Aston Vanilla - The team anyone can lick

[ROBBO]

I remember Bruce Forsyth on Sunday night at the London palladium saying to the audience Aston Villa have chsnged their name to Aston Vanilla because everyone licks them, They thought it was hilarious,
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[Ron Manager]

Putting the financial difference to one side. The team that took us down to Div 3 were a ropey bunch of footballers pretty much like the ones we've got now. The difference on the pitch between the1969/70 team and today's is that the former did at least seem to care and in spite of their shortcomings appeared to be trying.

Dave Rudge and Brian Godfrey always gave their best and were not 'ropey' but in the main your comments are spot on LP

Ronald Aloysuis Manager Esq

[brian green]

Aston Villa for all the mockery are held in higher esteem than Bruce Forsyth ever will be.

Forsyth) (to Wogan) Hello Terry.
Wogan) (to Forsyth, glaring) Sir Terry to you.


Albert Ross RN

[Jimbo]

Aston Villa for all the mockery are held in higher esteem than Bruce Forsyth ever will be.

Forsyth) (to Wogan) Hello Terry.
Wogan) (to Forsyth, glaring) Sir Terry to you.


Albert Ross RN

Yes, but Brucie might outlive us.

Neville Scrillage

[TheMalandro]

Aston Villa for all the mockery are held in higher esteem than Bruce Forsyth ever will be.

Forsyth) (to Wogan) Hello Terry.
Wogan) (to Forsyth, glaring) Sir Terry to you.


Albert Ross RN

Yes, but Brucie might outlive us.

Neville Scrillage

Brucie will probably maul more women than any of us ever will too.

Tricky Woo

[OzVilla]

Well they can all get fucked.

We'll be ba..............

Harry Highpants

[E I Adio]

Putting the financial difference to one side. The team that took us down to Div 3 were a ropey bunch of footballers pretty much like the ones we've got now. The difference on the pitch between the1969/70 team and today's is that the former did at least seem to care and in spite of their shortcomings appeared to be trying.

Dave Rudge and Brian Godfrey always gave their best and were not 'ropey' but in the main your comments are spot on LP

Ronald Aloysuis Manager Esq

Don't forget that the likes of Andy Lochead, Willy Anderson and Bruce Rioch were in that team that took us into Div.3. However, regardless of the lack of ability and skills of some of the others, I don't recall ever feeling that they didn't give a shit.

Elvis Ignacio Adio

[castlefields_villan]

I remember this as well - the team everybody licks - far more relevant to to-days' bunch.  As mentioned several times - you always got the feeling the players in the late 1960s actually looked as though they had pride playing for the club.

I'm the same as so many of you of my age - born and brought up only a 15 minute bus ride away, family tradition etc.. this is the same as at least Gabby, Richards, Lescott and Grealish - so where's the passion and dedication?  I would've happily played for nothing.

[The Laughing Policeman]

Roger Melly.

[newtonsballs]

I remember us being called Aston Vanilla, and played our home games at the Hall of Memories.

Balls

[Holte132]

I remember my brother calling us Aston Vanilla because the defence just melts away. I'd forgotten all about it until Saturday when the phrase came into my mind! Strange that this thread should start so soon afterwards - or maybe it's just that all of us over a certain age all started remembering because of what we were seeing on the pitch. :-(

This is my real name.

[Comrade Blitz]

There's a good premise in that first post which begs the question: Is it more difficult or easier now for a "big club" to be relegated from the top flight  than in the 80s or 60s?

Given the vagaries of money-ball these days I'd say easier.

Stinky MacGillicuddy

[Jimbo]

There's a good premise in that first post which begs the question: Is it more difficult or easier now for a "big club" to be relegated from the top flight  than in the 80s or 60s?

Given the vagaries of money-ball these days I'd say easier.

Stinky MacGillicuddy

It depends how easily that club decides to give up.

Burton Coggles

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I'd rather have Milli Vanilli on the pitch than Richards and Lescott.


Lady Agnes Gussington-Moist

[avfcdale]

Pedant alert.  Brian Godfrey drove a regulation issue Marina.

Lucinda Satterthwaite.

Sorry to be a total pedant, however the Morris Motor company did not release the Marina model until 1971 came out on the J registration, i believe the club car at the time was the mighty Austin 1100 saloon 4 door or even the Basil Fawlty Estate

Englebert Fuckwitt