The William McGregor service - Tuesday 20th December

[Percy McCarthy]

Thanks to everyone involved in marking the contribution of this great and visionary Villa man. You all played a blinder.

[amfy]

I got some pretty good photos by managing to sneak in the front under a tree! They are on my facebook but I have no idea how to link them to here without being friends with the whole of H&V. If anyone else from my current crop of imaginary friends is able to move them across to here, please feel free.

[Mister E]

Nice one. It makes me proud to be a Villa fan when things like this can be organised and implemented. Sorry not to have been a part of it on the day.

[Dave Cooper please]

I got some pretty good photos by managing to sneak in the front under a tree! They are on my facebook but I have no idea how to link them to here without being friends with the whole of H&V. If anyone else from my current crop of imaginary friends is able to move them across to here, please feel free.

Here you go Amfy:

[Risso]

Nice to see something positive for a change, well done to all involved.

[Oscar Arce]

Brilliant.
Well done to all involved and makes me proud to be a Villa fan.
When we played the plastic Mancs the other day, two 'mature' plastic mancs were walking past McGregor's wonderful statue and said "He must be the chairman or something".
As you may imagine I put them right with a few well-chosen words that left them in no doubt whatsoever who the great William McGregor was.
God bless.

[garyshawsknee]

Were ssn there? Then again,in their eyes football was invented in 1992.

[Simon Ward]

Nice pics and well done to everyone who turned out.

[lordmcgrath5]

Nice pics and well done to everyone who turned out.

Hear, hear. A big fair play to all those involved.

[dave.woodhall]

Very good piece here:

http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2011/12/22/special-feature-remembering-the-role-william-mcgregor-had-on-creating-the-football-world-we-know-today-97319-29996647/

[Fuse]

Were any family of McGregor in attendance?

[dave.woodhall]

Were any family of McGregor in attendance?

They couldn't be traced. It's almost certain he has no direct descendants.

[brian green]

Stupid question but I hope the Great Man's statue is suitably insured.   The scrap thieves are stopping at nothing these days.

[Risso]

I found a picture of the grave a few years back, so you can see what a good job they did:

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