Therapy for all Villains

[kipeye]

I was getting a bit fed up of all things football the other day so I decided to watch the DVD of the 97 League Cup Final.
Just take a look at it again and see what it was like to have a great team (even if they didn't conquer the World).
Bozzy in goal absolutely commanding his area-one small error in the whole game, McGrath, Southgate and Ugo for a back three. Flying fullbacks in Charles and Wright,  Midfield Taylor Townsend and Draper-all three covering every inch of ground, and last but not least Dwight and Savo absolutely bossing the Leeds defence. 3-0 and could have been six. Sir Brian and subs Staunton and Johnson celebrating like mad.
Take me there again.

[AV82EC]

Um....ur...ah...you do of course mean 1996 don't you?

[Irish villain]

'96.

[kipeye]

There's always one...

[gerags]

I hope you didn't get a tattoo celebrating that famous victory in '97 ?

[tomd2103]

Wrong year aside, you are right in saying that it was a special day.  Probably one of the most complete performances I have seen from a Villa team and they played Leeds off the park that day.  The one thing that could have made it better was if Blues had beaten Leeds in the semi-final that year and they had been on the end of that performance instead!! 

[Chipsticks]

I watched my 2005/06 season review to remind me that things have been just as bad.

[kipeye]

Listen you lot-I just about remember my own name these days!

[Darlo Dave]

Wrong year aside, you are right in saying that it was a special day.  Probably one of the most complete performances I have seen from a Villa team and they played Leeds off the park that day.  The one thing that could have made it better was if Blues had beaten Leeds in the semi-final that year and they had been on the end of that performance instead!! 

Bloody hell! Can you imagine the carnage at Wembley if that lot had got to the final that year?! I think they've had to have built a new ground earlier, if that'd been the final!!

[Meanwood Villa]

Wrong year aside, you are right in saying that it was a special day.  Probably one of the most complete performances I have seen from a Villa team and they played Leeds off the park that day.  The one thing that could have made it better was if Blues had beaten Leeds in the semi-final that year and they had been on the end of that performance instead!! 

Bloody hell! Can you imagine the carnage at Wembley if that lot had got to the final that year?! I think they've had to have built a new ground earlier, if that'd been the final!!

Agreed, the day would probably be remembered for different reasons if they'd have got there. Thank goodness it didn't happen, likewise for possible semi in 2010.

[asgpaul]

Great day, great season.  Still wear my shirt from that season, think that's the last one i bought actually.

I remember the following week weren't we at Old Trafford for the FA Cup semi?   

[PeterWithesShin]

To keep myself optimistic I may go and watch us win the 1983 European Cup.

[PeterWithesShin]

Great day, great season.  Still wear my shirt from that season, think that's the last one i bought actually.

I remember the following week weren't we at Old Trafford for the FA Cup semi?   

Yep. What a comedown from the previous week that semi was. Old Trafford had banks of empty seats as both sides came nowhere near selling out their allocation.

I also remember how little legroom there was between the rows of seats in the Stretford.

[not3bad]

I have a bit of a surreal memory of the Old Trafford semi-final of passing some girls playing with a skipping rope and singing about how Mark Draper had no hair but he didn't care.

[paulcomben]

Leicester 1 Middlesbrough 1 (Replay Leicester 1 Middlesbrough 0). Ah, the happy memories???