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On this day in 2001, a proper 'I was there' moment.

 

Barry Town, a team laced with people I drank and socialised with, beat FC Porto 3:1 in a Champions League Qualifier. Straight up and legit proper game with east european officials, flags and the CL music pumped out around the ground whilst they walked out and exchanged pennants. Spine tingling stuff.

 

Having already beaten FC Baku of Azerbaijan (a trip I missed unfortunately), a sell out crowd of just over 2,000 saw one of the club's finest days. It all got proper emotional in the clubhouse lock-in later.

 

The away leg didn't go quite so well, but a great trip out. One where I realised a tumbler full of sherry is a perfectly acceptable chaser to a cold beer.

 

They must have been a force, this site has Porto down as playing 6 defenders!

 

EDIT: On a serious note that's very cool.  :D

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I once shouted "Can I have you're children Juan Pablo!!" When he was playing in the lower north.

 

He started laughing and nearly scored an own goal defending the corner :lol:

 

 

I shouted that I wanted him to bum him from the Holte against Spurs and he actually did score an own goal defending a corner.  Minutes after missing a penalty at the other end.

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my dad at the Villa a few years back, with his pen and his programme, stood to the side of a group of kids getting autographs shouting:

 

"Fernando....Fernando.....Fernando mate, over here.....Fernando.....excuse me, Fernando.......hey, hey, Fernando......"

 

on and on it went until I could take no more

 

"Dad, the guy's name is Ricardo"

 

at which point, Mr Scimeca looked up and gave me a great big wink (spellchecked)

 

I think I laughed for the entire journey home

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my dad at the Villa a few years back, with his pen and his programme, stood to the side of a group of kids getting autographs shouting:

"Fernando....Fernando.....Fernando mate, over here.....Fernando.....excuse me, Fernando.......hey, hey, Fernando......"

on and on it went until I could take no more

"Dad, the guy's name is Ricardo"

at which point, Mr Scimeca looked up and gave me a great big wink (spellchecked)

I think I laughed for the entire journey home

Well if Mr Nelson was in ear shot then he's an ignorant bastard.

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Never got the JPA hype, he was pretty shit save for one season.

 

A bit harsh, but I kind of see what you mean. Over hyped, rather than shit, for me. Decent and turned out to be a good honest Villa man, but not deserving of the hero worship some give him. Maybe it's an age thing? I know a lot of fans in their late teens / early 20s love him, because he was probably the main man, when they started watching Villa.

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