I think I am a bit older than you Stigweard. 61 to be precise.

I used to stand in the Aston end in 1956 (when ther wasn't a stand) with me claret & blue airraid shelter rattle.

Watched Villa win the FA cup on Telly in 1957. That was luxery in those days :-) Cried my eyeballs out when they won. That was such a proud moment when Johnny Dixon held the cup aloft. We had just beaten the Busby Babes and that was some feat.

Became a steward in the Trinity Road stand around 1966. Had to stop playing foorball myself, due to a serious eye injury sustained from playing football.

That was a great time when Villa won the European Cup. I was living in Amsterdam and it was my wife's birthday and all her family had come round. 26th May. I had to watch the match on telly even though my mates had got a ticket for me. It would have been a divorce if I had gone.

Been a bit in the doldrums since then.

Lets just hope they are on the upward spiral now.

I think the shopping centre is very nice now.