That's sad news. Chris was an absolute rock and a leader in the teams that gained promotion from the old third and then second divisions, and won two league cups. I was there at the game at Filbert Street when he scored all four goals, but of course the crowning glory of his time at Villa was that goal - glorious in its execution, and made all the more memorable by the occasion, the importance of the goal so late in the game following incessant pressure on the Everton goal, and for the explosion of noise that erupted on the ball nestling in the net. RIP Chris Nicholl, and thank you for everything.
