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Heroes & Villains => Villa Memories => Topic started by: UK Redsox on August 04, 2016, 08:07:15 PM

Title: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: UK Redsox on August 04, 2016, 08:07:15 PM: 1995 Jo'burg, Atherton's epic Test Match

Who's the Villa fan chasing him off at the end of the game?

(http://i68.tinypic.com/20qm8tl.jpg)
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 04, 2016, 08:36:52 PM: Well, the picture clearly wasn't taken at Villa Park, so it might be Gregnash.
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: PeterWithesShin on August 04, 2016, 10:04:46 PM: Grant Holt.
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: Somniloquism on August 04, 2016, 10:10:03 PM: Check the Mercury from around then. I'm pretty sure they named the person under the story entitled "Hooligan causes Cricket abandonment. England Captain tells how he feared for his life!"
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: steamer on August 05, 2016, 06:51:01 AM: I was at that game.
There was a group of about 10 Villa fans amongst the travelling English.
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: luke95 on August 05, 2016, 09:14:35 AM: Well known from following villa & England everywhere throughout the 90s.
I won't name him but many will/do know him .
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: Legion on August 05, 2016, 12:30:39 PM: Quote
The guy in the villa shirt is Graham McNulty lifelong villa fan.
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: PeterWithe on August 05, 2016, 12:37:42 PM: I used to know him quite well, if it is him its a very bad photo likeness.
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: Legion on August 07, 2016, 11:59:38 AM: Matthew Frith (https://www.facebook.com/matthew.frith.50?fref=nf&pnref=story), apparently.
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: charlie659 on August 07, 2016, 12:02:51 PM: That's not Graham McNulty. I used to know him fairly well late 80's/early90's, he used to drink in the Aston Tavern on match days before he was banned for life from VP.
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: steamer on August 11, 2016, 07:38:40 PM: why?
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: PeterWithe on August 11, 2016, 07:40:06 PM: It's a good pub, was back then as well.
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: charlie659 on August 13, 2016, 07:43:47 PM: Quote from: steamer on August 11, 2016, 07:38:40 PM
why?

If you mean why was he banned from VP, just Google his name + Dublin 1995.
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 15, 2016, 09:38:44 PM: He sounds like a twat.
Title: Re: Villa fan chasing Michael Atherton
Post by: CT on August 23, 2016, 12:50:57 PM: Quote from: cdbullyweefan on August 15, 2016, 09:38:44 PM
He sounds like a twat.

He isn't, and the picture isn't him.