Eamonn Deacy - RIP

[saunders_heroes]

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I was in Galway in 2007 so popped into Ernie’s and had a chat with Eamonn. Very unassuming but you could see a real toughness in him- he had never shirked a tackle, as a few of that Juventus team could vouch.

I walked past his family’s shop in Galway last month. Closed down, sadly. End of an era.

[dave shelley]

Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere but I've never seen it:

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Sorry about the long link but for some reason I don't seem to be able to post youtube clips anymore even though I believe I'm doing it right.

[dave shelley]

I'm absolutely fucked if I know how that worked.

[papa lazarou]

That's great Dave.
A wonderful tribute.

[passport1]

In The 80's I lived in Erdington and knew a Galway lad who regularly played squash with Eamonn at the Villa Leisure Centre. He always spoke very well of him .

[Ger Regan]

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I was in Galway in 2007 so popped into Ernie’s and had a chat with Eamonn. Very unassuming but you could see a real toughness in him- he had never shirked a tackle, as a few of that Juventus team could vouch.

I walked past his family’s shop in Galway last month. Closed down, sadly. End of an era.

His brother's is still going strong.

[dcdavecollett]

Wonderful post, Dave. Thanks a lot.

[Billy Walker]

Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere but I've never seen it:

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Sorry about the long link but for some reason I don't seem to be able to post youtube clips anymore even though I believe I'm doing it right.

Thanks for posting Dave.  That's a pretty emotional watch, to say the least!

[pooligan]

Thanks for posting Dave,i had never seen it before .Everything people say about him is true .I was lucky enough to get to know him fairly well  as we  were members of the snooker club in Erdington and played each other .It always surprised me that you never heard him ever moan about Ron Saunders even though he knew no matter how well he played he would soon be back on the subs bench

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Thanks for posting that, Dave. Two things that really surprised me; the Jimmy Hill comment, I was at the game and probably saw the highlights that night but didn't remember Hill's tribute to Sid's goal. The other was Ron Saunders, considering he never spoke to the media for decades, it goes to show how highly he thought of Eamonn both as a player and a man.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Thanks for posting Dave!
Bloody loved watching that, the focus on an unsung hero and lovely bloke, and to see Sir Ron once again.

[eamonn]

Bit of a tearjerker alright...Guess with a name like his from a town not too far away, I was bound to be a Villan after the man Deacy had paved the way. Certainly was how I felt when I first heard of him in my mid-teens, reading of how he had lived the dream I was still having. A dream many of us have had and held. A mere example but there must be a part of Risso and Drummond in their weekly 5-a-sides, wearing Villa shirts and feeling they are playing the part of their true self - one which leads Villa to another title; which just happens to be in a universe a little parallel to this...

And great to see the main man, Mr Saunders give the stamp of approval to the subject. Wonder when that was recorded as Ron looks good and his shrewd self in the video.

[Pat McMahon]

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I was in Galway in 2007 so popped into Ernie’s and had a chat with Eamonn. Very unassuming but you could see a real toughness in him- he had never shirked a tackle, as a few of that Juventus team could vouch.

I walked past his family’s shop in Galway last month. Closed down, sadly. End of an era.

His brother's is still going strong.

Is that the one bang in the centre or the one slightly out of town ( the latter being where I met him and was then known as Earnie’s  IIRC).

[Ger Regan]

Bit of a tearjerker alright...Guess with a name like his from a town not too far away, I was bound to be a Villan after the man Deacy had paved the way. Certainly was how I felt when I first heard of him in my mid-teens, reading of how he had lived the dream I was still having. A dream many of us have had and held. A mere example but there must be a part of Risso and Drummond in their weekly 5-a-sides, wearing Villa shirts and feeling they are playing the part of their true self - one which leads Villa to another title; which just happens to be in a universe a little parallel to this...

And great to see the main man, Mr Saunders give the stamp of approval to the subject. Wonder when that was recorded as Ron looks good and his shrewd self in the video.

Similar-ish story with me. Joe Hanley (in that video) is next door neighbour of my folks, and when i was getting into football and taking an interest in villa, joe mentioned it to chick, who ended up giving me the lend of a load of claret and blue magazines to read, which cemented the deal for me.

[Ger Regan]

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I was in Galway in 2007 so popped into Ernie’s and had a chat with Eamonn. Very unassuming but you could see a real toughness in him- he had never shirked a tackle, as a few of that Juventus team could vouch.

I walked past his family’s shop in Galway last month. Closed down, sadly. End of an era.

His brother's is still going strong.

Is that the one bang in the centre or the one slightly out of town ( the latter being where I met him and was then known as Earnie’s  IIRC).

Yes, Ernie's down the west (as we call it). It's located just around the corner from their original family home.