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Offline Rudy Can't Fail

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Re: Villa in Europe 77/78
« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2012, 06:28:30 PM »
Brilliant find, Hat man.

As others have said, Cruyff was something else that night and I'm delighted the highlights included his substitution.
Only thing that surprised me was newly signed striker, Alan Evans, who I think was making his Villa debut, coming off the bench. I was convinced he had a skinhead but a tufty cut it was.

Great nights at Villa Park, I hope they're soon to be repeated.

Offline villan from luton

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Re: Villa in Europe 77/78
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2012, 10:51:13 PM »
Cruyff's performance that night was one of the best individual performances I have seen in my 42 years of watching. Loved those european nights

Offline Big Dick Edwards

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Re: Villa in Europe 77/78
« Reply #17 on: October 07, 2012, 07:37:21 PM »
My biggest regret in my Villa supporting life was not taking the opportunity to go to the Nou Camp to watch the return leg v Barcelona.

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Re: Villa in Europe 77/78
« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2012, 11:35:25 PM »
That chance when Cruyff hits the post...the way he brings the ball out of the air is poetry.

Offline Richie

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Re: Villa in Europe 77/78
« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2013, 01:54:20 PM »
http://youtu.be/o5c5plUu8gA

Link above for Bilbao away. Mortimer's goal

Offline silhillvilla

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Re: Villa in Europe 77/78
« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2013, 08:33:51 PM »
Remember listening to tony butler for that 2nd leg in Barcelona, prayer mat out and he played that record and hey presto Little scored

Offline FrankyH

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Re: Villa in Europe 77/78
« Reply #21 on: February 22, 2013, 09:04:20 PM »
Me and my brother had the prayer mat out listening to Tony Butler.
One of the amazing things about that clip is the Villa fans  giving Cruff a standing ovation when he comes off.I hope we get chance to see something like that in the future.

 


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