Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: dave.woodhall on December 15, 2021, 09:53:35 PM
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John Russell on the year it all started to go right.
https://heroesandvillains.info/2021/12/15/history-revisited-1971-72/
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Probably like many on here and fans who saw Villa win the League and European Cup, was this our greatest achievement coming back from the dead, what a team
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My memory is probably hazy, but I thought Jimmy Combes played cricket for Worcestershire?
And, didn’t Bournemouth play in green and black stripes at VP?
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My memory is probably hazy, but I thought Jimmy Combes played cricket for Worcestershire?
And, didn’t Bournemouth play in green and black stripes at VP?
He ended up at Warwick for a year or two.
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My memory is probably hazy, but I thought Jimmy Combes played cricket for Worcestershire?
And, didn’t Bournemouth play in green and black stripes at VP?
He ended up at Warwick for a year or two.
Ah, thanks, Dave
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Brilliant article. Must have been a great season to watch Villa.
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The two semi final programmes, how much more professional ours looks
The calendar from the Wrexham programme, showing the attendance as, 62,500
(https://i.ibb.co/pxrNmKs/the-programes.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pxrNmKs)
(https://i.ibb.co/w7TVtLn/villa-attendence.jpg) (https://ibb.co/w7TVtLn)
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My favourite ever season. Privileged enough to see every game bar Palace away in the LC and Plymouth away.
I think Andy Lochhead being unwell was just a story. Vic Crowe excused him as he just didn't fancy the long trip for an evening playing in Torquay.
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My favourite ever season. Privileged enough to see every game bar Palace away in the LC and Plymouth away.
I think Andy Lochhead being unwell was just a story. Vic Crowe excused him as he just didn't fancy the long trip for an evening playing in Torquay.
Can't see any Palace fixture.Am I missing it?
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My favourite ever season. Privileged enough to see every game bar Palace away in the LC and Plymouth away.
I think Andy Lochhead being unwell was just a story. Vic Crowe excused him as he just didn't fancy the long trip for an evening playing in Torquay.
Can't see any Palace fixture.Am I missing it?
5th October 1971 League Cup game.
https://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/matches/season/1972/
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Jim Cumbes was the guest speaker in the hospitality area a few weeks ago, he looked well.
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Jim Cumbes was the guest speaker in the hospitality area a few weeks ago, he looked well.
Made his debut for us in the 6-0 win away to Oldham that season. I can't think of another keeper that could kick so far ( he had a few assists) and could also reach the half way line with a throw. Always seemed to play with a smile on his face.
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Of all the people I've ever interviewed, Jim Cumbes is the only one who was a danger to my helth. In two interviews with him I laughed so much I walked out of his office with my ribs hurting.
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Of all the people I've ever interviewed, Jim Cumbes is the only one who was a danger to my helth. In two interviews with him I laughed so much I walked out of his office with my ribs hurting.
Non football related, wasn't John Lydon also a hoot?
A bit, but not on the Cumbes level.
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My favourite ever season. Privileged enough to see every game bar Palace away in the LC and Plymouth away.
I think Andy Lochhead being unwell was just a story. Vic Crowe excused him as he just didn't fancy the long trip for an evening playing in Torquay.
Can't see any Palace fixture.Am I missing it?
5th October 1971 League Cup game.
https://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/matches/season/1972/
Looks like we played 3 games in 4 days at the beginning of April. Imagine Klopp and Pep accepting that now!
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My favourite ever season. Privileged enough to see every game bar Palace away in the LC and Plymouth away.
I think Andy Lochhead being unwell was just a story. Vic Crowe excused him as he just didn't fancy the long trip for an evening playing in Torquay.
Can't see any Palace fixture.Am I missing it?
5th October 1971 League Cup game.
https://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/matches/season/1972/
Looks like we played 3 games in 4 days at the beginning of April. Imagine Klopp and Pep accepting that now!
We also played 4 away games on the bounce in April.
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From Mar 31st to Apr 29th we played 10 league games, winning 8 and drawing 1. And the one we drew sealed promotion.
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Great read. I bet most of those attendances were somewhat adjusted for tax purposes.
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Of all the people I've ever interviewed, Jim Cumbes is the only one who was a danger to my helth. In two interviews with him I laughed so much I walked out of his office with my ribs hurting.
He was a DJ on the radio too for a while, Radio Birmingham (WM).
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Santos wanted a second fixture because they had opted for a straight fee of £10,000 to play in preference to a cut of the gate. The huge crowd that turned up blew them away, fans came from all over the country in order to say they had seen Pele. I had to squeeze into the Witton End to see this one, just about every British accent going could be heard. Quite a night.
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My favourite ever season. Privileged enough to see every game bar Palace away in the LC and Plymouth away.
I think Andy Lochhead being unwell was just a story. Vic Crowe excused him as he just didn't fancy the long trip for an evening playing in Torquay.
Can't see any Palace fixture.Am I missing it?
5th October 1971 League Cup game.
https://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/matches/season/1972/
Looks like we played 3 games in 4 days at the beginning of April. Imagine Klopp and Pep accepting that now!
Teams used to play on Good Friday, the next day and Easter Monday too.
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Santos wanted a second fixture because they had opted for a straight fee of £10,000 to play in preference to a cut of the gate. The huge crowd that turned up blew them away, fans came from all over the country in order to say they had seen Pele. I had to squeeze into the Witton End to see this one, just about every British accent going could be heard. Quite a night.
Slightly different story when they played at Plymouth....
....they had been promised a flat fee of £2,500, but when they saw the crowd of around 40,000 crammed into Home Park they realised they could be missing out.
“I was with our directors 15 minutes before kick-off when we were called down and they said, ‘We are not going to play unless you give us another £2,500,’” Graham Little, the Plymouth club secretary at the time, told the Daily Mail. “Well, we had no choice — there would have been a riot if we cancelled … [After the game] I had the money, £50 notes in cellophane packets and the chairman started telling the man from Santos: ‘This is crooked, we will report you. You will never play in this country again.’ He shrugged his shoulders and said: ‘Plenty more countries.’”
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/14/the-forgotten-story-of-pele-and-the-santos-touring-circus
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I love these articles.