Last day on the Holte 1994 VS Liverpool

[wittonwarrior]

I don't think there is a  great deal of  difference between the atmosphere on the Holte to the stand today.  Sure for some big  games in particular Blues it was something special, for anything but the bigger games the stand was fairly quite. 

What I do remember though was going through each player when they came out to warm up prior to kick off.  Less anti blues songs and more Villa.

One of the best atmospheres was the cup tie v Port Vale just before the QPR league cup semi.

PS if anyone can copy and send me one of the Certificates I would be really grateful.

[Pat McMahon]

I was living in Paris and came back for this. I was amazed tolerance when I got home the night before that it was all ticket - a rarity in those days - and was sold out. Undeterred, I arrived early, begged and pleaded with strangers for a spare and managed to get one about 15 minutes to kick off.

It was on the right side of the Holte - I was a left sider - and at the end I ran around and managed to catch up with 2 mates on our usual spot on the left side. I knew them from university, and one had moved to Exeter by then, but in those pre-Internet days had no mobile or email addresses for them. As the all seater Holte came along, and dispersal of the old clusters, I have never seen either since.

[Neil Hawkes]

Dave Chance in a pink suit.Big Ron should have sung "Dwight Yorke Dwight Yorke".

Still got the certificate the turnstile operators handed out somewhere.

They never gave me one!

[peter w]

I don't think there is a  great deal of  difference between the atmosphere on the Holte to the stand today.  Sure for some big  games in particular Blues it was something special, for anything but the bigger games the stand was fairly quite. 

What I do remember though was going through each player when they came out to warm up prior to kick off.  Less anti blues songs and more Villa.

One of the best atmospheres was the cup tie v Port Vale just before the QPR league cup semi.

PS if anyone can copy and send me one of the Certificates I would be really grateful.

I think Port Vale was just after not before. 3-0?

[Deano's Mullet]

Best atmosphere I remember ever was Inter Milan in 1994.  Ground was rocking that night. edged out Tranmere in my opinion.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Athletico madrid was quality

[peter w]

Bradford 87-88

[Holte L2]

Athletico madrid was quality

Bilbao and Bucharest weren't shabby either.

[el león Benidorm]

I was working at VP back then on the turnstiles. I was given a turnstile on the left side of the Holte that day.

I may have made a few quid extra that day.

I have never counted my stubs so quickly and weighed them in, literally by 10 past three I was done.

Great atmosphere, then off into town. Billy's bar then the Actress and Bishop in St. Pauls square.

Got back into Redditch about 4.00 am. My ex went mental!

That was without her knowing what happened with the tea girl!!

Happy days!

[castlefields_villan]

Best atmosphere I remember ever was Inter Milan in 1994.  Ground was rocking that night. edged out Tranmere in my opinion.

I've experienced many magical atmospheres on all the big games from between the late 1960s up until I stopped going regularly in the mid 1990s - but I agree with Deanno - this was the best of all.  I was in the Doug Ellis Stand level with the Witton End penalty - a superb place to be for the shoot out and Phil King's unforgettable minute of fame.

[usav]

Best atmosphere I remember ever was Inter Milan in 1994.  Ground was rocking that night. edged out Tranmere in my opinion.

I've experienced many magical atmospheres on all the big games from between the late 1960s up until I stopped going regularly in the mid 1990s - but I agree with Deanno - this was the best of all.  I was in the Doug Ellis Stand level with the Witton End penalty - a superb place to be for the shoot out and Phil King's unforgettable minute of fame.

So was I - and part of the reason that it was probably such a good atmosphere was we had to sit in there as our seats in the Holte weren't built yet!

[Neil Hawkes]

I was working at VP back then on the turnstiles. I was given a turnstile on the left side of the Holte that day.

I may have made a few quid extra that day.

I have never counted my stubs so quickly and weighed them in, literally by 10 past three I was done.

Great atmosphere, then off into town. Billy's bar then the Actress and Bishop in St. Pauls square.

Got back into Redditch about 4.00 am. My ex went mental!

That was without her knowing what happened with the tea girl!!

Happy days!

Have you got my certificate? (smiley emoticon thingy)

[dave.woodhall]

One of my biggest-ever financial mistakes - thinking we'd only sell as many of the special H&Vs as for a normal game. I ended up with me handing them out, Greg who had been passing and got roped in bending down every thirty seconds to grab another pile and his wife taking the money. We'd sold out by ten to two and had two re-prints done. 

[Meanwood Villa]

One of my biggest-ever financial mistakes - thinking we'd only sell as many of the special H&Vs as for a normal game. I ended up with me handing them out, Greg who had been passing and got roped in bending down every thirty seconds to grab another pile and his wife taking the money. We'd sold out by ten to two and had two re-prints done. 

That special H&V was great, best ever issue in my opinion.

[dave.woodhall]

One of my biggest-ever financial mistakes - thinking we'd only sell as many of the special H&Vs as for a normal game. I ended up with me handing them out, Greg who had been passing and got roped in bending down every thirty seconds to grab another pile and his wife taking the money. We'd sold out by ten to two and had two re-prints done. 

That special H&V was great, best ever issue in my opinion.

It was responsible for one of the great moments of life. Answering the phone to be met by "Hello David. This is Ron Saunders 'ere."