WHERE ARE THE BARSONS, HARDY`S ?Sir-a few days ago, a letter was written to "The Birmingham Mail" about the alarming position of Birmingham City. As two Aston Villa supporters we think that the position of the Villa is far more serious.A request was made about two months ago for the formation of a Villa supporters Club.An official of the club said that in his opinion a supporters club was not needed as there was an efficient Shareholders` Association!Further, the clubs manager resigned for an unstated reason. Anyone with any sense knows why he did so.A few days ago the team lost 3-0 to Middlebrough - a disgraceful display. This is due to the policy of playing promising young players in the second and third teams and leaving older players in the first team.Where are the Frank Barsons, Sam Hardys and Billy Walkers of the 1950s ? - Your, etc., TWO VILLANS.
IT`S A GOAL - IT ISNT - PLAYERS WERE BAFFLED>Aston Villa`s inside-right Gibson, flung his arms into the air and jumped with jubilation. The Highbury crowd yelled "Goal!". But it was not so. From an acute-angled lob by Ford (not in picture) the ball hit inside of each post, but never crossed the line. Ted Platt, Arsenal goalkeeper (on the ground), was bamboozled: Lionel Smith, full back, depressed: and Villa left -winger Dixon inside the netting, flabbergasted.
There was an extraordinary incident in Arsenal`s goal when from a Leslie Smith centre Platt could only push the ball up under the bar. It fell and seemed to roll the length of the goal-line, and possibly over it, before it was scrambled clear. Villa appealed for the point but in vain.It seemed queer justice that Arsenal scored immediately afterwards. In the 35th minute Lishman headed in from a free-kick by L. Compton for a foul by Powell in midfield.
THREE PAIRS OF BROTHERS.Is this a record ? Aston Villa now have three pairs of brothers on their books. Here they are (left to right) : Frank Moss, Eddie Lowe, Reg Lowe, Jack Harrison, Jim Harrison, and Amos Moss.
MAGIC FEET IN ACTION No. 25PASS WITH A PUSH. And Ivor Powell shows you how.Judgement of the time and place to part with the ball can be learned only by experience, but here are a few helpful ideas from Ivor Powell, Aston Villa and Wales. He says: "Keep your passes on the ground as much as possible""The man to whom you are passing will probably be running into the open space, so dont aim straight at him as this will make him pull up. Put the ball a couple of yards in front of him so that he doesn`t need to break his stride. " A long pass is always better than a short one. When you are in a jam and have to make a short pass you can give it accuracy by pushing the ball rather than kicking it"Ivor is clever at not disclosing what he will do next. It`s useless to "telegraph" a pass. An opponent is sure to intercept it.Don`t run with the ball and then pass in the direction you are facing.Try to sense where your team- mates are so you don`t have to look round for them.In this picture note the tremendous concentration with which Powell plays. He demonstrates the "push" which he favours for accuracy - and for keeping the ball "on the carpet" - when making a short pass.And here are Powell`s footprint and signature to add to your collection.
ASTON VILLA v STOKE.Fifty seconds before Dixon, Villa inside - left, scored this goal, Ormston the Stoke outside - left had hit the upright. A clearance by Villa goalkeeper Jones finished with Villa centre - forward Ford veering out to the left and laying on a pass which gave Dixon a "gift goal"
Between training spells on the sands at Saltburn this Aston Villa party took time off yesterday to pose outside their hotel as zero hour approached in their Cup replay against Middlesbrough.Front row (left to right ) are: Mr. Bourne (trainer), Powell, Goffin, Martin, Rutherford: back row : Lowe, Mr. Hunt, Dixon, Moss, Parkes, Dorsett.
Without looking it up, guess when Ivor Powell retired from football.
Uploaded with ImageShack.usQuoteIT`S A GOAL - IT ISNT - PLAYERS WERE BAFFLED>Aston Villa`s inside-right Gibson, flung his arms into the air and jumped with jubilation. The Highbury crowd yelled "Goal!". But it was not so. From an acute-angled lob by Ford (not in picture) the ball hit inside of each post, but never crossed the line. Ted Platt, Arsenal goalkeeper (on the ground), was bamboozled: Lionel Smith, full back, depressed: and Villa left -winger Dixon inside the netting, flabbergasted.The match report on the incident was as follows : -QuoteThere was an extraordinary incident in Arsenal`s goal when from a Leslie Smith centre Platt could only push the ball up under the bar. It fell and seemed to roll the length of the goal-line, and possibly over it, before it was scrambled clear. Villa appealed for the point but in vain.It seemed queer justice that Arsenal scored immediately afterwards. In the 35th minute Lishman headed in from a free-kick by L. Compton for a foul by Powell in midfield.
Quote from: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on August 01, 2011, 03:20:19 PMUploaded with ImageShack.usQuoteIT`S A GOAL - IT ISNT - PLAYERS WERE BAFFLED>Aston Villa`s inside-right Gibson, flung his arms into the air and jumped with jubilation. The Highbury crowd yelled "Goal!". But it was not so. From an acute-angled lob by Ford (not in picture) the ball hit inside of each post, but never crossed the line. Ted Platt, Arsenal goalkeeper (on the ground), was bamboozled: Lionel Smith, full back, depressed: and Villa left -winger Dixon inside the netting, flabbergasted.The match report on the incident was as follows : -QuoteThere was an extraordinary incident in Arsenal`s goal when from a Leslie Smith centre Platt could only push the ball up under the bar. It fell and seemed to roll the length of the goal-line, and possibly over it, before it was scrambled clear. Villa appealed for the point but in vain.It seemed queer justice that Arsenal scored immediately afterwards. In the 35th minute Lishman headed in from a free-kick by L. Compton for a foul by Powell in midfield. Was Charles 'Charlie' Charles playing in this one?
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