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Heroes & Villains => Villa Memories => Topic started by: Legion on January 08, 2011, 08:43:37 PM
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The 6-4 v Blackburn Rovers.
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The 2 - 1 second leg win vs Atletico Madrid in 98. Granted we may have lost the tie overall, but the stadium was rocking that night.
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The 6-4 v Blackburn Rovers.
Gotta agree with that, also the 2nd half at the Walkers when we won 0-5, looked like scoring every time we went forward
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Tranmere at Villa Park - Coca Cola League Cup Semi Final, February 1994... I loved that game, still gives me the shakes.
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Tranmere at Villa Park - Coca Cola League Cup Semi Final, February 1994... I loved that game, still gives me the shakes.
I would have to say the same, twisted my ankle celebrating but hobbled home afterwards.
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The 2 - 1 second leg win vs Atletico Madrid in 98. Granted we may have lost the tie overall, but the stadium was rocking that night.
agree with that, it was an amazing atmosphere, full of drive and will from every fan!
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The 3-2 against Everton, the way we scored in the last seconds with the whole ground laughing and pointing as us. Lescotts face was a picture
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Thats easy.....70/71 LC S/F 2nd leg. Villa 2 Man U 1.
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Any excuse:
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Tranmere at Villa Park - Coca Cola League Cup Semi Final, February 1994... I loved that game, still gives me the shakes.
I would have to say the same, twisted my ankle celebrating but hobbled home afterwards.
Agreed. I actually walked out before the pens and sat on a wall by the Holte pub and saw people ebbing and lowing in and out as the pendulum swung. And bear hugging a complete stranger as we heard the cheers of the final one.
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Bradford City away 87/88.
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Any excuse:
changed my mind! This
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3-2 against Coventry. 2-0 down at halftime, Angel's first goal and a screamer from Merse to send them down!
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Tranmere at Villa Park - Coca Cola League Cup Semi Final, February 1994... I loved that game, still gives me the shakes.
+1
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Wembley '94 villa 3 manure 1.....made the semi win as sweet as they come...also stopped manure collecting a domestic treble.
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Tranmere at Villa Park - Coca Cola League Cup Semi Final, February 1994... I loved that game, still gives me the shakes.
Me too, I'm still shaking
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FA Cup 4th Round away at Derby. Got the train from New Street for the evening kick-off, at the old Baseball ground.
Won 4-3, Shilton in goal (Tiiiina), Dwight missing 2 pens, Kubicki sent off. Fabulous entertainment.
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Old buggars will probably say the United L.C. semi second leg at VP. December 23, 1970.
I do.
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Torn between two
70/71 LC S/F 2nd leg. Villa 2 Man U 1.
Tranmere at Villa Park - Coca Cola League Cup Semi Final, February 1994
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Tranmere without any doubt. Best atmosphere I've ever experienced at VP as well.
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The most exciting game I've seen is the Tranmere second leg, but this thread is for one you've been to. I'll set up another one.
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Tranmere 2nd leg.
I might be wrong, but I'd maintain that without standing we'll never replicate the atmosphere of that afternoon, regardless of what happens on the pitch.
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I'll go for an unusual one.
It was a 3-3 draw at home to Manchester United during 1986-87, the last season that we were relegated. We seemingly were dead and buried at 3-1 down, yet despite this came back. Allan Evans equalised late on with a penalty at the Holte End.
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I'll go for an unusual one.
It was a 3-3 draw at home to Manchester United during 1986-87, the last season that we were relegated. We seemingly were dead and buried at 3-1 down, yet despite this came back. Allan Evans equalised late on with a penalty at the Holte End.
Chris was that the same season we drew 3-3 at Anfield as well ?
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Would probably have to be the 4-4 at spurs a few seasons back.
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Do you get over often Ger? I've only been four times...hoping to get over much more often when I am not poor!
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Beating The Baggies 4-3 on the first day of the '83-'84 season and the 3-2 win at Highbury in our first away game after promotion in '88. We had some great away days under BFR too - Sheff Wed 3-2, Derby 4-3 in the cup under the lights at the old Baseball Ground and giving Spurs a two goal lead then beating then 5-2.
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The final at Wembley against Utd in '94 was a great game, but, the semi-final 2nd leg against Tranmere was something else. Definitely the most exciting match I've been to. The Inter game a few months later wasn't bad either. Big Ron treated us to a few special occasions, that's for sure.
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Tranmere at Villa Park for me too. I honestly thought if my heart was going to pack up at any time it would be during that match.
Just magnificent.
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I'll go for an unusual one.
It was a 3-3 draw at home to Manchester United during 1986-87, the last season that we were relegated. We seemingly were dead and buried at 3-1 down, yet despite this came back. Allan Evans equalised late on with a penalty at the Holte End.
Chris was that the same season we drew 3-3 at Anfield as well ?
Now you mention it, I'm sure it was. Just after Billy McNeill had taken over as manager, IIRC.
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Do you get over often Ger? I've only been four times...hoping to get over much more often when I am not poor!
Had a season ticket when I was living in London during the 07 / 08 season, then a half-season ticket the season after (when I was back living in Galway). Been over 3 times this season (West Ham, Blues and Baggies). Bloody expensive business though, reckon I've spent the guts of the cost of a season ticket on those 3 games alone.....
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That's real dedication Ger, fair play to you. It's expensive for sure. I'm hoping to make it to a game before the end of the season too. It's always great to see so many villa supporters on the flights over.
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For sheer excitement I loved the old cup marathons that just kept going to replay after replay until someone won - and in the Lge Cup of 76-77 we had two three-game epics all played in front of packed crowds. Three games v QPR in the semis, and then three in the final v Everton which was a compelling three game series that got better as it went on. A 0-0 bore at Wembley, 1-1 and a slightly better game at Hillsborough, then a 2nd replay at Old Trafford that defined the word "excitement". One of those games that took you through every range of emotion as it swung one way then the other, with drama, controversy, great football, memorable goals and a 3-2 win for us.
One of the most exciting league games I can remember was earlier that same season when we stormed back to beat ManU 3-2 at home. Andy Gray scored twice, his winner was a soaring header after Ray Graydon pulled the ball back form the byeline. Afterwards Gray gave the Vs big-time to the ManU fans on the Witton End. What a centre-forward he was.
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Bradford City away 87/88.
Seconded. This was a top of the table clash in the old 2nd div under SGTMk1
We won 4-2 but what a game.
2 debut goals - Andy Gray (the black one) & Stuart Gray
2 pens conceded (Steve Simms - say no more)
Also starring The Futcher Twins, Ormandroyd - for them, the new Bradford stand following the fire, Bruno, Lillis and a dangerously overcrowded away end
Happy Days
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I'll go for an odd one.
Villa 3 - 4 Charlton, last home game of the 98/99 season. They had to win to stand any chance of staying up and we were still going for Europe. Danny Mills scored a last minute winner for them.
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Didn't Barnsley also beat us by something similar when they stayed up?
Anyway as much as it should be Tranmere I'd have to go with the Evrton 3-2. Had it all. Early goal, all Everton pressure, last-minute equaliser, pub full of people turning to laugh at me as my pissed head was in my pissed hands, and then Ash...I can still vividly remember my celebrations as i danced, jumped and whooped excitedly (pissedly) about the pub.
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Tranmere 1994 2nd leg
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European Super Cup game 2nd leg against Barca anyone???
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Tranmere 1994 2nd leg
Yep.
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Coming back from 2-0 against Arsenal in 98, the game the santa parachuted into the trinity road stand. Not because of the santa thing, just because it was the first game i remember us coming back like that, and getting back to the top of the league against the champions
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Has to be Tranmere. It is hard too explain to anyone who wasn't at Villa park that day what an emotional rollercoaster it was. The 6-4 v Blackburn dosen't even come close.
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It would have to be beating Inter Milan 2-0, I'll never forget the atmosphere and Kent's screamer from that night.
I would love to have seen the Tranmere match from a terrace instead of the TV I must admit, that must have been one hell of game live.
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Villa v Baggies FA Cup Rd 4 January 1998
4-0
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Tranmere 1994 2nd leg
Yep.
Double yep.
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I'll go for an unusual one.
It was a 3-3 draw at home to Manchester United during 1986-87, the last season that we were relegated. We seemingly were dead and buried at 3-1 down, yet despite this came back. Allan Evans equalised late on with a penalty at the Holte End.
That's a really good shout for a game to remember - i'm also pretty sure that this was November 1986 and was Sir Alexs first game in charge (or maybe his 2nd).
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Tranmere at Villa Park - Coca Cola League Cup Semi Final, February 1994... I loved that game, still gives me the shakes.
I would have to say the same, twisted my ankle celebrating but hobbled home afterwards.
Same for me. That game had everything.
The 3-2 against Arsenal when we came back from the dead was great as well.
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Has anyone mentioned the 3-2 win at Sheff Wed?
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Tranmere for me too i'm afraid. Sat in the front row of the Trinity road and it literally rocked.
It was especially sweet after the first leg - the London Lions hired a minibus to go up there - that was a long old trip to stand on that muddy hill in the fog and get abused/pelted by the lovely children of the wirral on the way out.
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For atmosphere (60K+) it has to be Southampton FAC4 replay in 1968. we won 2-1. Incredible night.
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I dont know if anyone's mentioned it yet - i certainly didnt earlier - but the 1994 home match with Inter is up there as well. An amazing game, the last truly great moment of BFR's exciting period as manager. The atmosphere was just as loud as Tranmere that night despite the attendance being down 10,000 or so on the Tranmere match.
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The obvious 6-4 LC semi-final
Arsenal 2-2 on Boxing Day 2008 or 3-3 at home to Everton in the same season.
And beating Coventry last home game of 2001, 2 down at ht, only to come roaring back to win it, was only 8 at the time aswell but can still see Merse's goal as clearly as any this season.
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Home game - Tranmere Semi Final had everything you would want other than a punch up and a couple of sendings off.
Away game - so many to choose from but Sheffield Wednesday for Rons return, electric.
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It doesn't get much better than this!
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It doesn't get much better than this!
Ye still my favourite. Was at my mates mom`s house and remember going hysterical and having to apologise to her .......
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Tranmere without a doubt. If I could go back and relive any Villa moment I was at, it would when Dalian scored. Probably the last great terrace mental in the country. I get close to welling up whenever I think of it. Big girls blouse that I am!!
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How did we get through??? Watching them videos I still think we were going out.
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The one thing that always makes my spine tingle about the Young goal at Everton is when he wheels away after scoring and he can see his teammates coming over and he waves his hand as if to say 'Don't, this is just too good a feeling to share' and his teammates have no other option than to follow him.
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Easy - by a country mile
Tranmere 2nd leg.
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I think another one for the Tranmere game, I used to stand in the holte and I had a Villa coat my mother brought me for xmas, I tied it to the crash barrier as it was roasting that day at the back. The final whistle came and we all ran on the pitch me and my mate were dancing around on the pitch when it hit me...
I'd left my bloody coat tied to the barrier, I ran back up but it had gone, My mother went mental she made me ring the club to see if it had been handed in, not once but 7 or 8 times. How embarrasing
Err hello has anyone handed in a Villa coat? No thought not
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Many spring to mind. My first ever game 1979 at VP Liverpool 1.3, v Liverpool 81, v West Brom 81, Highbury '81, Rotterdam, Barcelona 83, away to Wednesday 86 when the Blues went down, Wembley 94........
But the Tranmere game does it for me in terms of excitment. My god to be in the middle of that Holte day with my old man was magic.
Rotterdam on the other hand was something else completely. Sheer utter unexpected bliss.
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Man City at home was the last time I really enjoyed a final whistle. Not sure about the game!