Match Thread Everton v Aston Villa - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Charles Hawtrey]

What a team we had though. I was at the 0-0 at Wembley - no ticket to be had - £5 handed to the fella on the gate who let me in. Some great images from those 3 games - Big Bob standing on the fence after he scored in the replay...we all agree....

what a time that was - went to all 3 games... The biggest reason why I despise Aston Villa.

 

[Mr PEN86]

Unfortunately football doesn't work that way.

The team that wins will be the one that takes their chances. Simple as really.

We don't have attackers who take their chances. That's why we lost

I hear ya

 

[JohnRoss23]

Still can’t get over this one. These ones are tough to stomach, especially when we had our chances. Should have at least gotten a point. That’s football though. On to Arsenal.

 

[terryefc]

Latchford got the equaliser at Hillsborough, dont recall him standing on the railings may have been the West Ham one below

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Then Old Trafford, no more words necessary!

Yep - you're right. Bob was on the railings against West Ham.
Interesting thing though the 1977 League cup final. It may be the largest domestic attendance for a British final...found this article...

Remembering the never-ending final: Everton, Aston Villa and the three games to decide the 1977 League Cup

Three games, three cities, 330 minutes and 205,000 fans: the 1977 League Cup between Everton and Aston Villa broke all the records

thesefootballtimes.co

''The experience of watching the League Cup final of 1977 can never be repeated. It took over a month to settle the tie, with three games in three different cities. It is still the longest ever domestic cup final, lasting a total of 330 minutes. The aggregate attendance was 205,000 – a record for any English game and yielded over £500,000 in gate receipts, the equivalent of £3.3m today''.

Another example of us snatching despair with victory in sight. Supposed to be character building eh?

 

[Dixieslaces]

Yep - you're right. Bob was on the railings against West Ham.
Interesting thing though the 1977 League cup final. It may be the largest domestic attendance for a British final...found this article...

Remembering the never-ending final: Everton, Aston Villa and the three games to decide the 1977 League Cup

Three games, three cities, 330 minutes and 205,000 fans: the 1977 League Cup between Everton and Aston Villa broke all the records

thesefootballtimes.co

''The experience of watching the League Cup final of 1977 can never be repeated. It took over a month to settle the tie, with three games in three different cities. It is still the longest ever domestic cup final, lasting a total of 330 minutes. The aggregate attendance was 205,000 – a record for any English game and yielded over £500,000 in gate receipts, the equivalent of £3.3m today''.

Another example of us snatching despair with victory in sight. Supposed to be character building eh?

Great find that.

Broke my heart they did that night at Old Trafford.

We still keep coming back for more.

The threat from my old man was, cry any more and I'm not taking you again!

Some 7 years layer, cue Abide with Me v Watford , both of us sobbing our hearts out as we'd just lost my dear Nan, a month earlier and it was my Grandads favourite hymn. Oh how Everton connects us so.

Remember saying to him, cry again and im not taking you again. We laughed together, as we still do, then nodded to the sky at what that beautiful woman had given us both.

 

[AndyC]

Still time to vote Blues, poll closes at 8.11pm UK time Wednesday... just after we've gone two nil up at the Emirates