EC'82 Open-top bus parade footage

[UsualSuspect]

Quality

[Villan For Life]

Great footage. Yet another civic reception when we packed Victoria Square. Looking at both films, there seem to be more at the 1982 event, hardly surprising as it was a warm Friday evening.

As we dispersed at the end of the reception, we were singing that we'd be back next year. How wrong we were.

Happy memories and as I recall, the crowd had a real jingoistic vibe to it; this was in the middle of the Falklands war and many versions of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory were sung. All were dropped when Sir Dennis and co apperared on the balcony.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Superb, that bus needs to come out of retirement I think.

Yes but painted Claret And Blue. Bloody bloo n woite bus for the Villa to travel in

[cdbearsfan]

We'll do well to top that when we win it next year. There must have been, at a guess... half a million there?

[willywombat]

We'll do well to top that when we win it next year. There must have been, at a guess... half a million there?

Nah. official estimates were about 50,000 I think

[usav]

We'll do well to top that when we win it next year. There must have been, at a guess... half a million there?

Nah. official estimates were about 50,000 I think

Not too far out cdvillafan.

[serbentoflight]

All i want to say is...

I Was There.


ta.

[Lsvilla]

fantastic stuff - i still tell anyone who'll listen where i was stood that evening if we're walking through Victoria Square - especially the Wolves fan i work with.

just wish it disn't seem a million miles away

[cdbearsfan]

We'll do well to top that when we win it next year. There must have been, at a guess... half a million there?

Nah. official estimates were about 50,000 I think

Not too far out cdvillafan.

I'm sticking to my estimate as it sounds better!

[Oscar Arce]

Wonderful memories and well spotted, I was there and also the season before when Ron Saunders did his 'give us a smile' speech.
Sadly I have to agree with previous posters that it won't happen again while football is like this.
Perhaps when the 'big five' have fecked off to play in some world league, taking all there obscene money with them........

[darren woolley]

Nice to see that Leeg just what I need to cheer me up.