Gordon Smith RIP

[puppyfeat]

Incredibly sad news. Thanks Gordon for the part you played in my favourite Villa era and on that unforgettable night at Old Trafford. RIP

[Des Little]

God bless you Gordon

[class_of_82]

R.i.p. Gordon thanks for the memories

[Bernie]

That one really has shocked me. An important member of one of the better teams in our history- RIP Gordon

[richard moore]

A memory of a player, lovely man and great times which just serve to taunt me even further in all this bloody misery. Someone's got a shit sense of humour 

[pbavfckuwait]

RIP Gordon rest with the Holte Enders in the sky

[Flamingo Lane]

Damn good player, and very much part of a team and an era that we remember so fondly.

Rather bizarrely, and if it lightens the mood slightly, Tony Matthews in his Who's Who of Villa players summed up Gordon as "a hard tackling full back who got good length on his clearances."

RIP Gordon Smith.

[Tayls_7]

Always very sad news.

Gordon comes from a generation of Villains that I first started following as a nipper. I remember collecting him on one of those thick football cards that used to come replete with a slab of pink bubble gum the same dimensions as the cards.

RIP.

[dave shelley]

This is too sad a thread so please forgive me for using it to post this but, the Ron Saunders era was the best football I ever saw in all my long years of supporting the Villa.  At times some of the football they produced was absolutely scintillating and never got the amount of silverware and recognition it deserved.  Gordon Smith was part of that and his family can be proud.

[brian green]

Those wonderful long gone days when there were no seniors banished to training with the kids and no bomb squad, just honest to goodness players like Gordon putting in a shift for Villa.   Sleep well Gordon.

[Simon Ward]

RIP indeed.

[not3bad]

One of my earliest Villa heroes. RIP

[Simon Ward]

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3753715,00.html

Club acknowledgement

[Villandan]

RIP Gordon, a true Villa legend.

I was 8 years old at the time and I was taken to Bodymoor Heath to see my heroes train. I was overwhelmed. I will never forget that day. Gordon Smith invited me onto the training pitch and we passed the ball to each other. He didn't have to do that. He wasn't asked to do it, he did it of his own accord. That would never happen today.

A lovely guy. RIP........ UTV

[Louzie0]

RIP Gordon, a true Villa legend.

I was 8 years old at the time and I was taken to Bodymoor Heath to see my heroes train. I was overwhelmed. I will never forget that day. Gordon Smith invited me onto the training pitch and we passed the ball to each other. He didn't have to do that. He wasn't asked to do it, he did it of his own accord. That would never happen today.

A lovely guy. RIP........ UTV

What a lovely memory of a man who holds a very special place in our hearts. UTV.