Villa vs Liverpool 1978 (closed off Holte End)

[Charlie8182]

I've overlooked the game as its clearly one to forget, but I have no knowledge or recollection of a great chunk of the Holte End being closed off around this time??  We still managed to get more than 40K

[Villan For Life]

I think it was when they resurfaced it and put the corridor up the middle.

[stuart r]

I've overlooked the game as its clearly one to forget, but I have no knowledge or recollection of a great chunk of the Holte End being closed off around this time??  We still managed to get more than 40K

Superb effort at around 5:48... The best bit, followed by the ignominy of a slow motion replay and that familiar defender's humilitiated but stoic jog back to the half way line after getting ideas above his station up front.

[oldham_villa]

Rimmer was appalling for their second goal.

[wittonwarrior]

Could never fault Rimmer he was top notch for us.

[dcdavecollett]

The second goal was all Smith's fault.

Why we bought him and sold Bobby McDonald for next to nothing to Cov makes no football sense.

[dave.woodhall]

I've overlooked the game as its clearly one to forget, but I have no knowledge or recollection of a great chunk of the Holte End being closed off around this time??  We still managed to get more than 40K

We were replacing the old terraces steps, although I thought it was the year after. Obviously not.

[PeterWithesShin]

Even with that much of the Holte closed off, there was still over 40K there. That's how big the Holte was kids.

[Chris Jameson]

Not seen that before, my first home Villa game, got a photo I took of the Holte End that day, I'm sure it was some sort of drainage problem that caused it to be closed off. I developed a strong dislike of Emlyn Hughes that day.

[wittonwarrior]

what I remember is that every time they got a free kick was how quick  they took it, also  the first team I had ever seen  that collectively crowded the referee  in mass.  There was definitely something  about them, well  quite a lot that I  didn't like  about the red  scouse.  Hated going their they were snidy on and off the field.

[adrenachrome]

The second goal was all Smith's fault.

Why we bought him and sold Bobby McDonald for next to nothing to Cov makes no football sense.

I well remember Super Mac getting a massive welcome from the Holte on his first return to VP with Coventry. This was very unusual in those days.

I think he liked a drink, and Ron Saunders was not best pleased. Frank Pimblett was another young star of great promise who incurred Ron's wrath.

[silhillvilla]

Lot of trouble after this game I recall down by the Holte hotel and Witton arms.

[peter w]

Remember this game. I was stood, as ever, next to the away dugout. 3rd was lucky as Kennedy meant to cross it but the ball bobbled just as he struck it.

[Witton Warrior]

Lot of trouble after this game I recall down by the Holte hotel and Witton arms.

Wasn't this the "revenge" game for the previous November?
That was mental all through town and around VP - very nasty

[silhillvilla]

Lot of trouble after this game I recall down by the Holte hotel and Witton arms.

Wasn't this the "revenge" game for the previous November?
That was mental all through town and around VP - very nasty

I don't remember the previous November but I recall a poisonous atmosphere from the off here not helped by being quickly 0-3 down.
"You reds are dead" was the song I always will recall the Holte belting out over and over again