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Author Topic: 30 Years Ago Today  (Read 5739 times)

Offline VillaZogmariner

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30 Years Ago Today
« on: May 02, 2011, 11:29:00 AM »



Offline kipeye

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2011, 11:33:35 AM »
It was 30 years ago today Sgt. Saunders taught the team to play...

Offline luke95

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2011, 11:33:51 AM »
Time to move on maybe.

Proud History Bright Future 

Offline Risso

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2011, 11:37:21 AM »
Proud History.

Offline b23

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2011, 11:45:46 AM »
Thousands of Villa fans on the Clock End waiting to celebrate that day.



Outside the ground, i remember Gordon Cowans leaning out of the Away dressing room window with a bottle of champagne.

The memory of that day makes me so proud !

Offline saunders_heroes

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2011, 11:47:31 AM »
Time to move on maybe.

Proud History Bright Future 

You mean move on and never mention it again? No thanks.
One of the best days of my life. It'll never be forgotten.

Online JJ-AV

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2011, 11:48:21 AM »
Fantastic, lets just hope we aren't (almost) halfway through another 71 year wait.

UTV!

Offline Dave Summers

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2011, 11:55:57 AM »
Brilliant day.  Just remember the sea of coaches going down the M1 that day.  Think there were over 100 from the Travellers alone, I think I was on 73 or something.   Believe that the Rugby League Challenge Cup took place at Wembley the same day and there were thousands of League fans everywhere as well, no M40 and yet we all got there on time.  Amazing !!!!

Mind, bags of trouble afterwards, I seem to remember the Police lashing out at anyone and everyone by where the coaches were parked.

Offline TEEJAY

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2011, 02:36:46 PM »
I was there on the Saturday and Sunday. An absolutely fantastic weekend which I'll never ever forget.

Offline lordmcgrath5

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2011, 02:40:33 PM »
Thanks for posting those photos - cheered me up a bit amid the current gloom.

Offline el león Benidorm

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2011, 02:47:31 PM »
We'll see you back in Birmingham tomorrow

Offline darren woolley

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2011, 02:49:30 PM »
It is a beautiful sight seeing them pictures again one of the best day's of my life in football terms, i just wish we could see that again sooner rather than later we live in hope. 

Offline ez

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2011, 03:27:54 PM »
Remember it well even though I was a 16 year old then. Those were the days.

Offline frank

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2011, 05:12:53 PM »
How many of you can find yourselves in the photo? I've spotted myself:


Offline SashasGrandad

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Re: 30 Years Ago Today
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2011, 05:29:27 PM »
I'm in there somewhere but can't see myself.

 


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