"Glad there is one more Villa supporter besides myself on Mudcat :-)"

Heady days at the moment Villan!

I went to my first Villa match for over 25 years in August, sat with me dad just above where we used to sit when we were kids, in the Trinity Road stand, close to the Holte End (to get the Villa ROAR in full effect).

It was like coming home - walking down the road in my '82 cup winner's shirt without fear of some thug getting leery - approaching the ground on matchday in the crowd etc.

And we beat Newcastle 2-0. Bostin!

Can't stand the new Bull Ring though (the bronze sculpure is goo though). Wonder what they did with the big 60's style bull that was on the outside of the original?

The Gas Stret Basin (a favourite of school trips) is all nice and clean now - what happened to the dead cats and muggers?

Up the Villa!

Right up the Blues!