Quote from: dave.woodhall on December 14, 2016, 11:52:40 AMOne of my biggest-ever financial mistakes - thinking we'd only sell as many of the special H&Vs as for a normal game. I ended up with me handing them out, Greg who had been passing and got roped in bending down every thirty seconds to grab another pile and his wife taking the money. We'd sold out by ten to two and had two re-prints done. That special H&V was great, best ever issue in my opinion.
One of my biggest-ever financial mistakes - thinking we'd only sell as many of the special H&Vs as for a normal game. I ended up with me handing them out, Greg who had been passing and got roped in bending down every thirty seconds to grab another pile and his wife taking the money. We'd sold out by ten to two and had two re-prints done.
I realise that was the last time I was in the Holte, I've never sat in the stand.
Quote from: Chris Jameson on December 14, 2016, 04:37:27 PMI realise that was the last time I was in the Holte, I've never sat in the stand.Likewise - the last time I was in the Holte End when we lost 1-0 to Man. Utd in 1991 - I seem to remember their goal was a penalty, but I can't remember who scored it !!!! So, apart from being given a ticket for a game in 2002 - that's it for me in the new Holte End.That was the time when I knew it was time to go back to where I started life at Villa Park in 1967 - the dear old Trinity Road Stand.
I thought it was our manager that took it for them, could be Hughes though.
Quote from: castlefields_villan on December 14, 2016, 04:54:55 PMQuote from: Chris Jameson on December 14, 2016, 04:37:27 PMI realise that was the last time I was in the Holte, I've never sat in the stand.Likewise - the last time I was in the Holte End when we lost 1-0 to Man. Utd in 1991 - I seem to remember their goal was a penalty, but I can't remember who scored it !!!! So, apart from being given a ticket for a game in 2002 - that's it for me in the new Holte End.That was the time when I knew it was time to go back to where I started life at Villa Park in 1967 - the dear old Trinity Road Stand.Big Ron's first home game. Pretty sure Hughes scored after Robson went down as though he had been shot.
Its good to know that Dave Chance can still pull a crowd.He was the "turn" at a residential care home in New Oscott on Sat night.The residents were advised to boo any rendition of YNWA.