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Heroes & Villains => Villa Memories => Topic started by: BC Villain on February 27, 2021, 11:23:29 AM
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Very few words needed. One of the most incredible afternoons I can remember. So many emotions on that day. Trepidation, horror, hope, frustration, and then finally the massive outpouring of joy and relief. A day that showed what a mighty club Aston Villa is.
RIP Ugo and Dalian
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Very few words needed. One of the most incredible afternoons I can remember. So many emotions on that day. Trepidation, horror, hope, frustration, and then finally the massive outpouring of joy and relief. A day that showed what a mighty club Aston Villa is.
RIP Ugo and Dalian
The atmosphere at Villa Park was more similar to the European nights against Juventus, Barcelona and Inter than a Sunday afternoon cup tie against first division Tranmere Rovers.
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Sat in witton upper, directly above Tranmere fans - I had the best view of O’Briens free kick ping back off that angle - wow, truly great days.
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Our fans had not had a sniff of a trophy since the heady days of the early 80s and were ravenous. A thrilling, rollercoaster ride of emotions, played out to the best atmosphere in a big occasion game at Villa Park ever, in my opinion.
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The Holte was actually “shaking” to Big Fat Ron’s Claret and Blue Army. Unforgettable atmosphere.
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One incredible afternoon full of incident. One the last great 'standing ' Holte matches. Ugo's penalty kick bounced past us- we were 10 rows back, upstairs in the North Stand!
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One incredible afternoon full of incident. One the last great 'standing ' Holte matches. Ugo's penalty kick bounced past us- we were 10 rows back, upstairs in the North Stand!
Rico’s is still flying through space I think.
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https://youtu.be/8tSwjVzM0Mk
If anyone fancies watching it
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Possibly my favourite game at Villa Park although the games against Anderlecht and Barcelona before and a couple of others since(maybe the FA Cup quarter final against Smethwick) run it close. For me just getting there that day was an epic journey. I'm not sure I would feel that way in O'Brien's free kick had gone in though.
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One incredible afternoon full of incident. One the last great 'standing ' Holte matches. Ugo's penalty kick bounced past us- we were 10 rows back, upstairs in the North Stand!
Rico’s is still flying through space I think.
Just behind the one he took at Wimbledon in 93
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One incredible afternoon full of incident. One the last great 'standing ' Holte matches. Ugo's penalty kick bounced past us- we were 10 rows back, upstairs in the North Stand!
Rico’s is still flying through space I think.
Actually, watching the pens again, it was probably Rico's (apologies Ugo). Anyway those missed spot kicks were an important part of the drama.
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One incredible afternoon full of incident. One the last great 'standing ' Holte matches. Ugo's penalty kick bounced past us- we were 10 rows back, upstairs in the North Stand!
Ugo’s pen hit the half way line after hitting the bar?
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Remember watching at home (I'd have been 9 at the time) and hiding my head in pillows during the penalty shootout.
Also, didn't they hit the woodwork with a freekick?
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When Atkinson made it 4-4 on aggregate (RIP Dalian) the outpouring of elation was something I’ve never forgotten.
The 1st leg I switched off the radio at 3-0 and only learned in the morning we nicked one at the death needing a 2-0 to progress.
When teale scored that diving header I thought were on for a hatful here only for Aldridge to run free (looked offside) for 2-1.
Radio commentary (recorded!) “We need another late late show here....Tony Daley then....we need another one of his great crosses.....the header from Atkinson (pause)....yeeeeeaaaaaaas.....it is another late late show from dalian atkinson!!!”
Just after the last bosnich save - Radio WM - “start partying now....start the celebrations because the 17 year wait is over....Aston Villa are going to a cup final”
Of course the final was an even better story.....ah the glorious memories.
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One incredible afternoon full of incident. One the last great 'standing ' Holte matches. Ugo's penalty kick bounced past us- we were 10 rows back, upstairs in the North Stand!
Rico’s is still flying through space I think.
Actually, watching the pens again, it was probably Rico's (apologies Ugo). Anyway those missed spot kicks were an important part of the drama.
When Rico missed, I thought it was going to be all over. All the cameramen were waiting for the next kick and trying to get the shot of the tranmere manager running on the pitch.
Bozzie had other ideas...
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My daughter messaged me yesterday asking 'was this the match where you threw the cat in the air?' It was!
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This must be the most exciting cup tie I’ve ever been to. It had the lot.
From start to finish it was like a rollercoaster ride. You went there thinking we were out, 2-0 - you thought we had it in the bag. 2-1 with 3 minutes to go, you thought we were out. Even penalties took you on a similar rollercoaster ride and the relieve and joy at the end was unreal.
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I was living in Paris then and played Sunday football. After the game on my way home I jumped into a phone box by St Lazard station to pay a stupid amount to call my best mate to get the score and heard it had just gone to extra time. I got home and called again and he explained we were in a penalty shootout. He talked me through the first few then I had to hang up as I couldn’t take the tension. Paced around the flat with a pumping heart and tight chest until he called me back and calmly told me we were through.
As a deputy head he was doing a lot of work with the Schools FA in Dudley and got us tickets for the final. He died of cancer just before Christmas and that day at Wembley and those long distance calls in the Tranmere game were just two of my many happy memories of him.
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https://youtu.be/8tSwjVzM0Mk
If anyone fancies watching it
Thanks. Enjoyed that ....again.
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The Holte sucked the third in that afternoon.
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Without question, the best game I've ever been to in terms of emotion and being the complete package in terms of incidents and action. I was very emotionally drained at the end of that game, something that will be hard to replicate.
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What everyone else has said. Just the most incredible, exhilarating, nerve wracking, emotional and loudest game I've ever attended. And my favourite.......
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I still think Dalian thought we needed another one to force extra time when he scored because of the way he went to get the ball out of the net with no real celebration.
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Up there with being the best game at VP i've been to.
Still feel for the Tranmere fans, they must have had the same roller coaster ride of emotions as us, but came out on the losing side.
Any fans that say they don't care about the League Cup are missing the point, the journey to get here was also incredible, all away ties, the Bosnich penalty save at the Sty, Sunderland away, Arsenal away, Spurs away.
Great memories.
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Bozzie's saves at Sunderland were some of the best I've ever seen from a Villa 'keeper.
We were outplayed for stretches of the game, but won 4-1!!
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That Tranmere games has to be up there with the most nerve wracking games we’ve been a part of. Had everything across to legs. But it’s funny or maybe not to see how that game would have been adjudicated today. Think of the incredible passion and emotion and then just imagine if the current rules or VAR were being applied. Bosnich doesn’t make the penalty shootout because he’s likely sent off for the foul on Aldridge. Doesn’t even get booked. In the shootout how many penalties would or wouldn’t have been saved for the keepers coming off the line? I’m sure there are other current day infractions but football really was so much better with less involvement from technology. Yes errors were made but football today is being killed by over officiating and technology.
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On this date 24th March in 1996 we beat (Thrashed) Leeds 3-0 in the final - Savo!
On 27th March 1994 we beat Utd 3-1 (Big Ron's Claret and Blue Army)
Lets hope it is not too long before we win another major trophy (just hope it is the FA Cup)
Fantastic memories.
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On this date 24th March in 1996 we beat (Thrashed) Leeds 3-0 in the final - Savo!
On 27th March 1994 we beat Utd 3-1 (Big Ron's Claret and Blue Army)
Lets hope it is not too long before we win another major trophy (just hope it is the FA Cup)
Fantastic memories.
100%
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On this date 24th March in 1996 we beat (Thrashed) Leeds 3-0 in the final - Savo!
On 27th March 1994 we beat Utd 3-1 (Big Ron's Claret and Blue Army)
Lets hope it is not too long before we win another major trophy (just hope it is the FA Cup)
Fantastic memories.
100%
Agreed, only been waiting 64 years!
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Are we surprised that Mike Dean hates us.
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Are we surprised that Mike Dean hates us.
I was watching footage of us beating Albion in 2002 the other day, when Der Hammer scored a last minute winner. Staunton got sent off for elbowing Daniel Dichio, who went down clutching his face when contact was close to his hip, and surprise, surprise, who's the ref dishing out the card?
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Yes, disgraceful play-acting from Dichio, but even with ten men for the last half-hour we were still easily the better side.