Graham Taylor

[dave.woodhall]

I understand that he wanted to take the England job, but one of the greatest 'if onlys' for me if he'd stayed for the 90-91 season after finishing 2nd in the league.

Personally I think that side was punching above its weight a wee bit and would have dipped again even under GT.  McGrath, Cowans and Platt were all top class.  Players like Chris Price (much as I liked him) Mountfield, Neilson, Sticks Ormondroyd and Tony Cantscorino don't belong in that bracket. The latter two struggled to even control a football most of the time.

And if GT had stayed we probably wouldn't have had the BFR years, so it worked out well in the end.

Look at that team's record against the teams immediately below them and tell me which ones were better. I'd take winning the league (which I'm still convinced we would have by 1992 over anything Ron did.

[saunders_heroes]

I always get a bit annoyed when fans slag off Ormandroyd. Clumsy he was but when he was played out wide in '89/'90 he was bloody brilliant.

[dave.woodhall]

I always get a bit annoyed when fans slag off Ormandroyd. Clumsy he was but when he was played out wide in '89/'90 he was bloody brilliant.

Before we played them in the cup that season a couple of Stripeys asked about our team. I saw he was doing well, they started laughing, I pointed to the league tables.

[Tayls_7]

I always get a bit annoyed when fans slag off Ormandroyd. Clumsy he was but when he was played out wide in '89/'90 he was bloody brilliant.

And he was good at cricket so there.

[dave shelley]

I always thought Ormondroyd was quite skillful for a bloke of his size and build.  I liked him.

[saunders_heroes]

I always thought Ormondroyd was quite skillful for a bloke of his size and build.  I liked him.

And he scored some cracking goals as well.

[dave.woodhall]

Hundreds with but a single thought - Spurs.

[tomd2103]

Hundreds with but a single thought - Spurs.

Coventry at home in front of the Holte.  Great run by Tony Daley and it came to him and he smashed it in the top corner.  Also had a family named after him in the film "Brassed Off".

[saunders_heroes]

Hundreds with but a single thought - Spurs.

Was that the volley?

[saunders_heroes]

Hundreds with but a single thought - Spurs.

Coventry at home in front of the Holte.  Great run by Tony Daley and it came to him and he smashed it in the top corner.  Also had a family named after him in the film "Brassed Off".

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Christ, Tony Daley. Scored some of the best goals I've ever seen at Villa. Loved him!
'Slow trigger"

[PeterWithesShin]

Hundreds with but a single thought - Spurs.

Was that the volley?

Just under 6 mins in, don't watch the game after it though!

[dave.woodhall]

Hundreds with but a single thought - Spurs.

Was that the volley?

Yup. Stood on the Shelf with Spurs fans wishing us well.

[saunders_heroes]

I was at that game!

[john e]

Hundreds with but a single thought - Spurs.

Yep, I was there that night to

'We are top of the league, we are top of the league'

[saunders_heroes]

Yeah it was a midweek game and it was all about Gazza this Gazza that, but of course Platt outshone him.