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Offline Mister E

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Read and weep
« on: June 20, 2017, 02:51:43 PM »
This is a great summary of the times we lived back when Villa were a force to be reckoned with!
For all those who missed the 1970's and 1980's, here is a little bit of what it was like.
From the Grauniad online.

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2017, 07:07:33 PM »
Great read, thanks for posting.  I'm weeping.

Offline Nelly

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2017, 07:18:01 PM »
Thanks Mister E. I'm weeping that we might not, if ever, see those sorts of days again.

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2017, 10:34:48 PM »
Great read. My 2 great passions, Villa and Metal....although never really liked Judas Priest. Tony Morley does have a touch of the Rick Parfitt about him in that picture.

Offline West Derby Villan

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2017, 08:48:44 AM »
Great read Mister E

Offline kipeye

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2017, 07:49:19 PM »
You made an old man happy. Not forgetting the dross in both-Plenty of great bands around then and some epic games of football.

Offline class-of-82

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2017, 08:12:41 PM »
superb read
brought it all home today when it was confirmed it was the hottest june since 1976, 17 years old just left school and the seeds of the greatest attacking villa team ever seen in my lifetime was being put together 6 years later??? well you know the rest

Offline Mister E

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2017, 11:31:23 AM »
superb read
brought it all home today when it was confirmed it was the hottest june since 1976, 17 years old just left school and the seeds of the greatest attacking villa team ever seen in my lifetime was being put together 6 years later??? well you know the rest
Yeah, I was 18 in 1976 and I now believe we lived through Villa's Golden Era, starting in 1970: what an amazing 12 years, in the prime of my life! And the music of that period was - in the main - also epic.

Offline robbo1874

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2017, 10:37:06 AM »
I was 3 in 1976 - spent most of the time naked or in underpants, with a fat tummy. Remember it well. Nice article, but a bit contrived. Quality pic of mr withe and Mr mcnaught with the fans outside the ground. Fella far left resembles someone in the Villains book?

Offline Axl Rose

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2017, 11:21:32 AM »
Great read. My 2 great passions, Villa and Metal....although never really liked Judas Priest. Tony Morley does have a touch of the Rick Parfitt about him in that picture.

Me too! Metal and Villa, besides my wife, family and great friends, are the only things I truly love.

Great article. Thank you for sharing.

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2017, 11:24:09 AM »
Good read thanks for posting Mister E.

Offline Mister E

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2017, 12:13:23 PM »
Good read thanks for posting Mister E.
Not at all, darren.

Offline Damo70

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2017, 12:35:14 PM »
Brilliant piece.

Offline in exile

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2017, 02:07:38 PM »
I was 43 in 1976 - spent most of the time naked or in underpants, with a fat tummy. Remember it well. Nice.

Fixed

Offline garyfouroaks

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Re: Read and weep
« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2017, 10:18:41 AM »
A brilliant, heart warming read- thank you

 


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