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Offline Legion

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Your first?
« on: May 28, 2021, 10:13:00 AM »
Who was the first Villa player or manager you met in person?
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Offline Stu

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2021, 10:16:06 AM »
Lee Hendrie in Rosie's Solihull. A total douchebag.
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Offline caster troy

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2021, 10:21:44 AM »
Tony Daley, he was signing autographs in a local school when I was a kid.

First manager was Gregory, at Bodymoor Heath. He was really cool to meet at the time, chatted to us for ages.

(Side topic - most random meeting was sitting next to Savo (and his wife...!) in the Trinity Rd for a game.)
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Offline Martin Carruthers

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2021, 10:23:25 AM »
It was either Tony Daley or Cyrille Regis at school for a fete type thing. Both were there at different times but can't remember who was first.

Both perfectly pleasant as far as I can remember.

Never met a manager.
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Offline FrankyH

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2021, 10:23:59 AM »
Managers

Graham Taylor ( 2nd term) going into Villa Park for Youth Cup Final Against Chelsea. My young son at the time thought it very funny that I addressed him as "Mr Taylor". As people who have met him will confirm, a lovely guy.

I met Big Ron at a Tony Bennet concert (he was more concerned about getting to his seat before the concert started!),Brian Little outside Villa Park (another lovely guy) and said a brief hello to Alex McLeish.

Players

Ray Graydon & Dennis Mortimer at St Teresa's Club Wellington Rd in the 70's . I remember  watching them walking off in the direction of Perry Barr after they had finished their hellos with supporters.
« Last Edit: May 28, 2021, 10:28:54 AM by FrankyH »
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Offline eamonn

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2021, 10:29:32 AM »
Quote from: Stu on May 28, 2021, 10:16:06 AM
Lee Hendrie in Rosie's Solihull. A total douchebag.

Villa Rosie? All seems a bit of a blur.

What did he do?

And isn't this thread one for the Memories?
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Offline Exeter 77

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2021, 10:31:12 AM »
Brian Little and Andy Gray when I was 5.
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Offline Baldy

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2021, 10:36:32 AM »
Peter Withe - pub somewhere near Solihull in approx 1980.

He asked me if it was my jumper that had been left on the seat next to him.

I was starstruck and fell off me stool.
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Offline not3bad

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2021, 10:41:12 AM »
Cyrille Regis in a church!
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Offline sickbeggar

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2021, 10:41:39 AM »
I grew up living about 2 doors away from the girlfriend of John Deehan so had a few kickarounds with him. Well he just got the ball booted at him "accidentally" and passed it back really.
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Offline West Derby Villan

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2021, 10:46:21 AM »
John Gidman, Antwerp away, 1975
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Offline Sexual Ealing

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2021, 10:48:14 AM »
Quote from: eamonn on May 28, 2021, 10:29:32 AM
Quote from: Stu on May 28, 2021, 10:16:06 AM
Lee Hendrie in Rosie's Solihull. A total douchebag.

Villa Rosie? All seems a bit of a blur.



So tasty!

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Offline Risso

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2021, 10:56:52 AM »
Player - Ray Houghton while queuing for tickets for the 94 League Cup final.

Manager - Ron Atkinson, walking his dogs in the Lickey Hills.
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Offline sid1964

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2021, 10:58:49 AM »
Daley and Platt in Pagoda Park after we had lost that afternoon - did not seem to let them ruin there weekend
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Offline in exile

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Re: Your first?
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2021, 10:59:32 AM »
I've been friends with Gary Shaw since we were 4 years old, does that count?
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