The Alex Cropley Story

[Brend'Watkins]

Alex Cropley will always get in my all time top 10 Villa players.  He was great to watch, always influential and drove the team.  We should have had another 5 great years out of him but for that act of GBH which is what it was.

[Crops10]

Just a little note for you guys, Dad is coming down in October, game yet to be decided. I will post on here what game, and if anyone would like to have a beer after the game with us, you are more than welcome, let you know what watering hole we will be at too! Need a result tomorrow. UTV

[The Laughing Policeman]

Just a little note for you guys, Dad is coming down in October, game yet to be decided. I will post on here what game, and if anyone would like to have a beer after the game with us, you are more than welcome, let you know what watering hole we will be at too! Need a result tomorrow. UTV

I don't think there's a pub in Brum that holds 40.000.

[Damo70]

Just a little note for you guys, Dad is coming down in October, game yet to be decided. I will post on here what game, and if anyone would like to have a beer after the game with us, you are more than welcome, let you know what watering hole we will be at too! Need a result tomorrow. UTV

I don't think there's a pub in Brum that holds 40.000.

I was thinking the same thing. I doubt if your dad will have to pay for many drinks Crops. I would turn up firstly to meet him and secondly to drink all the spare drinks that he can't manage.

[Crops10]

There would be a lot of drinks going, he doesnt drink that much!

[PGW]

Crops, Get the club to invite him down and get him on the pitch at half time......Then you will see the love!!!

[Crops10]

I dont think the club is very forthcoming with things like that!!? A couple of people want to try and get Dad in the Hall Of Fame, but i think the club poopoo'd it for what ever reason!! I can always try

[peter w]

I would say the Ruskin Hall Crops the Younger but I guess the Bartons Arms is where its at for the H&V glitterati.

[ADVILLAFAN]

I would say the Ruskin Hall Crops the Younger but I guess the Bartons Arms is where its at for the H&V glitterati.

Particularly if you like real ales and Thai food :-)

[Witton Warrior]

I dont think the club is very forthcoming with things like that!!? A couple of people want to try and get Dad in the Hall Of Fame, but i think the club poopoo'd it for what ever reason!! I can always try

That's a real shame if they did turn him down - wonder what the criteria is then?

Always remember the season we scored at home in every League game - we played Arsenal and just couldn't break them down and finally, late in the game, Alex pounced on a ball and rifled it into the net - it may have been 1-1 but he kept the run going that day scoring against his old club.

[Crops10]

Im not sure what the criteria is, or what you have to do to be honest. The other year a chap called Brian Sigston did an article in the Mail on Dad, he approached the club too.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/former-aston-villa-legend-alex-189119

[dave.woodhall]

I dont think the club is very forthcoming with things like that!!? A couple of people want to try and get Dad in the Hall Of Fame, but i think the club poopoo'd it for what ever reason!! I can always try

That's a real shame if they did turn him down - wonder what the criteria is then?

Always remember the season we scored at home in every League game - we played Arsenal and just couldn't break them down and finally, late in the game, Alex pounced on a ball and rifled it into the net - it may have been 1-1 but he kept the run going that day scoring against his old club.

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/HistoryHallOfFame/

[pauliewalnuts]

Two Villa old faces in Edinburgh today

[dave.woodhall]

I don't know which one we miss most.

[dave shelley]

I am so, so sorry but, I just don't recognise who that is with Alex. I'm so embarrassed.