Villa friendly (did I imagine it?)

[Godfrey Brian]

I'm sure I was at the Bari game.... might be confusing it with the testimonial game for Sid v Stoke???

That was the one where Witton Lane stand was being demolished, Stoke bought loads down and their kit man played the last ten minutes!

[ez]

How about the Bari game, which was part of the deal for Platt going?  I think we lost 1-0 and Platt missed the game through injury (or perhaps he'd already forgot where Villa Park was).

Was that the game Platt kicked the game off then left the pitch straight away?

[The Left Side]

How about the Bari game, which was part of the deal for Platt going?  I think we lost 1-0 and Platt missed the game through injury (or perhaps he'd already forgot where Villa Park was).

Was that the game Platt kicked the game off then left the pitch straight away?

I don't think Bari would let him play as he wasn't insured, I could be wrong.

[willywombat]

Speaking of friendlies, does anyone remember us beating Feyenoord 7-1 at VP in the 70's? I think it may have been at the end of our promotion season back to the old First Division. Feyenoord were a pretty good team in those days as I recall

Willy Wombat I was at that game and I think it was in the 73-74 season. IIRC Feyenoord were in the run up to the Uefa cup final and sent out a team of stringers.

Thanks Pat, pretty sure I hadn't dreamed it

[cheltenhamlion]

I recall the Moscow Dynamo nil all. I was about 9 or 10 and only went to get an Inter Voucher. So that would have been September or October 1990? We definitely beat Sunderland 3-0 at home around the same time when Tony Norman let a Daley shot through his hands and over his shoulder.

[dave.woodhall]

How about the Bari game, which was part of the deal for Platt going?  I think we lost 1-0 and Platt missed the game through injury (or perhaps he'd already forgot where Villa Park was).

Was that the game Platt kicked the game off then left the pitch straight away?

I don't think Bari would let him play as he wasn't insured, I could be wrong.

I think that was the Birch testimonial when he'd just signed and came onto the pitch at the start wearing a Bari shirt.

[simboy]

Aren't we still owed a friendly against Bayern Munich as part of the McInally deal?

[Damo70]

I've finally remembered the full back who I reckon got a late winner for Bari in the Platt friendly at Villa Park. Robert Jarni.

[PeterWithesShin]

I recall the Moscow Dynamo nil all. I was about 9 or 10 and only went to get an Inter Voucher. So that would have been September or October 1990? We definitely beat Sunderland 3-0 at home around the same time when Tony Norman let a Daley shot through his hands and over his shoulder.

October 13th.

*puts away the Friendlies book*

[Dave Clark Five]

I'm pretty sure it took place but I think it may have taken longer to arrange than originally planned and also a home and away idea may have been reduced to one game.

Yes, I think that's what it was.
We were supposed to go over there, and if I remember they kept putting it off.
I'm sure I read that Doug wanted to take 'Action' of sorts, but was advised to leave well alone.
A bit hazy on the story, but, down Bari way there are big Mafia links.

I thought we drew over here but  I could be wrong. We were supposed to play a return game and a date was provisionally announced but later cancelled. I know a handful of supporters who had already booked flights and ended up watching Napoli in a televised game, which raised comment in the Villa Bugle after they'd been seen wearing Villa shirts on TV.

We were also stitched up over the sell-on clause in Platt's transfer, when he moved to Juventus for the same fee as we'd sold him for and two 'free transfers' went in the opposite direction. The self-proclaimed master businessman then in charge later said that he'd tried to complain about it but had been warned off and a policeman later told him that the threats had Mafia connections. of course - UEFA, the FA and Interpol would always sit idly by while officials of a Serie A club made threats to the chairman of one of Europe's most famous clubs. Presumably the policeman who warned Doug off was the same one to whom he reported the death threats that he always claimed he received from our supporters.   

We went to the game that didn't happen in Bari. Goughy had a trip booked but those due to go on it were refunded as he had cancellation insurance, unlike us.