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Title: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Fin Feds Dad on March 21, 2012, 05:25:49 PM
When my Son got home today he discovered he had been sent a cardboard tube from the Villa Marketing dept.

In it was a two sided poster - on one side was his name on the back of a Home shirt, hanging up in the changing rooms, with Bent 9 shirt and Agbonlahor 11 shirt either side.

On the reverse is the Trinity Road stand , all lit up, with the McGregor statue in the foreground. However, where the Aston Villa lettering is at the top of the stand now shows his Christian name and Surname either side of the badge.

It is something I would have paid money for - but has been sent gratis from the club.

We have had a lot to moan about over the last few months - but I would like to say well done to the club for this.  Its that good I am going to frame it for him.

Anybody else had one ?
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: bilsim on March 21, 2012, 06:07:46 PM
My nephew got one last week, real classy touch I thought, fair play to them.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Rip Van We Go Again on March 21, 2012, 06:13:06 PM
I got home yesterday to find a massive, mis-shapen cardboard tube in my porch from the club.
On opening it, I found to my horror that it contained Moustapha Salifou, the cun.t is now ensconsed in my loft and refuses to come out until I 'Fix him up with a club where he doesn't have to do much.'
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Jimmy Smash on March 21, 2012, 07:32:11 PM
I got home yesterday to find a massive, mis-shapen cardboard tube in my porch from the club.
On opening it, I found to my horror that it contained Moustapha Salifou, the cun.t is now ensconsed in my loft and refuses to come out until I 'Fix him up with a club where he doesn't have to do much.'

Hilarious. Not.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Fasth56 on March 21, 2012, 07:35:56 PM
I got home yesterday to find a massive, mis-shapen cardboard tube in my porch from the club.
On opening it, I found to my horror that it contained Moustapha Salifou, the cun.t is now ensconsed in my loft and refuses to come out until I 'Fix him up with a club where he doesn't have to do much.'

Hilarious. Not.

I thought it was quite funny
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Steve67 on March 21, 2012, 07:38:00 PM
I used the cardboard it came in to stick down the pants of the streaker.  Explains the fact that an Albion fan appears to have a big 'un!!

Seriously, nice gesture from the club.  But I still hate McLeish.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: olaftab on March 21, 2012, 07:42:16 PM
No poster so far but ST information arrived and the booklet front cover is a Villa shirt hanging in the changing room with the lads names on it. They also have their pictures inside from the visit to BMH. So obviously they are over the moon ....
Great stuff.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Rip Van We Go Again on March 21, 2012, 08:03:57 PM
I got home yesterday to find a massive, mis-shapen cardboard tube in my porch from the club.
On opening it, I found to my horror that it contained Moustapha Salifou, the cun.t is now ensconsed in my loft and refuses to come out until I 'Fix him up with a club where he doesn't have to do much.'

Hilarious. Not.

You're not a mate of his are you?

I can always edit it to say Habib Beye instead.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Jimmy Smash on March 21, 2012, 08:06:18 PM
I got home yesterday to find a massive, mis-shapen cardboard tube in my porch from the club.
On opening it, I found to my horror that it contained Moustapha Salifou, the cun.t is now ensconsed in my loft and refuses to come out until I 'Fix him up with a club where he doesn't have to do much.'

Hilarious. Not.

You're not a mate of his are you?

I can always edit it to say Habib Beye instead.

Yes of course I am. That's why I don't find your joke funny. Nothing to do with the fact that it wasn't funny in the first place
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Fergal on March 21, 2012, 08:13:07 PM
I got home yesterday to find a massive, mis-shapen cardboard tube in my porch from the club.
On opening it, I found to my horror that it contained Moustapha Salifou, the cun.t is now ensconsed in my loft and refuses to come out until I 'Fix him up with a club where he doesn't have to do much.'

Hilarious. Not.

You're not a mate of his are you?

I can always edit it to say Habib Beye instead.

Yes of course I am. That's why I don't find your joke funny. Nothing to do with the fact that it wasn't funny in the first place
I thought it was funny
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Kingthing on March 21, 2012, 08:22:38 PM
I got home yesterday to find a massive, mis-shapen cardboard tube in my porch from the club.
On opening it, I found to my horror that it contained Moustapha Salifou, the cun.t is now ensconsed in my loft and refuses to come out until I 'Fix him up with a club where he doesn't have to do much.'

Hilarious. Not.

You're not a mate of his are you?

I can always edit it to say Habib Beye instead.

Yes of course I am. That's why I don't find your joke funny. Nothing to do with the fact that it wasn't funny in the first place
I thought it was funny

Made me smile
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Legion on March 21, 2012, 08:35:19 PM
It could have been worse. It might have been Ivanhoe.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: damon loves JT on March 21, 2012, 08:52:04 PM
If they put Heskey in the post, all you'd get would be a card that read:

'Sorry I missed you...'
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: D.boy on March 21, 2012, 09:19:08 PM
Very good Damon.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: black pearl of inchicore on March 21, 2012, 11:55:53 PM
I rather see my son pictured with a Trophy and not with his name on a shirt hung up beside some bloke who does his xmas shopping when there's a home game going on.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: DeKuip on March 22, 2012, 12:15:26 AM
My son didn't get one. Bastards!

Mind you, he is 25.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: dave.woodhall on March 22, 2012, 12:17:52 AM
My son didn't get one. Bastards!

Mind you, he is 25.

And named Legion.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: DeKuip on March 22, 2012, 12:24:38 AM
My son didn't get one. Bastards!

Mind you, he is 25.

And named Legion.

I've heard him called a few things, but never Legion.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Louzie0 on March 22, 2012, 12:32:05 AM
I'd quite like a poster, but I'm not a junior Villan.
Well, not a junior, anyway.

And I'm not related to anybody who is. (a JV)

How do I get one, please? There has to be a way. I'll do anything that doesn't include bungee jumping, losing clothes (believe me you don't want that) or involves politically inappropriate modes of fraternisation with members of the publicity team. Or Legion.

Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Rip Van We Go Again on March 22, 2012, 06:42:35 AM
Sorry for the joke that pissed off Jimmy, i'll post one of his most memorable posts to make up for it.









Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Jimmy Smash on March 22, 2012, 06:52:40 AM
Sorry for the joke that pissed off Jimmy, i'll post one of his most memorable posts to make up for it.





Another side splitter! They just keep coming!
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Rip Van We Go Again on March 22, 2012, 07:00:41 AM
Sorry for the joke that pissed off Jimmy, i'll post one of his most memorable posts to make up for it.





Another side splitter! They just keep coming!

If only your sides were splitting.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: villanic on March 22, 2012, 07:05:35 AM
Sorry for the joke that pissed off Jimmy, i'll post one of his most memorable posts to make up for it.





Another side splitter! They just keep coming!

If only your sides were splitting.

Can't we all just get along? I blame McLeish for this ;)
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Legion on March 22, 2012, 07:11:04 AM
No, it's O'Neill's fault,
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: damon loves JT on March 22, 2012, 07:44:10 AM
Apparently Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney hate each other. That 'Ebony and Ivory' thing was just a big act.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: villanic on March 22, 2012, 08:50:29 AM
Apparently Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney hate each other. That 'Ebony and Ivory' thing was just a big act.

Can't blame Stevie Wonder really, all scousers piss you off  eventually.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: damon loves JT on March 22, 2012, 08:55:59 AM
Apparently McCartney would mutter racist abuse when they were side-by-side
on the piahno keyboard
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: kipeye on March 22, 2012, 09:01:41 AM
I gather the original piano is now in the Anfield trophy room. All the black notes are on the left and the white notes on the right.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: MarkM on March 22, 2012, 12:39:14 PM
I gather the original piano is now in the Anfield trophy room. All the black notes are on the left and the white notes on the right.

The annual sing along was a bit tricky this year as Suarez refused to let his fingers touch the black keys on the piano keyboard!
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Jimmy Smash on March 22, 2012, 05:17:18 PM
Sorry for the joke that pissed off Jimmy, i'll post one of his most memorable posts to make up for it.





Another side splitter! They just keep coming!

If only your sides were splitting.

And another one! He's on a roll!
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Rip Van We Go Again on March 22, 2012, 05:26:33 PM
Sorry for the joke that pissed off Jimmy, i'll post one of his most memorable posts to make up for it.





Another side splitter! They just keep coming!

If only your sides were splitting.

And another one! He's on a roll!

That wasn't a joke.
I want you to die.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Jimmy Smash on March 22, 2012, 05:29:48 PM
Sorry for the joke that pissed off Jimmy, i'll post one of his most memorable posts to make up for it.





Another side splitter! They just keep coming!

If only your sides were splitting.

And another one! He's on a roll!

That wasn't a joke.
I want you to die.

Classy
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Rip Van We Go Again on March 22, 2012, 05:44:35 PM

That wasn't a joke.
I want you to die.

Classy


Only being honest.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: villanic on March 22, 2012, 05:45:13 PM
Sorry for the joke that pissed off Jimmy, i'll post one of his most memorable posts to make up for it.





Another side splitter! They just keep coming!

If only your sides were splitting.

And another one! He's on a roll!

That wasn't a joke.
I want you to die.

Classy

I think you two secretly love each other. You always hurt the one you love.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Rip Van We Go Again on March 22, 2012, 06:20:14 PM
I just want to beat him to death with his own arm, what's wrong with that?
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Jimmy Smash on March 22, 2012, 06:22:47 PM
Okay seeing as it upsets you so much, I promise not to say anything unkind about your little jokes in future.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: PeterWithesShin on March 22, 2012, 06:24:44 PM
Apparently McCartney would mutter racist abuse when they were side-by-side
on the piahno keyboard

McCartney would only play the white keys.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Rip Van We Go Again on March 22, 2012, 06:28:32 PM
Okay seeing as it upsets you so much, I promise not to say anything unkind about your little jokes in future.
It doesn't upset me Jimmy, Jimmy.
I'm just puzzled as to why you would comment, just ignore it if you think it's shit.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Jimmy Smash on March 22, 2012, 06:33:57 PM
We all comment on each other's posts on here. But seeing as you don't like it I'll not comment on your posts again.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Percy McCarthy on March 23, 2012, 09:47:27 AM
Come on lads, it's only the internet.

Take a leaf out of my book. I never get into a row that eventually gets so out of hand I end up bashing the keyboard so hard my fingers bleed. Honest.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle on March 23, 2012, 12:06:06 PM
Okay seeing as it upsets you so much, I promise not to say anything unkind about your little jokes in future.
It doesn't upset me Jimmy, Jimmy.
I'm just puzzled as to why you would comment, just ignore it if you think it's shit.

This is what happens when two boys stand too close to each other in the urinals.
Its a lesson to us all.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Chris Harte on March 23, 2012, 01:31:07 PM
Another one who thought Rip Van's joke was funny.

My issue (at the risk of going off topic) is the renewal pack they sent me. All very nice and flashy, but really another waste of money - its not telling me anything I don't already know. And because my name seems to be plastered all over the pack thats more that will have to be fed to by shredder.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Mark H on March 23, 2012, 02:13:17 PM
My 12 year old loved that poster - I thought it was a really nice touch
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Rip Van We Go Again on March 23, 2012, 02:29:52 PM
Getting back to the topic.

It was a brilliant bit of marketing by the club, disinterested owner and poor manager aside, the club know how to project themselves.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: glasses on March 23, 2012, 02:32:26 PM
I didn't think the joke was funny, but I'll get over it.

Nice touch with the marketing. Like has been said, they didn't have to do it, and it should bring a smile to the kids that haven't had that much to smile about supporting Villa this year.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: not3bad on March 23, 2012, 02:57:25 PM
I did think the joke was funny.  And contrary to an earlier poster I also liked my renewal pack.  It's a damned if you do damned if you don't situation I supopse, because if they didn't send out anything people would say the club were taking them for granted.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Tom_Mc9? on March 23, 2012, 07:01:02 PM
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VcrNn8AiWMc/Tq2CavD4Y1I/AAAAAAAABCs/iv07lVmamsE/s1600/Someone+is+wrong+on+internet.png)

I got one! However, it was addressed to the person who used to live in my flat. Seems he hasn't told Villa about his change of address. Don't blame him.
Title: Re: Marketing dept - poster sent to Junior Villains - superb !
Post by: Percy McCarthy on March 23, 2012, 08:45:24 PM
A b loke I know was sent tickets in the name of the person who used to live in his flat. Being a Brummie Red, I don't think he understood the concept of going to a live game, so I had them.
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