Where's Wally?

[dave shelley]

I'm intrigued by this picture.  Who is the lad with the Villa scarf?  Was he/is he a Villa fan with a reckless disregard for his own safety, and did he survive this remarkable display of defiance?  Or was he, dare I venture to say, a nose who nicked a Villa scarf and is bearing it on his wrist as a trophy?  The fact that he's standing on his own makes me thing he is/was one of us.

Note, there's a lad right at the front who seems to be reading what was probably the match programme.  I've tried enlarging the photo but even with the aid of a magnifier I can't really make it out.

Try this:

Interesting to note who was listed as no 7 for the noses that day. 

One or two half decent players there for them.  How they must be wishing for something like that nowadays.

[Villa-Villan]

If I remember correctly didn't fans at that that time collect by force, other teams scarfs and it became something of a fashion trend to wear them tied to the wrist, as a form of souvenir?

I do remember traveling with some local mates from Aston ( Yank ) with the Villa late 60's till about middle 70's and man, it was hairy sometimes!

[Dave Clark Five]

If I remember correctly didn't fans at that that time collect by force, other teams scarfs and it became something of a fashion trend to wear them tied to the wrist, as a form of souvenir?

I do remember traveling with some local mates from Aston ( Yank ) with the Villa late 60's till about middle 70's and man, it was hairy sometimes!

I got my scarf nicked after the 1970 LCSF at Old Trafford. Bastards!

[Damo70]

I'm intrigued by this picture.  Who is the lad with the Villa scarf?  Was he/is he a Villa fan with a reckless disregard for his own safety, and did he survive this remarkable display of defiance?  Or was he, dare I venture to say, a nose who nicked a Villa scarf and is bearing it on his wrist as a trophy?  The fact that he's standing on his own makes me thing he is/was one of us.

Note, there's a lad right at the front who seems to be reading what was probably the match programme.  I've tried enlarging the photo but even with the aid of a magnifier I can't really make it out.

Try this:

Interesting to note who was listed as no 7 for the noses that day. 

One or two half decent players there for them.  How they must be wishing for something like that nowadays.

Numbers seven, eight and nine. Two European Cup winning goalscorers and a double European Cup winner. I think they replaced them with Alan Ainscow, Keith Bertschin and Neil Whatmore.

[LeeB]

Maybe Bramall Lane ? Maybe The Victoria Ground ?
Maybe somebody could blow up the picture and see if they can  identify a programme ?

Maybe it is from their FA Cup run in the mid 1970s ?
Knocked out in extra time of a semi final replay by Fulham with the very last kick of the game. 

Ha, my mates old man used to go on a rant at the mention of that game, made worse for him by me pissing myself laughing every time.

[Dave Clark Five]

Maybe Bramall Lane ? Maybe The Victoria Ground ?
Maybe somebody could blow up the picture and see if they can  identify a programme ?

Maybe it is from their FA Cup run in the mid 1970s ?
Knocked out in extra time of a semi final replay by Fulham with the very last kick of the game. 

Ha, my mates old man used to go on a rant at the mention of that game, made worse for him by me pissing myself laughing every time.

If I remember right, we played Carlisle at home that night. I was in the Royal Exchange at Aston Cross after the match, hearing the news filtering through.

[Steve R]

I believe the Witton End just had a low wall at the front. That doesn't seem like a normal away crowd and it isn't either of their terraced sewers. The plot sickens.

The old Witton's terraces finished a couple of feet or so below ground level, there was a wall which  protruded no more than a couple of inches above the cinder track with iron railings a couple of feet tall set on top.

Before 1966 all 4 sides of the ground were like this.

[Damo70]

Maybe Bramall Lane ? Maybe The Victoria Ground ?
Maybe somebody could blow up the picture and see if they can  identify a programme ?

Maybe it is from their FA Cup run in the mid 1970s ?
Knocked out in extra time of a semi final replay by Fulham with the very last kick of the game. 


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Ha, my mates old man used to go on a rant at the mention of that game, made worse for him by me pissing myself laughing every time.

My old man was at that game and it is the only blues related thing that sets him off on a rant. I think he has been to three games since.

[Pat McMahon]

Maybe Bramall Lane ? Maybe The Victoria Ground ?
Maybe somebody could blow up the picture and see if they can  identify a programme ?

Maybe it is from their FA Cup run in the mid 1970s ?
Knocked out in extra time of a semi final replay by Fulham with the very last kick of the game. 

Ha, my mates old man used to go on a rant at the mention of that game, made worse for him by me pissing myself laughing every time.

If I remember right, we played Carlisle at home that night. I was in the Royal Exchange at Aston Cross after the match, hearing the news filtering through.

DCF, I thought it was a 2-0 home win v Cardiff ( who had Willie Anderson in their ranks). I have a memory of much mirth on the bus back to Pheasey with the obligatory bloke with a pocket radio relaying events at Maine Rd.

[Dave Clark Five]

Maybe Bramall Lane ? Maybe The Victoria Ground ?
Maybe somebody could blow up the picture and see if they can  identify a programme ?

Maybe it is from their FA Cup run in the mid 1970s ?
Knocked out in extra time of a semi final replay by Fulham with the very last kick of the game. 

Ha, my mates old man used to go on a rant at the mention of that game, made worse for him by me pissing myself laughing every time.

If I remember right, we played Carlisle at home that night. I was in the Royal Exchange at Aston Cross after the match, hearing the news filtering through.

DCF, I thought it was a 2-0 home win v Cardiff ( who had Willie Anderson in their ranks). I have a memory of much mirth on the bus back to Pheasey with the obligatory bloke with a pocket radio relaying events at Maine Rd.

The pocket radio! These were often battered and bruised, especially when carried by a loon who used them as a means to strike up conversations. 'Halifax have scored, mate!'

[pauliewalnuts]

That Villa fan must have balls of steel.

He's also probably the only person in that photograph capable of reading and writing.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm intrigued by this picture.  Who is the lad with the Villa scarf?  Was he/is he a Villa fan with a reckless disregard for his own safety, and did he survive this remarkable display of defiance?  Or was he, dare I venture to say, a nose who nicked a Villa scarf and is bearing it on his wrist as a trophy?  The fact that he's standing on his own makes me thing he is/was one of us.

Note, there's a lad right at the front who seems to be reading what was probably the match programme.  I've tried enlarging the photo but even with the aid of a magnifier I can't really make it out.

Try this:

Interesting to note who was listed as no 7 for the noses that day. 

One or two half decent players there for them.  How they must be wishing for something like that nowadays.

Numbers seven, eight and nine. Two European Cup winning goalscorers and a double European Cup winner. I think they replaced them with Alan Ainscow, Keith Bertschin and Neil Whatmore.

That typeface used for Teamcheck and Scorecheck there, I seem to remember that being used a lot by Villa in the 70s.

I also remember that font formed the basis of my "bored at school" football doodles for a good five years.

[Weedy]

Yes it's very '70's isn't it?

I see the Villa Voucher has been cut out of the programme too, remember when someone had the bright idea to photocopy them?

[Simba]

The programme is from the game v Blues on September 17, 1975 at VP. We won 2-1.

[Damo70]

The programme is from the game v Blues on September 17, 1975 at VP. We won 2-1.

The highlights of that game are on one of the DVD's aren't they? Which reminds me to get all my Villa DVD's back off my cousin, who has had them for over a year.