Jimmy Rimmer European Cup Final shirt

[luke95]

Surely the club should be looking to buy this & give it him back

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/graham-budd-auctions-ltd/catalogue-id-srgrah10060/lot-ec94b8a8-37b8-48be-ba7b-b0b60168d874?queryId=a6bed3efef50841445aecf089b344083&fbclid=IwAR37XP_XM4ECyQJ5dBI91QnUiw4XkgcDo1TD2oys1lw7XvGw0d37KXE9bYc

[dave.woodhall]

Surely the club should be looking to buy this & give it him back

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/graham-budd-auctions-ltd/catalogue-id-srgrah10060/lot-ec94b8a8-37b8-48be-ba7b-b0b60168d874?queryId=a6bed3efef50841445aecf089b344083&fbclid=IwAR37XP_XM4ECyQJ5dBI91QnUiw4XkgcDo1TD2oys1lw7XvGw0d37KXE9bYc

First, if they do it for him they'd have to do it for everyone. Second, sometimes players would rather sell their memorabilia than have their children fight over them.

[pauliewalnuts]

He'll still have his Man United one.

[nick harper]

He'll still have his Man United one.

The two together would be unique I think - for different clubs.

[PeterWithesShin]

He's selling his winners medal as well.

[Hookeysmith]

You have to feel for those old players - they played in a time on quagmire's for pitches and against players that did not get yellow cards for assault.

And now in old age have to sell off their career medals as they are on hard times.

Measure that against some of the dog shit we have had on our books on huge salaries - yes im looking at the likes of you Richards and McCormack et al

Sad and tragic

[Risso]

That seems stupidly cheap compared to the sort of dross you often see for sale in signed merchandise shops, you know the sort of thing, a brand new replica shirt, framed next to a postcard with somebody like Grealish's signature scribbled on it, and wallop, £500.

[Smithy]

Surely the club should be looking to buy this & give it him back

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/graham-budd-auctions-ltd/catalogue-id-srgrah10060/lot-ec94b8a8-37b8-48be-ba7b-b0b60168d874?queryId=a6bed3efef50841445aecf089b344083&fbclid=IwAR37XP_XM4ECyQJ5dBI91QnUiw4XkgcDo1TD2oys1lw7XvGw0d37KXE9bYc

First, if they do it for him they'd have to do it for everyone. Second, sometimes players would rather sell their memorabilia than have their children fight over them.

I don't think they have to do it for every ex-player, but shirts worn when we actually won a trophy? What would it really cost them to buy all the shirts (if the players still have them?) from the European Cup final? If this one has a guide price of £4-6k it's probably what, £100-150k? That's a week's wages for whichever striker we sign next.

I'm not saying throw money at one of Steve Hodge's 1985 home shirts, but if a player has actually won something for us, and the shirt is available, I don't see why it can't be bought to go up in the club somewhere?

[algy]

Surely the club should be looking to buy this & give it him back

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/graham-budd-auctions-ltd/catalogue-id-srgrah10060/lot-ec94b8a8-37b8-48be-ba7b-b0b60168d874?queryId=a6bed3efef50841445aecf089b344083&fbclid=IwAR37XP_XM4ECyQJ5dBI91QnUiw4XkgcDo1TD2oys1lw7XvGw0d37KXE9bYc

First, if they do it for him they'd have to do it for everyone. Second, sometimes players would rather sell their memorabilia than have their children fight over them.

I don't think they have to do it for every ex-player, but shirts worn when we actually won a trophy? What would it really cost them to buy all the shirts (if the players still have them?) from the European Cup final? If this one has a guide price of £4-6k it's probably what, £100-150k? That's a week's wages for whichever striker we sign next.

I'm not saying throw money at one of Steve Hodge's 1985 home shirts, but if a player has actually won something for us, and the shirt is available, I don't see why it can't be bought to go up in the club somewhere?

Yeah .... you'd imagine it's of enough historical importance to the club itself that they'd be happy paying the estimate - less than a day's wages for a squad player, even if it were to just so that it could be put in storage in case the club ever decide to put up a museum.  I mean, if you're willing to put a star on the shirt to commemorate something, then surely an actual shirt from the final has got to be worth more than that?

[jon collett]

Most of our players swapped shirts. I never really understood why. It was a real shame so many in Bayern shirts during the celebrations.

[dave.woodhall]

Most of our players swapped shirts. I never really understood why. It was a real shame so many in Bayern shirts during the celebrations.

That does annoying me. Contrast it to Barcelona when they finally won it in 1992. They wore their away shirt but changed into the proper one to lift the trophy.

[Paul.S]

Surely the club should be looking to buy this & give it him back

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/graham-budd-auctions-ltd/catalogue-id-srgrah10060/lot-ec94b8a8-37b8-48be-ba7b-b0b60168d874?queryId=a6bed3efef50841445aecf089b344083&fbclid=IwAR37XP_XM4ECyQJ5dBI91QnUiw4XkgcDo1TD2oys1lw7XvGw0d37KXE9bYc

First, if they do it for him they'd have to do it for everyone. Second, sometimes players would rather sell their memorabilia than have their children fight over them.

I don't think they have to do it for every ex-player, but shirts worn when we actually won a trophy? What would it really cost them to buy all the shirts (if the players still have them?) from the European Cup final? If this one has a guide price of £4-6k it's probably what, £100-150k? That's a week's wages for whichever striker we sign next.

I'm not saying throw money at one of Steve Hodge's 1985 home shirts, but if a player has actually won something for us, and the shirt is available, I don't see why it can't be bought to go up in the club somewhere?

I totally agree with this.

[ez]

Most of our players swapped shirts. I never really understood why. It was a real shame so many in Bayern shirts during the celebrations.

Withe and Spink swapped back again many years later.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

The club could buy it and display it at Villa Park somewhere.

[dave shelley]

Years ago I was aquainted with former Villa commercial manager Tony Stephens and he agreed to attend our referee's association monthly meeting as guest speaker. 

He brought along a few bits and pieces and one of these was a match-worn shirt from one of the European matches played, I think, the season after the European Cup win, it was Ken McNaught's and was a Le Cocq Sportif brand. 

It was to be raffled on the night with the proceeds to go into the branch funds.  The first bid was five quid and the chairman then said that'll do and no other bid was entertained.  I was prepared to go up to a tenner!