Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Villa Memories => Topic started by: Whiney MacWhineface on September 06, 2018, 05:00:14 PM
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In a wild bout of optimism, my dear wife has dragged me into the garage to clear out stuff prior to our house move (hah!).
Most of my stuff hasn't seen the light of day for decades (programmes, H&Vs, Witton Wisdoms et al.), including this item. It's the back of an old cheque, filled with autographs obtained at Bodymoor Heath in (I think) 1977.
We visited there with my Mother-In-Law (why???) and after watching them train and play a practice match (in those days you just wandered where you liked) we split up to grab signatures. Now, Mother-In-Law knew nothing about football so just collared any likely looking suspect and when we met up again I recognised very few of her victims.
Obviously John Deehan, and I did recognise Allan Evans because we'd just signed him as a young Centre Forward from Dunfermline but had no idea what he looked like. I asked her about him, and she said: "I went up to anyone who looked like a footballer, but he told me not to bother with his because, and I quote, 'You don't want mine, I'm nobody'". Now, as M-I-L was the living embodiment of Mrs. Doyle he stood no chance and signed.
So, the point of this waffle is, does anyone recognise the rest, because she didn't have a clue!
(https://thumb.ibb.co/f2XQNz/Autographs.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f2XQNz)
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Andy Gray with the watermark.
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Top one I think is Ivor Linton.
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Below John Deehan's is Jimmy Rimmer.
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Wow! Second from the top is Ron Saunders.
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That woman was a (lovely) force of nature (as anyone who tried to decline the offer of a third helping of sprouts will attest). So while we were after Little and Gidman et al., she scooped the big one!
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Don't know who is the one below Andy Gray and the last one.
I have a Terry Weir B/W photo of 77 Cup winning squad signed by all, given to me by Michael Buttress who had the driving lesson after my mothers and would drive her home.
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Last one is John Burridge.
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The one under Andy Gray, pretty much covered by the watermark, has to be read on the side, Ken McNaught.
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Spotters badge (with merit) to Rudy!
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Pleasure, Nick, now to get it framed. Will look great in whatever house you end up living.
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Pleasure, Nick, now to get it framed. Will look great in whatever house you end up living.
Well done Mark. How did you get them?
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As I mentioned earlier, I've got a signed Terry Weir photo of the 77 Cup winning squad and I've looked at it once or twice over the years. I didn't even need to dig it out, such is my love and admiration for that team. Certainly the greatest, most entertaining Villa team in my lifetime.
I have the photo in such a safe place I can't remember where it is. I'll have a look for it and post it up on here. Give me a couple of years.
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Is the one directly below John Robson's
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As I mentioned earlier, I've got a signed Terry Weir photo of the 77 Cup winning squad and I've looked at it once or twice over the years. I didn't even need to dig it out, such is my love and admiration for that team. Certainly the greatest, most entertaining Villa team in my lifetime.
I have the photo in such a safe place I can't remember where it is. I'll have a look for it and post it up on here. Give me a couple of years.
Thanks Mark.
The 76-77 team are up there with the The 74-75 and 80-81 teams as my favourites. I loved all three seasons.
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Top one is Brian Little.
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Some serious spotting here. Cheers!
The following was our excuse for getting out-signed by M-I-L Apologies as these have appeared before...and don't tell the wife (she hated the windswept look)
(https://thumb.ibb.co/dtFo0U/Andy_Anne.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dtFo0U)
(https://thumb.ibb.co/kas1LU/Dennis.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kas1LU)
(https://thumb.ibb.co/i13rLU/John.jpg) (https://ibb.co/i13rLU)
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Top one is Brian Little.
Yup. It was the only one I wasn't sure of.
**Hangs his head in shame**
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Part two - 1967
I was 14 and took myself off to VP one weekday at half term to catch them as they came out of training. Waited ages but in the end they all signed, Sadly we'd sold my hero Tony Hateley by that time, but I was sensible enough to identify most of them...catching a team in a downward trajectory.
Charlie Aitken
(https://i.ibb.co/192637Q/Autographs-67-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/192637Q)
Dave Rudge, Johnny MacLeod, Dave Pountney, Slogger, ?Robert Goodwin? Mike Tindall, Wilson Briggs, Graham Parker, Tony Scott, John Gavan (reserve goalie)
(https://i.ibb.co/vkW5Twq/Autographs-67-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vkW5Twq)
Fred Turnbull, Colin Withers, Willie Hamilton, ?David Someone?
(https://i.ibb.co/jhj7g1B/Autographs-67-3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jhj7g1B)
John Inglis, Dave Roberts, Lionel Martin, Bobby Park, Mick Wright, Peter McParland (must have been a coach then)
(https://i.ibb.co/bswgMmP/Autographs-67-4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bswgMmP)
Peter Broadbent, Dick Stephens (another young goalie)
(https://i.ibb.co/TrjJky7/Autographs-67-5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TrjJky7)
John Inglis (again!), Lew Chatterley, Barry Stobart
(https://i.ibb.co/TKfk8pt/Autographs-67-6.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TKfk8pt)
John Hemmings, Johnny Chambers, Keith Bradley, Alan Deakin, ?Pete someone? (looking at the Villa player database, possibly Peter Jones
(https://i.ibb.co/3Cf3vxF/Autographs-67-7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3Cf3vxF)
?Lionel someone?, Jackie Sewell
(https://i.ibb.co/0j8z1Mv/Autographs-67-8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0j8z1Mv)
That's about it, though I did get my big colour Ty-phoo team picture signed by the above (have posted before). Where were Willie Anderson and John Woodward? Presumably the latter was crocked.
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Lionel would, I presume, be Lionel Martin?
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Lionel would, I presume, be Lionel Martin?
You’re right, looks like I bagged him twice, like John Inglis.
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76-77 apart from keeper were the best team villa team ever with Rimmer and taking away injuries and postponements we would have won the treble