Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on May 20, 2026, 09:53:25 PM
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Never.
In.
Doubt.
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Fuck yessssssss Villa
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Fucking hell. I’m in tears. What a night. What a team. What a way to win a trophy. I bloody love you Villa. For all the pain. And upset. We’ve bloody done it guys. We’ve bloody done it!
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Decent!
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They didn't stand a chance.
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Yessssss! Wonderful what a performance.
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Tears here, it's been a long time. Magnificent display, thankfully it was stress free,
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I didn’t think I would cry. I am.
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Feeling especially pleased for McGinn - what a journey with the club
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What a performance!! We got a trophy!!!
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My god, I dont think they had a shot. So comfortable!!
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We even got a BBC Breaking News alert!
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Thanks to Unai, thanks to all the players who were on this trajectory with us to get here and thanks to the club.
What a group of men.
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Magnificent
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Thank you for everything Unai.
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My tears. I’m bloody crying. I can’t stop it.
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Blarting here. What a night.
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It’ll take a while to sink in.
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Roll on Salzburg and revenge against PSG
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Just popping in to say how fookin brilliant this is. We've all waited so long, it's hard to take it in. Such a great performance on the night and throughout the tournament. So many played their part but I must say it warmed my heart to say Harvey Elliott on the pitchin joining in the celebrations. Up the Villa.
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Well, we've all got a new set of digits for our PINs
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Just got online. Have followed on my lad's mobile for the BBC updates. Much joy and happiness
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Tears from myself made better by brum scouse school mate saying it isn’t against ac Milan. Fuck off it’s our night and well done to the lads and Unai. Fuck me the league has been rough but all led up to this. Unai promised us and he delivered. Up the fucking villa
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It’s such a strange feeling - just incredible.
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I don’t know what to say. I’m speechless absolutely outstanding I’m crying all those emotions what a feeling
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Incredible. Absolutely incredible.
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So happy.
I will be with all of you tomorrow celebrating in Birmingham from my little town in France.
Thank you Villa.
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Incredible. Absolutely incredible.
You never doubted them skipper. I was a boy last time we won silverware. I’m in shock and so proud.
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Incredible. Absolutely incredible.
Hope you all have a great night
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Just perfect. Everyone of them!!!
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Thirty bloody years I've been waiting for this. Can't quite believe it's happened.
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I. am. just. stunned.
The Noses will have to stop that Villa trophy clock now on their SHA forum! :D :D :D
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Whilst all the goals were brilliant, if Emi had finished off the fourth one it would have been one shown all through the years as one of the best scored in a European Final.
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I. am. just. stunned.
The Noses will have to stop that Villa trophy clock now on their SHA forum! :D :D :D
They will be livid! But at least they still have the name of the city
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That little kid on the awards platform would never have to buy a pint in Brum when older and visiting.
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Well I don’t know about anyone else but I’ve blubbed my eyes out.
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Even Willy was filming it for posterity.
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So proud. So happy. So relieved.
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So proud. So happy. So relieved.
Yeah it’s such a funny mix of emotions.
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Lost the stream.
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Champions of Europe. Again.
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10/10 for everyone. So so happy right now
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been crying for 20 mins I will come back later
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Every Villa player played their part in what was a truly brilliant performance and thank you Unai what a magnificent manager you are for our great club.
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Good to see Bouba in the photo, giving it a little jig on his recovering knee
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Yeah that was good - I took real heart from seeing the fringe players all involved. It’s a good indicator of culture.
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Nice to see Nas and Wes there joining in with the celebrations. They made all this possible.
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Sometimes over the last thirty years I felt a bit stupid for taking my confirmation name after Steve Staunton. Not tonight
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I havent cried for 25 years, until tonight
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Do you believe in the Villa?
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I cant believe what I just watched!
I'll probably still be crying in the morning.
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Istanbul will be drunk dry tonight... unless McGinn is playing Sunday.
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The Europa League is a properly great looking trophy too.
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The other thing about the win that can get lost in the moment is how absolutely superb we were. Played some magnificent football, great goals, could have won by 5 or 6 in the end.
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I said in match thread, get recruitment right in the summer and we could have a say in the title.
The Manager is a genius
Nas and Wes are gods
Mcginn, Mings and Watkins are living legends.
Up the fuk8ng mighty Villa
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Civic reception and parade tomorrow afternoon I've heard :o
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I agree Hookey. There is turnover and turmoil as the traditional top clubs. This is our window to take on Arsenal.
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I hope everyone savours this. Up the fucking villa!
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For my , young son, nephews and niece and the grandchildren this is for you and for the little vile fan from Birmingham City enjoy it, this is what I enjoyed in 8182 and I wanted the younger ones to have the same memories
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Unreal
Love you all, you miserable bastards!
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Thank God we capitulated at Old Trafford last season.
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Marvellous.
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We are
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We only won because I counter jinxed by voting for Freiburg on the poll, but it’s all going to be about Tielemans, Buendia etc. I don’t mind that my contribution is overlooked. It was my gift to you all.
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Whoever steps out in claret and blue next season thanks to all of them who got us to this point
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I’m so happy what a performance Up the Villa
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Fuck my old boots. That was clinical, smart a performance!
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I’m still nervous 😂
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It’s battering down there. Wonderful to hear SJM talking now
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All Villa fans in Istanbul
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Lindelof MOTM for me.
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Just bloody brilliant. Loved the pic with SJM and Tyrone with the cup 🙌
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I’m not one for superstitions, but playing in all white, against a German team in red, a French referee…it was just meant to be.
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What a game.
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Fuck my old boots. Proud. Full of joy. Amazing. Any other words you would wish to attach. Get the fuck in 🤪
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They were all Men Of The Match.
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Outstanding stuff, Freiburg were never really in it. We played very well and are worthy Champions.
Glad for the club, the players and the fans, but especially glad for Unai.
Now we can plan for Global dominance :)
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Probably the most one sided final in history...... Tbf I dont watch any funalsrhaf don't involve us
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I really wasn't expecting it to be as emotional as that.
I hope it's the start of a golden age, but I also hope we never take that sort of thing for granted.
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Couldn't stop crying on the final whistle. Don't know where it came from. Just speechless for now.
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Outstanding stuff, Freiburg were never really in it. We played very well and are worthy Champions.
Glad for the club, the players and the fans, but especially glad for Unai.
Now we can plan for Global dominance :)
They had a couple of snifters from early freekicks, but as soon as the ref stopped blowing for everything and stopping the flow, we were all over them.
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Probably the most one sided final in history...... Tbf I dont watch any funalsrhaf don't involve us
Same as Leeds 1996. We turned up, knew we were better than them, beat them with ease.
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I lost my best friend last year .. he always got me the cup final tickets together 94 and 96 and we did all so many away games from the darkness of Oldham when we was stuck in the car park and when we cried 8 0 at chelsea ... . best villa mates from 83 and just loved the travels with the Villa family .....tonight I spent it with his two boys and fuck did I cry.....I hope you watched our legends Jason..HTIS
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I thought the guard of honour we did for Freiburg was classy and indicative of the culture of the team
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Party's over. Let's start concentrating on the Citeh game.
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I lost my best friend last year .. he always got me the cup final tickets together 94 and 96 and we did all so many away games from the darkness of Oldham when we was stuck in the car park and when we cried 8 0 at chelsea ... . best villa mates from 83 and just loved the travels with the Villa family .....tonight I spent it with his two boys and fuck did I cry.....I hope you watched our legends Jason..HTIS
Sorry for your loss mate.
First thing I thought of was my mom. Lost her two years ago. She'd have loved tonight.
UTV HEITS
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I've seen conflicting reports of the trophy parade and reception being tomorrow or next Thursday
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BBC News said something like, "they'd had to watch London and Manchester win all the trophies, this is pong overdue for the Second City" 8)
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Outstanding stuff, Freiburg were never really in it. We played very well and are worthy Champions.
Glad for the club, the players and the fans, but especially glad for Unai.
Now we can plan for Global dominance :)
They had a couple of snifters from early freekicks, but as soon as the ref stopped blowing for everything and stopping the flow, we were all over them.
I worry that refs with trendy haircuts haven't received the memo that it isn't about them.
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Still live
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Victory parade 16.30 to 18.30 tomorrow.. Staff working at certain businesses in the City were advised to not attend work tomorrow because of the possible disruption.
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I've seen conflicting reports of the trophy parade and reception being tomorrow or next Thursday
Not gonna be tomorrow, they don't fly back until tomorrow night.
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I've seen conflicting reports of the trophy parade and reception being tomorrow or next Thursday
I'm going in the office to "work" tomorrow on the offchance it is tomorrow as that will be five-ways.
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whens the parade..I want to get pi55ed with you all...
did hear bank holiday
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Alan McInally
https://x.com/18bk74/status/2057205354753319091?s=20
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Fantastic performance to boss the game from the first minute to the last. Whilst Unai should deservedly get all the plaudits I think some deflected glory should be aimed at Dean Smith who started the revival of the Greatest Team in the World.
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whens the parade..I want to get pi55ed with you all...
did hear bank holiday
whens the parade..I want to get pi55ed with you all...
did hear bank holiday
Tomorrow I think!
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Glory
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Hope my Dad was watching
Gary Haddon
Miffiy
Bootsie
Shaun
Dougie
All from our first European adventure
HEITS all dancing on celestial clouds tonight, forgot Saunders too.
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Time to take the dog for a walk because I'm not going to be able to sleep any time soon.
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My uncle would have loved tonight
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Stan summing up Emery, (For players) "He has changed this club from a stepping sone to a destination. "
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Once first went in I knew it was our night.
They were decent but limited.
Lindelof bossed the game for me.MOTM
Others built on his foundation.
Ollie ran em ragged
Morgan bullied
Konsa and Pau superb
Buendia and Youri took them to the cleaners.
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Amazing and totally weird. Legends.
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I lost my best friend last year .. he always got me the cup final tickets together 94 and 96 and we did all so many away games from the darkness of Oldham when we was stuck in the car park and when we cried 8 0 at chelsea ... . best villa mates from 83 and just loved the travels with the Villa family .....tonight I spent it with his two boys and fuck did I cry.....I hope you watched our legends Jason..HTIS
Nice post. I was stuck in the car park at Oldham as well. 3 nil defeat 6th round of FAC 1990 iirc
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What a night!! The team, Emery, and the owners deserve every plaudit! I am over the moon and probably will be for the foreseeable future.
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What a night and what a performance, we blew them away.
What Unai has done with these players is just incredible. I'm absolutely buzzing.
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We even conquered Europe,
In 26 & 82.
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Outstanding stuff, Freiburg were never really in it. We played very well and are worthy Champions.
Glad for the club, the players and the fans, but especially glad for Unai.
Now we can plan for Global dominance :)
They had a couple of snifters from early freekicks, but as soon as the ref stopped blowing for everything and stopping the flow, we were all over them.
I worry that refs with trendy haircuts haven't received the memo that it isn't about them.
Agreed
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That Oldham game chuffing freezing plastic pitch and it rained 50 pence piece's if I remember correctly
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As a couple of posters have already said, so good to see our owners prancing about on the pitch. We owe SO much to them. They keep a low profile but they certainly know how to run a football club.
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Great to see Boubacar there for the celebrations. It makes it even more remarkable that we've achieved this level of success without arguably our best player.
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Great interviews on the pitch with Unai and Matty.
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I've seen conflicting reports of the trophy parade and reception being tomorrow or next Thursday
Not gonna be tomorrow, they don't fly back until tomorrow night.
Tomorrow
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2026/may/20/uel-europa-league-victory-parade---all-you-need-to-know/
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Mad ting the club just announced the parade is tomorrow fam.
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Every goal was a thing of beauty. It was a joy to watch. I won’t be renewing my HBO subscription as they are shite.
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I just can't believe we've finally done it. It hasn't sunk in at all yet. Fantastic performance from everyone.
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Brilliant result ⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Don’t post much but as an avid reader of the forum what a night. So happy to be a Villa fan. Ten years ago to this.
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It was our time, it was our fucking turn for some glory. The players are all legends and they have medals to prove it. Massively satisfying to see SJM and Ty lifting the trophy, what a journey. Much love to you all!
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Such a wonderful performance. Thank you Unai. Thank you Villa.
Up the fucking Villa!!!!
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Brilliant win. Great performance. Fantastic goals.
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Flights from Brum to Salzburg going Tuesday and returning Friday currently £291 return.
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Thank God we capitulated at Old Trafford last season.
Y'know what, I am with you here. Without that, we wouldn't have this.
We weren't ready to win the CL last/this season but by crikey let's have a go at it next.
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Our team.
Our club.
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It’s such a strange feeling - just incredible.
I know
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Absolutely superb
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A perfect all round team performance, capped by three outstanding goals. It really couldn't have gone any better tonight
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Flights from Brum to Salzburg going Tuesday and returning Friday currently £291 return.
Hopefully against PSG
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Excellent disciplined and controlled performance, touched with moments of brilliance.
We have followed the debacle against Spurs with 3 outstanding performances.
Very proud of the players, staff and fans.
Unai knows a thing or two about a thing or two.
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https://x.com/BBCMOTD/status/2057220947619566079
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On my way back from the warehouse. Unreal atmosphere, brilliant vibes, people in tears. I can’t believe it - we turned up big style. I actually enjoyed the second half we were so in control. Just magic. UTFV!
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Well, we've all got a new set of digits for our PINs
Ha ha.
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We did it, and in some style.
Have a great evening all. Love the Villa so fucking much.
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whens the parade..I want to get pi55ed with you all...
did hear bank holiday
whens the parade..I want to get pi55ed with you all...
did hear bank holiday
Tomorrow I think!
seems a bit too quick as alot of my mates in turkey wont be there
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Villahalla!! Two goals worthy of winning any final and it was pretty much game over at that point. On the bus on the way back to SAW airport - what a day in Istanbul!
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I lost my best friend last year .. he always got me the cup final tickets together 94 and 96 and we did all so many away games from the darkness of Oldham when we was stuck in the car park and when we cried 8 0 at chelsea ... . best villa mates from 83 and just loved the travels with the Villa family .....tonight I spent it with his two boys and fuck did I cry.....I hope you watched our legends Jason..HTIS
Nice post. I was stuck in the car park at Oldham as well. 3 nil defeat 6th round of FAC 1990 iirc
coldest night of our lives ....
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What an absolute triumph that was.
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Brilliant result ⚽️⚽️⚽️
You're a gentleman, Franky.
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The Lucky Scarf did its best thing yet!
And thanks, Londonfranky.
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Flights from Brum to Salzburg going Tuesday and returning Friday currently £291 return.
Mrs made me get them before forest .. she said it looks nice
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The Taksim Square Top Three:
1) Sweet Caroline
2) Hi Ho etc
3) We Are The Champions
The bar we're in did just play Psycho Killer.
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I’ve just about calmed down and now possibly, it ‘s sinking in. But I have had a skinfull so who knows.
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Hell fucking yeah! Deano is the unsung hero who got us out of shit street just in time and we’d never be where we are today without what he did for us.
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As PF says, this was the first step towards where we are, and it was a massive fucking step.
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Was in the Feed the Yak from 5:15 and a thanks to T.amd his dad Tony from Chester Road for letting me sit at their reserved table. Absolutely packed and defending at times. A bit jarring hearing Vill songs with a Southern twang. Was a great night. Up the Villa.
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Truly special. I'm 51, and I barely remember 82. I was at Wembley in 94 and 96.......can't believe it's been so long. In some ways it doesn't feel like it, in other ways it absolutely does. Fantastic. Love it.
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Truly special. I'm 51, and I barely remember 82. I was at Wembley in 94 and 96.......can't believe it's been so long. In some ways it doesn't feel like it, in other ways it absolutely does. Fantastic. Love it.
I'm 50 in December, all I can remember from 82 is my big brother going mental in the front room, this tops everything.
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BBC Five Live commentary at the end announcing us winners
https://x.com/5liveSport/status/2057217222611796232/video/1?s=46
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One of our members blagged into the lounge with the Heroes of 82.
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Brilliant.
Was there in Rotterdam 82.
Back then as 13 year old thought we would be in many more Euro finals.
Our club that were the first proper super club until 1955.
We are back.
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Truly special. I'm 51, and I barely remember 82. I was at Wembley in 94 and 96.......can't believe it's been so long. In some ways it doesn't feel like it, in other ways it absolutely does. Fantastic. Love it.
I'm 50 in December, all I can remember from 82 is my big brother going mental in the front room, this tops everything.
I am 53. I recall my Dad going mental when Withe scored. And we won.
I remember it all. Lucky.
My 7 year old will never forget this night.
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From the Championship to this, what a pair
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Well that was rather nice😊
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Well that was rather nice😊
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Cohiba! Nice!
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https://x.com/SoccerCityCLT/status/2057204948316676126?s=20
https://x.com/JamieSmith_25/status/2057233243095576837?s=20
Deano enjoying the win
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You know that feeling when you wake up the morning after a really bad defeat, when it's the first thing you think about, you feel pig sick and puts you on a right downer for the rest of the day? Just imagine how tomorrow morning's going to feel.
What a season. Thank you Unai. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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I was going to do a little roll-call of players but I'd end up just naming the squad. But it's Unai, in the end. What else is there to say. I'm so, so fucking pleased this group got to lift a trophy, Christ knows they deserve it.
Shout out to Alan and Paul in the pub tonight, hope you find your way back to your hotels. Some justified heaviness of partying going on.
All of you mad bastards, you've earned this one. It seems so stupid, supporting some sporting association, but for some reason it's sometimes the most real thing in life. We've gone through a fuck of a lot to get here - let's enjoy it. We'll never forget this one.
UTFV!!
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I was going to do a little roll-call of players but I'd end up just naming the squad. But it's Unai, in the end. What else is there to say. I'm so, so fucking pleased this group got to lift a trophy, Christ knows they deserve it.
Shout out to Alan and Paul in the pub tonight, hope you find your way back to your hotels. Some justified heaviness of partying going on.
All of you mad bastards, you've earned this one. It seems so stupid, supporting some sporting association, but for some reason it's sometimes the most real thing in life. We've gone through a fuck of a lot to get here - let's enjoy it. We'll never forget this one.
UTFV!!
Lovely
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I was going to do a little roll-call of players but I'd end up just naming the squad. But it's Unai, in the end. What else is there to say. I'm so, so fucking pleased this group got to lift a trophy, Christ knows they deserve it.
Shout out to Alan and Paul in the pub tonight, hope you find your way back to your hotels. Some justified heaviness of partying going on.
All of you mad bastards, you've earned this one. It seems so stupid, supporting some sporting association, but for some reason it's sometimes the most real thing in life. We've gone through a fuck of a lot to get here - let's enjoy it. We'll never forget this one.
UTFV!!
There’s really no logic to following a football club but it’s the fucking next feeling in the world…..especially when you win!!
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Hell fucking yeah! Deano is the unsung hero who got us out of shit street just in time and we’d never be where we are today without what he did for us.
His family were there.
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Obviously the final was a bit of a mismatch, although the first half an hour I could see a scenario where they shinned one in and we couldn’t break them down. And obviously I’m absolutely buzzing, but also it feels about right that this team is capable of winning a euefa cup, so it’s not even that shocking. Which is an unbelievable thing considering where we were when Unai arrived…we are so lucky to have him as our manager.
So glad that this likeable bunch of players are not just going to be remembered as a decent team but as winners.
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So when is the civic reception?
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Hell fucking yeah! Deano is the unsung hero who got us out of shit street just in time and we’d never be where we are today without what he did for us.
His family were there.
Too right.