Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: wittonwarrior on May 29, 2016, 06:59:16 PM
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Next season will mark the first time ever that former English winners of the European Cup have met each other outside of the top division. At least they can't take Rotterdam away from us.
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Pretty sure it will be the first time in any country that 2 former winners of the European Cup have met for a league game outside the top flight.
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You are probably right. Hard to take at moment but lets wait and see. On a bit of downer with the calibre of managers making themselves available to the Villa are dwindling by the day.
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Could get postponed ....players if we have any might not have been told when to turn up ......
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Can't take away Rotterdam but can give us Rotherham.
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Next season will mark the first time ever that former English winners of the European Cup have met each other outside of the top division. At least they can't take Rotterdam away from us.
I thought it was any clubs in Europe who'd won the European Cup/UCL? Happy to be corrected...
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There's also probably going to be two Champions League winning managers facing each other in next season's championship.
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Could get postponed ....players if we have any might not have been told when to turn up ......
Eh?
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Could get postponed ....players if we have any might not have been told when to turn up ......
Eh?
Cross pollination gag from the Meaning Evil thread. I liked it.
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Yeah and such a juicy prospect it is too. Would love to go to the City Ground again (the only previous time was for a Euro 96 group game, and that was fun). Think Forest maybe up the shitter even more than us. Another club who have been so badly mis-managed in recent years and whose history just weighs down on them. At best their a mid-table club now, and with some heavy weights dropping down and many big clubs, plus the likes of Brighton ever improving I see it being another tough season for Forest next time. All this meaning that the fixtures between us and them could have all the more riding on them.
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I've only been the City Ground once, as a youngster when from memory Mcgrath buried a late-ish header in front of us and the away end was bedlam. Good times.
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I've only been the City Ground once, as a youngster when from memory Mcgrath buried a late-ish header in front of us and the away end was bedlam. Good times.
92-93 right? What a great goal that was, and just how important a guy like Mcgrath was to Villa to pull that rabbit out of the hat when the strikers are having an off day.
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I've only been the City Ground once, as a youngster when from memory Mcgrath buried a late-ish header in front of us and the away end was bedlam. Good times.
92-93 right? What a great goal that was, and just how important a guy like Mcgrath was to Villa to pull that rabbit out of the hat when the strikers are having an off day.
Yeah, it was spring time I think not too long before we imploded and handed Manure the title.
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I went to my first ever top level football match at Forest in 1966, which, if I recall correctly, was quite a good year for football
Edit: Ooops - put wrong year in first time.
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My first visit to the City Ground was 1989. My first visit when I actually managed to get in was 1990.
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Franz Carr'so solitary goal and the FA cup game was my only game there.
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Worst train journey home *ever*. I'll be giving this one a miss next season.
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Worst train journey home *ever*. I'll be giving this one a miss next season.
Was it the one that went one way for a while then went into reverse for the rest of the journey?
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They used to go out of their way to piss away fans off,
When it was pay at the gate they had one turn style open thousands trying to get in, pathetic
I and loads of others didn't get in till half time
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The first time I went there was the season they got promoted and won the league. I think we lost 2-0. Locked in the ground at the end, this was after a few smoke bombs had been lobbed into our section. We never seem to play well there, the police are horrible and the ground even the modern version is a tip. Not my favourite away.
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First time I went to Forest was a night game in the League Cup in the 72-73 season. I think Villa won from memory. Horrible violent night and got a bit of a chasing from the Trent Enders. We went back a week or so later for the league game. Very different! Loads of Villa there and a seem to recallpolice horses in the corner keeping the fans apart. I think we won that too or was it a draw?
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One of the longer walks from the special. They used to lock you up in the compound on the station before walking you to the ground. Never enjoyed driving there either as it is a jog from the motorway.
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I first went in the 1974/75 season , think we won 3-2 , , come out the ground and there was loads of fighting , me and mates from school got legged everywhere , even through peoples back gardens
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i love the craic in hooters
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Only been the once, in late 1995. It finished 1-1, Steve Stone scored a spectacular equaliser for them really late on. I remember Savo missing a couple of sitters in front of the away fans and one fan next to me constantly shouting "Durkin the gherkin" at the ref.
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Forest was my first real away game. A drab 0-0 in 1996/97.
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One of the longer walks from the special. They used to lock you up in the compound on the station before walking you to the ground. Never enjoyed driving there either as it is a jog from the motorway.
We were locked in the compound & not let out to the game but sent straight back to Brum one year , maybe been 89/90.
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First time I went to Forest was a night game in the League Cup in the 72-73 season. I think Villa won from memory. Horrible violent night and got a bit of a chasing from the Trent Enders. We went back a week or so later for the league game. Very different! Loads of Villa there and a seem to recallpolice horses in the corner keeping the fans apart. I think we won that too or was it a draw?
I think the Saturday league game was my first away game. Bricks lobbed from across the road as we emerged from the station was the prelude to continuing sniping on the walk to the ground. I remember the way we were penned into the away section and held there throughout and after the game. 1-1 draw?
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Worst train journey home *ever*. I'll be giving this one a miss next season.
Was it the one that went one way for a while then went into reverse for the rest of the journey?
Yes. You pull into Derby and then go back out the same way, which makes your heart sink. There's also only about three carriages which means you're lucky to get a seat. Plenty of stops and not necessarily all at train stations.
If we can get a cheap overnight somewhere we may drive up.
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Only been the once, in late 1995. It finished 1-1, Steve Stone scored a spectacular equaliser for them really late on. I remember Savo missing a couple of sitters in front of the away fans and one fan next to me constantly shouting "Durkin the gherkin" at the ref.
Yeah that Stone goal was a bit special in fact Yorke's goal was a great strike too although the form he was in at the time you'd expect him to take it. Both clubs were really flying high at the time.
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I've only been once and that was for a pre-season game...
...where I recorded McMessi do this
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My first ever away game was at Forest we lost 6-0.
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Only went there once and that was for a friendly.
There's a rock pub called something like 'The Pendulum' which I quite liked.
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My first ever away game was at Forest we lost 6-0.
Was at that game - Clough was applauding our support as we cheered each goal that it went in. We had a tame effort at goal and we booed. In fact we all sang "Cloughie, Cloughie give us a wave" and he did
Come to think of it even when the 6th went in our fans were terrific
As for getting there we were always held at station then herded like cattle to the ground - never a chance to break ranks and find a pub in them days
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My first ever away game was at Forest we lost 6-0.
Was at that game - Clough was applauding our support as we cheered each goal that it went in. We had a tame effort at goal and we booed. In fact we all sang "Cloughie, Cloughie give us a wave" and he did
Come to think of it even when the 6th went in our fans were terrific
As for getting there we were always held at station then herded like cattle to the ground - never a chance to break ranks and find a pub in them days
I was at that one too. Graham Turner's last game I think.
Also went to Forest the year West Ham had to win there and then Liverpool to send us down. Forest had a great home record and we stood with their fans behind the goal. West Ham won 2-1 and we had to go to Anfield for the last game.
Stood on the Kop near the back and it was soon known 2 Villa fans were there. It was a good night, they won 5-1, we stayed up and everyone was happy.
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Only went there once and that was for a friendly.
There's a rock pub called something like 'The Pendulum' which I quite liked.
Pit and Pendulum, decent bar in the City Centre. There are a lot of decent bars in Nottingham.
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Only went there once and that was for a friendly.
There's a rock pub called something like 'The Pendulum' which I quite liked.
Pit and Pendulum, decent bar in the City Centre. There are a lot of decent bars in Nottingham.
Sounds great! Would like to go now just to visit that bar!
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Only went there once and that was for a friendly.
There's a rock pub called something like 'The Pendulum' which I quite liked.
Pit and Pendulum, decent bar in the City Centre. There are a lot of decent bars in Nottingham.
Sounds great! Would like to go now just to visit that bar!
A word of caution, you may struggle to find the cunningly hidden toilet in there :-)
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One of the longer walks from the special. They used to lock you up in the compound on the station before walking you to the ground. Never enjoyed driving there either as it is a jog from the motorway.
We were locked in the compound & not let out to the game but sent straight back to Brum one year , maybe been 89/90.
I was there that day, bloody hot as well.
The Police would let anyone out of the compound, even those that had tickets for the game.