Good or bad Villa news on holiday

[Damo70]

I distinctly remember being in Great Yarmouth with my mum and dad and reading in the paper about Sid's leg break in 1983.

[eamonn]

I was in Sydney for New Year and loving the quirky idea of being able to watch a Villa game that was played in 2010, live, whilst I was already in 2011.
As it happened we were knackered, couldn't face staying out, and watched it on the hotel telly. I battled with my drooping eyelids until Drogba converted a penalty for Chelsea, and then thought sod this, I've done the 'this year/next year' thing, I'm not going to lie here fighting to stay awake just to watch us get thrashed.
I checked my phone when I got up and had a text from Jane saying 'We're fantastic aren't we?'............

It was 2011/12

/pedant

[eamonn]

I distinctly remember being in Great Yarmouth with my mum and dad and reading in the paper about Sid's leg break in 1983.

On a similar note, I remember being in Salou and seeing tabloid pictures of Luc Nilis' horror injury at Ipswich.

Also, having to wait until the Sunday newspapers to see how Villa had done at Middlesbrough. A late Alpay own-goal losing us two points I think. Remember being very pissed off at that. Most of the rest of the paper was concerned with the petrol crisis in Britain at the time.

[JD]

I remember early this year being in Wanaka on a mountain biking holiday and receiving a text from a mate half way up a mountain saying Villa were unlucky and should have won today. It was the draw away at Swansea in Jan.

[Godfrey Brian]

I was in a shop in Jersey chatting to the owner when in the background Radio One News announced that Andy Gray had signed for Wolves . He wasn't listening to it and thought a national tragedy had occured from my reaction (and posible wobbly lower lip!)

[Pat McMahon]

I remember early this year being in Wanaka on a mountain biking holiday and receiving a text from a mate half way up a mountain saying Villa were unlucky and should have won today. It was the draw away at Swansea in Jan.

Wanaka is one of the best places I can think of for getting bad news. Absolutely stunning.

[cheltenhamlion]

A recent one. I was having a pint at The Quay in Minehead. Away for my lads third birthday at Butlins Minehead when the Benteke about turn news came through.

[Damo70]

I remember being in France in 1985 and ringing home to see if Neil Webb and Garry Thompson had signed yet. They had. For Forest and Wednesday.

[Bully2345]

I remember being in France one summer when we signed Fashanu. My brother was really excited and a a young and naive little brother, I decided to share his excitement. It may have been the red boots

[Dr Butler]

Sept 1992 - Villa signed Dean Saunders then walloped Liverpool, we were in Greece and that was a good holiday.

I think I was in Kavos at that time !