one_ian_taylor Posted January 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2023 6 hours ago, Teale's 'tache said: As someone who has Been born into a Villa Family Been to Villa Park numerous times Watched a game in each stand at the ground Watched the players train at Bodymoor Heath Owned a season ticket in the Holte End Been to Blues vs Villa game Owned several replica shirts ...and numerous other things I don't have time to list... I can tell you that absolutely none of those things make me a 'proper' Villa fan, or more of a fan than anybody else. Supporting Aston Villa is a life long commitment to hope and disappointment, to be a proper fan in my opinion, all you have to do is care, hurt when we lose, feel joy when we win. Nothing else matters, not age, race, gender, religion, sexuality, nationality .etc All are welcome, and no one fan is 'better' than any other. You don't have to go to Villa Park to be a part of that. So my list would read. Support the club Support the team Support the players Hold the club accountable to the standards it represents Be cool to each other Peace out. I like that list. I'd add "cultivate a sense of gallows humour for when it all goes a bit Ross McCormack" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steero113 Posted January 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, GarethRDR said: I dunno about Real Villa Supporter, but are you even a Real VillaTalker™ unless you can speak authoritatively on the following? Strong City Scuba Steve Susan Coffey Scatman Voinjama Morpheus' Aunt Winter Olympic Catfishing Joe Bennett's Sister Julie B's Basement and Fish and Tits more recently. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 9 hours ago, av1 said: Have a pint in town. Mate I want to know more about this. As a plastic Irish fan I've had many pints in town while wearing a Villa shirt. Should I not have done? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Guardian_Angel_M Posted January 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) Well I love Villa, ever since I started following the team in the JPA days. I've learned so much from the proud history of the club and in the process, of a fantastic league and the footballing culture of a country. My 8 year old nephew who's mad about football cannot comprehend how or why I support Villa (he likes Man City ). I've had the kit and I do dream about going to VP someday. Edited January 18, 2023 by Guardian_Angel_M 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 I have another criteria. Pissed all over the floor in the Railway end at the shit ground. Throwing up is acceptable, having a dump is legendary. I've done neither of the last two may I add. Been escorted onto a train at an away ground by the old bill and sent packing, for being ridiculously intoxicated. Sat in the home end at an away ground and put on a local accent. Even if a crap one and kept your composure. Phoned up WM and called them w****** down the phone. Mate. Anyone of these gets you the best fan ever tag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 39 minutes ago, YLN said: I want to know more about this. As a plastic Irish fan I've had many pints in town while wearing a Villa shirt. Should I not have done? If you listen to small heath fans mate you were taking a risk with your life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Zen Posted January 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) Headbutt a police horse. There’s really no answer, is there? Other than supporting the club as best as you can, everything else isn’t necessarily within your control. I was born and have lived in another country all my life. Being born Villa and having a season ticket was never, and can never be, an option. I’ve been to VP more times than I can remember, I’ve been to Wembley, I’ve done Blues away (and home), I have a Villa tattoo, I watch all our games religiously. Doesn’t make me a better fan than someone who can’t necessarily do any of that. Just support the club. Edited January 17, 2023 by El Zen 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 9 hours ago, mjmooney said: Be on Villa Talk at least 10 years. SUCCESS Coming up to four for me ... but it was almost impossible to get by the gatekeep aka @limpid I wonder if he still thinks I might be a troll? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2023 9 hours ago, Designer1 said: What's a Real Villa Supporter? Odd thread. Not sure what's odd. A real Villa Supporter, as opposed to, you know, David Cameron. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 17, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, avfc1982am said: I have another criteria. Pissed all over the floor in the Railway end at the shit ground. Throwing up is acceptable, having a dump is legendary. I've done neither of the last two may I add. Been escorted onto a train at an away ground by the old bill and sent packing, for being ridiculously intoxicated. Sat in the home end at an away ground and put on a local accent. Even if a crap one and kept your composure. Phoned up WM and called them w****** down the phone. Mate. Anyone of these gets you the best fan ever tag. As usual, you lot take my questionable topic and turn it into something way funnier and more questionable than I ever dreamt. Too funny. So many memorable answers. Edited January 17, 2023 by Marka Ragnos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Get blocked by Stan Collymore on twitter 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May-Z Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 This isn't one everyone must do, but it was a great experience for a Villa fan... I signed up to do the big sleep out at Villa Park with Shaun Teale. We slept as a group in the Trinity Stand concourse to raise money for charity. It was one of the first ones, so not much interest and a small group. We were given stadium tours that were more off-beat than the usual which was nice, especially with Shaun Teale adding his stories as well. But the best but was getting up in the morning and sitting in the stand watching the sun rise over the Villa Park pitch*. Awesome. (*It was actually being dug up for some new undersoil heating but let's not take away from the moment) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 5 hours ago, GarethRDR said: I dunno about Real Villa Supporter, but are you even a Real VillaTalker™ unless you can speak authoritatively on the following? Strong City Scuba Steve Susan Coffey Scatman Voinjama Morpheus' Aunt Winter Olympic Catfishing Joe Bennett's Sister ....forget not The inevitable loan of Adnan Januzaj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 A real Villa fan is still there after all the shit, dont matter how you support as long as you support. Even folks in UK can't get to games so my utmost respect and love goes out to those that come from abroad for games (Wales not included) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2023 Reinstate an ancient thread on Villatalk to annoy the mods. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 17 hours ago, sidcow said: Not sure what's odd. A real Villa Supporter, as opposed to, you know, David Cameron. I know exactly where you are coming from and he's far from popular in the country, or even in his own beleaguered party just now, but all of that aside and only looking at the Villa issue in isolation: It was his speech writer that caused this West Ham confusion for him, he has been to see us play, has also taken his son to see us and his uncle played a crucial part in dragging our club out of the doldrums, so he still counts as one of our "celebrity" followers in my opinion (he's even got a shirt). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2023 22 hours ago, GarethRDR said: I dunno about Real Villa Supporter, but are you even a Real VillaTalker™ unless you can speak authoritatively on the following? Strong City Scuba Steve Susan Coffey Scatman Voinjama Morpheus' Aunt Winter Olympic Catfishing Joe Bennett's Sister The SIFF World Cup Fish (puns and gravy) Kenneth Williams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2023 21 hours ago, ChesterDad said: For me - have a beer with Paul McGrath I've had a beer with Des Bremner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Resurrect a VT thread from 15 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted January 18, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2023 For what it’s worth when I first visited the Barton Arms before a game, I did have a weird sense of “this is where supporters traditionally go to have a drink before and after a game”. I don’t know if that’s fair or accurate and maybe that tradition is now being replaced by the much closer Aston Tavern (which is a different kind of beast, but I like it). But I think if someone has the chance to go to the Barton Arms when visiting Villa Park, they should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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