Rest in Peace Dalian. My first footballing hero.

This match still lives in the memory 👌

Bit late to the conversation here. I was at the match and have memories as a Tranmere fan of Villa playing something like Queen's " We will rock you " over the tannoy during the last ten or so minutes of the game. Anyone remember that? Apparently it wasn't against any F.A. rules and it certainly worked. What a match.

Absolutely devastating..!! Was in the Away End sitting literally 10 rows up right behind the centre of the goal at the end where the penalty shoot-out was and Ged Brannan had the penalty to win the penalty shoot-out and take us the Final at Wembley to play United and he blazed it over the bar and then Villa went on to win the shoot-out..!! Me and my mates sat there afterwards and basically cried are eyes out for over half an hour..!! Fukn Heartbreaking 😢😢😢

What a match i was there RIP Dalian....

Proper commentary. Let the goals be heard rather than endlessly talking over it

Best match I’ve ever seen at Villa Park. Even now it still gets me emotional

I was at this game with 3 friends... We started at the back of the Holte but there were just too many people and I was getting crushed when the first two goals went in it was going THAT crazy... We got separated into 2 groups of 2 in the chaos and after the Aldridge penalty went in I went with my friend Max to the front to escape the mayhem... You can see us both on camera in the break between normal-time and extra-time... When the final penalty was saved by Bosnich people were going crazy like animals trying to get on the pitch and the kid in front of me was being trampled... Eventually we also jumped onto the pitch and the Que Sera Sera song was blasting out and we ran up to about the half way line... Miraculously after the match we managed to find our friends again but I can't remember how!

The same ref disallowed a prefectly good goal at Swindon in the Play Offs as well. I`ll die hating Alan Gunn. Those two decisions cost us a cup final against United and the very strong possibly of Premier League football. Had both been given our way we would not be in the deep brown stuff we are now.

what a game, bosnich had to go especially as john aldridge just didnt miss, 18 million for bent and i bet saunders was twice the player! TRFC forever

We need this tomorrow...... COME ON VILLA but what a great side that was UTV

Dallian Atkinson. My mum used to say that when Dalian spoke, he sounded uneducated. My answer to that was, he'll soon have the ball in the back of the net. Which was so true. Dalian Atkinson was one the best strikers ever. It's a shame that he is no longer with us. D

how bosnich stayed on the pitch i'll never no,best side went out over the 2 legs

Shocking efforts from tranmere keeper for all 3 goals...was the bloke even at the races? woeful

wheres the penalties ???? Brilliant game, remember watching it live ! :)

Night before my GCSEs watching this and crying. It is what it is....

A repeat of this tonight please Villa. UTV

Had to be a sending off. Momentum of aldo, his next stride would have slotted it!

After all these years you can tell I am not bitter.........:)

Try as I might I simply cannot find the footage from the season review of this year where Shaun Teale explains why he looked so worried after scoring the Villa's second goal. Let's just say that he wouldn't get away with an explanation like that in this day and age!

Villa were well Lucky to Get to Wembley Here! Could have been all so Different if Tranmere had taken the lead just before Villa's 1st or if the Freekick had been just an Inch to the Right!

They should go back to back to doing semi finals of the fa cup at a neutral ground,the fans singing were going to wembley is now sung in the quarter finals.going to wembley should be apart of importance,going to wembley in the semis is dumb,its my opinion.

If ever I saw a fixed match it was that one, there was some very iffy reffing in the penalty shoot out

Bosnich was so lucky that not sending off

Bradford be concerned...be very concerned !!

haha.If you don't think that was a goalscoring chance you need glasses :).look at it again.there was no way in this world aldo wouldn't of had a shot on goal if not brought down.Anyway sooo long ago and all the best to you.I watched your game at chelsea and cheered when you got that equalizer:) Can't stand the cheeting terry family and cocaine sniffing dad.all the best for Villa,your players are way to good to stay down there for long.As for us its a matter of time before we drop down :(

Looks like you'll have to wait a bit longer to play us

it was 5-4 on pens btw mattavfc07

Villa were only the better side in the first ten minutes at prenton park,after that it was all tranmere.Let down by referees and the big club vs little club thing they always do.It wasn't even a free kick for the goal Villa scored at PP.We even took penalties better as all 5 of ours were at least on target while yours were saved by a keeper that should of gone,and by the way he wasn't even booked for that foul because he had a fake eye injury.After all these years you meh new post!

we'll meet again Tranmere

Was never a red card for Bozza. Correct decision. God, I think it was, had made the ground up and Aldo was going away from goal, so it wasn't 'clear' and he wasn't the last man. UTV!

that wasnt a red card, there were covering players, if it was a one on one then yes it should have been a red....but hahahahahaha we done u

Any one can see Aldo would have slotted that into the net. Bloody spineless ref bottled it in front of 30odd thousand dick heads. Ah well. At least Bradford didn't get robbed and with a bit of luck Rovers will be playing this once 'big' club in the championship next season.

Bosnian should have gone sorry but he should have gone