Your favourite ever Villa quote?

[Lucky Eddie]

''would you bet against us?''

''Don't tell me; show me''

Two great Villa men - anyone got any more timeless Villa quotes.

How about :-

''If I'd had a gun I'd have shot him''

[Rip Van We Go Again]

'Look at the size of his cock!'

Alan Wright remarking on Dion Dublin's appendage, in the shower, after his debut at Villa Park.

[LeeB]

"I've never heard of Birmingham City"

[UsualSuspect]

I recent read Derek Dougans autobiography and he said something like:

"There is a mystique about Villa Park, history oozes from the ground like vapor"

[big 1st serve]

 Was it Tommy Doc, who said,
 10,000 would turn up at VP just to watch the shirts drying on a washing line,
 or something like that??

[luke25]

"honest bunch of lads"

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

 "I want him in front of me where I can see him".
Tommy Docherty when informed he had the full backing of chairman Doug Ellis.


'With your usual vocal backing and 110 per cent effort from each and every one of the players I am sure we will get the right result.'
Ron Saunders programme notes.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Was it Tommy Doc, who said,
 10,000 would turn up at VP just to watch the shirts drying on a washing line,
 or something like that??

Yes it was, he talked us up big when the club had been dying on its feet months earlier.

[remy]

From Big Ron:

"I just got up from my seat to walk down to the bench to pass on some important technical information to my players - like the game had started"

I think this was the 1st leg of the Semi Final in '94 against Tranmere when we found ourselves 2-0 within minutes.

[UsualSuspect]

The great Ron Saunders on Tony Morley:

"he was a great lad, a lovely lad but you had to give him a bolloclking once a week or he thought you'd fallen out with him"

[Hookeysmith]

" I found his name in a book"

Dr Jo on appointing Peter Withe as his coach

[alanclare]

We haven't had one from Deadly. How about "Aston Villa should always be a democracy and never under the control of one man".

[Lucky Eddie]

You want a Doug one?

'like a son to me' is my favourite, he had more black son's than Waynetta.

Does that class as racist or just Dougist apologies either way  x

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

"Every year it is becoming more and more difficult for football clubs of any standing to meet their friendly engagements and even arrange friendly matches. The consequence is that at the last moment, through cup-tie interference, clubs are compelled to take on teams who will not attract the public. I beg to tender the following suggestion as a means of getting over the difficulty is that ten or twelve of the most prominent clubs in England combine to arrange home-and-home fixtures each season..........."

W. McGregor 2/3/1888

[Simon Ward]

'With your usual vocal backing and 110 per cent effort from each and every one of the players I am sure we will get the right result.'
Ron Saunders programme notes.

Favourite modern quote