ender4 Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Picking up from a comment in the General's thread which surprised me. Hi General. an easy one for you. Our official nickname is the 'Villians' - however this seems to be an embarrassment to the club (not just since RL took over) - but it seems we are more keen to promote the lions as a nickname, rather than the villians ......I just wondered if this was club policy ? - if so why, ...and what are the chances of the official nickname being restored ? in my mind, "The Lions" is Aston Villa's 'official' nickname, we have always been "The Lions" and always will be. Why do some people think that Aston Villa's nickname is "The Villians"? As far as i was aware, "The Villains" (not Villians) is what we call ourselves, the fans of Aston Villa. Do people agree that "The Lions" is Aston Villa's nickname? EDIT - Could the mods be so kind as to add an option for "Villans" in the poll? Thanks.
ender4 Posted August 21, 2009 Author Posted August 21, 2009 PS - not so bothered about the spelling, the poll is more interested in whether you think the club is The Lions or The Villians/Villains/Villans.
bromsgrove_avfc Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 I always think of the team as 'The Lions' and the fans as the 'The Villans'? As in "come on you Lions" and "I'm a Villan."
Super-Villan Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Villans. It's a simple bastardisation of the word 'Villains'. But obviously we don't want to be Villains. So we're Villans. Simple. ('Lions' is rubbish. Makes me think of Milwall.)
4Serious Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 I think it's widely accepted that our nickname is Villans. But I like calling them the lions rampant sometimes, when I'm in a very pretentious mood.
Kiwivillan Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 ('Lions' is rubbish. Makes me think of Milwall.) This and a number of other teams.
GaztonVilla Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 ('Lions' is rubbish. Makes me think of Milwall.) This and a number of other teams. As they say up in this part of the world, wye aye man..
briny_ear Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Lions makes me think of Rugby. It's Villans (NB - not Villains and CERTAINLY not Villians, as I saw someone suggest to the General ). It has been this way since 1880 according to John Lerwill, club archivist, so why change now? GRRRRRR........
TreeVillan Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Yup it has to be Villans. I don't want to change my name to Treelion.
xliosive Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Anyone old enough to remember this chap? What's wrong with him?
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