I'm sitting on a post from Mowgs, not literally, but it is so long and I've tried twice to get through it all, I thought I'd start with a little post about the League Cup, as it's easier and a little more fun and sort of relevant.

Now, we're not in the final yet and there is every chance that we won't make it and that over two legs, the second at Villa Park, Blackburn will be just too much for us, but we might and to bring back a few memories, you have the chance to vote for the Savo Milosevic goal scored against Leeds in 1996 as the best moment in League Cup history.

What am I talking about? Well, this website lists the top fifty moments in League Cup history and if you vote for your favourite moment you get entered into a a draw to win two tickets to the final in February. Not that anyone is counting chickens.

But the Savo goal against Leeds isn't the only moment as they also list Chris Nicholl's 'wonder goal' against Everton, but there is no video for that one and most won't remember it although it was fantastic and you can see it here as the voting site, doesn't show it.

So, want to win tickets to the League Cup final, all you have to do is click here and vote. You don't have to vote for the Savo goal but it is the best and it only seems fair to vote for it.

If I can finally get through the post sent in by Mowgs I'll publish it later, otherwise, we're going to be putting up a preview post for the game on Saturday.

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doubledown9 said:

... Morning all, just thought I'd post something I found on the Blackpool 606 board during my morning wake up routine: Barry Bannan I cannot believe the lack of enthusiasm on this board concerning this little genius especially as the vast majority of you are a lot younger than me and have therefor until this season had to put up with and have only been exposed to a great number of mediocre players over the last 30 years with the odd exception e.g. David Bardsley, Paul Stewart, Trevor Sinclair. Without any doubt this is the best player I have seen in a Blackpool shirt since the great Tony Green and every effort should be made to sign him permanently. If it is the case that CA is away in January (an eventuality I would regard with the utmost regret) that should give us the wherewithal to pay for him and a couple of others as well.

Comment 1, made on December 09, 2009 at 7.49 am

George Hartless said:

... Sorry Damian - got a bit carried away! It ended up longer than most essays I ever bothered to do at school. Don't feel you have to use it. May well bore people in its length. I don't know if there's much demand for reading feature length ramblings! That Savo goal still sends shivers down my spine. Shame he didn't do it too often hey?

Comment 2, made on December 09, 2009 at 8.31 am

rocky marciano said:

... what a great fookin goal,gave me goose bumps watching that again

Comment 3, made on December 09, 2009 at 8.31 am

Andi said:

... Savo didnt hit them that often but that was just a glimpse of what he could do. Can you beleive when he left us he was sold again for the most expensive player in history and scored millions of goals in La Liga if only we could have got the out of him didnt he bang loads in one season ?

Comment 4, made on December 09, 2009 at 8.34 am

Martin Clabon said:

... doubledown, Barry is a talented boy but not sure he will make it at Villa die to his stature and the competition for the wide positions. Shame we can't have the skill and attitude of BB with the physique of Osbourne - that would be a player MON would like

Comment 5, made on December 09, 2009 at 8.49 am

Simon said:

... Always remember the commentator saying he could not hit a barn door with a machine gun, but has hit that with alacrity. Wot the bloody Hell is that?

Comment 6, made on December 09, 2009 at 9.03 am

Viva la Villa said:

... Boom Boom Boom everybody say Savo, SAVO!

Comment 7, made on December 09, 2009 at 9.09 am

neil57 said:

... Nicholl's goal was better and he played for Northern Ireland

Comment 8, made on December 09, 2009 at 9.23 am

SurreyVillan said:

... Savo scored at Wembley, Savo scored at Wembley, na-nah nah na, na-nah nah na!!! Remember chanting and dancing in a service station toilet with a load of other fans on the way back home! The most expensive Villa goal ever?? I'd still put Bosnich's 'keeping heroics v Tranmere as my number one. Cried my eyes out on the Holte and fell off my crate when he saved the last one. Wooooaaaah the Ozzy Bozzy! (tune of Hokey Cokey)

Comment 9, made on December 09, 2009 at 10.32 am

SurreyVillan said:

... Savo scored at Wembley, Savo scored at Wembley, na-nah nah na, na-nah nah na!!! Remember chanting this in a service station toilet with a load of other fans on the way back home. The most expensive Villa goal ever? I’d still rank Bosnich’s ‘keeping heroics v Tranmere as my number one. I cried my eyes out with nerves and then fell off my crate when he save the last one! Woooaaaah the Ozzy Bozzy! (tune of hokey cokey)

Comment 10, made on December 09, 2009 at 10.38 am

Mr T said:

... SurreyVillan - Hardly Savo scored 28 goals in 91 Premier League games, i'm sure we can find plenty of forwards with a worse record for the club

Comment 11, made on December 09, 2009 at 11.48 am

Mr T said:

... and only cost 3.5m

Comment 12, made on December 09, 2009 at 11.50 am

steve t said:

... quityourjibba! may i point out heskey and harewood

Comment 13, made on December 09, 2009 at 12.35 pm

steve t said:

... and balaban

Comment 14, made on December 09, 2009 at 12.35 pm

Dinky said:

... Got to be Chris Nicholls goal against Everton in the 1977 league cup final second replay very closely followed by Dalian Atkinsons headed goal in front of the Holte end in 1994. What a game that was, best game I've ever been to

Comment 15, made on December 09, 2009 at 3.05 pm

Michael said:

... i forgot savo's goal was that good. nice lookin back on times when football was more about money and only a handful of foreigners in the league. bring back the days when villa could buy players from notts county and leicester and they can go on to be fans favourites and villa stars!

Comment 16, made on December 09, 2009 at 7.14 pm

fernando nelson said:

... Alan Mcinally's solo effort against Millwall, probably the best goal I have seen live at villa park!!!

Comment 17, made on December 10, 2009 at 9.37 pm

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