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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Archie on November 13, 2011, 10:56:29 PM

Title: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: Archie on November 13, 2011, 10:56:29 PM: We must admit that in these boring WE dedicated to the National Teams we miss very much our beloved Villa in action.
So, we try and console ourselves organising old subbuteo tournaments in the clubhouse that hosts the seat of our fansclub.

The only problem is that obviously we all want to play with "the Villa", but the good thing is that is possible to see some masterworks like the following Aston Villa classic (try to guess the season), and the 1980-81 Champions.

(http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9621/astonvillai.jpg)

(http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/4564/astonvillah.jpg)
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4690/astonvillasaluto.jpg)

(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3471/av1up.jpg)

I also like the 1981-82 kit with the light blue flanks.

(http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/3876/p1010636g.jpg)

Does someone of you guys have any subbuteo Villa to share?

Cheers, mates! :)

(http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2921/p1010630b.jpg)
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: dave.woodhall on November 13, 2011, 11:00:25 PM: 1976-77.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: Archie on November 13, 2011, 11:01:52 PM: Too easy for you, Dave, you legend!
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: PeterWithesShin on November 13, 2011, 11:02:59 PM: Subbuteo-oh-oh-oh.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: dave.woodhall on November 13, 2011, 11:10:04 PM: Who are the two players on the back row between Brian Little and John Deehan?
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: ian c. on November 13, 2011, 11:23:38 PM: Keith Masefield and Steve Hunt, and I did have to look it up.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: BC54 VFC on November 13, 2011, 11:31:49 PM: Just beat me to it; Hunt is on the left of the two.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: dave.woodhall on November 13, 2011, 11:35:45 PM: I can recognise Steve Hunt now. Thanks.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: eamonn on November 13, 2011, 11:54:18 PM: His country is in turmoil, their eccentric president has finally resigned but all Archie wants to do is talk Villa subbuteo.
Una leggenda vivente.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: Archie on November 14, 2011, 12:01:20 AM: Quote from: eamonn on November 13, 2011, 11:54:18 PM
His country is in turmoil, their eccentric president has finally resigned but all Archie wants to do is talk Villa subbuteo.
Una leggenda vivente.

Grazie Eamonn, I'm confident, Italy is a great country with rich history and great industries, artists, personalities. The problem are the politicians that make their and not the common interest, but I'm absolutely convinced that with Mario Monti has started a new era.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: The Left Side on November 14, 2011, 12:22:30 AM: I was in Value Village in my local Canadian city and found a full set of subbuteo for under 3 quid, needless to say it is now in my house!
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle on November 14, 2011, 04:23:46 AM: I'm still picking pieces of Subbuteo players from my kneecaps 40 years on.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: darren woolley on November 14, 2011, 06:46:40 AM: How I remember the days playing Subbuteo for many a long days.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: UsualSuspect on November 14, 2011, 10:11:40 AM: I like played subbuteo to death in the late 70's but never saw any teams that looked as good as that.

All the Villa teams i had looked like they had been painted by someone sitting in a coal bunker at night.

76-81
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: indicawarrior on November 14, 2011, 01:59:46 PM: Bought my Villa team from Dick Taylors shop Witton Rd back in the 70's
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: N'ZMAV on November 14, 2011, 02:56:13 PM: I've trodden on a few players over the years.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: gaucho1966 on November 14, 2011, 07:12:13 PM: What a shame we can't flick Heskey in the right direction when necessary.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: Chris Smith on November 14, 2011, 07:57:04 PM: Even at the age of ten, smart boy Kevin was a smart boy then, he always beat me at Subutteo, cus he flicked the kick and I didn't know.
Title: Re: A touch of claret and blue in these boring Premiership-less WE
Post by: Exeter 77 on November 14, 2011, 09:50:50 PM: While packing for our (now, hopefully temporarily, aborted) house move I came a Villa Subutteo team in the 1985-87 Henson kit.