Quote from: go on the dog on January 15, 2014, 07:45:36 PMI'm sure I read in a book( could have been one of yours Dave) that we played Arsenal in a cup game and who ever lost there manager was going and both teams were going after the same manager. We won and Arsenal brought George Graham in, we stuck with Turner It wasn't as clear-cut as that but it was the League Cup quarter final replay 1986. We won at Highbury and afterwards Turner was asked if he would have been sacked had we lost; his denial was about the least convincing you could imagine. Don Howe left Arsenal a few weeks later and it doesn't take much to imagine us sacking Turner if we'd lost and going for Graham.
I'm sure I read in a book( could have been one of yours Dave) that we played Arsenal in a cup game and who ever lost there manager was going and both teams were going after the same manager. We won and Arsenal brought George Graham in, we stuck with Turner
With QPR in the final.
Quote from: rob_bridge on January 16, 2014, 10:00:18 AMWith QPR in the final.Yes, I'd forgotten about that, just makes it even worse!
Signing Cascariono instead of Sheringham. Not paying the extra 250k Wolves wanted for us to buy Robbie Keane then selling Oakes to Wolves a month later for 250k.Buying utter tossers like Steve Hodge and (I didn't know where Bham was)Unsworth. The desperate Odreary days !!!!I am sure when i read JG's book he said he did not want Keane.Plenty of missed chances and mistakes but still Love the Villa !!!
Typical Villa as well, beat Arsenal away and then get knocked out - over two legs!!- by Oxford United of all people in the next round!!
Quote from: rob_bridge on January 15, 2014, 10:21:26 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on January 15, 2014, 09:48:56 PMQuote from: go on the dog on January 15, 2014, 07:45:36 PMI'm sure I read in a book( could have been one of yours Dave) that we played Arsenal in a cup game and who ever lost there manager was going and both teams were going after the same manager. We won and Arsenal brought George Graham in, we stuck with Turner It wasn't as clear-cut as that but it was the League Cup quarter final replay 1986. We won at Highbury and afterwards Turner was asked if he would have been sacked had we lost; his denial was about the least convincing you could imagine. Don Howe left Arsenal a few weeks later and it doesn't take much to imagine us sacking Turner if we'd lost and going for Graham. Didn't Turner say he was 5 minutes from the sack in an ill tempered FA Cup tie v Pompey. Was that earlier that season? Stainrod wound them up and one of them kicked him. Birch or Kerr got a late equaliser.Same season. It pissed down and we got a late equaliser.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on January 15, 2014, 09:48:56 PMQuote from: go on the dog on January 15, 2014, 07:45:36 PMI'm sure I read in a book( could have been one of yours Dave) that we played Arsenal in a cup game and who ever lost there manager was going and both teams were going after the same manager. We won and Arsenal brought George Graham in, we stuck with Turner It wasn't as clear-cut as that but it was the League Cup quarter final replay 1986. We won at Highbury and afterwards Turner was asked if he would have been sacked had we lost; his denial was about the least convincing you could imagine. Don Howe left Arsenal a few weeks later and it doesn't take much to imagine us sacking Turner if we'd lost and going for Graham. Didn't Turner say he was 5 minutes from the sack in an ill tempered FA Cup tie v Pompey. Was that earlier that season? Stainrod wound them up and one of them kicked him. Birch or Kerr got a late equaliser.
Quote from: Richard E on January 16, 2014, 08:28:52 AMTypical Villa as well, beat Arsenal away and then get knocked out - over two legs!!- by Oxford United of all people in the next round!!That away leg was one of the crappest games I have ever been to, not helped by the plebs we took that day.
Quote from: Dave Clark Five on January 17, 2014, 07:37:48 AMQuote from: Richard E on January 16, 2014, 08:28:52 AMTypical Villa as well, beat Arsenal away and then get knocked out - over two legs!!- by Oxford United of all people in the next round!!That away leg was one of the crappest games I have ever been to, not helped by the plebs we took that day.The fans or the team ?