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Title: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: Deano's Mullet on July 23, 2012, 06:14:44 PM


One of my favourite games the Sunday before Xmas 1996. Savo Milosevic's finest performance?
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: Irish villain on July 23, 2012, 06:42:17 PM


One of my favourite games the Sunday before Xmas 1996. Savo Milosevic's finest performance?

I remember watching this in the pub as a ten year old. I found this a few days ago and meant to post it but you got there first!
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: PeterWithesShin on July 23, 2012, 06:49:40 PM
I'd missed the 7-1 a couple of years earlier so this made up for it a bit. IIRC Wimbledon were no mugs at the time and were on a long unbeaten run. I also remember the Holte singing "Merry Christmas Vinnie Jones". Which I mentioned when I met him at a publisher do a few years later. Although I was more interested in Katie Puckrick who was also there and quite cute in real life.
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: Legion on July 23, 2012, 07:46:36 PM
Great memories. Thank you.
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: eric woolban woolban on July 23, 2012, 08:58:21 PM
Boom boom boom, let me hear you say Savo. Savo!
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: ldavfc4eva on July 23, 2012, 09:11:10 PM
Played some lovely football there,I too would be about ten back then,sitting watching with the blue away top on, had Milosevic 9 on it.

Thanks for this, happy memories!
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: itbrvilla on July 23, 2012, 11:28:12 PM
Wasn't there also 3 goals disallowed? I remember having a piss and we scored twice only to find out they where not allowed IIRC
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: Irish villain on July 23, 2012, 11:31:00 PM
Wasn't there also 3 goals disallowed? I remember having a piss and we scored twice only to find out they where not allowed IIRC

One of them (at least) would have stood if the match was played today.
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: peter w on July 23, 2012, 11:42:01 PM
This is one of those games which for some reason I have absolutely no recollection of. Like watching it for the first time.
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: tomd2103 on July 23, 2012, 11:47:06 PM
Even with a few injuries, we had still had a good side out that day.  I used to really dislike Wimbledon, as they never brought any away fans and seemed to be a be a bogey team for us in the late 80's / early 90's. 
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: SirSteveUK on July 24, 2012, 01:39:00 AM
Wimbledon away support used to travel in a minibus IIRC
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: Dave Cooper please on July 24, 2012, 09:00:56 AM
It was this game where I was probably the most pissed I've ever been at a football match (and got in). Met a mate from the Army who had just flown over from Germany and we hit many pubs beforehand. I can't remember much except my mate throwing up over a stewards feet and somehow getting away with mumbling something about a dodgy pie.
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: Meanwood Villa on July 24, 2012, 09:13:05 AM
Great day. Wimbledon were flying at the time and we blew them away. There were at least 2 goals disallowed.
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: willywombat on July 24, 2012, 09:25:49 AM
My favourite Villa team of recent years, played some lovely football
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: The Left Side on July 24, 2012, 03:36:32 PM
Great stuff, thanks for posting
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: dean saunders left boot on July 25, 2012, 09:22:30 PM
I think if my memory serves me right, they had outside the holte that game, screens showing highlights of the villa, sort of a preview of the screens we were going to have installed in the ground.
Title: Re: Villa 5-0 Wimbledon Xmas 1996 all the goals
Post by: frankmosswasmyuncle on July 25, 2012, 09:53:55 PM
My favourite Villa team of recent years, played some lovely football
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