Gary Shaw - RIP

[PeterWithe]

A goal you don't see shown too often

https://x.com/1968Tv/status/1835716458963144784

Not sure I’ve ever seen that before, what a goal.

[Somniloquism]

A goal you don't see shown too often

https://x.com/1968Tv/status/1835716458963144784

Not sure I’ve ever seen that before, what a goal.

Very telling how he just used to be the ball magnet wherever he stood. Sign of a truly great player. Linekar must thank his lucky stars for the career he had just on Shaw getting injured.

[Villan For Life]

Just rewatching as many of Gary’s goals that I can find. I was at the Kiev game in 1982 but I’d forgotten just how good his goal was, the angle, the number of defenders around him and the state of the pitch. That goal is one of the best that I’ve seen in person at Villa Park.

[sid1964]

I was at that game against Forest 2-2 boxing day - fantastic game of football

[purpletrousers]

Peter Withe

I would like to send my deepest condolences to Gary’s family, friends and the Villa fans. We have lost an amazing guy, and I am deeply saddened to hear of Gary's passing.  I would like to say when I came to the club, we formed a telepathic partnership that was electric and both of us scored goals that will always be remembered in Aston Villa's family and history. Ron Saunders said I was the final piece in the jig saw but you played an integral part in the success of AVFC.
We as a team made history and I am so proud to have played alongside you. RIP my friend

.

[algy]

https://x.com/holttrinity/status/1835745020286021643

That's done it. Tears flowing

That's lovely.

I'm slightly too young - remember seeing him in the 1987/88 team photos - the season I started going - but didn't get see him play.  Despite having never seen him play, though, I used to idolise him.  Probably because my dad thought (and still thinks) he was the bees knees.

[PeterWithesShin]

[PeterWithe]

Steve Sims in that photo as well

[Pat Mustard]

I was just too young to have seen Gary play in his pomp, but he is the first footballer I can remember and the first I wanted to be - when I was 5 or 6 and Villa were winning the League and European Cup he was the one everyone talked about.  It is such a shame that injuries stopped him from achieving what we all knew he could have, but then by the age of 22 he'd already achieved more than 99.99% of players ever will.

It's been really sad the last couple of days, because this is one of those occasions when you feel like part of your childhood has died.  I was lucky to meet him in one of the lounges before the Newcastle game last season when we won tickets via the Reward points, and his absolute enthusiasm and belief in the Villa was infectious.  He was bantering with a Newcastle fan who had somehow got access, and Gary was convinced we would turn them over by 3 goals - unfortunately that was one occasion where his prediction wasn't as accurate as his shooting!  It was great though seeing him there, as despite now being in my late 40s just being in his presence made me feel like that 6 year old boy again.

RIP Gary, you were one of the very best.

[eamonn]

Would love to see footage of his fast hat-trick for Shrewsbury or his goal for England U21s against Ireland.

[Risso]

The first time I saw him post his end of career was at the 96 League Cup final. He was sat in the posh seats above us, and spent the entire game waving to the Villa fans.

[lovejoy]

He was in with us plebs in 94.

[darren woolley]

Absolutely devastated by this passing he was my hero growing up and I've met him a few times he was a true gentleman.

[VILLA MOLE]

one of my first memories of Gary Shaw was a box of tissues in claret and blue with a picture of him on the box (random)

I think I was too young to appreciate him then , but wow what a player , such a shame

[Charlie8182]

I would normally move on by now if someone I like in the public eye passes, but I still feel gutted and really flat with this one!