collapse collapse

Please donate to help towards the costs of keeping this site going. Thank You.

Recent Topics

Gordon Cowans by CT Villan
[Today at 02:12:50 AM]


Other Games - 2023/24 by Brazilian Villain
[Today at 01:07:18 AM]


Chris Heck - President of Business Operations by VillaTim
[March 28, 2024, 11:45:01 PM]


COLD BLOW LANE ... 1967 to 1975 ... Did anyone (dare to) visit the Den? by dcdavecollett
[March 28, 2024, 11:02:33 PM]


Youri Tielemans (confirmed) by Somniloquism
[March 28, 2024, 10:54:34 PM]


FFP by AV82EC
[March 28, 2024, 10:36:39 PM]


All aboard the shuttle bus. by Demitri_C
[March 28, 2024, 10:29:02 PM]


GUESS THE CROWD R22: ASTON VILLA v Wolves, Saturday 30th March! 🥧 by ironmaidenmania
[March 28, 2024, 08:43:00 PM]

Recent Posts

Re: Gordon Cowans by CT Villan
[Today at 02:12:50 AM]


Re: Gordon Cowans by JD
[Today at 01:37:32 AM]


Re: Other Games - 2023/24 by Brazilian Villain
[Today at 01:07:18 AM]


Re: Gordon Cowans by Percy McCarthy
[Today at 01:05:25 AM]


Re: Gordon Cowans by The Left Side
[Today at 12:52:12 AM]


Re: Gordon Cowans by tomd2103
[Today at 12:47:19 AM]


Re: Other Games - 2023/24 by edgysatsuma89
[Today at 12:33:09 AM]


Re: Other Games - 2023/24 by KevinGage
[Today at 12:22:56 AM]

Follow us on...

Author Topic: 45 years ago today  (Read 1803 times)

Offline nevillain

  • Member
  • Posts: 97
  • Location: an old shipyard Sunderland
45 years ago today
« on: June 05, 2019, 12:33:46 PM »
The great Ron Saunders appointed. The rest is history

Offline wittonwarrior

  • Member
  • Posts: 4610
  • Age: 63
  • Location: Knotty Ash (really)
Re: 45 years ago today
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2019, 12:59:40 PM »
And York City away his first game.  It got better sure the second away was Hull.

Offline Damo70

  • Member
  • Posts: 30877
Re: 45 years ago today
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2019, 04:42:32 PM »
And York City away his first game.  It got better sure the second away was Hull.

I think SGT's second away game was at Hull too.

Offline Pat McMahon

  • Member
  • Posts: 6756
  • Location: Shanghai - Blarney Stone for Villa games
Re: 45 years ago today
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2019, 06:03:55 PM »
And York City away his first game.  It got better sure the second away was Hull.

I think SGT's second away game was at Hull too.

Was that the one he missed because of his daughter's graduation?

Offline PeterWithesShin

  • Member
  • Posts: 67456
  • GM : 17.03.2015
Re: 45 years ago today
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2019, 06:15:51 PM »
2 of Ron's first 4 league games were against Hull. They were our second away game and 8 days later our second home game. And the home game was Ron's first win as Villa manager, we'd drawn the first three 1-1.

Offline Brassneck

  • Member
  • Posts: 1753
Re: 45 years ago today
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2019, 10:54:37 PM »
I was at York that day - A half decent following went, given the lethargic atmosphere around the place.  The end of the Vic Crowe era had seen gates plummet after the FA Cup heroics against Arsenal and by the time we hammered Hull in Saunders first win, the attendance was under 20,000.  It was the Chester semi-final in January that really was the catalyst for enthusiasm and support to be reignited. 

Offline steamer

  • Member
  • Posts: 2077
Re: 45 years ago today
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2019, 09:03:26 PM »
Was that York game a night game in the league cup ?
or am I confused, the York game I remember , I think we lost 1-0 and there was barely a  handful of Villa fans there.

Offline PeterWithesShin

  • Member
  • Posts: 67456
  • GM : 17.03.2015
Re: 45 years ago today
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2019, 10:14:50 PM »
Was that York game a night game in the league cup ?
or am I confused, the York game I remember , I think we lost 1-0 and there was barely a  handful of Villa fans there.

The League Cup game was the previous season.

 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal