Ha, yes indeed. Ended up with us needing a point at Villa Park to guarantee our safety...and Cyrille scores for them after 20 seconds. Biggest anti-climax to the start of a game ever.
Wasn't at Arsenal the game, but yes Limpar scored a hat trick.
I was at the Liverpool game, Barnes ripped us apart scoring a hat trick. I can't remember if this was the game when Peake (one of his few cock-ups) made a side ways pass straight to Barnes and scored. If only Barnes played like this for England.
Loved the football played under Sillett, Wingers inchanging play with the full backs. Downs or Dobson/Smith Borrows/Bennett confusing teams by playing on the oposite wing.
I couldn't make it to Villa Park, had to take my missus to work, she worked for the Telegraph at that time dishing out free papers in the city Centre with free gifts. At the time of the kick off I was in the telegraph office waiting for my missus to finish off. As usual for woman they can't just say bye and go, so I waited and waited, fortunatly I had my little radio with me.
Some of the woman she was talking to were not inpressed when 'F***, B******, C***, Villa T***' then I got a punch in the arm from my missus, 'whats going on', forgetting where I was to glued to the radio, to reply with 'That C*** W***** Cyrille Regis has probably sent us down'. She got the message then it was time to go.