Quiz

[dave.woodhall]

When was this said and how long was it until we won our next trophy?

"To date Aston Villa have not done anything to please their followers. The team is considered ill balanced and prone to over-elaboration and we cannot recall ever having seen Villa players give a more invertebrate and purposeless exhibition. With all the money they can command they do not seem able to obtain a team capable of winning matches. Aston Villa is now little more than a name and the all conquering club of old has come down to the level of respectable mediocrity."

PM me with the answer by 12 midday tomorrow. There will be a prize for the closest guess. 

[eastie]

Done.

[neo_Villan]

Tried to cheat and Google it. Didn't work I'll give it a guess anyway.

[eamonn]

Wasn't it written in most match reports over the past 6 weeks? Maybe without the money bit.

[Risso]

Wasn't it written in most match reports over the past 6 weeks? Maybe without the money bit.

Impossible, it says we've achieved 'respectable mediocrity'.  We're currently nowhere near being that good.

[Witton Warrior]

If they're still alive do we get to shout at them over the Interweb and point out how wrong wrong wrong they are/were? ;-)

[Louzie0]

I've had a go. 120 miles away from my late father's collection of Villa books, I don't stand a chance!

[rob_bridge]

Forgive my technophobe ignorance how do I PM you Dave with the answer (or my guess)

[dave.woodhall]

Forgive my technophobe ignorance how do I PM you Dave with the answer (or my guess)

Icons in the left hand column where the poster's name is. The right-hand one of three (the speech bubble) is for PMs.

[cdbearsfan]

Done.

[dave.woodhall]

So far nobody's anywhere near. 47 minutes to go. 

[eastie]

What was the answer dave?

[dave.woodhall]

It was said after Villa were beaten in by Derby in October 1904. We won the FA Cup six months later.  Nobody came close so I'm rolling the prize over today.

[mal]

Got the right trophy. Do I win?

[dave.woodhall]

Got the right trophy. Do I win?

You were 52 years out, so no. Even eastie came closer and he was watching SSN at the time.