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Author Topic: The beginning of the end - 1958-59 pt I  (Read 202 times)

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Re: The beginning of the end - 1958-59 pt I
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2025, 10:11:14 PM »
Done.

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Re: The beginning of the end - 1958-59 pt I
« Reply #2 on: Today at 10:02:36 AM »
I always enjoy John's articles. I'm always surprised that things I took as tradition when I started going to the Villa in the sixties, 3:00pm winter Saturday kick offs, night games starting at 7:30pm, actually only began a few years before then.

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Re: The beginning of the end - 1958-59 pt I
« Reply #3 on: Today at 08:40:35 PM »
I always enjoy John's articles. I'm always surprised that things I took as tradition when I started going to the Villa in the sixties, 3:00pm winter Saturday kick offs, night games starting at 7:30pm, actually only began a few years before then.

And the Hollte End being called the Holte End.

 


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