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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Legion on January 21, 2014, 06:16:56 PM

Title: Happy 53rd Birthday to...
Post by: Legion on January 21, 2014, 06:16:56 PM
...Gary Shaw.
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Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on January 21, 2014, 06:26:30 PM
Happy birthday, Gary and give my regards to Eric.

Gary shares a birthday with the late Edwin Starr.
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Post by: villa `cross the mersey on January 21, 2014, 06:28:43 PM
One of my favourite Villa players of all time whose career finished too soon because of injury - Keith Leonard being another
Happy Birthday Gary - thanks for the memories

Happy birthday to the late great Edwin Starr - Tamworth legend. "Running back and forth " on his War album is a boss track
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Post by: class_of_82 on January 21, 2014, 06:32:53 PM
Happy birthday Gary thanks for the memories of that wonderful journey we all went on ending in Rotterdam.
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Post by: Smirker on January 21, 2014, 06:45:55 PM
Happy Birthday  8)

Wish I was born and in my 20's at the time of our European Cup win. Sad to know I'll never see us win it in my life time.
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Post by: garyshawsknee on January 21, 2014, 06:52:12 PM
Happy Birthday to the great man, i say this every year, but he's the reason why i support Villa.
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Post by: olaftab on January 21, 2014, 10:21:05 PM
Happy birthday Gary. May you have many more and us 50 something's  must be grateful for glorious 10 years of Villa from 72 to 82.
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Post by: purpletrousers on January 21, 2014, 10:44:37 PM
I still have my home made Gary Shaw scrap book :) in fact i just dug it out, oh the memories, i really did have a blessed childhood, 80/81 & then Rotterdam as an 8yo.
Reading the random stories thread, it makes me realise my Dad must have loved taking me down BH so much! I  must get the old family albums off my parents, loads of pics with the team. Also found my autograph book from those days. Thanks for such memories!
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Post by: Pete3206 on January 22, 2014, 12:17:05 AM
Name a harder working Villa striker since Gary's knees gave out. I can only think of Dean Saunders.
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Post by: Steve kirk on January 22, 2014, 07:24:25 AM
Met Gary a couple of times in Brum, such a lovely bloke, very chatty and down to earth.
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Post by: Duncan Shaw on January 22, 2014, 10:25:17 AM
Wow, my teenage hero 53, must make me quite old now too.........
Still my favourite all time Villa player and I strongly suspect he always will be.
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Post by: The Left Side on January 23, 2014, 02:56:04 AM
Happy birthday Gary
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Post by: villa kicks on January 24, 2014, 07:00:14 PM
Shaw true legend and was the top European player of the season in European cup matches when villa won 26th may !

Castle Bromwich finest
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Post by: barrysleftfoot on January 24, 2014, 07:20:02 PM

 Great player, great touch, great footballer.Don't think we appreciated at the time how good a player he was.Shame about his knees, but watching videos , he did turn players a lot.His turn and lay off for Morley for goal of the season, was sublime.
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Post by: Pete3206 on January 24, 2014, 07:54:38 PM
Still rankles with me how he couldn't get into the England World Cup squad in 82 ahead of Paul Mariner, Tony Woodcock and a crocked Kevin Keegan.
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Post by: Louzie0 on January 24, 2014, 08:03:52 PM
Shaw true legend and was the top European player of the season in European cup matches when villa won 26th may !

Castle Bromwich finest

May I just say, as a Castle Bromwich denizen from my formative years... Go Gary!!!!
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Post by: Legion on January 24, 2014, 08:07:57 PM
Gary Shaw was my boyhood hero along with Tony Morley. Mr. Woodhall arranged for him to come over whilst I was selling H&V and say hello. I turned into a gibbering wreck and must have come across as an incoherent simpleton. I just did not know what to say to him. Thanks again though Dave, it made my day.
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Post by: villan from luton on January 24, 2014, 08:15:09 PM
Shaw true legend and was the top European player of the season in European cup matches when villa won 26th may !

Castle Bromwich finest

May I just say, as a Castle Bromwich denizen from my formative years... Go Gary!!!!

I spent a few early years in Kinghurst before moving to classy Chelmsley Wood, now known as Smiths Wood I believe
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