Soccer Club Villa (Ugandan namesake)

[villainjock]

http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Soccer/-/690266/1074624/-/lpeyo6/-/ nice to know that we have inspired such a successful club. maybe we could join up with them and test out a few top african players and give them stephen ireland in return, sound about right for each other.

[VillaZogmariner]

I've got to ask the question - how the hell did you come across this?

[JUAN PABLO]

my second fave team now ;-)

[villainjock]

you mean you don't read the ugandan press everyday sunday morning?

[Risso]

You might get more replies if you change the thread title to something a bit more meaningful.

[olaftab]

SC Villa and they play at Villa Park  fantastic. I am going to add this to list of football ground I need to visit along with River Plate, Boca Juniors ete etc

[villainjock]

ok risso you give me a good title.

[Salsa Party Animal]

Could we adopt them as African sister club.

[VillaZogmariner]

So who is the Ugandan Zidane for us to sign?

[b23]

Good stuff villainjock and well found. Allegations of bribery and sodomy ? Crikey !!! At least the sodomy was unfounded !!! An interesting article. Has anyone noticed that the photo was credited to Chicco ? Sometimes its a small world.

[BILL DE VALL]

Interesting stuff
I take it life expectancy in Uganda must be pretty low-lots of RIP's in that article

[olaftab]

Good stuff villainjock and well found. Allegations of bribery and sodomy ? Crikey !!! At least the sodomy was unfounded !!! An interesting article. Has anyone noticed that the photo was credited to Chicco ? Sometimes its a small world.

The sodomy allegation was just a bit of back stabbing. The rumours were not that wide  spread and after lack of penetration were withdrawn by the ring leader!

[cdbearsfan]

From their website...

"Villa rose from the ashes of their present-day rivals – Express. When the dictator Idi Amin banned Uganda’s oldest club in 1978, one of the directors, a long time Aston Villa fan, proffered the name as an alternative. Emerging in the league’s second division, Villa were permitted to sign a maximum of four Express players as well as attracting many of its supporters. After Amin fled the country in 1979, Express was reborn but the new club, with its own unique philosophy, decided to continue.
Cockerels, Rhinos and rock stars
Three years later, while their namesake’s were lifting the European Cup, the new club were promoted to the top flight where an intense rivalry was born with the club they had sprouted from. In a league comprising the likes of KCC, Scoul, Horizon, Big Cockerel, Rock Star and Black Rhino, it was the more familiar football name of Villa that has been inscribed on the majority of recent championship trophies."

http://www.sc-villa.com/around-about/villa-lead-by-example.html

[darren woolley]

They are now my favourite african team and like Aftab says it's on my to do list before i die.

[The Left Side]

Any future Nii Lamptey's on their books they can send us?