35 Years ago today

[Chris Jameson]

absolutely nothing happening on the pitch and 20,000 or so away supporters suddenly go delirious - must have been awkward for the players to actually concentrate on the job in hand.

Hearing Bryon Butler's immortal words still gives me goosebumps.

[Confusious says]

Remember it like yesterday, went into the railway men's club before the game and was in clock end bottom right. Pele came out to us to wave at half time but did not get a great reception as he should have. maybe it was due to wearing an Arsenal scarf

[OzVilla]

absolutely nothing happening on the pitch and 20,000 or so away supporters suddenly go delirious - must have been awkward for the players to actually concentrate on the job in hand.

Hearing Bryon Butler's immortal words still gives me goosebumps.

"Let's be the first to congratulate Aston Villa on their title as it must be theirs now."

[castlefields_villan]

absolutely nothing happening on the pitch and 20,000 or so away supporters suddenly go delirious - must have been awkward for the players to actually concentrate on the job in hand.

Hearing Bryon Butler's immortal words still gives me goosebumps.

"Let's be the first to congratulate Aston Villa on their title as it must be theirs now."

The congratulations didn't exactly go on for very long though did they ? After all it was Ipswich who lost the title!

[Dave Cooper please]

absolutely nothing happening on the pitch and 20,000 or so away supporters suddenly go delirious - must have been awkward for the players to actually concentrate on the job in hand.

Hearing Bryon Butler's immortal words still gives me goosebumps.

"Let's be the first to congratulate Aston Villa on their title as it must be theirs now."

I think I heard as far as "Let's be the first to congratulate Ast.." before all types of mayhem broke out in the Clock End.

[AVH87]

absolutely nothing happening on the pitch and 20,000 or so away supporters suddenly go delirious - must have been awkward for the players to actually concentrate on the job in hand.

Hearing Bryon Butler's immortal words still gives me goosebumps.

"Let's be the first to congratulate Aston Villa on their title as it must be theirs now."

The congratulations didn't exactly go on for very long though did they ? After all it was Ipswich who lost the title!

Final table shows us 4 points clear of Ipswich, so hadn't we already got the title sewn up before the final game?

[Chris Jameson]

absolutely nothing happening on the pitch and 20,000 or so away supporters suddenly go delirious - must have been awkward for the players to actually concentrate on the job in hand.

Hearing Bryon Butler's immortal words still gives me goosebumps.

"Let's be the first to congratulate Aston Villa on their title as it must be theirs now."

I think I heard as far as "Let's be the first to congratulate Ast.." before all types of mayhem broke out in the Clock End.

I just remember breaking some lads fingers and then vomiting over him.

[Richard E]

I was 10, listening to it on the radio through headphones at my granny and granddad's house in Small Heath (sorry), getting excited as Bosko came up trumps for us. What a day. Even if we never win anything again days like that can never be taken away from us.

[Dave Cooper please]

Final table shows us 4 points clear of Ipswich, so hadn't we already got the title sewn up before the final game?

No, Ipswich had a game in hand, to be played after the Middlesborough game and also after the first leg of their UEFA Cup Final, so if they had beaten Middlesborough and then Southampton in their last league game they would have won the title.
 But they lost them both the useless bottlers.

[Dave Cooper please]

I just remember breaking some lads fingers and then vomiting over him.

  Anyone not following me on Twitter won't understand this.

[Richard E]

Final table shows us 4 points clear of Ipswich, so hadn't we already got the title sewn up before the final game?

No, Ipswich had a game in hand, to be played after the Middlesborough game and also after the first leg of their UEFA Cup Final, so if they had beaten Middlesborough and then Southampton in their last league game they would have won the title.
 But they lost them both the useless bottlers.

With 3 points for a win we would have been 7 points clear.

[Chris Jameson]

I just remember breaking some lads fingers and then vomiting over him.

  Anyone not following me on Twitter won't understand this.

It's how we met.

[castlefields_villan]

Final table shows us 4 points clear of Ipswich, so hadn't we already got the title sewn up before the final game?

No, Ipswich had a game in hand, to be played after the Middlesborough game and also after the first leg of their UEFA Cup Final, so if they had beaten Middlesborough and then Southampton in their last league game they would have won the title.
 But they lost them both the useless bottlers.

Final table shows us 4 points clear of Ipswich, so hadn't we already got the title sewn up before the final game?

No, Ipswich had a game in hand, to be played after the Middlesborough game and also after the first leg of their UEFA Cup Final, so if they had beaten Middlesborough and then Southampton in their last league game they would have won the title.
 But they lost them both the useless bottlers.

With 3 points for a win we would have been 7 points clear.

A lot of people forget that if 3 points for a win had been in place a year earlier, we would've won it comfortably - we won 26 games - more than anyone else by a distance.

On the other hand - if the worst had happened and Bosko didn't make himself a Villa legend - who knows what would've happened in that last Ipswich game against Southampton - that was what was concerning the Clock End inhabitants at between about quarter past three and quarter past four on that unforgettable afternoon.

"And the Villa fans at the clock end are celebrating again"

[dave shelley]

absolutely nothing happening on the pitch and 20,000 or so away supporters suddenly go delirious - must have been awkward for the players to actually concentrate on the job in hand.

Hearing Bryon Butler's immortal words still gives me goosebumps.

"Let's be the first to congratulate Aston Villa on their title as it must be theirs now."

The congratulations didn't exactly go on for very long though did they ? After all it was Ipswich who lost the title!

Sorry, and I understand the tone of your post but, Ipswich didn't lose it, we won it.  The league table will forever say so.

[castlefields_villan]

absolutely nothing happening on the pitch and 20,000 or so away supporters suddenly go delirious - must have been awkward for the players to actually concentrate on the job in hand.

Hearing Bryon Butler's immortal words still gives me goosebumps.

"Let's be the first to congratulate Aston Villa on their title as it must be theirs now."

The congratulations didn't exactly go on for very long though did they ? After all it was Ipswich who lost the title!

Sorry, and I understand the tone of your post but, Ipswich didn't lose it, we won it.  The league table will forever say so.

We won it, and we won it fair and square - the point I was trying to make is that even now (and even in comparison to Leicester today) I feel we barely got any recognition for winning either the league OR the European Cup a year later.