What's all this got to do with a hefty donation to charity though?
It was also a disgrace how little the Villa promoted the game. One of the reasons only about 3K turned up. Although as Dave says the timing of it didn't help either. It was freezing IIRC. I've still got my programme somewhere signed by Ron Saunders while he was in the dugout.
Quote from: saunders_heroes on March 14, 2013, 10:50:59 PMWhat's all this got to do with a hefty donation to charity though?Because atticus snood asked how history would view him and were we too hard on him? Were we fuck, the old fecker got off light.
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 10:52:37 PMQuote from: saunders_heroes on March 14, 2013, 10:50:59 PMWhat's all this got to do with a hefty donation to charity though?Because atticus snood asked how history would view him and were we too hard on him? Were we fuck, the old fecker got off light.Well lets just be grateful for where we are now.
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 10:54:24 PMIt was also a disgrace how little the Villa promoted the game. One of the reasons only about 3K turned up. Although as Dave says the timing of it didn't help either. It was freezing IIRC. I've still got my programme somewhere signed by Ron Saunders while he was in the dugout. Not many more turned up to Dennis Mortimer's testimonial either. Let's face it, Villa fans don't like testimonials.
Quote from: atticus snood on March 14, 2013, 10:57:16 PMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 10:52:37 PMQuote from: saunders_heroes on March 14, 2013, 10:50:59 PMWhat's all this got to do with a hefty donation to charity though?Because atticus snood asked how history would view him and were we too hard on him? Were we fuck, the old fecker got off light.Well lets just be grateful for where we are now.Indeed. Thank fuck Ellis didn't think the manager of Shrewsbury was good enough for a club that had just won the European Cup and that we weren't relegated within 5 years of winning it.
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 10:59:20 PMQuote from: atticus snood on March 14, 2013, 10:57:16 PMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 10:52:37 PMQuote from: saunders_heroes on March 14, 2013, 10:50:59 PMWhat's all this got to do with a hefty donation to charity though?Because atticus snood asked how history would view him and were we too hard on him? Were we fuck, the old fecker got off light.Well lets just be grateful for where we are now.Indeed. Thank fuck Ellis didn't think the manager of Shrewsbury was good enough for a club that had just won the European Cup and that we weren't relegated within 5 years of winning it. Can't argue with that. The McLeish appointment was even worse though.
Quote from: saunders_heroes on March 14, 2013, 11:02:02 PMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 10:59:20 PMQuote from: atticus snood on March 14, 2013, 10:57:16 PMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 10:52:37 PMQuote from: saunders_heroes on March 14, 2013, 10:50:59 PMWhat's all this got to do with a hefty donation to charity though?Because atticus snood asked how history would view him and were we too hard on him? Were we fuck, the old fecker got off light.Well lets just be grateful for where we are now.Indeed. Thank fuck Ellis didn't think the manager of Shrewsbury was good enough for a club that had just won the European Cup and that we weren't relegated within 5 years of winning it. Can't argue with that. The McLeish appointment was even worse though. It's debatable in my view. McLeish was a damn stupid move though.
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 10:59:20 PMQuote from: atticus snood on March 14, 2013, 10:57:16 PMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 10:52:37 PMQuote from: saunders_heroes on March 14, 2013, 10:50:59 PMWhat's all this got to do with a hefty donation to charity though?Because atticus snood asked how history would view him and were we too hard on him? Were we fuck, the old fecker got off light.Well lets just be grateful for where we are now.Indeed. Thank fuck Ellis didn't think the manager of Shrewsbury was good enough for a club that had just won the European Cup and that we weren't relegated within 5 years of winning it.Ah... but we came straight back up. Will we do that next time?
Quote from: saunders_heroes on March 14, 2013, 10:58:20 PMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 10:54:24 PMIt was also a disgrace how little the Villa promoted the game. One of the reasons only about 3K turned up. Although as Dave says the timing of it didn't help either. It was freezing IIRC. I've still got my programme somewhere signed by Ron Saunders while he was in the dugout. Not many more turned up to Dennis Mortimer's testimonial either. Let's face it, Villa fans don't like testimonials. I seem to remember a reasonable turnout for Brian Little's. I touched the matchball at that one. I could be wrong though as I was only about 11 so all crowds seemed big in those days.
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 11:00:44 PMQuote from: saunders_heroes on March 14, 2013, 10:58:20 PMQuote from: PeterWithesShin on March 14, 2013, 10:54:24 PMIt was also a disgrace how little the Villa promoted the game. One of the reasons only about 3K turned up. Although as Dave says the timing of it didn't help either. It was freezing IIRC. I've still got my programme somewhere signed by Ron Saunders while he was in the dugout. Not many more turned up to Dennis Mortimer's testimonial either. Let's face it, Villa fans don't like testimonials. I seem to remember a reasonable turnout for Brian Little's. I touched the matchball at that one. I could be wrong though as I was only about 11 so all crowds seemed big in those days. I think about 8k turned up for Mortimer's. I remember running onto the pitch at the end. The point about Villa fans not liking testimonials is right though. I mainly think its a good thing because I don't see why working class people should line the pockets of the considerably richer when it really should be the footballer giving something back to the fan. Shame about Barton's being so poorly attended though.