For those of us who went in that era, it was a miracle that we had him. I still have the beer mat that he and Irving Nattrass signed in Tuxedo Junction.
He was a cut above the rest of the team at the time and formed a great partnership with Alan Shoulder.
He was only here a couple of years but was an icon. The fondest memories are of his fearsome battles with central defenders, particularly Micky Droy but when he stood back off them, made space and showed his skill, was more devastating. In some ways, he was the sort of player who Mitrovic could model himself on.
I never understood why Clough sold him, unless it was his age.
It says a lot about him that he left Forest as Champions and helped Villa to both the league title and European Cup.
If you were to ask my son, he would repeat a lot of stories that I have relayed. Having said that, Withe could have been a legend if we had a decent manager at the time. Bill McGarry was a disaster.