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Ron Saunders

Post by Herts Clarets » Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:24 pm

Ex Villa boss has died aged 87. One of my best mates from school was and still is a Villa fan. Won the league using 14 players. Can still name the first XI. Rimmer William's Swain Evan's McNaught Bremner Mortimer Cowans Morley Withe Shaw.

RIP Ron Saunders

BBC News - Ron Saunders: Former Aston Villa manager dies aged 87
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50701448

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Re: Ron Saunders

Post by beddie » Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:28 pm

Very sad to hear. He didn't do a bad job for Villa in the good old days of proper football. RIP Mr Saunders.

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Re: Ron Saunders

Post by dougcollins » Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:29 pm

What's Cowans done to not deserve an apostrophe?

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Re: Ron Saunders

Post by bfcjg » Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:07 pm

RIP old school manager.

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Re: Ron Saunders

Post by Herts Clarets » Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:08 pm

dougcollins wrote:
Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:29 pm
What's Cowans done to not deserve an apostrophe?
There's only one Gordon Cowans :)
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Re: Ron Saunders

Post by Foulthrow » Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:13 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:
Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:24 pm
Ex Villa boss has died aged 87. One of my best mates from school was and still is a Villa fan. Won the league using 14 players. Can still name the first XI. Rimmer William's Swain Evan's McNaught Bremner Mortimer Cowans Morley Withe Shaw.

RIP Ron Saunders

BBC News - Ron Saunders: Former Aston Villa manager dies aged 87
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50701448
No wonder they won the league if they were allowed to play 14! :)
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Re: Ron Saunders

Post by Woodleyclaret » Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:18 pm

Kenny Swain trained as a woodwork teacher before switching to football

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Re: Ron Saunders

Post by Buxtonclaret » Sat Dec 07, 2019 10:39 pm

R. I. P Ron.

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Re: Ron Saunders

Post by tim_noone » Sat Dec 07, 2019 10:53 pm

He'll always be a claret n blue.

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