sidcow Posted June 1, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2019 I was surprised to see that we haven't got a thread to discuss our famous fans (that I can find anyway) So here it is, talk away about the celebrity hangers on and obsessives. Hanks seems to be continuing his love in with us continuing social media posts. Probability the second most bizarre one for me behind Prince William. The Prince seems to have upped his fan game at this final, looked guninely emotional and over excited and has a new best friend in John Carew it seems. Anyone know who the kids were in the box with him, love the one at the front shouting "Yes Villa". Hopefully some future captain of industry who can buy us in future when he makes his billions. Not heard much from Nigel Kennedy lately, he was usually the one you saw quoted. Anyone reckon a Prince William posts on here in disguise. Who do you reckon is his alter ego. I am going for @lapal_fan as the most likely Unroyal imposter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted June 1, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2019 This guy is possibly the most unlikely fan I reckon: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 1, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2019 If you're lurking on here Princey baby, I'm sorry for everything I ever said about your family. And might say in future. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 1, 2019 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2019 16 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: This guy is possibly the most unlikely fan I reckon: Brilliant, I had no idea. Keep waiting for him to say "it was a time for heroes" in that voice which is a bit of a running family joke in our household. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 David Cameron Mervyn King - used to run the Bank of England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Dean Smith and Jack Grealish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) Mark 'Barney' Greenway from Napalm Death Quote Napalm Death vocalist, punk metal legend, vegetarian, animal rights and anti-fascist activist, regular at Villa Park, Mark 'Barney' Greenway is the quintessential militant Brum lad. He explains his love of Aston Villa – and hatred for Margaret Thatcher – to FourFourTwo. You were born in Great Barr, north of Birmingham, on July 13, 1969 – has Aston Villa been part of your life since that day? I come from a family of Villa fans: my father, my grandfather... only my uncle was Birmingham City, just to p*ss off my grandad! Anyway, my dad hung out with John Sleeuwenhoek and some other Villa players of that era. My grandfather was a friend of the Shillcocks, the family that owned the sporting goods store in Birmingham from where, in 1895, the FA Cup trophy won by Villa in London against West Bromwich Albion was stolen. The original cup was never seen again and was replaced by a replica. Who were your heroes of Villa Park in the Premier League era? Steve Staunton, Dean Saunders, Gareth Southgate, Dwight Yorke... but above all, Ian Taylor – a true Birmingham boy. At the beginning of his career, he played in the amateurs and in the meantime worked in town. Soon after, he became a professional and had a good season at Sheffield Wednesday, then we bought him ourselves. But no one knew him well and it was only later we discovered that playing for Villa had been his lifelong dream! It's always nice when a guy gets to play in his hometown team, but often the players don't really care as much as they would have you believe. But he was f**king incredible from day one wearing the claret and blue shirt. When he came on the field he was so determined: nothing was beyond him. He was almost uncontrollable! Today you can meet him at away games and, despite working as an ambassador for the club, he always stays with the common people and not in the VIP boxes. So when you watch the matches at Villa Park now, do you join in the choruses with diehard fans? More than anything else, I enjoy watching the game, and occasionally I join in the classic choruses. I love to sing and hear the songs at the stadium, though I certainly detest the racist chants and insults. How, and how much, has the Taylor Report changed the face of British football? After the terrible tragedy at Hillsborough, change was inevitable. The Taylor Report has brought more safety to our stadiums, but at the same time they have lost a little of the atmosphere of the past. It would be nice to get back some terraced areas – it would be perfectly acceptable – but I doubt it's one of the priorities of the federation. Today, I don’t like having a steward looking over my shoulder who tells me off me even if I breathe in the wrong direction. In general, I don’t like that constant sense of observation from above. On the other hand, returning alone to my car outside Elland Road at Leeds a few years ago, I caught a fist in my face out of the blue and for no reason. I just copped it and kept it. From the '60s onwards, pop music and football success went hand in hand with Manchester and Liverpool, while the image of Birmingham has been more working-class and less fashionable. Why? Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, as well as Sheffield and Derbyshire, have had many social and historical similarities: over the last 50 years they were plagued by poverty first, and then harassed by the Thatcher government because the working-class mentality and the anti-conservative sentiment were strongly entrenched. And Manchester and Liverpool began to play a prominent role at a cultural level too. Of course, the football successes of Manchester United and Liverpool in the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s aren't comparable to those of Villa! Anyway, people over-romanticise the local thing a bit too much; I find it a distraction from the important things in life. I love my city and I still live not too far from where I was born, but that doesn’t mean I wave the banner of 'pride of Birmingham' every day. You witnessed the Handsworth Riots in July of 1981 first-hand, didn’t you? I remember them very well because Handsworth is located a few miles from where I lived. The policy of the Conservative government was pushing the disadvantaged classes further down. When you treat people like animals, people react like animals. I don’t condone the use of violence as a form of protest, but I completely understand where it came from and the anger of those guys. They weren’t even treated as second-class citizens, but third. It's not fair, it should never happen. During the '80s you were a close observer of the hooligan phenomenon... I was pretty young, but I already had an alternative lifestyle through punk rock, hardcore and heavy metal. I wasn't personally involved with the violent side of football fans, but I knew some guys who were part of the Villa firms. On their own they were almost all nice people, but together they felt... intoxicated. VILLA'S FAMOUS FANS – BARNEY'S VERSION Tell us about the most famous VIP Aston Villa supporters... At Villa Park I've often seen Oliver Phelps, one of the Weasley twins in Harry Potter. We should mention Tony Iommi and 'Geezer' Butler from Black Sabbath, of course. You know Pete Way of the band UFO customized his bass with the colours and emblem of Villa? I don’t know where his passion for Villa comes from – he’s from London. He never told me, but you know, Pete is a bit mad! [laughs] David Cameron? Strange, he’s from London too. I'm not saying that if you’re not from Birmingham you can’t support Villa, but anyway... As we are more or less the same age, he may have been struck by Rotterdam f**kin’ ‘82. Prince William? Ironic, given Villa’s very unroyal traditions... Life works in some mysterious ways sometimes! Tom Hanks? I believe that during a stay in England he saw a Villa scarf on someone, liked the colours and asked for one as a present. Since then he has become 'Villa fan'. It’s unlikely he knows the history of the club or the players! In hindsight, would you say the '80s were a very dark time for British society? The atmosphere was horrible. I wouldn’t like to give a simplistic explanation, but if you weren’t able to conform to the unbridled conservatism that was slowly introduced by Margaret Thatcher, you could rot in hell. I remember the dramatic miners' strike of 1984-85 well, for example, which of course I supported. The public service was privatised and that was the most terrible f***in’ mistake because it reduced the services which were most needed to their knees. Also, the way in which Thatcher manipulated the police, who used increasingly repressive methods – it was frightening. There was a hint of a sort of camouflaged impending dictatorship. She caused so much hatred among common people and tried to destroy an entire community. They were strange times, and very bad times. In my life I try not to hate anyone, but I can say I hated Margaret Thatcher. Back to the football – what is your fondest memory of the golden age of Aston Villa, 1980-83? Nigel Spink’s incredible saves just after coming on for Jimmy Rimmer and Peter Withe's goal in the European Cup Final against Bayern Munich. The funny thing is that when Villa are involved, things can never be simple. When we saw Tony Morley’s pass to Withe, even though he was brave and strong, we all thought: "Oh God, he’s going to miss!" – even though it was technically impossible. And he nearly did miss! At home we had a small television in the kitchen and when he scored I jumped and hit my head against the cupboard. While everybody was cheering and hugging each other, I was semi-conscious from the pain! Who was the most grindcore Villa player of all time? Paul McGrath, no doubt. He played for at least a decade at the height of his career with his knees f**kin’ shot to pieces until he couldn’t train any more. And that makes it even more legendary, because during a game he was still able to perform the most spectacular recovering hook tackles that I've ever seen when an opponent passed him at speed. How the f**k did he do that?! What do you think of the club's current captain, Stiliyan Petrov? He has had his ups and downs, and some people criticise him, but I stand up for him. I've never questioned his dedication to the cause. I hope as well that Darren Bent will stay with us for a long time, although he has the reputation of a player who changes teams frequently. Do you support any other team besides Villa? I liked Celtic as a boy. Outside the UK, I feel an empathy for several teams that have a tradition of leftist and anti-fascist supporters, like St. Pauli, Fortuna Dusseldorf and Union Berlin in Germany and Livorno in Italy. And I’m also fond of Copenhagen in Denmark and Spain's Athletic Bilbao, who have a certain charm. Abroad, there is sometimes a feeling of brotherhood and friendship among the fans of different teams that we don’t have over here. https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/napalm-death-sing-when-youre-winning Edited June 1, 2019 by sne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 David Bradley - Filch from the Harry Potter movies. Some funny clips of fans singing to him on his twitter feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Geezer Butler in Black Sabbath 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zatman Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 9 minutes ago, rubberman said: David Bradley - Filch from the Harry Potter movies. Some funny clips of fans singing to him on his twitter feed. He did a brilliant video for the club few years back narrating a short history. Spine tingling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Ex Italy manager and creator of the purple shiny quilted jacket trend Cesare Prandelli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 That @terrytini chap is keen apparently..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Hope Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, stewiek2 said: Gianluca Pagliuca That's why let us beat Inter on penalties!! Edited June 1, 2019 by New_Hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, stewiek2 said: Gianluca Pagliuca This is amazing but also easily the most bizarre haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtaylor200 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Nigel Kenedy, well he was famous when I was younger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Sightly different topic but still within the realms of popular culture, Villa get a mention in Aldous Huxley's first novel Crome Yellow way back in 1921. ' Priscilla’s gay and gadding existence had come to an abrupt end. Nowadays she spent almost all her time at Crome, cultivating a rather ill-defined malady. For consolation she dallied with New Thought and the Occult. Her passion for racing still possessed her, and Henry, who was a kind-hearted fellow at bottom, allowed her forty pounds a month betting money. Most of Priscilla’s days were spent in casting the horoscopes of horses, and she invested her money scientifically, as the stars dictated. She betted on football too, and had a large notebook in which she registered the horoscopes of all the players in all the teams of the League. The process of balancing the horoscopes of two elevens one against the other was a very delicate and difficult one. A match between the Spurs and the Villa entailed a conflict in the heavens so vast and so complicated that it was not to be wondered at if she sometimes made a mistake about the outcome.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 1 minute ago, useless said: Sightly different topic but still within the realms of popular culture, Villa get a mention in Aldous Huxley's first novel Crome Yellow way back in 1921. ' Priscilla’s gay and gadding existence had come to an abrupt end. Nowadays she spent almost all her time at Crome, cultivating a rather ill-defined malady. For consolation she dallied with New Thought and the Occult. Her passion for racing still possessed her, and Henry, who was a kind-hearted fellow at bottom, allowed her forty pounds a month betting money. Most of Priscilla’s days were spent in casting the horoscopes of horses, and she invested her money scientifically, as the stars dictated. She betted on football too, and had a large notebook in which she registered the horoscopes of all the players in all the teams of the League. The process of balancing the horoscopes of two elevens one against the other was a very delicate and difficult one. A match between the Spurs and the Villa entailed a conflict in the heavens so vast and so complicated that it was not to be wondered at if she sometimes made a mistake about the outcome.' Did we win ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) Pete Way UFO Geezer Sabbath Edited June 1, 2019 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Just now, dounavilla said: Did we win ? Unfortunately it doesn't say, but if it's based on reality, then from 1912 to 1920 we played Tottenham nine times beat them in seven of those and drew the other two, so there's a good a chance that we did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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