Eamonn Deacy - RIP

[nick harper]

One of the best threads I've ever read on H&V. Thanks to all and thank-you Eamonn.

[eamonn]

Indeed. Restores faith in people and our own club.

Maybe renaming it to reflect his passing might be an idea as a couple of Irish football fans said they would like to read it when I mentioned it to them yesterday.

[simman]

Great, great stories and memories here of a man who always gave everything for the Villa.
Those of us of a certain age will always remember the skinny Irish lad who used to come on and shake up the opposition from his first touch. Always remember wondering how he never broke his 'sparrow' legs in some of his challenges. He always looked so frail but that man was a ferocious tackler - hard but always fair. Our pampered stars of today would spend plenty of time on the floor and our pathetic excuses for referees would be brandishing red cards conned by their writhings.
In his time, there was only one sub per team, the manager never had 7 players to choose from so it's a true testament to Eamonn that he was so often the one chosen.
A true unsung hero but worthy of every bit of praise from this site and plenty of others as well as the Irish media.
I would like to say that his attitude is still familiar in football but, sadly, I think those days are gone.
RIP Eamonn, a Villa man through and through.

[Witton Warrior]

One of the best threads I've ever read on H&V. Thanks to all and thank-you Eamonn.

Seconded. Should be stickied forever.

When we all start falling out and name-calling maybe the miscreants could be directed to this thread by the mods.

[JD]

This thread has moved me to tears reading it in full today and reminded me for the first time in a long, long, time just how proud I am to be a Villa fan.
What a lovely person and wonderful family, I think everyone has truly summed up Eamon Deacy's impact on us all by the comment that he just seemed like one of us playing for the Villa.
Thank you everybody.

My sentiments and reaction as well Oscar.
This thread makes me feel extremely proud and priviledged to be a fan of Aston Villa.   

RIP Eamon.

[Simon Ward]

Indeed! This thread and the one titled "Proud to be a Villa fan" are great reads.

[Walmley_Villa]

Very moving thread and gives no doubt of the wonderful football club we have the honour of following.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Is there any way that this thread could be put into a printed form and sent to Eamons family on behalf of all Villa fans?

[trog]

i to have found this thread very good. i remember seeing him play but did not know half the things about him untill i read them on this thread. what a great bloke he was and i feel his loss as if he where a family friend if thats not to stupid a word. r.i.p buddy

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

Let's hope a minutes silence will be given at Villa Park as recognition to Eamon

[Damo70]

Is there any way that this thread could be put into a printed form and sent to Eamons family on behalf of all Villa fans?

I think that is a fantastic idea if it is at all possible to do it.

[Ger Regan]

I might merge the posts together and send them on to Dawn in the next few weeks. Not sure if they've had a minute's peace yet, so don't want to be bothering them just yet with it.

[amfy]

His neice responded on the AVFC official thread to thank fans for their messages and I messaged her to direct her here. I have also emailed the club to request that we pay our respects at the next game and the response indicated that they might just include him in the end of season tribute. I wonder if more fans could contact the club because i do think he deserves his own time. I also think this is one for the minutes applause rather than silence but either would do. It just needs to be about Eammon.

[Legion]

His neice responded on the AVFC official thread to thank fans for their messages and I messaged her to direct her here. I have also emailed the club to request that we pay our respects at the next game and the response indicated that they might just include him in the end of season tribute. I wonder if more fans could contact the club because i do think he deserves his own time. I also think this is one for the minutes applause rather than silence but either would do. It just needs to be about Eammon.

Behind you all the way with this.

[cheltenhamlion]

Let's bloody do it Saturday for some applause as a start. Wigan will accommodate us.

Then banners for the next home game. Like "One of the 14, Never Forgotten".

That sort of thing. Too much false sentiment in modern football but, just for a change, this would be appropriate to show the family just what we think.

RIP Chick, you would likely wonder what the fuss was about but this about us showing your family that your delight at being a Villa man means you will always be a greatly missed part of his extended Villa family.