fruitvilla Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 18/01/2023 at 01:40, VillaJ100 said: Read it years ago but apparently the Prince William thing came from being a young teenager with other posh mates and all of them didn't know anything about football, so put some names in a hat to draw who they should support and William drew villa. He then actually started to follow the club a bit and as we all know leads to AVFC- the obsession Sounds a bit Hogwarts to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo's Socks Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 1 hour ago, fruitvilla said: Sounds a bit Hogwarts to me. Hagrid: "You're a Villan Harry!" Harry: "OH FECK OFF, I WANNA WIN SOMETHING!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 22, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2023 Haha. Looks like he was sat somewhere near the home supporters. Some of the bants must have been a real eye opener particularly with them celebrating 2 cancelled out goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 19, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted February 19, 2023 So did anyone get to see Tom Hanks yesterday? Looked to be enjoying himself anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I find the whole Tom Hanks being a Villa fan thing a bit cringe. He just said he liked our name ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolteExile Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 19/01/2023 at 19:10, fruitvilla said: Sounds a bit Hogwarts to me. Sure I read something about one of his security team from Gloucester being a Villa fan and that's who got him involved way back in the early 00s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 19, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted February 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Tom13 said: I find the whole Tom Hanks being a Villa fan thing a bit cringe. He just said he liked our name ffs Yeah, **** him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSw Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Tom13 said: I find the whole Tom Hanks being a Villa fan thing a bit cringe. He just said he liked our name ffs That's how I got into the Villa... although I was around 5 years old at the time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 21 minutes ago, PeterSw said: That's how I got into the Villa... although I was around 5 years old at the time I just don't think he ever intended to become a proper Villa fan though lol, I assumed it was just a passing comment. Maybe I'm wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HolteExile Posted February 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2023 Doesn't matter how he came to us. He's gone to Villa matches in his own free time when we've toured in the US. Now he's visited the home of football. He's one of us. Although I don't think he'll be answering questions on the Villa on Mastermind anytime soon. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted February 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, HolteExile said: Doesn't matter how he came to us. He's gone to Villa matches in his own free time when we've toured in the US. Now he's visited the home of football. He's one of us. Although I don't think he'll be answering questions on the Villa on Mastermind anytime soon. Indeed. There are some famous fans who are lifelong Villa through and through, think David Bradley, Nigel Kennedy, etc. There are some famous "fans" who couldn't give a toss and use us as a vehicle to appear relatable, like David Hameron. Hanks appears somewhere in the middle. He's a casual fan (and I'm not buying some of the stuff he says about it being his "dream" to visit VP when he can hop on a private jet whenever he likes), but let's face it, he's Tom **** Hanks, he's not getting a PR boost by showing his face at the Villa, he's here because he wants to be. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolteExile Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 10 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Hanks appears somewhere in the middle. He's a casual fan (and I'm not buying some of the stuff he says about it being his "dream" to visit VP when he can hop on a private jet whenever he likes), but let's face it, he's Tom **** Hanks, he's not getting a PR boost by showing his face at the Villa, he's here because he wants to be. Aye, it's not as if he needs that vital North Birmingham demographic onside to make movies is it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Tom13 said: I find the whole Tom Hanks being a Villa fan thing a bit cringe. He just said he liked our name ffs So? Everyone starts somewhere and now he supports Villa enough to come watch matches and follow results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted February 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 19, 2023 Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted February 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 19, 2023 46 minutes ago, Tom13 said: I just don't think he ever intended to become a proper Villa fan though lol, I assumed it was just a passing comment. Maybe I'm wrong. To be fair, a lifetime of masochism isn’t for everyone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Tom13 said: I find the whole Tom Hanks being a Villa fan thing a bit cringe. He just said he liked our name ffs I rather like it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: Indeed. There are some famous fans who are lifelong Villa through and through, think David Bradley, Nigel Kennedy, etc. There are some famous "fans" who couldn't give a toss and use us as a vehicle to appear relatable, like David Hameron. Hanks appears somewhere in the middle. He's a casual fan (and I'm not buying some of the stuff he says about it being his "dream" to visit VP when he can hop on a private jet whenever he likes), but let's face it, he's Tom **** Hanks, he's not getting a PR boost by showing his face at the Villa, he's here because he wants to be. Agreed on Tom Hanks. Nice to see him come to Villa Park, he would have been welcome anywhere but chose to come to us and fair play to him for that. I will take your word on that David Hameron bloke, although I'm not familiar with his work. Unlike say David Cameron (and leaving his politics out of it), as far as I'm aware Hameron doesn't have a relative who was once the chairman of our club, hasn't been to a number of our games and hasn't brought his son along with him either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 39 minutes ago, John said: Agreed on Tom Hanks. Nice to see him come to Villa Park, he would have been welcome anywhere but chose to come to us and fair play to him for that. I will take your word on that David Hameron bloke, although I'm not familiar with his work. Unlike say David Cameron (and leaving his politics out of it), as far as I'm aware Hameron doesn't have a relative who was once the chairman of our club, hasn't been to a number of our games and hasn't brought his son along with him either. Who's Cameron related to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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