David Platt's Villa Dream Team

[Nev]

We were in the Buccaneer Bar at the front of the Excelsior Hotel, in the grounds of the old Airport. The 'Noses had been playing up in the local pubs so lots of places had stopped showing the games. We ended up drinking with a load of Cockneys who were working local and staying over. They were rather dismissive about our praise for Platt which made the goal even better.

We went back to the bar for the semi but the trouble had been so widespread after the QF against Cameroon they also stopped showing the games.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Watched the Belgium game in my flat in Salford, very very drunk. It was the first time I really wanted England to do well in a tournament because I don't think there had ever been a Villa player representing England in a tournament finals before, in my lifetime. 

[Damo70]

I remember where I was for every England game in Italia '90. I watched the Ireland game at my next door neighbours, the Holland game at my Dad's snooker club, the Egypt game at my girlfriend's mum's, the Belgium game at home, the Cameroon game at the Bickenhill indoor cricket centre after playing for my works team which was run by John Wile at the time (the cricket centre was run by John Wile, he didn't run my works cricket team!), I watched the semi final with my girlfriend and some of my family at my aunt and uncles house and I watched the third/fourth play off at home. I can also distinctly remember the various places I watched all of England's Euro '96 games.

But back to David Platt, when he went all Billy Big Bollox at the Villa in the Dr Jo season he developed an annoying habit of playing extravagant back passes to Spink.

[Damo70]

Watched the Belgium game in my flat in Salford, very very drunk. It was the first time I really wanted England to do well in a tournament because I don't think there had ever been a Villa player representing England in a tournament finals before, in my lifetime.

Steve Hodge in 1986.

He has got Maradona's shirt don't you know. He doesn't like to mention it much, apart from calling his autobiography 'The Man With Maradona's Shirt'. Lonely twat.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Watched the Belgium game in my flat in Salford, very very drunk. It was the first time I really wanted England to do well in a tournament because I don't think there had ever been a Villa player representing England in a tournament finals before, in my lifetime.

Steve Hodge in 1986.

How could I forget that.

[garyshawsknee]

Did Peter Withe see any action in 82 ?

[Chico Hamilton III]

Did Peter Withe see any action in 82 ?

No, he was in the squad but wasn't Paul Mariner preferred over the European cup winning goal scorer from a few months before?

[Damo70]

Did Peter Withe see any action in 82 ?

No, but I think Allan Evans played in the Scotland v New Zealand game.

[rob_bridge]

Did Peter Withe see any action in 82 ?

No Allan Evans played for Scotland IIRC.

[garyshawsknee]

Didn't Rix get in ahead of Tony Morley?

[Damo70]

Didn't Rix get in ahead of Tony Morley?

Yes, mainly due to the fact Don Howe was coach of Arsenal and England and pushed for the Arsenal left side combination of Sansom and Rix to be picked. Graham f*cking Rix for God's sake.

[garyshawsknee]

It's hard to imagine only 1 player in the squad out of a team that won the league and European cup in 12 months.

[Clark W Griswold]

Darius Vassell World Cup 02
Tony Daley Euros 92

Sorry ignore me, prior to 1990 you mean, doh.

[garyshawsknee]

Darius was in Euro 2004 too.

[eamonn]

Did we have to fend off big clubs from buying Platt after Italia 90? And why was it that only a small South Italian club came in for him 12 months later?