villadom Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Rangers won the Cup inners Cup in 72, but it introduces another aspect, the star is arbitrary especially since the European cup became not just for the league winners. There is no rule or recognised etiquette. OK so we can have a star for European Cup wins, this means - Liverpool - 5 stars Manchester Utd - 2 stars Nottingham Forest - 2 stars Villa - 1 star But why stop there, lets have Cup Winners Cup, its a European competiton after all. Chelsea - 2 stars Arsenal - 1 star Man Utd - 1 star Everton- 1 star Man City - 1 star West Ham - 1 star Spurs - 1 star How about the EUFA Cup, Liverpool - 3 stars Spurs - 2 stars Ipswich - 1 star The Fairs Cup (I know!), Leeds - 2 stars Arsenal - 1 star Newcastle - 1 star In Italy they have stars for winning the championship 10 times, if we did this it would mean: Liverpool - 1 star Man Utd - 1 star Arsenal - 1 star Winning the league or FA cup is a bit common, but the double is a good historical point so : Arsenal - 3 stars Man Utd - 3 stars Liverpool - 1 star Spurs - 1 star Villa - 1 star Preston - 1 star So overall to celebrate each team's major achievements we should have: Liverpool - 10 stars Man Utd - 7 stars Arsenal - 6 stars Spurs - 4 stars Nottingham Forest - 2 stars Villa - 2 stars Chelsea - 2 stars Leeds - 2 stars Everton - 1 star Man City - 1 star West Ham - 1 star Ipswich - 1 star Newcastle - 1 star Preston - 1 star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I'd say the star would be reserved for the highest club honour in europe, undoubtedly the Champions League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 But why stop there, lets have Cup Winners Cup, its a European competiton after all. People can put how ever many stars they want on thier jerseys, thats up to them. What matters is what the star would signify to our players and supporters, not what it represents to others. If other teams want to put them on for CWC or Championships or nothing at all, thats up to them. it strikes me that people just dont appreciate the sheer magnitude of what winning the old European Cup means for this or any club in terms of its historical stature in world football. it seems to me that the current Euro telly league has cheapened this concept horribly, and fans who have only been brought up on this modern farcical bastard of a competition just dont appreciate the sheer prestige associated with winning this competition in the days when it meant that you were the Champions of Champions, a prestige tjat never, ever leaves you, a prestige that clubs like Arsenal and Chelsea would die for. if you dont think this prestige sticks then I suggest you travel abroad more and talk to foreign football fans of a certain age about Aston Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 also Rangers were cup winners in 1972 mate Well done. Who cares? Villa won the intertoto cup in 2001 but you dont hear me bragging about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drat01 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Excellent post Pete - as I have said before at the Ajax ground in the corporate bit they have a whole area dedicated to previous winners of the cup, including a section on AVFC (and a pic of the fans where you can see a certain poster from VT if you know where to look :oops: ). Winning the cup whatever year it was is still considered, rightly, as a major achievement. Why Villa appear to have shown a reluctance to really celebrate that night you can argue was down to the previous chairman. I suspect that the vast majority of fans would like to see the star on the shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted September 8, 2006 Author Share Posted September 8, 2006 Maybe a mod could create a poll for this topic? we might get the views of the lurkers that way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapbranny Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Only on the champions league shirt IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 The more I think of it the more certain I get. Let's put a star above the badge on the shirt. I want the players to look down on it and think: "Once there was an honest bunch of lads who won the european cup to earn us this star. I wanna fight to keep to honour that star. I wanna put another one to it and become a legend." Or something like that. I'm not someone who writes great speeches. :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaEire Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Pelle we are on the same page mate! Totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers_n_Villa Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 My house mate is an Aberdeen fan and they have 2 stars on there shirts. One for winning the cup winners cup and one, Wait for it its a good one. really its good. for winning the European Super Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I think the star should be saved for the future Champions League games and not for the league. Then hopefully in the future we can add to the stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 We are all made of stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin@villatalk Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 i like it... its a small reminder to the clubs past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasthevillan Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Have you won the European Cup? Envious blue nosed bastards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B31villa Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 My house mate is an Aberdeen fan and they have 2 stars on there shirts. One for winning the cup winners cup and one, Wait for it its a good one. really its good. for winning the European Super Cup. I thought it was one for the Cup winners and one for the UEFA Cup? They're the only Scottish club to have won 2 major European trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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