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Post by stennymuir on Jun 19, 2008 17:53:27 GMT
Looking forward to Villa away next season,last time we went there was for Sid Cowan's testimonal in May '93.Good Stoke away following,Nello was our star player that night.Lost 4-1,think we took the lead though.
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Post by sammychung on Jun 19, 2008 18:01:48 GMT
me
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Post by Bowd1863 on Jun 19, 2008 18:07:18 GMT
I was there.Didn't Martin Carruthers play for Villa that night?Think he scored too,looked really impressive.When we signed him i got really excited,told all my mates he was shit-hot...then i saw him pre-season against Newcastle Town and he was fucking awful,just kept falling over. And he kept that up for his entire Stoke career.  |
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Post by Lawto on Jun 19, 2008 18:15:24 GMT
Martin Carruthers did indeed play, and looked the business! Was there with Bogus and we both thought he was a star in the making. Shame he never lived up to that potential!!
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Post by Batfink on Jun 19, 2008 18:18:32 GMT
Nello was through on goal (there defence let him) Spink had been pratting around pretending he as scared, he was just about to pull the trigger and Tony Kelly? barged him off the ball and banged it over! I was only a nipper (9) but I remember it like it was yesterday! haha
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Post by Lawto on Jun 19, 2008 18:19:25 GMT
1992 or 1993?
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Post by stennymuir on Jun 19, 2008 18:20:46 GMT
Sure it was 1993,we were chanting Champions at them.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2008 18:38:37 GMT
I went that match too. More Stoke fans there than Villa. The Nello thing was a classic. Anybody remember Nello wearing a kilt in the 92/93 video? Lou and Ivan cracking up.
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Post by trebor63 on Jun 19, 2008 19:00:17 GMT
I was there too. Very poor following from Villa i remember but as already mentioned the appearance of Nello was the real highlight of the night!
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Post by CalgaryPotter on Jun 19, 2008 19:01:04 GMT
I was there.Didn't Martin Carruthers play for Villa that night?Think he scored too,looked really impressive.When we signed him i got really excited,told all my mates he was shit-hot...then i saw him pre-season against Newcastle Town and he was fucking awful,just kept falling over. And he kept that up for his entire Stoke career. You and me too. Thought we had acquired a gem and he made me look a right twat that next season |
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Post by BuzzB on Jun 19, 2008 19:35:58 GMT
Jigsaw Carruthers, what an enigma ha! ;D
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Post by bunnyscfc on Jun 19, 2008 19:54:28 GMT
1993.
We packed the away end - at least 2.5k and probably more than they had there!
Shameful turnout for a Villa legend and European Cup Winner - he acknowledged our support more than his own that night.
Didn't we have Nello on for a tap-in off a corner and Kelly ballsed it up, up our end?
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Post by DansViews on Jun 19, 2008 21:16:13 GMT
Yes, I still see nello now, he lives by tel2u.. And he is still to this day angry about the fact that he didnt score.. Every time you mention it his blood boils.. But fair play to this guy, he has stoke city running in his veins
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Post by sheronsears on Jun 20, 2008 8:42:06 GMT
probably the worst game ive ever been, my mate drove down got there police said ok to park outside these factory gates, got back to car it had gone bloody west midlands police (t*ts) bloody towed it away to car compound. had to walk through the middle of brum looking for the compound. got there to be told not having car back till cough up £175 had to pay by card then when got to the car bloody parking ticket for another £26. Dear night for a friendly.
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Post by Kenilworth_Stokies on Jun 20, 2008 8:45:52 GMT
I was there, I remember saying we'd unearthed a gem in Carruthers too. "He's an FA Youth Cup winner you know". Great approach play, then fell over every time. Bugger. We had a top time in that away end though. The Nello thing was the only time I can remember a football ground in stitches with both fans egging the same player on. Unless you count Bolton away a few weeks previously of course  |
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Post by sonofbanks on Jun 20, 2008 9:14:14 GMT
I have never laughed so much at a football match than when Nello came on... I had tears streaming down my face, pure comedy ;D
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Post by Godo on Jun 20, 2008 11:37:40 GMT
I was there and remember just how good David Platt was back then - even in a friendly his movement off the ball was stunning -now he's a balloon headed bore but what a player!
Remember Nello coming on - the Villa players stood back to let him score an open goal and some stupid Stoke player got in his way, took the ball off his foot and missed - was that Carruthers??
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Post by Godo on Jun 20, 2008 11:39:17 GMT
I was there and remember just how good David Platt was back then - even in a friendly his movement off the ball was stunning -now he's a balloon headed bore but what a player!
Remember Nello coming on - the Villa players stood back to let him score an open goal and some stupid Stoke player got in his way, took the ball off his foot and missed - was that Carruthers??
...Batfink - sorry yes - it was bloody Kelly wasn't it!
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Post by followyoudown on Jun 20, 2008 11:44:43 GMT
I also went from memory the reason for so many Stokies being there was the expectation that he would be signing for Stoke on leaving Villa only for him to go elsewhere
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