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Offline Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #45 on: March 19, 2013, 10:44:58 AM »
Quote from: dave.woodhall on March 19, 2013, 10:31:32 AM
Bombs were dropped on the Witton Lane stand.

You can see where in this England v Scotland game played at VP in 1945.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/browns-day-at-villa-park/query/villa+park
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Offline danlanza

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #46 on: March 19, 2013, 11:17:29 AM »
Quote from: dave.woodhall on March 19, 2013, 10:31:32 AM
Bombs were dropped on the Witton Lane stand.
And the chippy down the road. Bastards.
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Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #47 on: March 19, 2013, 11:33:42 AM »
They bombed Villa Park AND the chippy? Honestly, the more I learn about Hitler, the more I dislike him.
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Offline Villafirst

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #48 on: March 19, 2013, 11:38:34 AM »
I think Sty Andrews got more of a pummelling from the German Bombers? Pity they didn't do a complete job!
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Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #49 on: March 19, 2013, 12:04:37 PM »
It did mean the unwashed had to share our ground though.
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Offline Steve R

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #50 on: March 20, 2013, 09:43:19 PM »
Aside from the repaired bomb damage, a few adverts and the addition of floodlights that was the Villa Park I first started watching football in.

I love those old films of the ground, thanks for posting.
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Offline Dave Clark Five

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #51 on: March 20, 2013, 10:58:41 PM »
There were plans to take the capacity to 130000 at one point with an interim of 104000.
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Offline Damo70

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #52 on: March 21, 2013, 08:20:01 AM »
Quote from: Villafirst on March 19, 2013, 11:38:34 AM
I think Sty Andrews got more of a pummelling from the German Bombers? Pity they didn't do a complete job!

They must have done a pretty decent job because it still looked like a bombsite until the nineties.
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Offline ventnor villain

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #53 on: March 21, 2013, 10:34:52 PM »
The luftwaffe bombed the sty and caused £2 million worth of improvements.
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Offline peter w

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #54 on: March 21, 2013, 10:37:05 PM »
Quote from: ventnor villain on March 21, 2013, 10:34:52 PM
The luftwaffe bombed the sty and caused £2 million worth of improvements.

My mother-in-law come to stay last week...
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Offline walsall villain

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #55 on: March 21, 2013, 10:42:40 PM »
Quote from: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on March 19, 2013, 10:44:58 AM
Quote from: dave.woodhall on March 19, 2013, 10:31:32 AM
Bombs were dropped on the Witton Lane stand.

You can see where in this England v Scotland game played at VP in 1945.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/browns-day-at-villa-park/query/villa+park
Never seen that before, great stuff. My father gave me the program for that game but I had no idea the crowd was so large. Matt Busby got injured, whatever happened to him?
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Offline AstonTavernForever

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #56 on: March 22, 2013, 11:30:15 AM »
What a great video... Thanks for sharing that... Does anyone have any similar clips of villa games from that era? Cheers.
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Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #57 on: March 22, 2013, 11:35:35 AM »
Just go to this website...

http://www.britishpathe.com/

Put "Aston Villa" or "Villa Park" into the Search box. Easy-peasy.
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Offline AstonTavernForever

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #58 on: March 22, 2013, 11:43:45 AM »
Thanks, some great videos on there... Holte end looks amazing in that England v Scotland game.
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Offline peter w

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Re: Villa Park Capacity
« Reply #59 on: March 23, 2013, 11:44:03 PM »
« Last Edit: March 23, 2013, 11:45:48 PM by PeterWithesShin »
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