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Offline Pat McMahon

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Re: Happy Rotterdam Day
« Reply #45 on: May 26, 2016, 05:05:42 PM »
Don't keep us in suspense, how did the exam go?

Who cares, we won 1-0!

Offline Chris Jameson

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Re: Happy Rotterdam Day
« Reply #46 on: May 26, 2016, 05:33:56 PM »
Don't keep us in suspense, how did the exam go?

Who cares, we won 1-0!

Did you retake it?

Offline dave shelley

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Re: Happy Rotterdam Day
« Reply #47 on: May 26, 2016, 08:00:54 PM »
I've posted my memories about this greatest of matches on here a few times so won't bore you all again but, when we scored it was a culmination of all my years following the Villa from when my old man first started taking me.  My only thoughts immediately after scoring were for him as I pointed my souvenier flag at the sky and yelled, "Daaaaaaaaad!   He'd died in 1978.

Another lasting memory was seeing all the people that stood near where we did down the Witton End as we were exiting the stadium and them recognising us and also the smiles on their faces.  Also a lad who was a player in one of the leagues that I officiated in and him beaming at me and shouting "How're ya ref?"  Lovely.

Happy Rotterdam Day all.

Offline Exeter 77

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Re: Happy Rotterdam Day
« Reply #48 on: May 26, 2016, 09:25:41 PM »
Just watched the game again. What stands out is the number of fouls by Bayern players which went unpunished yet Villa players were pulled up consistently for innocuous looking tackles which often appeared to win the ball.

It was good to watch a Villa side winning a game.

Offline Pat McMahon

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Re: Happy Rotterdam Day
« Reply #49 on: May 26, 2016, 10:04:38 PM »
Don't keep us in suspense, how did the exam go?

Who cares, we won 1-0!

Did you retake it?

I managed to sneak through first time Chris so had a summer fuelled high of Rotterdam thoughts. Genuinely, I could conjure up the goal one bus, train etc, even in the short window between signing on the dole and going back to work with my dad.

 


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