Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: richardhubbard on May 14, 2011, 05:22:55 PM
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I hated this season
Man united win the 19th top division title
Man city buy the fa cup
Birmingham win a trophy
WBA are higher than us
We got Mcallister in charge , looks like our best player leaving and we sit just above bottom 3 after being shit all season
All we need now is man united to win champions league and Liverpool to continue their improvement and it be a totally shite 12 months
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I hate winter. Love summer though :)
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Ghastly.
Ineffably and dismally ghastly.
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I'll pretty much agree with all that. On the positive sides, the law of averages states we must surely be better next year! Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.
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We didn't even win the reserve league (South), we always win that.
I'm putting 2010-11 into Room 101.
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Ghastly.
Ineffably and dismally ghastly.
'Seasons in the sun' by Terry Jacks. All of the above and then some.
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Let's just sweep this one under the carpet and pretend it never happened.
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"It's my belief that history is a wheel. "Inconsistency is my very essence" -says the wheel- "Rise up on my spokes if you like, but don't complain when you are cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it is also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away"."
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Richard, I can't remember the last time you were happy (on H&V, I'm sure you frequently are in ''True Life'' as the people who live online call it).
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its not been one to linger in the memory for positive reasons, that is for sure...
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"It's my belief that history is a wheel. "Inconsistency is my very essence" -says the wheel- "Rise up on my spokes if you like, but don't complain when you are cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it is also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away"."
I assume they dont have many fuckin wheels round Old Trafford then.
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A season to hate i agree..... But you also forgot to mention defeats to West Brom and Wolves for the first time in 25 plus years!!!!!!!!!!!AAAAAARRRRGGGHHH!
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I like others have said will scratch this season and welcome a new one next season with open arms.
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"It's my belief that history is a wheel. "Inconsistency is my very essence" -says the wheel- "Rise up on my spokes if you like, but don't complain when you are cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it is also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away"."
I assume they dont have many fuckin wheels round Old Trafford then.
Quoted from 24 Hour Party People, spoken by Christopher Eccleston, a massive Man Yoo fan. Irony!!
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The club underwent massive changes in the summer, and this was really the transitional season of Houllier slowly implementing his new regime, and to bring in his players. With the signing of Bent and Makoun in January, it would've been great to have seen his summer signings - and I think we would've had a really good 2011/12 season had Houllier not had health problems. I now fear that next season will be yet another transitional period, and the only way to really avoid this would be by appointing a new manager as soon as possible.
It is important to not lay the blame on Houllier though, it is not his season, it is MON's, McDonalds, and McAllister's aswell.
Oh, I also hated the 2005/06 season as much as this one, despite doing the double of Blues with Cahill's wonder goal.
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Horrid season. *shudder*
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Sounds like we all need a rendition of "Always look on the bright side of life" at the Liverpool game.
Some things in life are bad.
They can really make you mad.
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle,
Don't grumble. Give a whistle.
And this'll help things turn out for the best.
And...
music
Always look on the bright side of life.
Whistling
Always look on the light side of life.
Whistling
If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten,
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps.
Just purse your lips and whistle. That's the thing.
And...
Always look on the bright side of life.
whistling
Come on!
Always look on the right side of life,
whistling
For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word.
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin.
Give the audience a grin.
Enjoy it. It's your last chance, anyhow.
So,...
Always look on the bright side of life,
whistling
Just ignore all the grief you get from the wife.
Whistling
Life's a piece of cake,
Which you don’t have to fake.
Life's a laugh and death's a joke. It's true.
You'll see it's all a show.
Keep 'em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
And...
Always look on the bright side of life.
Whistling
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you just reminded me of hearing this at Highbury some years ago when we'd just lost and were singing this on the way out of the visitors end.
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You've just reminded me of crucifixions and Manchester United.
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What season?
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You would all have been a bloody sight more pissed off if Gabby had not got hat last gasp winner at Wet Spam.
It seems like only yesterday that Citeh were in the play offs against Gillingham. That is the beauty of football, you never know what lies round the corner.
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What season - to me?
Mark Walters was playing. Sorry I can't be more specific! Only remember that because (warning - 'bad old days' anecdote coming up) of the supporter behind us who cheered MW to the echo when he came on as sub, after spending the entire match beforehand dishing out some major racist abuse to Arsenal's black players. (Other fans around him were asking him to stop but he took no notice.)
I'd taken some Hammers/spurs/QPR mates along who were all under instructions to cheer for Villa, which they did, of course. The conversation after the match and for some time after was about the guy's response when one of my friends turned to him and pointed out a certain lack of consistency in his approach, shall we say.
'Ah yes, but he's ours.'
They were really impressed with the song, though, and the conga lines which accompanied it.
I went to Highbury a few times after that, but that particular visit stands out, for some reason.
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What season - to me?
Mark Walters was playing. Sorry I can't be more specific! Only remember that because (warning - 'bad old days' anecdote coming up) of the supporter behind us who cheered MW to the echo when he came on as sub, after spending the entire match beforehand dishing out some major racist abuse to Arsenal's black players. (Other fans around him were asking him to stop but he took no notice.)
I'd taken some Hammers/spurs/QPR mates along who were all under instructions to cheer for Villa, which they did, of course. The conversation after the match and for some time after was about the guy's response when one of my friends turned to him and pointed out a certain lack of consistency in his approach, shall we say.
'Ah yes, but he's ours.'
They were really impressed with the song, though, and the conga lines which accompanied it.
I went to Highbury a few times after that, but that particular visit stands out, for some reason.
Not to you, no. More a generalised sweeping statement in response to the thread title as I'd like to forget that this one ever happened, starting from when MO'N dropped us in it.
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Can we do what Dallas did and write off a season with Bobby Ewing having a shower?
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Man united win the 19th top division title. always going to happen
Man city buy the fa cup .money buys you everything
Birmingham win a trophy. Other than the layland daft
WBA are higher than us. This must never happen again :(
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1988-89, 1994-95, 2005-06 and this have been the worst league seasons since i've followed the Villa. 1988-89 was a novelty to me as my first season and had the goals of McInally and Platt to recommend it. 1994-95 we still played a lot of attractive football under BFR at first and had probably the most amazing set of scorelines (if not always in our favour) including the Milan win, the 7-1 and Ian Taylor's home debut vs Chelsea. 2005-06 was better than this season, we did better in the cups (except until the Doncaster fiasco) and the double win over Blues - 4 points off WBA as well. And our team wasnt as good then so it wasnt totally unexpected. For me, this season is the worst one ever with our team capable of so much more and failing to deliver on so many occasions. But this is the Villa and no one does decent season/bad season/decent season like we do - just look at the difference between 1994-95 and 1995-96. It can only get better.
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I think the last season under D O'L was the worse,especially as we had Doug pulling the strings,there seemed to be no light at the end of the tunnel.
Least now we have Randy,a good few young players,fingers crossed this season will be a one off.
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For me this has reminded me of the Dr Jo season 90-91. After a reasonably ok start as soon as we lost to inter the whole thong came apart and we steadily went downhill. Safety was assured a bit before may but only just. Funnily enough cascarino the useless great lump had the Darren bent role! That was .y first season supporting the villa and whilst 94-95 was appalling I'd say this has been the worst season of my villa supporting life.
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For me this has reminded me of the Dr Jo season 90-91. After a reasonably ok start as soon as we lost to inter the whole thong came apart and we steadily went downhill. Safety was assured a bit before may but only just. Funnily enough cascarino the useless great lump had the Darren bent role! That was .y first season supporting the villa and whilst 94-95 was appalling I'd say this has been the worst season of my villa supporting life.
Ten great games from 1994-95 - i couldnt name ten decent games from this season.
1 7-1 vs Wimbledon.
2 4-3 vs Spurs
3 1-0 vs Inter Milan
4 3-0 vs Chelsea, Taylor debut goal.
5 1-0 vs Spurs, great Saunders goal, Bosnich ko's Klinsmann.
6 2-1 vs Sheff Weds, great performance, great Deano headed goal
7 5-0 vs Wigan - the Lamptey game and celebration
8 2-1 at Forest after a shocking Collymore penalty decision
9 2-0 vs Liverpool - easy win and a streaker shaking hands with Shaun Teale man of steel
10 2- at Barnsley - great away day out
We also had several 4-3's and a 4-4 with Leicester. In terms of drama it was easily the most action packed and heart-stopping of all our seasons in the time i've followed Villa if not always for the right season.
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I'll pretty much agree with all that. On the positive sides, the law of averages states we must surely be better next year! Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.
It could be just as bad if Gary McAllister is still here and we cant shift the deadwood and troublemakers, quotes of we will work on defending in pre season, we only need 2 or 3 players and sticking with Freidlel and Marshall as our 1 and 2 choice goal keepers.
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"It's my belief that history is a wheel. "Inconsistency is my very essence" -says the wheel- "Rise up on my spokes if you like, but don't complain when you are cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it is also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away"."
I think that you'll find it's "Inconstancy" rather than "Inconsistency".
Signed: A. Pedant.
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you just reminded me of hearing this at Highbury some years ago when we'd just lost and were singing this on the way out of the visitors end.
We first sang this during the 6-2 home defeat to Arsenal in '83, i think it was 5-1 or 5-2 at the time, trust the mancs to highjack it yrs later, and not use it in the same way we did!
I can only imagine that most posters here are too young to remember the 85-87 yrs! 85/86 wasnt good but 86/87, well the less said the better! This season has been brilliant compared to then, and as mentioned before, had the internet been around then, these sites would have gone into meltdown then.
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"It's my belief that history is a wheel. "Inconsistency is my very essence" -says the wheel- "Rise up on my spokes if you like, but don't complain when you are cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it is also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away"."
I think that you'll find it's "Inconstancy" rather than "Inconsistency".
Signed: A. Pedant.
Don't blame me, blame Frank Cottrell Boyce. Or Boethius.
Signed: A. Plagiariser.
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you just reminded me of hearing this at Highbury some years ago when we'd just lost and were singing this on the way out of the visitors end.
We first sang this during the 6-2 home defeat to Arsenal in '83, i think it was 5-1 or 5-2 at the time, trust the mancs to highjack it yrs later, and not use it in the same way we did!
I can only imagine that most posters here are too young to remember the 85-87 yrs! 85/86 wasnt good but 86/87, well the less said the better! This season has been brilliant compared to then, and as mentioned before, had the internet been around then, these sites would have gone into meltdown then.
Agree and just imagine what 1971/2/3 would have been like! It was bad enough being a villa fan at the time!
Maybe someone's already found this but I just thought it was apposite for the thread:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aston_Villa_FC_League_Performance_1889-2008.PNG