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Author Topic: Happy promotion day!  (Read 5232 times)

Offline Bobby Boy

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #15 on: May 27, 2023, 12:43:09 PM »
The best feeling I've ever had watching the Villa in person. The hour after the game ended in the stadium was as joyous as it's ever been for me as a Villa fan.

Just a combination of having lost the previous year and knowing that we'd be back in the big time and that we'd keep our key players was immense.

One funny moment. On the tube going to the game I was chatting with a Villa fan and another tube train pulled up alongside us going in the same direction. We were level with a Derby fan who was an archetypal sweet granny so we smiled and waved towards her. Her response was a middle finger.

Charming!

Offline Jon Crofts

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #16 on: May 27, 2023, 12:57:57 PM »
The previous year was just fucking horrible, leaving that stadium knowing we had probably at least another season in the championship with Bruce at the helm, who would be leaving? Grealish? Terry? Back into London and beers were had watching the Champions League final in Paddington, the only joy in the day was seeing Liverpool well beaten.

The following year was brilliant obviously! Lots of beers pre and post and another highlight of the day was meeting Ian Taylor on the train home!

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #17 on: May 27, 2023, 01:01:24 PM »
Downside was by qualifying for the Premier League it had a detrimental effect on our aim of qualifying for the Premier League the following season.

Offline Nev

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #18 on: May 27, 2023, 01:16:30 PM »
Missed both the goals 'cos I was drinking under the stand but it's never bothered me one bit. I always feel that if I'd been in my seat we wouldn't have scored them.

Offline Deano's Mullet

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #19 on: May 27, 2023, 01:18:59 PM »
Couldn't get a ticket for the second playoff final having been at the one vs Fulham.  Had to watch it at home. We've progressed every season- except last - and it's hard to believe we now have such a top manager and exciting prospects.

Offline Scovilla

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #20 on: May 27, 2023, 01:54:12 PM »
It was a bank holiday in England but not down here. I was teaching during the game. I waited to get the final result after class but my phone starterd to keep ringing so I knew we had done it. I had then a class meeting. I kept receiving text messages and a colleague asked me to turn off the Phone. I remember replying that it was a special day  and had every right to check the messages.Pure happiness.

Offline darren woolley

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #21 on: May 27, 2023, 05:53:40 PM »
One of the greatest day's of my life the emotions that day were something else.

Offline Demitri_C

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #22 on: May 27, 2023, 06:12:55 PM »
What a bloody day that was. I Couldn't talk for a week. I see ua win two league cups in my life time and none of them came close to this

Offline itbrvilla

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #23 on: May 27, 2023, 06:16:41 PM »
What a bloody day that was. I Couldn't talk for a week. I see ua win two league cups in my life time and none of them came close to this
Got train in Northfield at 8am. Got handed a can of beer by a stranger. Nearly missed train home from central London. Kids had a great day escorting us around.

Offline not3bad

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #24 on: May 27, 2023, 06:24:25 PM »
A buzz I will never forget.

Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #25 on: May 27, 2023, 06:28:56 PM »
Whilst on a tube going to the Fulham game Ray Lewington wa on the same tube.  We got talking to him and he said Benteke was quote unquote ‘fackin shit’.

Offline Meanwood Villa

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #26 on: May 27, 2023, 06:30:42 PM »


Celebrating at the Old Swiss Cottage post match

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #27 on: May 27, 2023, 06:31:40 PM »
A buzz I will never forget.

Was it National Express?

Offline stevo_st

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #28 on: May 27, 2023, 06:33:19 PM »
Day I’ll never forget, watched it with my then 8yr old boy in the Shipwrights in Padstow. Had a surprisingly good atmosphere, lots of friendly Villa fans and was the moment that cemented my lads love of football and the Villa - seeing grown men cry for the first time (thank you wherever you are for letting us sit at your table rather than the window cill we were perched at)

Very pissed walk home back to the place we were staying was magical too

Online nordenvillain

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Re: Happy promotion day!
« Reply #29 on: May 27, 2023, 06:44:05 PM »
One of my favourite days, cost me over £500 for the ticket but was sitting just underneath Carew and the future king. Left a holiday early leaving the missus and kid behind, was waiting for my train but didn't really know what I was doing because I never use trains, had a panic attack so got a 3 hour taxi instead. Regret nothing.
Went with my 2 sons, the younger of whom had 2 Club Wembley tickets as his company had 6, who gave 2 to a Villa supporting client, 2 to a Derby supporting client and allowed Blair to have the other 2 at the opposite end to the Villa fans. I went trying to buy a ticket and got ripped off by a Manc tout with a ticket that had been reported lost or not received by  a Villa fan, who got a replacement ticket. The original ticket was the one I bought - Villa refused to get involved. Watched the game with about 40 Villa fans and 4 Derby fans in Novotel Hotel on Wembley Way courtesy of a Met Police officer who heard my tale of woe. Got well oiled watching the game and then met Conor Hourihane's uncle and mates over from Cork with whom I enjoyed libations - my mother god rest her was from Adrigole in West Cork. A great day even if the Manc tw*t ripped me off.

 


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