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Offline Bernie

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Re: Happy 50th Gary Shaw (actually his 51st!)
« Reply #45 on: January 23, 2012, 09:52:09 PM »
Belated Happy Birthday Gary, a Villa legend as mentioned many times above.
Do you remember when our quiz team beat yours - other young Villa players were with you- at the Aston Tavern about 30 years ago? Thought not.

One of those pieces of news that makes me feel very old, this!

Offline hawkeye

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Re: Happy 50th Gary Shaw (actually his 51st!)
« Reply #46 on: January 23, 2012, 10:04:28 PM »
Modern player? I remember a Headline after a match Shaws The Law, he was then the modern day equivilant to Dennis Law.
Other players Butureguano, (The Vulture) Paulo Rossi. For those that did not see him, allways looked like he had time in front of goal, allways seamed to place the ball, could use both feet, perfect balance, great first touch. One can only imagine the player he would have become but for those couple of years I am grateful.

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Re: Happy 50th Gary Shaw (actually his 51st!)
« Reply #47 on: January 23, 2012, 10:11:24 PM »
Happy birthday Gary!
 A real hero for me even though I was older than him.
And once or twice in the Cork and Bottle, Boldmere, a few people thought I was him. The floppy blonde hair did it I think.
It certainly wasn't watching me play!

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Re: Happy 50th Gary Shaw (actually his 51st!)
« Reply #48 on: January 24, 2012, 01:51:22 PM »
His style of play reminded me of Dalglish as much as anyone.  Modern day comparisons are difficult, but something like a cross between Scholes and Berbatov is about all I can think of.

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Re: Happy 50th Gary Shaw (actually his 51st!)
« Reply #49 on: January 24, 2012, 02:34:19 PM »
Yeah, good one on Berbatov, kt. As mentioned earlier, Denis Law from the past.

Offline Corleone

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Re: Happy 50th Gary Shaw (actually his 51st!)
« Reply #50 on: January 24, 2012, 02:41:43 PM »
I went out with a girl once, not because I particularly fancied her, but because she was a neighbour of gary Shaw and I wanted her to get me his autograph.

Did she live at 71 Kingsleigh Drive?

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Re: Happy 50th Gary Shaw (actually his 51st!)
« Reply #51 on: January 24, 2012, 02:49:11 PM »
Fact:  my Mom nursed Gary Shaw's Dad at EBH when he was there and saw him on an almost daily basis.   She said he was very charming and pleasant to the staff.

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Re: Happy 50th Gary Shaw (actually his 51st!)
« Reply #52 on: January 25, 2012, 09:34:34 AM »
I went out with a girl once, not because I particularly fancied her, but because she was a neighbour of gary Shaw and I wanted her to get me his autograph.

Did she live at 71 Kingsleigh Drive?

No. I can only assume Gary had more than one female acquaintance.

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Re: Happy 50th Gary Shaw (actually his 51st!)
« Reply #53 on: January 26, 2012, 05:11:59 PM »
For those not old enough to remember how good he was.
Thanks to the Maltese Supporters club.
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