Villa v Barcelona - Super Cup 1983

[kippaxvilla2]

I still laugh when I watch this coverage and how dirty cheating gits Barca were this night.  However, what I had never noticed was Ken McNaughts boxing gloves impersonation to the goalkeeper after the 2nd goal went in - comedy genius.

[Pat McMahon]

I still laugh when I watch this coverage and how dirty cheating gits Barca were this night.  However, what I had never noticed was Ken McNaughts boxing gloves impersonation to the goalkeeper after the 2nd goal went in - comedy genius.

Ken McNaught's shadow boxing is actually my major memory of that game. Very funny.

[Damo70]

My major memory of that game from the Holte is seeing the Trinity spending most of the game on their feet gesticulating at the antics of the Barcelona players. I had completely forgotten the McNaught incident until I saw it again a couple of years ago.

[silhillvilla]

My major memory of the game is Sid getting booted airborne into the back of the net.

[Villa-Villan]

I remember laughing my socks of at the unbelievable behavior and indiscipline throughout the Barcelona team.

It made the victory even sweeter.   

[PeterWithesShin]

The first game I stood on the Holte. Before that i'd always been in the seats with the family. Happy days!

[eastie]

A friend of mine  managed to get me the whole game including extra time from the bbc vaults on video - the beeb only showed 20 minutes. Highlights on sportsnight of the game .

Sometimes I watch it back and as said earlier its staggering how dirty barca were that night.

[Fergal]

Oh what could have been...

[gervilla]

A friend of mine  managed to get me the whole game including extra time from the bbc vaults on video - the beeb only showed 20 minutes. Highlights on sportsnight of the game .

Sometimes I watch it back and as said earlier its staggering how dirty barca were that night.

I bought the full game on DVD off E-Bay a few years ago.

[Rudy65]

Was on the holte that night. Gret memories.

Barca have a different mentality these days!

[Damo70]

The two games I remember most queuing up to get in for are Barcelona and Juventus in '83. I don't remember many Barcelona fans at Villa Park. But when Rossi scored for Juventus I thought I was in Turin.

[Pat McMahon]

The two games I remember most queuing up to get in for are Barcelona and Juventus in '83. I don't remember many Barcelona fans at Villa Park. But when Rossi scored for Juventus I thought I was in Turin.

A fair number of UK based Italians were at that game - IIRC they had half the Witton End and quite a few fans in the Witton Lane stand.

[usav]

My brother has always said the opposite, that when Juventus scored you could hear a pin drop inside Villa Park.

[Damo70]

My brother has always said the opposite, that when Juventus scored you could hear a pin drop inside Villa Park.

I was only twelve but my recollection is of most of the Witton Lane stand celebrating. But there was an eerie silence when time seemed to stand still for a moment on The Holte.

[Pat McMahon]

My brother has always said the opposite, that when Juventus scored you could hear a pin drop inside Villa Park.

I was only twelve but my recollection is of most of the Witton Lane stand celebrating. But there was an eerie silence when time seemed to stand still for a moment on The Holte.

It was a horrible moment when they scored - IIRC after 2-3 minutes. I honestly felt the tie was lost then. That Juventus team had the core of the Italian world cup winning team plus Platini and Boniek and over 2 legs they murdered us. I felt we would need to keep a clean sheet at home and instead we were chasing the game for an hour.

Can anybody recall who played at right back - I don't think it was Swain? I saw their goal coming as soon as their left winger back heeled the ball to beat our full back (too easily) and make space for a cross to Rossi. Poor Des Bremner was a competent stand in at centre half but he was no Allan Evans, and certainly no match for Rossi, Boniek et al.