32 Years tomorrow

[pbavfckuwait]

Thank you Aston Villa for giving me one of the best days in my life, 32 years ago tomorrow 2nd May 1981, we truly were the Children of the Revolution. ( If you do not know what I mean shame on you)

[Villan For Life]

Remember it like it was yesterday and that squad of 14 players will always be legends to me. I remember meeting Peter Withe in the late 1990's. I was in complete awe of him.

[dave shelley]

One of the big pluses of being my age; is to be able to say unequivocally...I was there!

[Simon Ward]

One of the big pluses of being my age; is to be able to say unequivocally...I was there!

So was I!

[eastie]

Couldnt get a ticket for highbury and was at villa park on the day watching the reserves beat forest i think it was .
The game kicked off at 2 pm at villa park and i had the tranny radio on the bus back to coventry when the news came that jankovic had scored i turned it up and many on the bus seemed pleased to hear ; 32 years ago - my how time has flown by!

[dave.woodhall]

I've always maintained it's a pity that what came after it overshadowed winning the league. All the players say that the hardest part of winning the European Cup was qualifying for it.

[eastie]

I've always maintained it's a pity that what came after it overshadowed winning the league. All the players say that the hardest part of winning the European Cup was qualifying for it.

I agree, the league was a hard 42 game slog, whereas the cup was 7 games excluding the easy 1st round.
Both were great achievements but the league was hardest to win .

[maidstonevillain]

One of the big pluses of being my age; is to be able to say unequivocally...I was there!

So was I!

And me, with younger bruv, and Dad. It have never thought about it before, but it was actually the last time all three of us went to a game together.

[DeKuip]

Looking back I realise how lucky I am that this happened in my early 20s, before I got married and had kids. I went to every one of those 42 league games that season (and the cup games) - it just fell perfectly for my life and I wouldn't even swap that bit of luck for a big lottery win now in my 50s.

[JUAN PABLO]

and  me    I thought there was going  to be many more at the time being a kid

[Number-7]

Coming out of Highbury and singing "Won the league,won the league".
Millions of us.
What a fantastic day.
I don`t actually remember anything about the journey home.
16 years old and pissed out of my brains.
I`ve continued to celebrate it from that day to this.

[sid1964]

fantastic day!! highbury 81 - bloody hell know I now I am old

[Mister E]

I wasn't there but remember the season with great clairty. I wsa living in Mancland at the time and so the pride I had on winning the league was like something bursting ourt of my chest.
The culmination of 11 years of development, progress and great football. Children of the Revolution indeed; something I've found difficult to articulate to my now-21 year-old son..

[robbo1874]

This season may not seem so bad in 11 years time if we win the league in 2024!

My recollection of it as a 7 year old is lying on the carpet watching grandstand after the match had finished with all the villa fans streaming on to the pitch and a v shaped wedge of police seperating them from the arsenal fans running on from the north bank. Wishing I was there.

[Dave Clark Five]

Great times. I had to flog loads of things to be able to afford the European Cup away trips that followed but, with the exception of Hornby loco 34051 Sir Winston Churchill, I am glad that I did.
The fact that we used only 14 players to win the league is still incredible. We see a lot of the players around these days and I am glad they are being thrust into the limelight again.