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Author Topic: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime  (Read 5683 times)

Offline villan from luton

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #30 on: January 07, 2017, 09:29:06 PM »
Bruce Rioch - my first Villa hero
Ron Saunders - the best manager ever to grace my club
Andy Gray - Right from his debut he looked class and his performances in 76/77 were amazing
Gordon Cowans - What a player and what a person
Paul McGrath - came to us as finished, went on to prove he was anything but. Heard a conversation yesterday about Fergies biggest mistakes and he weren't mentioned

Online Deano's Mullet

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #31 on: January 07, 2017, 09:30:54 PM »
Ron Atkinson
Brian Little
Tony Daley
Dean Saunders
Paul McGrath

Online Deano's Mullet

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #32 on: January 07, 2017, 09:31:43 PM »
Ron Atkinson
Brian Little
Tony Daley
Dean Saunders
Paul McGrath

Would maybe have gone for Platt but he's been a bell end since he left

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #33 on: January 07, 2017, 09:33:58 PM »
I'm going for things that were iconic

AV Floodlights
The Holte End terrace
Dennis holding up a trophy before the first home game of the season
The old Trinity Road Stand
Do you want to bet against us?

Offline four fornicholl

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #34 on: January 07, 2017, 09:48:17 PM »
I'm going for things that were iconic

AV Floodlights
The Holte End terrace
Dennis holding up a trophy before the first home game of the season
The old Trinity Road Stand
Do you want to bet against us?
Almost exactly what i posted a page back,they truly are Aston Villas iconic moments.

Offline passport1

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #35 on: January 07, 2017, 11:02:26 PM »
Ron Saunders,Des Bremner,Peter Withe,Brian Little,Paul McGrath.

Online Exeter 77

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #36 on: January 07, 2017, 11:41:42 PM »
Paul McGrath
'Oh it must be... and it is'
David Platt at Italia '90
Andy Gray with both PFA awards
The Clock End, Highbury May 1981

If only players I'd include Brian Little and Sid Cowans.
« Last Edit: January 07, 2017, 11:44:40 PM by Exeter 77 »

Offline villan from luton

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #37 on: January 07, 2017, 11:54:49 PM »
I tried before but seemingly didn't go through and now changing

Brian Little - saw his debut and what a player and clubman
Ron Saunders - Didn't want him as manager but what a fool I was
Andy Gray - What a player, was the focal point of the best football I have ever seen in 76/77
Gordon Cowans - Amazing player and a great clubman.
Bosko Jankovic RIP - will always remember Highbury and Bosko will always be in my heart
 

Offline brian green

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #38 on: January 08, 2017, 08:28:55 AM »
Going way, way back.

Football specials lined up in Trinity Rd being raced for at the end of the game. 
Pigeons flying from the loft over the Trinity Stand taking news of goals back to the Argus.
The orange shaped kiosk selling orange pop on the top of the Witton End.
The two bomb holes in the barrel vaulted corrugated iron roof of the Witton Lane Stand.
Being able to change ends for 6d at half time.

Online JD

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #39 on: January 08, 2017, 08:38:18 AM »
I'm going for things that were iconic

AV Floodlights
The Holte End terrace
Dennis holding up a trophy before the first home game of the season
The old Trinity Road Stand
Do you want to bet against us?

Sounds good to me PWS. I can't go past any of these.

Offline Broughty-Villian

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #40 on: January 08, 2017, 10:04:22 AM »
Sid
Ron Saunders
Andy Gray
Peter With
Mortimer

Online AV82EC

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #41 on: January 08, 2017, 12:28:27 PM »
Mosaic on the Holte
McGregor Statue
92/93 Football style
Acorns Sponsorship
Paul McGrath

Offline Lobsterboy

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #42 on: January 10, 2017, 12:52:08 PM »
Ron Saunders
Peter Withe
Gordon Cowans
Sir Graham Taylor
Paul McGrath

Offline Chico Hamilton III

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #43 on: January 10, 2017, 03:22:19 PM »
perm any 5 from just about all of the above and chuck in the a.s.t.o.n
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clock

edit - oh, and Tarzan 

Offline Oscar Arce

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Re: 5 Villa Icons in your lifetime
« Reply #44 on: January 10, 2017, 03:25:45 PM »
Bruce Rioch: Like many my first Villa hero and poster boy on my wall
Charlie Aitken: Records that will never be beaten
Ron Saunders: Do you want to bet against us?
Brian Little: 100% Aston Villa, player, manager, director (ish)
Denis Mortimer: European Cup winning captain, say no more.

 


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