fQuote from: Ads on December 04, 2018, 05:51:41 PMOdd that he didnt mix it up. The fross for the equaliser was because Morrison was fucked and could not close down.What will they do against a side with so much pace out wide?Try and kick the shit out of us as usual. Remember Alex Cropley.
Odd that he didnt mix it up. The fross for the equaliser was because Morrison was fucked and could not close down.What will they do against a side with so much pace out wide?
I miss Bruce's eye rubbing, stretching and yawning routine.
Quote from: nigel on December 06, 2018, 09:09:01 PMThe best thing about that is they seem to have sorted the sound out
Not many footballers can say they filled Paul McGrath's boots - but Albion hero Darren Moore did.The former Baggies centre-back wore a pair of Macca's boots for a whole season after receiving them as a gift from 'God.'He said: "When my career took off my brother David, who was at Villa Park as an apprentice, saw Paul in the gym one morning and told him: 'My brother absolutely loves you. He idolises you!'"Paul asked what size boots I wore, found out I was the same, and said: 'Give your brother these.'"He came home and gave them to me. I reckon he'd have kept them if they'd fit him but he wasn't a size 10!"I'm not exaggerating when I say I wore them the following season until they fell off my feet. I taped them up and all sorts. They were brilliant."They had his initials on the bottom. I treasured them."Honestly, one game my feet were coming out of the sides. They were great memories."Moore's appreciation for Villa's superb stopper came about some years earlier when the gentle giant, nicknamed Big Dave by Albion fans, watched the claret and blues in the early 1990s.Moore preferred playing football to watching it but was persuaded to get down to Villa Park on a free weekend by his friends - and the rest is history.He continued: "When I started playing for the county team, a lot of the boys were Villa fans."A weekend came free when we didn't have a game and one of the lads had a couple of tickets to go down Villa Park. They said 'Come on Daz, let's go and watch the Villa.'"There was Tony Cascarino, Tony Daley, Paul McGrath and Sid Cowans. I thought 'Go on then. I'll have a bit of that.'"I came down and I really enjoyed it but then my own career took off. If that hadn't happened, I was going to get myself a season ticket."Funny enough, that season I watched Villa at home but my dad wouldn't let me travel with the team away. So what I did was watch the Albion play those weeks."Playing for Albion at the time was Don Goodman, Colin West, Richard Sneekes, Paul Raven and Daryl Burgess."It was quite ironic when I was growing up that I went to watch both clubs. I had a full season of watching Villa and Albion."But Paul McGrath was my hero. I was a centre-half obviously and watching him really was a joy."He read the game so well and was total no-nonsense too. He had a deft touch but blimey, he was ferocious."I was able to hear him because I was pitchside in the Trinity Road. I heard the shouting, demanding, tackling, organising."Well-known strikers used to come down Villa Park looking for goals and he'd swat them like flies. What a player!"I remember loving Macca in that era. He was just immense. I looked up to him."I bump into Sid now and again too and I still get goosebumps. What a player! And what a lovely guy too."I saw him three weeks ago and I was telling him how I used to watch him stroking the ball around Villa Park. He used to dictate the play."I am a professional footballer but I still get those moments when I meet my heroes just like fans do. You still get that knot in your stomach."After spells at Torquay, Doncaster, Bradford and Portsmouth, Gary Megson signed the no-nonsense defender for the Baggies.Moore proved to be a rock at the heart of the Albion defence as they earned promotion to the Premier League in 2001-02. He was also named in the PFA Division One team of the year.What followed was a double header against Villa - a 0-0 at The Hawthorns and a famous 2-1 win at Villa Park, with Thomas Hitzlsperger bagging a late win for the home side.Despite the disappointing result, Moore says that night match was the realisation of a dream.He continued: "That for me was a dream come true. That was me living the dream, playing at Villa Park. That was my moment."I had to really sort my mind to keep my focus and push me on."From that age of wanting to play at Villa, it felt like I had fulfilled something special."It was a great memory and will always stick with me. They were close games with Albion. I envisage it being a close one too this weekend."My first allegiance was with the Villa. Because my time at the Albion was so successful, I have a soft spot for both of them now."But that era I followed the Villa, went to watch them and chose to support them."If you'd asked me as a lad who I wanted to play for, it was Villa. That was it."Now with my involvement and success at Albion and friends, my heart is at the Albion. I had wonderful times up there."
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