Most home games in the last forty years aren't worth much and most dealers wouldn't buy them off you, unless it was part off a collection, with a few rarities in it.
Quote from: silhillvilla on September 06, 2013, 12:47:10 PMI have the away surrender at CSKA programme. Not sure it's worth anything mind, it's a fairly shoddy programme. Taking this thread back to the opening post, Dave Bridgewater did an article about the CSKA away programme (I think in the first Rapid Vienna programme).The official programme in Moscow was limited to a few 100 copies because of some Russian tax regulations. There were half a dozen different pirate programmes all of which he had in the article. I don't think it was worth a huge amount but probably one of the more valuable ones in recent years.
I have the away surrender at CSKA programme. Not sure it's worth anything mind, it's a fairly shoddy programme.
My own collection goes back as far as 1949.......not for sale.....not gonna try and go any earlier although got a couple of bound volumes from 1927/8 and 1933/4.1982 European Final pennant given to our Dennis proudly on my wall.
A guy who worked with my Dad had no interest in football but his father in law who lived with them was a massive Villa fan. Back in the 3rd division days we would stop off coming through Gravelly Hill and collect him on the way to the game. He would tell us stories about Harry Hampton and him going to the 1905 FA Cup final. Whatever time we arrived he would be standing ready at the front window as we drew up and was straight out the door to get to Villa Park. One time we must have been particularly early and went in the house. I can still picture being shown his old programmes. Maybe 8 or 9 bound volumes of the Aston Villa News and Record all pre first world war, the first team and reserve fixtures and in perfect condition. If memory serves me I think he died not that long after he came with us to the 1971 final.As I say his son in law disliked football. Apparently after he died he cleared out his room fairly quickly and took everything to the dump.
I bet so much history went that way when the club was in a bad state in the late 60s. You can imagine any new owners wanting to get rid of decades of "rubbish" from store rooms and hardly used offices. Wonder what else was chucked?
Quote from: London Villan on September 08, 2013, 08:41:13 PMI bet so much history went that way when the club was in a bad state in the late 60s. You can imagine any new owners wanting to get rid of decades of "rubbish" from store rooms and hardly used offices. Wonder what else was chucked?I have on my living room walls some outstanding items which Reg Thacker was told to get rid off - ie skip Due to the destruction of the old Trinity Road stand. Reg contacted a friend/contact who took all this off the clubs hands some of which i bought, such as the pennants from the European Cup Final handed to Dennis by Paul Breitner, the semi v Anderlecht, the pennant from the Santos game back in Feb 72, this framed item hung in the home dressing room until it was just discarded. My personal favourite is a hand made one to celebrate promotion back to the old first division back in 1959/60....absolutely beautiful. Also a framed programme cover from Santos game with Pele's autograph. Some great stuff.....shame i had to pay for it all!!!!
What happened to Reg Thacker. I know he was the clubs archivist for a time. He would be in his late sixties now. Has he passed on Dave?
Quote from: Ron Manager on September 11, 2013, 08:42:10 AMWhat happened to Reg Thacker. I know he was the clubs archivist for a time. He would be in his late sixties now. Has he passed on Dave?I know that up to a few years ago he was living a few minutes walk away from me in Selly Oak. May still be there ...don't know.