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Brendan Mahoney - I believe that Lorna McClelland teaches the foreign players English though.

general, one season (it was the famous david Dunn trip game) - Villa screened the game from the Sky in the Holte Suite and in front of the Holte End - the Holte Suite screening cost more but included a brilliant traditional english breakfast (the kick off was 12 noon) - it was absolutely brilliant and the breakfast was great too! We also had a free glass of bucks fizz in the price

Any chance of the shop stocking a few Browns Baseball caps ?

Great Kits general - presumably they will be available in ladies fit too?

Good article John, - same way that I feel too - I'm just impatient I guess - PLEASE can we sign someone - today if poss

Hi general. Just wondering about John's earlier question - which is something that worries me too That is , security at the ground. With the new terrorist alert, you just can't feel safe. Personally, I never mind my bag being searched - at away games, we nearly always get frisked and our bags checked but at home games, generally nothing - now I guess us Villa fans are trustworthy in the main but I would feel a heck of a lot safer if we could step up our security. Any plans to do so General ?

Please let the Vindaloo Carew one catch on - it's so much better than Carew's on Fire!

General, Elgar, the composer of Pomp and Circumstance (Land of Hope and Glory) lived in a village called Lower Broadheath in Worcestershire - so there is a "local" connection too. Grievemeister - wasn't the one we used to sing years ago "We hate Nottingham Forest, We hate (whoever - maybe it was Albion) too we hate Birmingham City, but Villa we love you"?

I agree that the "on fire" chant is crap - absolutely awful. the Vindaloo one is miles better . I love the Gareth Barry one too.

That's right, the letter to which you are referring is not the renewal "pack" I went to Villa Village at the weekend and picked up a couple of packs and all the details of the easy payment scheme and everything you need are indeed in the packs. (Mine still hasn't arrived in the post though) - will be filling in my renewal pack and dropping it back at the weekend. Probably as you say, we are not used to such good communication but, nevertheless, the letter does quite clearly state "Your renewal pack will be with you shortly" so probably best not to bother the General about it ! :oops:

Brilliant day today. The scarves are fantastic, the atmosphere was great and the chants for Randy were brilliant. With the 82 squad coming out and the scarf waving - it was awesome and quite emotional. Thanks General and thanks to Randy and all of you. Thank god we have you. :notworthy:

Dear General, It says in the Birmingham Mail that Randy won't be at the game on Saturday? Is that correct? I am a little suprised if he isn't as he would probably want to meet the Euro heroes . You will be there though won't you? I guess if Randy can't make it, it will be because he has other committments and we will understand. Thanks for all that's happening though. Love the new Crest and the training ground looks awesome from what bits I've seen

Yes, please General, could yourself and Randy join the end of season lap? (and Mr Kain and all the other new top men of course)

MY LITTLE ODE TO JPA You came to us from River Plate, Your first Villa Goal sealed Coventry's fate The Pound Sign Protests meant you were "Our Signing" You had some hard times but we never heard you whining You were always pleasant and played with a smile (a leading member of my handsome hunks file) You stayed six and a half years - through good times and bad But now, in America there are new opportunities to be had And so, as you leave us for the United States You say goodbye to all your Aston Villa mates So Farewell then Juampie, a genuinely nice man Come back and see us at Villa whenever you can And no matter when or indeed where you go You will always be my Villa hero Off you go to the New York Bulls that are Red Go for it Juampie, you'll knock em all dead. So as I wish you good luck and say a sad Goodbye I'll remember you fondly, with a tear in my eye

Peter Bosworth John Cresswell Ryu Yokoi RJW 63 (in previous incarnation) Richard Bicks Think that's about it. (Although I think DDID lives not too far from me)

Have to agree with everything Cat says - if there's anything that can be done for us to say farewell to JPA, I think it may have to be at the Portsmouth game as it seems he could be off within two weeks. Hopefully, "our General" will be able to help something be sorted on this.

Hero. Unfortunately, the fact that JPA cost £9.5m has always been held against him by some - not his fault, that was the market rate at the time. Really nice person as well. I feel so sorry that after spending six years at Villa, it looks like unfortunately he is now set to leave - just as (hopefully) we are about to take off, what with the new training facilities, Randy's money etc. I would have loved to have seen JPA running around holding a cup aloft - I feel so sad that he was clearly here at one of the greatest periods of turmoil and now as things look up, JPA looks set to depart. I wish he would stay one more season to share in some of the success. He has endured so much of the bad times , I just wish he could be, even a small part, of the good times which are surely coming. By the way, his children are called Geronimo and Tomas Good luck JPA - you'll always be a hero to me and I will always follow your career in the future (PS Please don't go to another prem team) :cry:

Pierce Brosnan for me - because he was so handsome as Bond - I used to really look forward to the new Bond films as I would go hot under the collar when he did his smoochy scenes! Sorry, I guess that's not what we are supposed to decide on though is it! (I haven't seen Casino Royale yet)

I find it very strange that the Away Scheme tickets are sent out so long after they have gone on general sale - I haven't even had the Blackburn ones yet - by the time I come to book the coach, the coaches are pretty full - I never feel quite safe booking the coach until I have the match ticket for some reason - guess I should just book the coach anyway but then I don't think they would say all the coaches were full - I think they'd just put another one on! (Hopefully). I wish though that the away scheme tickets were sent out first. I can't understand the reasoning on this.

No, I would hate that :cry: . If JPA has to go, I don't want him to go to another prem team - or even another English Team - Spain or back to River Plate - rather he stayed though and maybe started taking his coaching badge or maybe start doing media work - he could be really good at that.

No - loan him out if needs be but only for a month and certainly not to them

Hi General, this is a silly question really but I know that we can now get Cleveland Browns Shirts at Villa Village but is there any chance we could also get a baseball cap there (not as much money as a shirt and a little way of showing our support for the Browns/Villa thing) :notworthy:

SHA without a doubt. I actually like the Wolves second to Villa and as for the Albion, I don't mind them and I like Walsall too -Cov - not keen!

I heard from someone when he first came that MON doesn't have all the appropriate badges but he has an exemption for so many years as he has been a top class manager but that he has to get them by a certain deadline - sorry if this sounds a bit vague but that was definitely along the lines of what I heard - call all be rubbish though! (It was a Newcastle fan that told me cos he was so shocked that we got MON and I laughed saying that they only had Roeder who hadn't even got his coaching badges)

Shirley Villa, I usually go on the official coaches to away games and, whilst not meaning to sound miserable, lots of people absolutely HATE it when the coach on the way back, first of all, has to go into the City Centre to drop maybe three people off, before returning to Villa Park - where everyone managed to get to to start the journey! I've no objection in principle to the coaches dropping off in Town or anywhere else really but maybe they could do it AFTER they have dropped the majority of people off back at VP or, possibly, your suggestion would be better - ie when people book the coach, if they want picking up or dropping off at somewhere other than Villa Park, then maybe those people could all be put together on one or two coaches, with the rest going straight back to VP ?