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Heroes & Villains => Villa Memories => Topic started by: Dr Butler on August 26, 2014, 01:59:41 PM

Title: Coventry at home 2000/01
Post by: Dr Butler on August 26, 2014, 01:59:41 PM: great day :)

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Title: Re: Coventry at home 2000/01
Post by: walsall villain on August 26, 2014, 02:14:18 PM: Lovely winner from Merson, oh for a player like him now.
Had to smile at the coventry fan with his crappy looking 'we will be back' banner, it's not looking like any time soon!
Title: Re: Coventry at home 2000/01
Post by: rob_bridge on August 26, 2014, 02:32:35 PM: Mysteriously I couldn't get through to my Cov supporting cousin on his mobile that day.

Maybe the signal was bad.
Title: Re: Coventry at home 2000/01
Post by: Witton Warrior on August 26, 2014, 08:58:59 PM: Somebody should send this to those Geordies who think we only laugh at them when someone is relegated at VP
Title: Re: Coventry at home 2000/01
Post by: Damo70 on August 28, 2014, 01:51:57 PM: Good stuff. I hadn't seen the goals for quite a while. I was on The Holte with my mate, his brother and my wife who was due to have our first baby around that time. I thought the excitement would end up with her having the baby a Villa Park! I remember Gregory bringing on Ginola for Staunton when we were two down in the first half. The papers were putting the turnaround down to Ginola but I thought it was more down to Merson.
Title: Re: Coventry at home 2000/01
Post by: Richard E on August 28, 2014, 01:54:20 PM: I was quite upset at half-time, thinking we were going to let them off the hook. It made the second half all the sweeter.

So much to enjoy about this game - coming back from 2 goals down to win, Angel's first goal, a peach from Merson, cracking atmosphere when the Villa goals went in, and helping to send that lot down.
Title: Re: Coventry at home 2000/01
Post by: Rotterdam on August 28, 2014, 05:37:50 PM: One of my top 3 games. Loved it.
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Post by: Fuse on August 28, 2014, 08:39:59 PM: Brilliant. What a crying shame we will not see games like that again or such an attacking array of talent. :-(
Title: Re: Coventry at home 2000/01
Post by: Nath_AvFc on August 29, 2014, 02:13:41 AM: My first Villa game, as a 7 year old, remember it well. Cheers for the nostalgia!
Title: Re: Coventry at home 2000/01
Post by: JD on August 29, 2014, 09:08:25 AM: JPA's first goal for Villa. Does anyone remember the H&V article about this game, it was brilliant? I still have it pinned up on my wall at work.