Best player youve seen playing against the villa at V P

[wittonwarrior]

Cruyff  at Villa Park 78 was something.  He got subbed and had a standing ovation.  Quite a night and quite a performance from the Dutchman.

[four fornicholl]

Cruyff  at Villa Park 78 was something.  He got subbed and had a standing ovation.  Quite a night and quite a performance from the Dutchman.

Who was that fella that got two against us when we played Leicester at their place in 76? He was the best player I ever saw at Villa Park.

[wittonwarrior]

Cruyff  at Villa Park 78 was something.  He got subbed and had a standing ovation.  Quite a night and quite a performance from the Dutchman.

Who was that fella that got two against us when we played Leicester at their place in 76? He was the best player I ever saw at Villa Park.

Some fella him - a leader of men, I loved him even before OT.  Wished he had stayed a season or two longer.

[Broughty-Villian]

One performance that sticks in my mind, is that of John Lukic for Leeds, in what I presume was his debut season, we lost a 2-0 lead, and he saved a penalty, with some sort of fucking around between Evans and I seem to remember one of the Grays. I was about 8 tho, and I think there was a dead leeds fan shoved up against the old tram depot wall

[davevillan]

Another vote for Cruyff from me. Also Tony Woodcock the day he scored 5 for Arsenal the year they won 6-2 was very special (1983?).

I was there that day, we were abysmal. Funnily enough, as some have mentioned spartak moscow, that game was the weds after this arsenal game, then the following saturday, it was man utd away when we won 2-1

[rob_bridge]

Rush when he scored 3 on a Friday night game in the olden days. (Olden days pre Sky that is)

We'd bossed them first halfm were 1 up and IIRC he scored a tap in and 2 fine finishes.

[Tayls_7]

Paul Parker playing as Centre Half on the day QPR thrashed us 0-3 courteousy of a Trevor Francis hat trick. That isn't a deliberate slight on Francis rather that Parker was McGrathesque in his reading of the game. Wonderful performance.

[Pat McMahon]

Paul Parker playing as Centre Half on the day QPR thrashed us 0-3 courteousy of a Trevor Francis hat trick. That isn't a deliberate slight on Francis rather that Parker was McGrathesque in his reading of the game. Wonderful performance.

I got an overnight train  / ferry from Paris for that one, so was somewhat jaded, but didn't we lose 3-1.

[The Left Side]

Yes Platt scored first and then it all went downhill.

[Tayls_7]

Ah, apologies. You know how time alters things. It felt like three nil.

[olaftab]

Bale with hat trick in that 4-0 second half demolition but we were shit.

[Damo70]

Rush when he scored 3 on a Friday night game in the olden days. (Olden days pre Sky that is)

We'd bossed them first halfm were 1 up and IIRC he scored a tap in and 2 fine finishes.

If I remember right it was an icy pitch and the players were wearing those 'pimpled soled' trainers. I think Dennis Mortimer put us one up and then Rush got to work. I'm pretty sure it was January 20th as I recall it being on my mums birthday. This may sound weird (I do remember some random things) but I'm pretty sure I went back home and watched a repeat of The Sweeney.

[castlefields_villan]

I remember all the things mentioned so far, going one up before Rush got to work, the icy pitch etc... - Am I right in thinking it was a 7.15pm ko and for those Friday night games half time was only about 7 minutes - I seem to remember the games being over before 9pm ?

[rob_bridge]

I remember all the things mentioned so far, going one up before Rush got to work, the icy pitch etc... - Am I right in thinking it was a 7.15pm ko and for those Friday night games half time was only about 7 minutes - I seem to remember the games being over before 9pm ?

I think they used to start just after 7.00 but yep they'd be over in time for 9.00 o'clock news.

I think I watched the Paul Hogan Show as opposed to the Sweeney

[Damo70]

I remember all the things mentioned so far, going one up before Rush got to work, the icy pitch etc... - Am I right in thinking it was a 7.15pm ko and for those Friday night games half time was only about 7 minutes - I seem to remember the games being over before 9pm ?

I think they used to start just after 7.00 but yep they'd be over in time for 9.00 o'clock news.

I think I watched the Paul Hogan Show as opposed to the Sweeney

I think you could have watched both. Wasn't Paul Hogan on Channel 4 at ten and The Sweeney on ITV at half ten after the news?