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Offline Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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1957 civic reception.
« on: July 25, 2010, 07:50:47 PM »
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=32841

Was great when they had the coach outside Villa Park a couple of years back.

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1957 civic reception.
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2010, 08:19:34 PM »
What a wonderful video.

Offline Irish villain

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1957 civic reception.
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2010, 11:29:32 PM »
Thanks for posting that, wonderful.

Offline Legion

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1957 civic reception.
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2010, 12:07:46 PM »

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1957 civic reception.
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2010, 12:19:15 PM »
Great find.

I think we need to merge this thread with the "Crying when watching a film" thread.

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« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2010, 02:15:34 PM »
The reason why 4th place isn't worth shit.

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1957 civic reception.
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2010, 04:57:25 PM »
I'm no expert, but looking at the size of the crowds in Brum, I would say there were many more than 100,000 that the Pathe newsreel mentioned.

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1957 civic reception.
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2010, 11:07:50 PM »
"Those who remember the last time the Villa won the cup never thought it would be 37 years until the famous claret and blues brought it back again"

How unbelievably sad are those words, 53 years later?

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1957 civic reception.
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2010, 11:13:34 PM »
Quote from: "Pete3206"
Colour match footage. For some reason labelled as 1958 footage.


That is wonderful footage.

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« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2010, 11:22:31 PM »
Very much so to both posts.

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1957 civic reception.
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2010, 02:31:52 AM »
Great stuff.

Thanks, chaps!

Offline Holte L2

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Re: 1957 civic reception.
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2011, 08:54:41 AM »
Beautiful.

Offline TopDeck113

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Re: 1957 civic reception.
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2011, 09:03:24 AM »
I've never seen the colour footage before. Great!

The most telling thing? That on the homecoming film, the commentator finds it faintly incredulous that it has been 37 years since Aston Villa last won the Cup...

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Re: 1957 civic reception.
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2011, 03:22:56 AM »
Wonderful

 


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