The Villa Park misfits – Alun Evans

[dave.woodhall]

Dave Collett remembers a seventies nearly man.

https://heroesandvillains.info/2022/12/24/the-villa-park-misfits-alun-evans/

[Allan C]

I liked Alun Evans, I vaguely remember he came overweight and there was a thing in the Argus about Crowe getting him into shape. Great post really enjoyed reading it

[ChicagoLion]

Good stuff.
Enjoyed that.

[wittonwarrior]

I liked Alun Evans, I vaguely remember he came overweight and there was a thing in the Argus about Crowe getting him into shape. Great post really enjoyed reading it

That's the point I was going to make about him, not what you would call an athletic player.  If he had come from any other team I don't think he would have been given as much slack as he was given in the eyes of our support.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

He always reminded me of Illya Kuryakin with longer hair.

[Percy McCarthy]

Fascinating tale, beautifully told, about an era of which my memories were vague.

[passport1]

I remember  he had a long scar on one side of his face. I'm sure there was a story as to how he came by it but can't  remember.  Someone  will probably know. I always thought he was a classy player but clearly didn't figure in Ron's long term plans.

[dave.woodhall]

I remember  he had a long scar on one side of his face. I'm sure there was a story as to how he came by it but can't  remember.  Someone  will probably know. I always thought he was a classy player but clearly didn't figure in Ron's long term plans.

It's in the article.

[KNVillan]

I remember  he had a long scar on one side of his face. I'm sure there was a story as to how he came by it but can't  remember.  Someone  will probably know. I always thought he was a classy player but clearly didn't figure in Ron's long term plans.

As written in the article

Visiting a Wolverhampton nightclub for a quiet night out with his wife, a man Evans had never even met smashed a pint glass into his face. Almost seventy stitches needed inserting into the wounds and he was scarred him for life.

[Percy McCarthy]

I remember  he had a long scar on one side of his face. I'm sure there was a story as to how he came by it but can't  remember.  Someone  will probably know. I always thought he was a classy player but clearly didn't figure in Ron's long term plans.

As written in the article

Visiting a Wolverhampton nightclub for a quiet night out with his wife, a man Evans had never even met smashed a pint glass into his face. Almost seventy stitches needed inserting into the wounds and he was scarred him for life.

Did you really need to save him the bother of reading the article? People go to the trouble of writing in the hope that people might read it.

[brian green]

When my kids were little they collected autographs.  My daughter badly wanted Gordon Cowans' autograph.  We waited by the players' exit gate. Alun signed her Panini book but my seven year old piped up that she really wanted Gordon's signature. Alan, in a very friendly way called to Gordon and said "Hey Sid, this little girl wants your autograph".  Gordon obliged but in his very mild manner said to Alun "My name is Gordon."

[Percy McCarthy]

When my kids were little they collected autographs.  My daughter badly wanted Gordon Cowans' autograph.  We waited by the players' exit gate. Alun signed her Panini book but my seven year old piped up that she really wanted Gordon's signature. Alan, in a very friendly way called to Gordon and said "Hey Sid, this little girl wants your autograph".  Gordon obliged but in his very mild manner said to Alun "My name is Gordon."

Can’t imagine anyone wanting Sid’s autograph in Alun Evans time at the club. I think he’d left before Sid had even made his debut.

[brian green]

The glitch is because spellchecker put in the player to whom I refer as Alun Evans not Allan Evans who was definitely a team mate of Gordon Cowans.

[Percy McCarthy]

The glitch is because spellchecker put in the player to whom I refer as Alun Evans not Allan Evans who was definitely a team mate of Gordon Cowans.

Yeah, the article’s about Alun Evans.

[KNVillan]

I remember  he had a long scar on one side of his face. I'm sure there was a story as to how he came by it but can't  remember.  Someone  will probably know. I always thought he was a classy player but clearly didn't figure in Ron's long term plans.

As written in the article

Visiting a Wolverhampton nightclub for a quiet night out with his wife, a man Evans had never even met smashed a pint glass into his face. Almost seventy stitches needed inserting into the wounds and he was scarred him for life.

Did you really need to save him the bother of reading the article? People go to the trouble of writing in the hope that people might read it.

Sorry Percy…I was going to put down something along those lines as I thought he hadn’t bothered to read it in the first place, but I didn’t want to appear picky