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Offline Flamingo Lane

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2017, 07:30:06 PM »
Villa v Manchester United in the second leg at home, winning 2-1. 47 years ago.

Amazing passion, throbbing Holte End, breathing as one. Irrepressible team held and lifted high by Villans giving everything, everything from the heart.

I am sure Bernboy that for those of us of a certain age this is the game we will remember. It was a packed Villa Park, Villa were in the old third division and for me , this game stood for the re-birth of the club that 12 years later would be lifting the European Cup. The Trinity Road stand was rocking, the Holte End was absolutely rammed and in the middle of it all a 12 year old Virgil Caine realised that this would be the football team he would go through life with.

That is the one.  My vivid memory of the night - as a 10 year old, was dancing down the steps of the Trinity Road stand and out into the night.

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2017, 08:33:06 PM »
Tranmere

Offline Martin Carruthers

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #17 on: December 03, 2017, 08:41:37 PM »
Another vote for Tranmere

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #18 on: December 03, 2017, 09:07:01 PM »
For 45 minutes of pure brilliance v Liverpool 1977. For 90 minutes of glory,grit and defying the odds Bayern Munich.

Offline OzVilla

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #19 on: December 03, 2017, 09:10:51 PM »
Been to most that have been mentioned here already but I'd have to say Tranmere SF too. Can still see Dalian going up for that header now.

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #20 on: December 03, 2017, 10:34:39 PM »
94 League Cup Final Villa 3 United 1, goals from Dalian and 2 from Deano. A United side that had Keane, Ince, Giggs, Hughes, Cantona and a certain Steve Bruce.

It was a monumental win against one of their best sides, they’d been almost unbeatable and had run away with the league.
I think it gets a bit overshadowed by the drama of the Tranmere game.

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #21 on: December 03, 2017, 10:42:06 PM »
94 League Cup Final Villa 3 United 1, goals from Dalian and 2 from Deano. A United side that had Keane, Ince, Giggs, Hughes, Cantona and a certain Steve Bruce.

It was a monumental win against one of their best sides, they’d been almost unbeatable and had run away with the league.
I think it gets a bit overshadowed by the drama of the Tranmere game.

They were walking away with everything, so I made a sign that said “Big Fat Ron’s Treblebusters”. I got claret spray paint all over my jacket.

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #22 on: December 04, 2017, 09:29:50 AM »
94 League Cup Final Villa 3 United 1, goals from Dalian and 2 from Deano. A United side that had Keane, Ince, Giggs, Hughes, Cantona and a certain Steve Bruce.

It was a monumental win against one of their best sides, they’d been almost unbeatable and had run away with the league.
I think it gets a bit overshadowed by the drama of the Tranmere game.

They were walking away with everything, so I made a sign that said “Big Fat Ron’s Treblebusters”. I got claret spray paint all over my jacket.

As I've posted before, me and a mate brought a bunch of kids over to Birmingham on a football tour.  The final part of the trip was a group tour of Villa Park. 

After that was over, we got back on our coach to head home.  The kids' all wanted to load up with a few goodies, sweets, cakes etc, so I got the driver to call in to One-Stop at Perry Barr.

Most of the kids on the trip were Manure fans including my mates then ten-year-old son who was wearing a Manure shirt.

As we boarded the coach a Villa fan approached in his Villa shirt, opened his coat wider and started singing "where's yer treble gone"?  Priceless.

Offline Villafirst

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #23 on: December 04, 2017, 09:45:42 AM »
For 45 minutes of pure brilliance v Liverpool 1977. For 90 minutes of glory,grit and defying the odds Bayern Munich.

The Liverpool 5-1 was December 15th 1976...

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #24 on: December 04, 2017, 10:00:46 AM »
Tranmere

Online Holte L2

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #25 on: December 04, 2017, 10:36:02 AM »
The 1994 League Cup Final. Aston Villa 3 Manchester United 1.

Special mention also goes to Tranmere and the 2010 League Cup Semi Final Second Leg.  Villa 6 Blackburn 4.

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #26 on: December 04, 2017, 11:39:28 AM »
The madness of the 6-4 v Blackburn.  Especially given the importance of the game.

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #27 on: December 04, 2017, 12:03:40 PM »
I'd pick the game v Man U at Wembley too.

3-1 although it was the last stand for many of that team in many respects.

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #28 on: December 04, 2017, 12:24:01 PM »
Tranmere, closely followed by Blackburn

Offline bob rowe

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Re: The greatest game you have ever been at (Villa only)
« Reply #29 on: December 04, 2017, 12:47:16 PM »
For me its Villa 2 Man Utd 1 November 1966. Utd running away with the 1st Division title, Best, Charlton, Law, Crerrand etc. Thier fans took over the Holte & drowned us out, expecting a cricket score win. Not so! We kicked off & scored thanks to Utd thiking they didn't need to defend as we were so poor. Then came the onslaught. Intense attack which some how Colin Withers & "Tulip" in particular kept at bay. Eventually they scored & the Utd fans started telling me how we were now to get the kicking we deserved for having the cheek to not be several goals behind. From the kick off Lew Chatterly (Ithink) went upfield & put the ball in the net! Utds fan were stunned into silence. Wave upon wave of thier attacks came to nothing & eventually we ran out winners. Great memory for me.

 


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