In many ways, though, on reflection I think that match also marks the end of an era. Football and our club was special to all of us who followed it through the dark days of the 80s. Then that summer there was Italia 90 and Gazza's tears...and that in its way begot the Premier League, the hype, the money and football as it is today.
Didn't go to this, only ever saw the video but remember Tony Daley lobbing Neville Southall. Think Cascarino scored that day too? Villa and Everton always seem to bring out the best in one another over the years.
Cascarino is credited with scoring for us in the record books.
http://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-aston-villa-05-may-1990-89733/only 29,000?
Quote from: Kingthing on October 12, 2013, 07:31:12 PMhttp://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-aston-villa-05-may-1990-89733/only 29,000?Very telling that neither team had a single player from outside of the British Isles.
Quote from: Chris Harte on October 11, 2013, 07:48:27 PMI was only telling the kids at work (alright, apprentices) about this the other day.Sheffield Wednesday about fifteen months later (Big Fat Ron's first in charge for us) was great but doesn't come close to that Everton game.I went to both and I must admit the Sheff Wed game had everything too, Trouble before which spiced things up, Big Ron going back, being 2-0 at half time and 6000+ in the away end singing BFR claret and Blue army only for us to win 2-3. We did get set upon whilst trying to drive away from a car park at the Kop end wearing Villa shirts..we were only 17. The Everton game tops it though.
I was only telling the kids at work (alright, apprentices) about this the other day.Sheffield Wednesday about fifteen months later (Big Fat Ron's first in charge for us) was great but doesn't come close to that Everton game.