought the yellow pick up in October 1989, but it failed its MOT for rust in the sills in the following February...

Offline Deano's Mullet

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2016, 09:49:35 AM »
I own a painting of this complete with a match taking place on the pitch - circa 1990 ish. The signatures of the squad at the time are all at the bottom so amongst them we've got David Platt, Paul McGrath, Gordon Cowans and Kent Nielsen.

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2016, 10:02:22 AM »
Loved it I still miss it like that.

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2016, 10:04:19 AM »
All I can add is that the car is a Daytona Yellow P100 Ford Cortina Pick - Up, probably 10 years old at the time of the photo.

Offline castlefields_villan

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2016, 10:33:15 AM »
Loved it I still miss it like that.

Fully agree Darren, I know times move on and change has to happen, but when it was like this the old place was more unique and individual than it is now - although, having said that - there's still no other football ground in the world that's anything like it.

Offline Chico Hamilton III

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2016, 01:44:21 PM »
I own a painting of this complete with a match taking place on the pitch - circa 1990 ish. The signatures of the squad at the time are all at the bottom so amongst them we've got David Platt, Paul McGrath, Gordon Cowans and Kent Nielsen.

I've got that on my wall in the hall. Sheff Weds, 1989, I think?


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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #23 on: August 30, 2016, 10:12:58 PM »
I think it was during Graham Taylor's first spell as manager that the dugouts were changed from the lower flat roof ones to the ones with a perspex roof.
I thought it was for Dr Jo.

Offline Deano's Mullet

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #24 on: August 30, 2016, 10:17:17 PM »
I own a painting of this complete with a match taking place on the pitch - circa 1990 ish. The signatures of the squad at the time are all at the bottom so amongst them we've got David Platt, Paul McGrath, Gordon Cowans and Kent Nielsen.

I've got that on my wall in the hall. Sheff Weds, 1989, I think?



yeh, 89-90 season. I seem to recall getting it in the Venglos campaign. I'm pretty sure they did a later updated version in about 1995 showing the same view but with the Doug Ellis and new Holte End on it instead and the players in the Muller kit.

Offline Villafirst

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #25 on: August 30, 2016, 10:35:47 PM »
A full Holte End in those days was awesome. So many happy memories.

Offline West Derby Villan

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #26 on: August 31, 2016, 05:43:32 PM »
A full Holte End in those days was awesome. So many happy memories.

Yeah agree, the atmosphere up the Holte, on its day, can't be beaten

Offline Exeter 77

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #27 on: August 31, 2016, 05:52:01 PM »
The old flat-roofed dugout was still there in October 1990 because Trappatoni cut his head on it during the Inter game - I seem to recall it like that anyway.

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #28 on: September 01, 2016, 04:19:30 PM »
The old flat-roofed dugout was still there in October 1990 because Trappatoni cut his head on it during the Inter game - I seem to recall it like that anyway.

Negative. see 55 seconds in

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Re: Villa Park
« Reply #29 on: September 02, 2016, 02:58:09 PM »
why did they put a random number of dark blue seats in the witton lane ?

They are about where there used to be a tunnel, must have used non-matching seats when they filled it in.

 


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