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Author Topic: Peter McParland 82 today.  (Read 4636 times)

Offline The Laughing Policeman

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Peter McParland 82 today.
« on: April 25, 2016, 04:22:58 PM »
Happy birthday to the man who last won the FA Cup for us.

Offline frankmosswasmyuncle

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2016, 04:28:11 PM »
Happy birthday Mr McParland...one of my first Villa heroes.

Offline The Laughing Policeman

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2016, 04:31:06 PM »
To my eternal shame it was a Nose acquaintance who reminded me it was his birthday. :-[

Offline ClarrieBlue

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2016, 04:32:57 PM »
Happy Birthday. I started going down the Villa in 65 so missed him by about 3 years.

Offline E I Adio

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2016, 04:38:54 PM »
Happy Birthday Peter. A special hero to a young boy.

Offline castlefields_villan

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2016, 04:51:11 PM »
A few years before my time (born in 1957) but I was brought up on that FA Cup win, so always aware of him.

Happy Birthday Peter McParland.

Offline Steve R

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2016, 04:57:12 PM »
Mac the Knife. Happy birthday.

Offline Ron Manager

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2016, 05:11:42 PM »
The greatest post war Villa player without any doubt. I still have my star badge that my dad bought for me outside the Hollte Hotel.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2016, 05:15:49 PM »
And he still has to put-up with watching us alongside Jack Woodward for company on occasion. Let the man be.

Offline not3bad

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2016, 05:33:04 PM »
Happy birthday Mr McParland, our FA cup winner!

Online Rudy Can't Fail

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2016, 06:44:48 PM »
Happy Birthday to a Villa gent.

Offline dave shelley

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2016, 07:08:21 PM »
Also one of my first real Villa heroes, along with Gerry Hitchens.  Happy birthday Peter.

Offline brian green

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2016, 07:33:14 PM »
I have always idolized him from the very first game he played.

I had never met him in the flesh.  About five years ago my son lost his car keys in the North Stand car park.  We crawled around for what seemed like hours hunting the keys.  This very erect man my own age asked if he could help search. We said much appreciated.  The guy said "are these the keys?" handing them to my son.  For the first time we actually looked at him.  It was Peter McParland.

Happy Birthday Peter and many of them.

Offline SteveN

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2016, 08:15:50 PM »
My first hero,  my first game was a win against Ipswich in 1959.  He was quick, strong and scored, I was heart broken when he left us. Happy birthday Peter.

Offline The Left Side

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Re: Peter McParland 82 today.
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2016, 08:30:44 PM »
Happy Birthday Peter

 


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