Gary Newbon reports from Rotterdam - 21st May 1982

[@virtualstatman]

It’s amazing how many major sports events have been attended by Gary Newbon down the years

[@jdnrotterdam2150]

And the stadium is still there in it’s original glory. The oldest still standing stadium from 1937 in the dutch competition

[@joerigger2330]

Hi Gary dutch tv made a documentary about this called "De Blauwe Stad" (Blue City) after the Blue Boys or Coppers

[@jonbarker92]

Where do you find these gems?

[@denisfarrell164]

Newbon wasn't allowed in the dugout and had to put on the Villa kit and pretend to be a reserve player to interview the players after the game!😂😂😂

[@matthewleslie4448]

The whole tone of the piece reminded me how bad things were on the terraces back then. I grew up thinking violence at grounds was the norm. I bet Villa were breathing a huge sigh of relief when the Anderlecht riot in the semi-final only got them a "your next home match in Europe will be behind closed doors" verdict instead of being thrown out.

[@JohnVilla1960]

I was in the Royal Navy at the time, and it was during the Falklands War.

[@michaelmcgrath6054]

Gary Newbon you're a proper xanka

[@PATRIOT1690]

So Villa got 9,000 tickets? Looks like fans have been screwed over by uefa for a lot longer than I realised.

[@colinjennings3661]

The policeman is straight out of the fast shows gay Dutch policemen sketches

[@jimrobertson9011]

They were not used to trouble, feyenoord and ajax were as good as gold

[@MarkStephensComedy]

😂