Aston villa

A traditional and renowned club, distinct from all the others for being the first to hire a foreign coach.

Sir Dough Ellis placed his trust in Vengloš, unaware of how it would change the very foundation of football.

And we had no idea, at the outset, just how complicated it would become.

Mapping a period more than thirty years ago, when there was no digital archive of photos or full HD footage, proved to be a significant challenge.

And getting players, officials, or other memorabilia in front of the camera became an almost insurmountable task.

FC Aston Villa had finally made it to the Champions League after 42 years, so the club´s priorities were completely different during the filming period.

Finally, we mapped the memories through the following names:

Steven Stride

former club chancellor

Robert Bishop

former Birmingham Mail journalist

Jim Walker

former club player and physiotherapist

Tony Cascarino

former club player, Republic of Ireland international

Witton Arms Pub Birmingham

club fans

Gallery of photos from the shoot

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