Aston Villa v Spurs 1987 League Cup

[kippaxvilla2]

This was one of my favourite games under SGT.

This was a giant killing!  Good interview with SGT and Herbert at the end.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9IG_DxOXLfU

[oldham_villa]

I remember this match from the time, superb stuff. It wasn't too long before Walters left to join Rangers.

I read something yesterday that GT was apparently interested in the Newcastle job at some early point in his Villa career

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/graham-taylor-rip-read-secret-12443733#ICID=sharebar_facebook

Wonder if it was about this time?

[Bottom Right 89]

Nice one, I've not seen the goals since going to the game always remember this as a giant killing - beating Spurs in the early rounds of the league cup and a mini pitch invasion how times have changed! Strangely this is the match programme Graham Taylor signed for me.

[ClarrieBlue]

I was at the game and it only shows slightly how SGT prowled the touchline in the second half and got both the crowd and the team going again after Spurs equalised and seemed to be taking control. As I said previously, I think this was the night many of us realised we had got somebody quite special on our hands.

[peter w]

To add onto Clarrie's post I remember us going into the game with a genuine belief we would win. I spoke to Nigel Spink before the game and he wasn't aware of the draw and I asked him if he thought we'd win (I was a bright eyed 17 yr-old) and you could just tell that his answer wasn't a throw-away "Yes" but a firm conviction. They scored and we just upped our game. It was from then that I didn't doubt we'd be promoted.

[Damo70]

I was at the game and it only shows slightly how SGT prowled the touchline in the second half and got both the crowd and the team going again after Spurs equalised and seemed to be taking control. As I said previously, I think this was the night many of us realised we had got somebody quite special on our hands.

I agree. We had faith in SGT and this win just strengthened the belief.

[LeeB]

I remember it being the first time I'd had to queue to get on the Holte End.