18 Years Ago Today...

Our last major trophy win...

I'm feeling old...

I remember it too Chris. Though if I point out I was 5 at the time it probably won't help.

That shirt was my first ever Villa kit. Still have it somewhere.

I was there and it sticks in my mind like it was yesterday. Bloody marvelous day.

Indeed but not as marvellous as the one 2 years earlier :)

We'll be having a thread on that in three days

What makes me laugh looking at that photo is I remember the rage at the time of wearing cycle shorts when playing football, now its that under armour stuff.... if a player was wearing cycle shorts in the game now he'd be laughed at?

  Back to 94 the thing i remember so well is we were not allowed to take alcohol on the trains to Wembley from new st - so we all had to leave our cans and bottles outside the station on police orders - the word had spread and the tramps and winos were queuing up and filling their arms or bags with our drinks - was so funny to see and fair play to them .  

Oh for that feeling one more time and what a day that was.

Eastie wrote:Indeed but not as marvellous as the one 2 years earlier :)

Correct. That was even better.
"Big fat Ron's Claret and Blue Army" ringing around Wembley was fantastic.

PDC Lion wrote:

Eastie wrote:Indeed but not as marvellous as the one 2 years earlier :)

Correct. That was even better.
"Big fat Ron's Claret and Blue Army" ringing around Wembley was fantastic.

I have a very hit and miss memory when it comes to Villa, and life in general really. Personal issues mean that I can't remember a lot that went on in and around my life.

How long will we have to wait for our next one?

This club has been underachieving ever since those days.

Billy No Mates wrote:

PDC Lion wrote:

Eastie wrote:Indeed but not as marvellous as the one 2 years earlier :)

Correct. That was even better.
"Big fat Ron's Claret and Blue Army" ringing around Wembley was fantastic.

I have a very hit and miss memory when it comes to Villa, and life in general really.  Personal issues mean that I can't remember a lot that went on in and around my life.

Hope you are ok matey.
Any probs just PM any of us if you need a chat.

Farrell_10 wrote:How long will we have to wait for our next one?

This club has been underachieving ever since those days.

2 years and a trophy will be ours .
The championship , a year after relegation

Eastie wrote:

Farrell_10 wrote:How long will we have to wait for our next one?

This club has been underachieving ever since those days.

2 years and a trophy will be ours .
The championship  , a year after relegation

I'd rather go another eighteen years.....

I mean, the Championship is a tough league of evenly matched sides. I could see us getting stuck down there.

Remember the day well. It was Jon's 40th. Rather a lot of alcohol was imbibed that say.

We were a great team, strong in all departmemts.

I wonder how that team would cope now?

Summertime wrote:Remember the day well.  It was Jon's 40th.  Rather a lot of alcohol was imbibed that say.

With Willesden Railway Club being grateful recipients of our beer money!  

The Bald Eagle wrote:

Summertime wrote:Remember the day well.  It was Jon's 40th.  Rather a lot of alcohol was imbibed that say.

With Willesden Railway Club being grateful recipients of our beer money!  

Just like any other day then   

Holtender1982 wrote:I wonder how that team would cope now?

What they lacked in athleticism I think they would make up for in skill, intelligence and all round good play/reading of the game.

Kind of remember the day well, I fell asleep in the toilets for about 20 minutes of the first half, I was that pissed!! It never quite meant as much to me as Man Ure in '94 (god, that'll be 20 years on the 27th ) maybe because we'd only won a cup 2 years before and maybe I thought it would become a regular occurrence from then on!!!
Little did I know it would be 18 years and counting

Went down to Wemberley without tickets. Hung around for frigging hours to get one cheap enough. Great day.

Excellent! Villa Boy has also uploaded the 1996 final in full!