Wainy316 Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 25 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said: would you count him as "proper?" Yeah, I count him as a proper word removed 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Yeah, I count him as a proper word removed Could be a lot worse.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 8 hours ago, sidcow said: He was the chairman for 4 year's sandwiched between 2 Doug Ellis stints Which councided with the greatest era in our modern history. So on that trajectory we'd be like Real Madrid now. Instead of blowing our chance to cement ourselves at the top all through the 80's and 90'e/s through chronic underinvestment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted February 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 20, 2023 With someone like Cameron, it seems like a kind of a damned if you ... sort of thing, no doubt coloured by politics, too. There's no way he can ever be accepted into the fold, and why should that be his goal, anyway? But a reasonable former PM with a demonstrated history of being a toff/chancer/opportunist etc. and situational Villa fan should be perfectly willing to soak up the supporter hate thrown his way. In a way, it's kind of a compliment being paid him. The big problem is, I don't think he would do that. Which sort of proves that he's really what everyone says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Met Nigel Kennedy on Sunday. I didn’t know who he was until somebody mentioned it. Lovely bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stewiek2 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 20/02/2023 at 16:14, John said: I'm not suggesting that he's a season ticket holder, but he has been to some of our games, probably more than some of our other "celebrity fans". He made a mistake once in saying West Ham rather than us... in fact he's probably made quite a few, but this is not about politics. He said about Sir William Dugdale after apologising for not answering any questions following a speech “I’ve got to go to the funeral of a much-loved relative, a man who fought at Monte Cassino, landed on the beaches of Anzio, rode a horse in the Grand National and was chairman of the world’s greatest football club, Aston Villa. I rather liked that last bit myself and I think there might just be a bit more to his Villa links than opportunism. I'm no Tory apologist but there are photos somewhere of him was a nipper with Dugdale in the directors box. He is is definitely Villa. I think the Spam slip up is what comes with the pressure of being PM. As much as I'd love to say otherwise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 minute ago, stewiek2 said: I'm no Tory apologist but there are photos somewhere of him was a nipper with Dugdale in the directors box. He is is definitely Villa. I think the Spam slip up is what comes with the pressure of being PM. As much as I'd love to say otherwise. I get the impression that he has ties to Villa so says he supports us but isn’t really into football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 (edited) 23 hours ago, Brumstopdogs said: Met Nige a few times. I think but obviously it's just my opinion, having known a few people like that he's a nice but on the edge bloke. I think, and again my own views, that sadly years of class A mixed with being in the spectrum isn't the best mix. I suspect ADHD as well. Nice bloke though. Edited May 31, 2023 by stewiek2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Just now, Wainy316 said: I get the impression that he has ties to Villa so says he supports us but isn’t really into football. Yeah I'd agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 20/02/2023 at 16:45, blandy said: ...no more photo ops or attendance at the odd game. But you're a much kinder person than me, John. He was at the play off final v Derby and celebrating at the end when we won But I guess he was there for the photo op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 20/02/2023 at 15:12, Follyfoot said: Mervyn King is hardcore Villa, did you ever hear him on desert Island discs Big mate with Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Wainy316 said: I get the impression that he has ties to Villa so says he supports us but isn’t really into football. That's absolutely it. Uncle was chairman, otherwise, he doesn't spend his weekends tracking the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted May 31, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 30/05/2023 at 16:28, Vive_La_Villa said: Met Nigel Kennedy on Sunday. I didn’t know who he was until somebody mentioned it. Lovely bloke. Always remember when he was a guest of Pobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 15 hours ago, Follyfoot said: Always remember when he was a guest of Pobs Knew I’d seen him somewhere before ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 1, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2023 15 hours ago, Follyfoot said: Always remember when he was a guest of Pobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted June 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2023 47 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Knew I’d seen him somewhere before ! It was quite bizarre for a kids show as he told Pob he used to want to throw darts at the opposition goalkeeper, bonkers really 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted June 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2023 41 minutes ago, sidcow said: that's the fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cyrusr Posted June 8, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) Just got Geezer Butler’s (Black Sabbath bassist) autobiography and started reading. in the first chapter there’s a bit about Villa including the following extract which made me chuckle Quote If you were from Aston back then, you supported Aston Villa Football Club. No ifs or buts. No supporting Manchester United, Liverpool or Chelsea, like some kids from Aston do nowadays, just because they’ve got more money and win stuff. And you certainly didn’t support Birmingham City who were the dreaded “scum” from the wrong side of town. I’ve got to hand it to their supporters, they stick with their club through thick and thin. And it’s mainly been thin. I’d go as far as to say that the team are a disgrace to the city. There are more Villa tales (including watching the 57 fa cup final and sneaking into the ground when he couldn’t afford a ticket) but glad to see he couldn’t help himself. Edited June 9, 2023 by cyrusr Typo 6 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 30/05/2023 at 16:28, Vive_La_Villa said: Met Nigel Kennedy on Sunday. I didn’t know who he was until somebody mentioned it. Lovely bloke. Used to see him on the reg in the Holte End when it was standing. He was a left side boy who'd usually be underneath the scoreboard near the corner flag where it met the Trinity Road stand. This was at the height of his fame when he had that Jag with the crazy paint job. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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