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Heroes & Villains => Villa Memories => Topic started by: Deano's Mullet on February 02, 2016, 03:12:17 PM

Title: West Ham 1-4 Aston Villa 1995
Post by: Deano's Mullet on February 02, 2016, 03:12:17 PM: this would do us tonight. great game and great goals.
Title: Re: West Ham 1-4 Aston Villa 1995
Post by: Dave Javu on February 03, 2016, 10:09:09 AM: I don't go to many away games, but I chose well with this one. Followed it up by going to see Eddie Izzard at Shaftesbury Theatre. Believe it or not, he was cutting edge and very funny in those days.

Great day out.
Title: Re: West Ham 1-4 Aston Villa 1995
Post by: DaveD on February 04, 2016, 01:05:57 PM: Oooh, this takes me back. Was living on the Isle of Dogs back then.

Took my cousin, who is a West Ham fan (from Stroud ?!), into the Villa away end for this one. He was throwing up in the toilets at half-time, poor flower was a might hungover from the previous night's bender.

I remember Tommy Johnson running towards goal and me thinking "oh, he's completely shanked that cross" only for it to hit the net half a second later !

Anyway, thanks for the link DM, I've favourited that...
Title: Re: West Ham 1-4 Aston Villa 1995
Post by: Villain at Hert on February 08, 2016, 05:55:19 PM: I went to this one as well. Was this Super Tommy Johnson's only decent game for us. Does your heart good to remember when we used to play well, win and give the fans something to be proud of.
Title: Re: West Ham 1-4 Aston Villa 1995
Post by: Deano's Mullet on February 08, 2016, 11:36:15 PM: Quote from: Villain at Hert on February 08, 2016, 05:55:19 PM
I went to this one as well. Was this Super Tommy Johnson's only decent game for us. Does your heart good to remember when we used to play well, win and give the fans something to be proud of.

To be fair to him he had a very good run of games from this one onwards up until the 1996 League Cup Final. Playing in the hole behind Yorke and Savo he was quite a regular goalscorer. And he absolutely destroyed Wimbledon the season before in the 7-1.
Title: Re: West Ham 1-4 Aston Villa 1995
Post by: newtonsballs on February 08, 2016, 11:50:42 PM: Quote from: Deano's Mullet on February 08, 2016, 11:36:15 PM
Quote from: Villain at Hert on February 08, 2016, 05:55:19 PM
I went to this one as well. Was this Super Tommy Johnson's only decent game for us. Does your heart good to remember when we used to play well, win and give the fans something to be proud of.

To be fair to him he had a very good run of games from this one onwards up until the 1996 League Cup Final. Playing in the hole behind Yorke and Savo he was quite a regular goalscorer. And he absolutely destroyed Wimbledon the season before in the 7-1.

I loved the ironic chants of the Wimbledon fans of:
"Villa, Villa what's the score ...."
"One Seven, One Seven...."

Happy days