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Title: Port Vale 2-3 Aston Villa John Rudge Testimonial Game 1993
Post by: Deano's Mullet on March 19, 2014, 10:56:14 PM

 

Never seen the goals from this game  before,  a pre-season friendly in summer of 1993. Goals for McGrath, Townsend and Daley. Anyone remember this?

Title: Re: Port Vale 2-3 Aston Villa John Rudge Testimonial Game 1993
Post by: The Left Side on March 20, 2014, 02:33:08 AM

Thanks for posting

Title: Re: Port Vale 2-3 Aston Villa John Rudge Testimonial Game 1993
Post by: Dave Clark Five on March 20, 2014, 06:16:22 AM

I went to it. Noticed what a ramshackle ground it had become.

Title: Re: Port Vale 2-3 Aston Villa John Rudge Testimonial Game 1993
Post by: big 1st serve on March 20, 2014, 07:01:09 AM

Three of us went up in the car, a warm evening spent outside a pub just off J15 after the game.
I think BFR was away sorting the Guy Whittingham deal .

Title: Re: Port Vale 2-3 Aston Villa John Rudge Testimonial Game 1993
Post by: Dave Cooper please on March 20, 2014, 09:29:47 AM

Thanks for that, I went to that game, I was home on leave from the Army, got immensely drunk in Burslem and slept in the grottiest B&B ever over some horrible pub.

Title: Re: Port Vale 2-3 Aston Villa John Rudge Testimonial Game 1993
Post by: Dr Butler on March 20, 2014, 09:50:47 AM

did Ian Taylor play in this match ? 

Title: Re: Port Vale 2-3 Aston Villa John Rudge Testimonial Game 1993
Post by: dave.woodhall on March 20, 2014, 09:52:34 AM

Quote from: Dave Clark Five on March 20, 2014, 06:16:22 AM

I went to it. Noticed what a ramshackle ground it had become.

The Wembley of the North.

Title: Re: Port Vale 2-3 Aston Villa John Rudge Testimonial Game 1993
Post by: darren woolley on March 20, 2014, 11:03:37 AM

I also went to the game with a few mates.

Title: Re: Port Vale 2-3 Aston Villa John Rudge Testimonial Game 1993
Post by: pooligan on March 20, 2014, 11:29:07 AM

I was at this game,must admit i had forgot all about it. All i can remember is, it was a nice warm sunny evening and as someone mentioned earlier,the ground from my last visit had become somewhat ramshackle.

Title: Re: Port Vale 2-3 Aston Villa John Rudge Testimonial Game 1993
Post by: Damo70 on March 20, 2014, 02:32:41 PM

Quote from: big 1st serve on March 20, 2014, 07:01:09 AM

Three of us went up in the car, a warm evening spent outside a pub just off J15 after the game.
I think BFR was away sorting the Guy Whittingham deal .

I didn't go to this one but I went to Walsall where I'm pretty sure Whittingham made his debut and scored.