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Offline Steve67

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #60 on: July 05, 2021, 10:03:57 PM »
This thread really does make you realise how many fantastic players we have had over the years. Rimmer, Nicholl, Evans, Cowans, Withe, Morley, Shaw, Saunders, Yorke, Platt, Atkinson, McGrath, Grealish, Lochhead, Gray, Mortimer, Staunton, Martinez, Mings, Young, Carew, Graydon, Houghton, Townsend, Little, Aitken, Merson, Angel, Petrov, Southgate, Barson and Ehiogu.  Paul Birch too.

So many fantastic players. What a great football club we have.  Hopefully Buendia, Ollie and Konsa join them.
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Offline berneboy

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #61 on: July 05, 2021, 10:11:09 PM »
Quote from: Godfrey Brian on July 05, 2021, 06:40:38 PM
Brian Godfrey- a gritty, hardworking, determined and fearsome yet skillful member of the pretty poor Villa sides when I started following the team as a kid in the sixties. Captain of the '71 League Cup Final side.
I'd never have thought it, Godfrey ...
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Offline berneboy

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #62 on: July 05, 2021, 10:12:50 PM »
Quote from: Colhint on July 05, 2021, 09:51:58 PM
probably Tulip although only being a kid, could never understand why he got that nickname.
I can remember his frequent last second slide tackles. Times have changed so much.
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Offline Luffbralion

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #63 on: July 05, 2021, 10:18:40 PM »
Nobody has mentioned Harry Burrows and his ferocious shooting. Gutted when he left for Stoke
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Offline berneboy

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #64 on: July 05, 2021, 10:20:36 PM »
Quote from: brian green on July 05, 2021, 09:58:30 PM
Leslie Smith.  He was an England international and I was an easily influenced eight year old.  Then I got a natty centre parting and switched to Dickie Dorsett.
I've wondered previously, Brian, if you're the eldest Villain on here!
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Offline Legion

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #65 on: July 05, 2021, 10:21:47 PM »
Gary Shaw.
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Offline Meanwood Villa

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #66 on: July 05, 2021, 10:22:28 PM »
Tony Daley. The most exciting player we had at the time. You could hear all the seats in the Trinity flapping up whenever he got the ball.
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Offline berneboy

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #67 on: July 05, 2021, 10:22:52 PM »
It's Sir Brian for me too.

I tried for an earlier hero but could only think of Charlie Aitken because he lived in our road! (Orchard Road. Erdington)
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Offline Monty

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #68 on: July 05, 2021, 10:23:35 PM »
Savo.
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Offline Des Little

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #69 on: July 05, 2021, 10:25:48 PM »
Andy Gray
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Offline Neil Hawkes

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #70 on: July 05, 2021, 10:26:28 PM »
Brian Little
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Online Richard

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #71 on: July 05, 2021, 10:27:10 PM »
Andy Gray for me too
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Offline GordonCowansisthegreatest

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #72 on: July 05, 2021, 10:35:09 PM »
Quote from: Colhint on July 05, 2021, 09:51:58 PM
probably Tulip although only being a kid, could never understand why he got that nickname.
He was Dutch and so his landlady called him Tulip!
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Offline Legion

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #73 on: July 05, 2021, 10:45:27 PM »
Tony Morley is a close second.
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Offline Damo70

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Re: First Villa Hero
« Reply #74 on: July 05, 2021, 10:53:29 PM »
Andy Gray and John Deehan for me. Then it was Tony Morley, who to this day is still my favourite ever Villa player.
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