Villa idiosyncrasies

[steveo]

Dalian atkinson sleeping on the half way line.

Spinks tounge in his chin when he was concentrating!

[UsualSuspect]

McGrath doing that little pointy thing with both hands at his hips whenever he made a row-Z clearance that went over the old one-tier Witton Lane stand.

I cant believe that McGrath played when the old Witten stand was there?

McGrath was with us in 1989 which from memory was at least 4 years before the old Witton lane stand came down

[Des Little]

Mortimer shooting over the bar nine times out of ten

[cdward]

Nigel Spink doing a "banana" kick. That is kicking the ball completely out of play unintentionally when kicking out of his hands.

Thank God the back pass hadn't been outlawed then, he had terrible ball control.

[Chico Hamilton III]

The claret and blue Mini Metro that used to drive around the perimeter of the pitch at half time.

Jimmy Rimmer illegally "marking" his six-yard area before the start of each half.

Alpay receiving a hero's reception at the end of each game, bowing to all 4 corners of Villa Park.

[Exeter 77]

Kevin Richardson hammering penalties over the bar in shoot-outs.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Ashley Youngs hands on both knee's, wincing in pain then hobbling around after he has been fouled.

[Simba]

Andy Lochhead, penalty spot, back to goal in front of the Holte.

Silly buggar attempted a 'bicycle kick'. (copyright -Sir. D. Ellis)

He slipped, missed the ball, and landed on his back with the ball balanced on his stomach.

[Simba]

Who was that scruffy long haired clown who, in the early seventies, would escape the stewards and run to the centre circle before every kick off to shake hands with the captains and ref to chants of "Greebo, Greeeeeebo". ?

[andyaston]

Tony Daley with a bit of space belting it up the Trinity Road byline and the whole of the Stand jumping out of their seats.

[Great Barr Lions]

Dwight Yorkes chipped pen at Sheffield Utd, standing there and thinking has he really done that!

[Lucky Eddie]

Our werewolf.

[Chico Hamilton III]

And Tarzan

[badluckeric(gates)]

Bear with me here mental block on the surname, Alan .... the midget from Blackburn ...dropping to his knees on the touchline to chest a ball that was shin high to most players then bouncing straight back up.
The wonders of a low centre of gravity.
Oh and remember that goal Deano scored by bouncing the ball off the keepers back as he ran back to goal from the touchline to play himself on after they had both raced out there to be first to the ball. Class improv.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Bear with me here mental block on the surname, Alan .... the midget from Blackburn ...dropping to his knees on the touchline to chest a ball that was shin high to most players then bouncing straight back up.
The wonders of a low centre of gravity.
Oh and remember that goal Deano scored by bouncing the ball off the keepers back as he ran back to goal from the touchline to play himself on after they had both raced out there to be first to the ball. Class improv.

Wright