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Author Topic: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"  (Read 53839 times)

Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #120 on: February 05, 2013, 01:03:47 PM »
I was there for Matt Lowton's debut against Everton.
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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #121 on: February 05, 2013, 01:09:10 PM »
Been to lots of them but like many I can only really remember Didier Six's.  The reason I remember is nothing to so much about the game but that I seen him driving his club supplied 'Montego' along the fly over at Lancaster Circus about 2 hours after the game had finished.
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Offline dorsetvilla

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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #122 on: February 05, 2013, 09:43:03 PM »
David Platt away at Blackburn always sticks in my mind. The away end was still standing in those days before they  redeveloped Ewood Park.
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Offline silhillvilla

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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #123 on: February 05, 2013, 11:03:45 PM »
Quote from: dorsetvilla on February 05, 2013, 09:43:03 PM
David Platt away at Blackburn always sticks in my mind. The away end was still standing in those days before they  redeveloped Ewood Park.
Was there, he scored in front of us.
Sadly we lost .
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Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #124 on: February 06, 2013, 12:28:37 AM »
It wasn't his debut but I was there to see Platt score one of the best goals Ive seen from a Villa player. A chip of the keeper from the edge of the box away at Bournemouth. There were thousands there tht day in a terrible away end.
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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #125 on: February 06, 2013, 12:38:52 AM »
Quote from: richtheholtender on February 04, 2013, 11:22:22 PM
Quote from: Vancouver on February 04, 2013, 11:20:41 PM
Nobby Solano away to Leicester when we won 5-0 and Ian Walker chucked the fan off the pitch. (Was it Nobby's debut?)

Wasnt it Leeds at Villa park?

According to Wikipedia it was Leicester away.
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Offline Matt C

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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #126 on: February 06, 2013, 02:09:57 AM »
Remember that fine win at Leicester. Didn't it also end a wretched run of away form where we hadn't won in a year or something equally stupid? Crouch got two that day as I remember and was at his debut where he scored (against Newcastle I think).

Remember Bent's against Man City fairly recently - a fine 1-0 win which, not for the first time in following the Villa, I felt with some certainty would signal the beginning of a new dawn only to be proven very wrong.
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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #127 on: February 08, 2013, 12:09:08 AM »
it could have been. I had not seen us win away in years (about 5 or 6 games a season) until that game. Then I went to Fulham away 1-2 and Charlton away when they missed a penalty with the last kick of the game. those were the days.
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Offline Pat McMahon

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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #128 on: February 08, 2013, 11:34:57 AM »
Quote from: Vancouver on February 08, 2013, 12:09:08 AM
it could have been. I had not seen us win away in years (about 5 or 6 games a season) until that game. Then I went to Fulham away 1-2 and Charlton away when they missed a penalty with the last kick of the game. those were the days.

That CHarlton game was fab. I was there with Chico and Robbo 1874 and Jensen missing that last minute penalty was celebrated like a goal for us. I have never celebrated a penalty miss as much ( except Bolton at Wembley in 2000). We were at the Fulham game too and as usual had a cracking night out.

Funny to remember that run of form under DOL - we were absolutely flying.
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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #129 on: February 08, 2013, 09:17:38 PM »
Quote from: Pat McMahon on February 08, 2013, 11:34:57 AM
Quote from: Vancouver on February 08, 2013, 12:09:08 AM
it could have been. I had not seen us win away in years (about 5 or 6 games a season) until that game. Then I went to Fulham away 1-2 and Charlton away when they missed a penalty with the last kick of the game. those were the days.

That CHarlton game was fab. I was there with Chico and Robbo 1874 and Jensen missing that last minute penalty was celebrated like a goal for us. I have never celebrated a penalty miss as much ( except Bolton at Wembley in 2000). We were at the Fulham game too and as usual had a cracking night out.

Funny to remember that run of form under DOL - we were absolutely flying.

I was right in line with the penalty miss and was going mental. It really did seem like the ref blew up straight afterwards. I think that JLloyd scored as well. The Fulham game, we actually missed their goal walking by the main stand. Christ, it seems unbelievable when you say it out loud.
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Offline silhillvilla

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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #130 on: February 08, 2013, 09:45:26 PM »
Of recent times, Darren Bents debut was a good evening. Touched the ball 19 times in 96 mins but 1 very very important touch.
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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #131 on: February 09, 2013, 06:50:44 PM »
Probably quite a few, but the one that sticks in my memory was Brian Tiler. He scored with a header at the Holte End.
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Offline Pat McMahon

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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #132 on: February 09, 2013, 07:12:12 PM »
Quote from: E I Adio on February 09, 2013, 06:50:44 PM
Probably quite a few, but the one that sticks in my memory was Brian Tiler. He scored with a header at the Holte End.

Was that Cardiff on Boxing Day? I was at that one too as a wee nipper with my dad and grandad.
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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #133 on: February 09, 2013, 07:19:23 PM »
I was there for that one too, not sure it was Boxing Day, though it could have been.  It was certainly around Christmas time.
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Re: Villa Debuts where you can say "I was there!"
« Reply #134 on: February 10, 2013, 08:37:23 AM »
Do you mean Carl Tiler ?
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