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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Legion on April 23, 2013, 08:34:18 PM

Title: The Orange Dot
Post by: Legion on April 23, 2013, 08:34:18 PM
Is the return of this iconic symbol with a spelling error necessary?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Holtemeister on April 23, 2013, 08:59:00 PM
Why do u have to mention the mistake ?

Thats what gives it its magical and mystical power

Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Legion on April 23, 2013, 09:01:09 PM
I'm a pedantic git. Can't help it.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: mjlions on April 23, 2013, 09:17:58 PM
Definately
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Legion on April 23, 2013, 09:19:32 PM
That should be definitely.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Legion on April 23, 2013, 09:21:11 PM
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u149/HVLegion/Villa/ORANGEDOT.gif) (http://s167.photobucket.com/user/HVLegion/media/Villa/ORANGEDOT.gif.html)
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Legion on April 23, 2013, 09:22:09 PM
One for Sunderland/Stoke/Wigan...

(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u149/HVLegion/Villa/reldot.jpg) (http://s167.photobucket.com/user/HVLegion/media/Villa/reldot.jpg.html)
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: PeterWithesShin on April 23, 2013, 09:57:07 PM
When did it last work?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Legion on April 23, 2013, 09:58:08 PM
Which one?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: PeterWithesShin on April 23, 2013, 10:00:37 PM
The main one.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Legion on April 23, 2013, 10:01:40 PM
No idea.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: cdbearsfan on April 23, 2013, 10:08:08 PM
We haven't been relegated in any season in which the orange dot has been in use. It must be lucky.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: PeterWithesShin on April 23, 2013, 10:14:05 PM
We haven't been relegated in any season in which the orange dot has been in use. It must be lucky.

We haven't won every game either. It's a jinx, burn the witch!
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: cdbearsfan on April 23, 2013, 10:18:11 PM
We haven't been relegated in any season in which the orange dot has been in use. It must be lucky.

We haven't won every game either. It's a jinx, burn the witch!

How about we keep the relegation-dodging orange dot for the rest of the season, and then research different-coloured dots for next year's treble-winning campaign?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Marcelino Smith on April 23, 2013, 10:18:44 PM
Would it not be more appropriate to have a claret and blue dot? Or a fluorescent green one?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: lovejoy on April 23, 2013, 10:20:43 PM
Marcelino you're new here. Lesson 1 don't question the dot.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: PeterWithesShin on April 23, 2013, 10:22:02 PM
We haven't been relegated in any season in which the orange dot has been in use. It must be lucky.

We haven't won every game either. It's a jinx, burn the witch!

How about we keep the relegation-dodging orange dot for the rest of the season, and then research different-coloured dots for next year's treble-winning campaign?

How about we just stop believing in such superstitious mumbo jumbo? Anyway, touch wood we'll be fine as we have my lucky 1982 tackie top, plus the fish pie if things get really desperate.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Irish villain on April 23, 2013, 10:37:06 PM
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u149/HVLegion/Villa/ORANGEDOT.gif) (http://s167.photobucket.com/user/HVLegion/media/Villa/ORANGEDOT.gif.html)

When I saw it had returned, I immediately stood up straight, crossed my arms above my head, and slowly but purposefully began repeating: 'orange, orange, orange, orange, orange...'

We'll stay up I think.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Des Little on April 23, 2013, 11:05:22 PM
We can't fail now. Safety is assured!
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Michel Sibble on April 23, 2013, 11:10:26 PM
There's no spelling mistake.

Concentratre is from the Latin:

Contrare adv.

1) To f***ing concentrate on the f***ing orange dot.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Marcelino Smith on April 23, 2013, 11:13:48 PM
Nonsense. I think we'd do better finding out where Sunderland are staying and banging pots and pans outside their hotel all night,
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: CJ on April 24, 2013, 12:03:39 AM
At the end of the first half against Manure I asked if anyone had seen the orange dot lying around. The mere mention of the dot directly improved our performance in the second half and United failed to score again.  I rest my case.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: TheMalandro on April 24, 2013, 05:47:19 PM
Randy has an orange dot tattooed on his other ankle
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: danlanza on April 28, 2013, 09:29:48 PM
I do believe in the power of the Orange Dot, but, for Monday's game and Saturdays game can we have the fish pie as well, just for some back up ?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Mazrim on April 29, 2013, 05:44:14 PM
I 'm all about the red dot now. And it's going to be alighting PDCs forehead.

Any members of the security forces watching may disregard this as a joke.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: ozzjim on April 29, 2013, 06:21:34 PM
Anyone got their prayer mat out yet??
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: ExclDawg on April 29, 2013, 09:59:46 PM
NEVER question the Orange Dot
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Holtemeister on April 29, 2013, 10:13:37 PM
Dont Diss The Dot !!!
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: OCD on April 29, 2013, 11:05:39 PM
All hail!
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: midnite on April 29, 2013, 11:10:46 PM
All hail the dot!
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Nii Lamptey on April 29, 2013, 11:11:42 PM
I touched the dot for the first time ever tonight. Make sure it's around this Saturday lunchtime!
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: The Left Side on April 30, 2013, 01:47:03 AM
Believe in the dot
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: PeterWithesShin on April 30, 2013, 02:30:10 AM
Told you the dot was a load of superstitious guff!
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle on April 30, 2013, 08:09:38 AM
All praise the dot.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: UK Redsox on April 30, 2013, 08:30:36 AM
Shhhhhh...... we don't want too many people to cotton on to this dot thing
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: TheMalandro on February 27, 2015, 10:15:41 PM
Get your dot out
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Legion on February 27, 2015, 10:25:03 PM
Lambert broke it.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: TheMalandro on February 27, 2015, 10:28:06 PM
but Tim said that, statistically, he is the best manager with the orange dot.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Legion on February 27, 2015, 10:30:17 PM
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u149/HVLegion/Villa/ORANGEDOT.gif) (http://s167.photobucket.com/user/HVLegion/media/Villa/ORANGEDOT.gif.html)
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: TheMalandro on February 27, 2015, 10:33:32 PM
Bless you
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on February 28, 2015, 04:53:32 AM
If Villa have a problem, it's the number of crap teachers that support us.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Bad English on February 28, 2015, 07:30:12 AM
I am going for a hike up in the Pyrenees today; I may be gone some time.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: ROBBO on February 28, 2015, 07:44:32 AM
Can't we have the orange dot pinned to the back of the opposition goal denoting where the ball has to end up?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: OCD on February 28, 2015, 09:18:25 AM
Assumption being that our lot could hit it?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: silhillvilla on February 28, 2015, 09:22:28 AM
Hoping some of the A3 directional arrows have made the journey North today.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle on February 28, 2015, 09:24:21 AM
Are you sure that's orange? Looks white and gold to me.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: manic-road on February 28, 2015, 09:26:12 AM
Are you sure that's orange? Looks white and gold to me.

Of course it's not, it's black and blue.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Lastfootstamper on February 28, 2015, 09:54:15 AM
Assumption being that our lot could hit it?

Just get it in the vague direction, the dot will do the rest
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: TheMalandro on February 28, 2015, 10:11:12 AM
I've studied the dot for ten minutes and will do so again before the match and at half time. I fully expect to see herds of obese geordies leaving the stadium with 15mins to go.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: ROBBO on February 28, 2015, 10:30:22 AM
It looks like the giant orange balloon they used in that series with Patrtick Magoohan.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle on February 28, 2015, 11:01:36 AM
I'm pinning this up in the dressing room.

Must win today, must win today....



(http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-05/30/10/enhanced/webdr04/anigif_enhanced-6557-1401459158-1.gif)
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: DrGonzo on February 28, 2015, 02:10:16 PM
FOCUS

(http://images.dailystar-uk.co.uk/dynamic/117/photos/867000/620x/141867.jpg)
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Tokyo Sexwhale on February 28, 2015, 04:45:14 PM
Doesn't fucking work!
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: TheMalandro on February 28, 2015, 04:56:13 PM
Doesn't fucking work!

it was working until the spiral thing counteracted it.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle on February 28, 2015, 05:21:58 PM
Doesn't fucking work!

it was working until the spiral thing counteracted it.

I think I put it upside down.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: TheMalandro on February 28, 2015, 07:29:04 PM
Doesn't fucking work!

it was working until the spiral thing counteracted it.

I think I put it upside down.

Easy mistake, but unfortunately one that has left our league status under threat. Fall on your sword.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Des Little on March 01, 2015, 12:48:41 AM
I'm pinning this up in the dressing room.

Must win today, must win today....



(http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-05/30/10/enhanced/webdr04/anigif_enhanced-6557-1401459158-1.gif)


Bugger
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Dave Cooper please on March 01, 2015, 11:35:57 AM
Don't put up something to hypnotise me and then say "bugger".

The missus is livid.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: walsall villain on March 01, 2015, 11:48:12 AM
That's whirling around in ever increasing circles. I think you will find that Villa are actually going around and around in ever decreasing circles.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Des Little on March 01, 2015, 10:48:02 PM
Don't put up something to hypnotise me and then say "bugger".

The missus is livid.

She'll get over it, in time.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Drummond on March 02, 2015, 07:03:47 AM
I'd put the dot behind our own goal. Surely we'd go the right direction then.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Des Little on March 02, 2015, 05:24:24 PM
I think the orange dot should be our new shirt sponsor
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Holtemeister on March 03, 2015, 07:20:57 AM
I feel I must defend the honour and integrity of The Orange Dot...the Orange Dot has been proved to have magical powers over the years.

Scientific research has proved that it has contributed to important wins, too many scrapes with relegation and has been behind many an important goal at crucial times.

That said, like any wonder drug and celestial being TOD has a limit to its powers and quite frankly one could justifiably understand it if TOD was to say "Sorry, this mess is beyond me"

That loaves and fishes thing may have appeared to have been some kind of miracle so could Peter Crouch getting off with Abi Clancey but do we expect any miraculous occurance being great enough to see us secure sufficient points to survive ?

Please therefore go easy on TOD there are limits to its powers.

Thank you...
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: TheMalandro on March 03, 2015, 07:45:22 AM
I'd have the orange dot in the team ahead of Agbonlahor
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: oldtimernow on March 03, 2015, 07:45:49 AM
Is the orange dot just another form of  homeopathy.

Where the treatment is based on the memory of substance.

I remember us scoring a goal and even winning a long time ago and that memory lingers on but it doesn't mean that it works

Anyway I watched Pompeii with a baggie's fan and the God Vulcan spoke and  Villa twice  were mentioned and Albion not once. so 2-0 is the result.

Mind you the Villa collapsed down into the sea but we were still near the cup and nothing was mentioned again after the 75th minute
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: levico on March 03, 2015, 01:16:03 PM
Wasn't the Orange Dot, Lee Hendrie's nickname?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: eamonn on March 03, 2015, 01:24:54 PM
Wasn't the Orange Dot, Lee Hendrie's nickname?

The Orange C**k, possibly. (I like Lee)
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: TheMalandro on March 03, 2015, 02:48:04 PM
I've not put my dog through the humiliation of his villa shirt in a while, perhaps that will change the teams fortunes.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Godfrey Brian on March 03, 2015, 02:58:51 PM
Possibly the orange dot is exhausted from too much use-could it be bought off the bench in the second half as an impact player?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on March 03, 2015, 03:30:05 PM
I can't remember the last time the Orange Dot did it's magic.

Looking back, the last time we won a game SoccerHQ started the Match Thread but it was a cup game, not the all important league game we have tonight.

League wise, we have to go right back to December when Toronto Villa started the Match Thread against Leicester for a win, though he obviously used up all his powers on that game as every other thread he's started since has either been a defeat or at best a 0-0 bore draw.

In fact, looking at the records of those who have started Match Threads, all have a tainted record... except one person.

Drum roll...

Step forward, PaulWinch again.. 100% success for the Villa this season whenever he starts a Match Thread. Okay, he only posted the one and it was the first game of the season away at Stoke but right now I've more faith in him than the Orange Dot.

Over to you, PaulWinch again. Do us proud.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: PaulWinch again on March 03, 2015, 07:40:36 PM
Sorry missed it, but I'll say I did it in spirit!
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on March 04, 2015, 12:06:01 AM
You're banned.*

*For starting Match Threads. I'm now in the Dave Fan Club (Official South West Europe).
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: TheMalandro on October 08, 2016, 04:18:06 PM
Change the colour of the dot?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Rudy Can't Fail on October 08, 2016, 05:03:25 PM
Keep the colour and change the shape. A sweet potato comes to mind.
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Jimbo on October 08, 2016, 10:50:35 PM
Change the colour and the shape. How about an ace of spades?
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: Des Little on October 09, 2016, 08:36:34 AM
You may need to change it to a sausage roll shape
Title: Re: The Orange Dot
Post by: dcdavecollett on October 12, 2016, 01:33:29 PM
To inspire Gabby, you mean?
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