Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Villa Memories => Topic started by: Deano's Mullet on April 16, 2011, 11:11:42 AM
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This was a quality match with a fabulous goal from Stevie Staunton - i love BFR's nonchalant stance while all around him are going nuts celebrating. Such a vital match and we were still in pole position for the first Premiership title following this match but as we all know the goals dried up and the Mancs went on to win their last eleven or so games. I often imagine how football would have progressed had we won that title.
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Due to the redevelopment of Old Trafford we only had about 5/600 tickets. I gave up a family wedding in Ireland to attend the game which was on my birthday. We met George Gavin and Tom Ross by the press entrance, their access hadn't been approved so we stopped for a chat. Gavin as ever was pro-Villa and fancied us for the win. He also joined in our piss taking regarding Tom Ross trying it on with Karen brady who'd just joined Small Heath.
Apart from Stan's goal I can't really remember anything else about the game, but I do recall coming away thinking that we were still nailed on for the league.
Oh well.
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I remember they only had one chance, such a shame we couldn't beat them that season, bastards
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We did beat them at home in the league
I remember they only had one chance, such a shame we couldn't beat them that season, bastards
We did beat them at home in the league, didn't we ?
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We did beat them at home in the leagueI remember they only had one chance, such a shame we couldn't beat them that season, bastards
We did beat them at home in the league, didn't we ?
Yes and we beat them in the League Cup both 1-0 but I mean't beat them in winning the championship.
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We did beat them at home in the leagueI remember they only had one chance, such a shame we couldn't beat them that season, bastards
We did beat them at home in the league, didn't we ?
Yes and we beat them in the League Cup both 1-0 but I mean't beat them in winning the championship.
Yes, it will be towards the top of our "if only" seasons. We were terrific that year and what a thing it would've been, to have won the inaugural premier league.
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I remember the Staunton goal,it was a beauty .I am sure if they had not played "Fergie's time a few weeks later against Sheffield Wednesday when they scored the winner in something like the 98th minute we would have won the title
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I fully agree with that - the day our title challenge really went was that day when they scored those two goals in about the 20th and 22nd minute of injury time after we'd only drawn at home to Coventry.
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Yes that draw against Coventry who came for a 0-0 draw and were over the moon when they achieved it. I remember their fans cheering as if they had won the cup.Nice to help put them down a few years later hopefully to never return
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I remember that day quite clearly, I was sat in my car outside the family caravan (that we had at that time) in Burnham On Sea; I remember optimistically saying "there's five games (or whatever it was) still to go - there's no way Man Utd will win all their games !"
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Yes that draw against Coventry who came for a 0-0 draw and were over the moon when they achieved it. I remember their fans cheering as if they had won the cup.Nice to help put them down a few years later hopefully to never return
Big Ron dropped an on fire Dwight Yorke for a returning from injury, Dalian Atkinson. Bad move.
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Remember walking out the Holte End when we heard Bruce had scored....and then was repeated a few minutes later.
So near yet so far
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We were half way down Aston Lane when we heard about their winner. Gutted.
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The Manure goals were so late, I think i was half way back to London when they scored the second.
Remember we were saying when we left the game against Coventry that at least we had gained another point on Manure.
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I was playing football that day and when I came off the pitch I was told that we had drawn and that Manure were losing and by the time I had got back to the changing rooms and was about to shower they had scored twice....:(
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Haven't checked but have we ever had a good run of victories in the league against Man Ure. My favourite one was the the 76-77 - the atmosphere was electric. Used to be very much like a Derby Match when we played them at Villa Park.
I remember an easy victory away late 70's and will always fill we threw the cup game in 77 not on purpose but through tiredness and injuries.
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Haven't checked but have we ever had a good run of victories in the league against Man Ure. My favourite one was the the 76-77 - the atmosphere was electric. Used to be very much like a Derby Match when we played them at Villa Park.
I remember an easy victory away late 70's and will always fill we threw the cup game in 77 not on purpose but through tiredness and injuries.
I seem to remember we had an excellent home record against them in the mid ro late 1970s
1974-75 W 2-0
1975-76 W 2-1
1976-77 W 3-2
1977-78 W 2-1
1978-79 D 2-2
1979-80 L 0-3 (but we won't mention that)
1980-81 D 3-3
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Haven't checked but have we ever had a good run of victories in the league against Man Ure. My favourite one was the the 76-77 - the atmosphere was electric. Used to be very much like a Derby Match when we played them at Villa Park.
I remember an easy victory away late 70's and will always fill we threw the cup game in 77 not on purpose but through tiredness and injuries.
I seem to remember we had an excellent home record against them in the mid ro late 1970s
1974-75 W 2-0
1975-76 W 2-1
1976-77 W 3-2
1977-78 W 2-1
1978-79 D 2-2
1979-80 L 0-3 (but we won't mention that)
1980-81 D 3-3
Remember the away that we won at OT - Chelsea were at Bolton that same day, murder in Manchester City Centre after the game.
As I said the atmosphere was as good as if not better than when we played Small Heath - just this time it was Newton Heath. The 3-2 game was the standout one was it Mortimer or Gidman with the power driver?
Did we play them in the league cup in 75 at Home ? Remember the City match in the league cup (the one my mum barred me from after I got clouted at Maine Road the week before).
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Mortimer scored with a pile driver to make it 1-1 in the 3-2 win at home in 1976-77.
Yes we did play them in the League Cup in October 1975 (Lost 1-2). If I remember correctly a young 19 year old recently signed from Dundee United (by the name of Andy Gray) scored a last minute consolation for us.
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Yes that draw against Coventry who came for a 0-0 draw and were over the moon when they achieved it. I remember their fans cheering as if they had won the cup.Nice to help put them down a few years later hopefully to never return
Yep. Walked out the Holte thinking a goaless draw wasnt so bad as Ud were losing at the time. Got back to the car and on shit they had won 2 one.
Watched the one all v Utd in the Holte suite
Also watched the Blackburn 3 nil debacle in The Trinity with a big screen on the pitch. Not many had Sky in those days. Three early goals and out season was over
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I was in the 7th Trap for the Man U game and missed my sunday league game , I don't think they missed me. Can't see it on that clip , but I am sure when Staunton's rocket flew in a Villa fan jumped up arms aloft in the stretford end.
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Yes that draw against Coventry who came for a 0-0 draw and were over the moon when they achieved it. I remember their fans cheering as if they had won the cup.Nice to help put them down a few years later hopefully to never return
Yep. Walked out the Holte thinking a goaless draw wasnt so bad as Ud were losing at the time. Got back to the car and on shit they had won 2 one.
Watched the one all v Utd in the Holte suite
Also watched the Blackburn 3 nil debacle in The Trinity with a big screen on the pitch. Not many had Sky in those days. Three early goals and out season was over
the Coventry 0-0 game which I think was the home before Man Utd 3-2 or the home immediately after - what I remember the two teams fans each doing a Walk On with those giant team photos they gave out before the match. Villa was their cup final no doubt.
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This was the crunch...we were the better team that day and Steve Staunton hit an absolute screamer. When it flew in, United and the Sky commentators that day knew we were for real (and duly shit themselves!). As much as I loved Dalian why couldn't Ron have just kept Dwight Yorke in the side for just a few more games. Yes, I know we dropped easy points in the run-in, but in regards to Fergie time a few games later, the Premier League should hang it's head in shame.
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Still think there was a push by Cantona on Bryan Small for their goal.
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If I remember right we were seated in one of the side stands for the first time in 1993. Every time I had been there previously, starting in 1988 we were always standing behind the goal.