Happy promotion day!

[Risso]

I remember DW buying me a drink before an away game at Plough Lane.

He bought me one in a JQ pub once.

[Brazilian Villain]

Just like 2015 pre and post match beers with Aftab, Pat & Chico in Kilburn, but with a much happier outcome. I was so carried away by the emotion of the day that I even got my phone out and took a couple of photos and videos (sorry). DLBIA in particular was pretty special that day.

[kippaxvilla2]

4 years on Derby finished 7th in league one!
Villa 7th in the Prem!
Thank You Dean Smith and the Aston Villa squad of the time.

Should never have got rid of Dean.

[andyh]

Four years ago today.







Just about the most tense last ten minutes of my life, followed by celebrations I'll never forget.


Time for something special today as well, hopefully McGinn and Mings can draw on the memories. Perhaps Dean over at the rabble up the M69 can do similar, good luck to him.

It was incredibly stressful I agree.
But the ultimate for mind numbing, arse clenching fear was West Ham on survival day
It’s so bad I had to go out and walk the streets and not watch the last 10 minutes for fear of having a coronary.

[olaftab]

I did not worry about Derby at any stage of the match. Not even when they got 1 back. I don't think they put us under any pressure and we had  no issues in seeing it through. Whereas under Bruce ,the previous year, I was never confident at any stage that we will get past Fulham.

[amfy]

Dave Woodhall’s carefully procured reputation being destroyed on this thread!

[olaftab]

Just like 2015 pre and post match beers with Aftab, Pat & Chico in Kilburn, but with a much happier outcome. I was so carried away by the emotion of the day that I even got my phone out and took a couple of photos and videos (sorry). DLBIA in particular was pretty special that day.

Blimey, I didn't think you even had a phone?

[PeterWithe]

We had to turf two Derby fans out of our reserved seats on the train. As they left, one of them said "hasn't our day been shit enough?!" We felt a bit sorry for them, so offered them a crisp as they left.

Every cloud eh…

[PeterWithe]

I was also in Kilburn, in a pub we always go in but never remember the name of.

[Mellin]

Remember belting Super John McGinn out the back of the Green Man for at least an hour solid. Huge crowd. Wasn't just loud. Need another word. Raucous. Never forget it.

[dave.woodhall]

Dave Woodhall’s carefully procured reputation being destroyed on this thread!

You spend years building a career, then one ill-judged moment of madness...

[wince]

I was at work listening on the radio. Then got very drunk afterwards

[darren woolley]

One of the best day's of my life I will never forget that day.

[dcdavecollett]

Went into the game with some confidence because of the team's form. This was boosted by the experience of walking the concourse and hearing those of a C&B persuasion belting out songs very loudly.

Lumplard's over-cautious tactics made his team's defeat feel inevitable.

A 2-1 Villa win was being offered at 8/1 at the Ladbrokes in Watford!