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Offline PeterWithe

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #60 on: November 06, 2022, 07:11:19 PM »
I want to basque in today, but i want this to become the norm.
Punathon incoming…


Yes hurry up, dont G string us along

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #61 on: November 06, 2022, 07:16:32 PM »
I want to basque in today, but i want this to become the norm.
Punathon incoming…


Yes hurry up, dont G string us along

Course it's going to take a long time.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #62 on: November 06, 2022, 07:17:02 PM »
The Draper goal remains one of my favourite goals.


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Re: 27 years
« Reply #63 on: November 06, 2022, 07:18:22 PM »
Looking forwards  to  the next game, 1954 the last time we beat them twice in a  season. My Mom was in nappies and my dad was yet to appear.

Going  to happen aint it?

Offline Stu

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #64 on: November 06, 2022, 07:21:15 PM »
Twelve Monkeys.

Where were you and what you were doing?

Still in the six weeks holiday before my last year at school. And I've still not seen Twelve Monkeys despite my mates raving about it at the time.

Offline Taylor

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #65 on: November 06, 2022, 07:21:51 PM »
I started dating my wife in 1995. When I told her today that we have beaten those bastards for the first time at Villa park in our 27 year relationship she said “time for a divorce then”!

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #66 on: November 06, 2022, 07:23:31 PM »
Looking forwards  to  the next game, 1954 the last time we beat them twice in a  season. My Mom was in nappies and my dad was yet to appear.

Going  to happen aint it?
I was born in 1954. I hope with all my being we repeat the feat but if  (when) we do will be relieved to see the season out alive...!

Offline RamboandBruno

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #67 on: November 06, 2022, 07:25:29 PM »
Twelve Monkeys.

Where were you and what you were doing?

Still in the six weeks holiday before my last year at school. And I've still not seen Twelve Monkeys despite my mates raving about it at the time.

Its a great film. Was on the BBC iplayer recently, maybe still on their. Rissos mentioned some of the other movies but the Usual Suspects stands, brilliant, like Villa today.

Offline Sexual Ealing

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #68 on: November 06, 2022, 07:25:45 PM »
I started dating my wife in 1995. When I told her today that we have beaten those bastards for the first time at Villa park in our 27 year relationship she said “time for a divorce then”!

Ha! She's a keeper!

Offline TopDeck113

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #69 on: November 06, 2022, 07:30:53 PM »
For the match, I sat with my brother in the Lower Trinity for reasons I can't now remember.  It was a hot day and I remember wearing shorts, sandals and the '57 Cup Final replica shirt.  I wasn't worried about burning the top of my head in the same way as I am now.

I wasn't a teacher and when not following the Villa to all points of the compass I was doing a lot of mountain biking.   

The not-quite-yet Mrs TD113 spent that summer with a university friend who was at the time living in Arkansas.  We moved into our house the following year and have paid off a mortgage in less time than it's taken the Villa to beat that lot at home. 

Offline PeterWithe

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #70 on: November 06, 2022, 07:33:05 PM »
Was the previous victory the Boxing Day one when Gareth Williams looked like a world beater?

Memories in the pub were a little hazy

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #71 on: November 06, 2022, 07:35:45 PM »
We beat them twice in just over a week in 1992, both at VP. 28th Oct 1-0 in the League Cup (Saunders) and 7th Nov 1-0 in the league (Dalian).

Offline RamboandBruno

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #72 on: November 06, 2022, 07:37:49 PM »
We beat them twice in just over a week in 1992, both at VP. 28th Oct 1-0 in the League Cup (Saunders) and 7th Nov 1-0 in the league (Dalian).

Im going Thursday with my 12 year old lad, would live a repeat of that week in 92

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #73 on: November 06, 2022, 07:41:38 PM »
We beat them twice in just over a week in 1992, both at VP. 28th Oct 1-0 in the League Cup (Saunders) and 7th Nov 1-0 in the league (Dalian).

I would undoubtedly have been at both but have no recollection of the games at all

Online London Villan

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Re: 27 years
« Reply #74 on: November 06, 2022, 07:43:19 PM »
19 years old and I just left a job to go to Aston University. I’d also met a gorgeous girl from Devon who was a Man United fan, so I sent her a programme from the game. I didn’t really hear from her again after that.

 


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