Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: dave.woodhall on March 30, 2012, 04:24:45 PM
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Just spoke to a club official who is very keen on the idea of a card display for Stan at the Stoke game. Who would be up for distributing them before the match?
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Count me in.
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I think we should start a donation fund in Stan's name for the kids in the Brum going through the same thing. Chip in every weekend at VP, it would add up quick and I'm sure Stan would appreciate it.
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Let me know what's needed
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Yes.
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I'm in.
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Maybe tomorrow we should do something on the 19th minute of the game?
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Maybe tomorrow we should do something on the 19th minute of the game?
A minutes applause maybe?
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Count me in Dave
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Maybe tomorrow we should do something on the 19th minute of the game?
A minutes applause maybe?
I find the minutes applause a bit morbid, what about "theres only one stan petrov"?
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Maybe tomorrow we should do something on the 19th minute of the game?
A minutes applause maybe?
I was thinking of something along those lines. On the 19th minute we all stand up and give a minutes applause.
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Maybe tomorrow we should do something on the 19th minute of the game?
A minutes applause maybe?
I was thinking of something along those lines. On the 19th minute we all stand up and give a minutes applause.
Wonderful idea.
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Maybe tomorrow we should do something on the 19th minute of the game?
A minutes applause maybe?
I find the minutes applause a bit morbid, what about "theres only one stan petrov"?
Or we could do both? Not sure which people would think works better.
Much as I like the idea of the club display against Stoke, part of me thinks we should do something that's purely a fans reaction tomorrow.
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No protest before or after the game tomorrow. It should be all about stan
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Anything that we can do to show our support.
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All we can do tomorrow is to constanstly sing Stan's name to let him know he's in our thoughts.
Win,lose or draw,forget about McCleish and our shitty season for 90 minutes and think about our skipper.
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I'd be up for helping with the cards but I won't get to the ground until 2pm. Let me know if that's any use to you.
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Count me in
Also a definite yes to anything to do with the 19th minute tomorrow
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Does anyone who has organised anything know how go about spreading the word of the 19th minute idea?
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Does anyone who has organised anything know how go about spreading the word of the 19th minute idea?
What a great idea. We could do that tomorrow.
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Does anyone who has organised anything know how go about spreading the word of the 19th minute idea?
What a great idea. We could do that tomorrow.
It's what I was thinking of when I first sounded the idea, but have no idea how to go about letting folks know. Any ideas Dave?
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Does anyone who has organised anything know how go about spreading the word of the 19th minute idea?
When you get into the ground tell those around you and ask them to spread the word.
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Get twittering, or whatever it's called.
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Does anyone who has organised anything know how go about spreading the word of the 19th minute idea?
When you get into the ground tell those around you and ask them to spread the word.
I'm Upper Trinity and usually surrounded by empty seats, it's not going to be the best place to try and spread the word.
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Get twittering, or whatever it's called.
I don't twitter, so no idea how it works etc. Don't you need followers to spread the word?
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Brilliant idea. It would be great to have a full house and everyone as one standing up on the 19th minute. I bet even the Chelsea fans will join in.
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Does anyone who has organised anything know how go about spreading the word of the 19th minute idea?
Twitter and Facebook the obvious places to spread the word. A #petrov19applause hashtag? Not very snappy I know. Just hope the visitors don't have the temerity to score at that point.
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#applauseforpetrov would be better
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I'll do it. What would you like me to put?
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have tweeted some of the players re 19th min round of applause and asekd them to RT it, worth a try, lets see what happens using hash tag #getwellstan
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"At the 19th minute tomorrow please stand and applaud. Retweet this to as many Villa fans as possible. #avfc #applauseforpetrov #getwellstan"
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Time to hit the phone-ins tonight as well.
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They're talking about Stan at the moment on WM.
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No protest before or after the game tomorrow. It should be all about stan
Here here, absolutely, applause and "only 1 stan petrov"
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I wouldn't worry too much about spreading the word PWS. I'm sure that if on 18 minutes the Holte End stands as one and start singing "Stand Up For Stan Petrov" the rest of the ground will get the message pretty quickly. ;) And then on 19 mins the applause can start.
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I'm going to set up a Facebook group, any suggestions on the title?
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Tomorrow is probably too soon but maybe we could do something to encourage people to join the bone marrow register (http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/bonemarrow/). Hopefully Stan won't need this but even if it's not of direct help to him it could be a life saver for someone else's child or loved one. It would be a really positive way of showing our support.
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Tomorrow is probably too soon but maybe we could do something to encourage people to join the bone marrow register (http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/bonemarrow/). Hopefully Stan won't need this but even if it's not of direct help to him it could be a life saver for someone else's child or loved one. It would be a really positive way of showing our support.
Brilliant idea, is there maybe a way for the club to make it part of their next statement?
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can we hold up some white cards in support of his white cells? thats what we need!
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This is the FB group. It lags a bit atm. Please join and share.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/197016560412973/
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Tomorrow is probably too soon but maybe we could do something to encourage people to join the bone marrow register (http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/bonemarrow/). Hopefully Stan won't need this but even if it's not of direct help to him it could be a life saver for someone else's child or loved one. It would be a really positive way of showing our support.
After a few minutes research I've found that the NHS work closely with the Anthony Nolan trust when it comes to bone marrow. This is from their official site:
There are currently almost 1,600 people in the UK waiting for a stem cell transplant and 37,000 worldwide. We particularly need more young male donors come forward and join the register.
Men aged 18-30 are more likely to be chosen to donate but they currently account for just 12% of donors on the Anthony Nolan register.
I think we could be their target audience. They have a page about organising recruitment events here (http://www.anthonynolan.org/What-you-can-do/Grow-the-register/Organise-a-recruitment-session.aspx). I don't know if I could pull it off but I'd be up for trying to make this happen for the Stoke game if there's a chance it could be successful. Would there be enough support for it?
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Tomorrow is probably too soon but maybe we could do something to encourage people to join the bone marrow register (http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/bonemarrow/). Hopefully Stan won't need this but even if it's not of direct help to him it could be a life saver for someone else's child or loved one. It would be a really positive way of showing our support.
Brilliant idea, is there maybe a way for the club to make it part of their next statement?
Indeed. It would be great if other clubs could also get involved, especially considering the donor target group.
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Oh, yes to helping with the card display by the way Dave.
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Dave, where am I selling tomorrow and how can I help with this card display?
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I am available to do whatever is required.
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Tomorrow is probably too soon but maybe we could do something to encourage people to join the bone marrow register (http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/bonemarrow/). Hopefully Stan won't need this but even if it's not of direct help to him it could be a life saver for someone else's child or loved one. It would be a really positive way of showing our support.
Brilliant idea, is there maybe a way for the club to make it part of their next statement?
Indeed. It would be great if other clubs could also get involved, especially considering the donor target group.
this is all great support. i also believe in organ donation and feel we should all be organ donors! i can understand if someone has strong beliefs should opt out but that isnt the case, we all need to opt in! sorry, does that make sense?
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Dave, where am I selling tomorrow and how can I help with this card display?
Thanks for the PM. See you there.
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all the best to stan.hope he and his family can get through this.please sing your hearts out for him tomorrow.all the best from lanzarote villa supporters.
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have tweeted some of the players re 19th min round of applause and asekd them to RT it, worth a try, lets see what happens using hash tag #getwellstan
Pat Heard and Tim Abraham have both re-tweeted about the 19th minute's applause keep it going #getwellstan
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The first I knew about Stan's situation was the cameras showing stan in the stand and the whole stadium applauding. It was surreal as I knew it must be serious. Hat's off to everyone involved for such a touching and sincere moment.
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Tomorrow is probably too soon but maybe we could do something to encourage people to join the bone marrow register (http://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/bonemarrow/). Hopefully Stan won't need this but even if it's not of direct help to him it could be a life saver for someone else's child or loved one. It would be a really positive way of showing our support.
Brilliant idea, is there maybe a way for the club to make it part of their next statement?
Indeed. It would be great if other clubs could also get involved, especially considering the donor target group.
this is all great support. i also believe in organ donation and feel we should all be organ donors! i can understand if someone has strong beliefs should opt out but that isnt the case, we all need to opt in! sorry, does that make sense?
Those are your beliefs but not everyone else's and organ donation should remain that, a donation.
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I agree with villabobby on this one, donation is a personal choice and available now for those who wish to become donors.
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Is there to be a card display?
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Is there to be a card display?
We couldn't get it sorted in time. Maybe for the last game of the season.
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Probably not the best idea to do it for this match anyway.
I'd imagine it'd be done in the Holte, and for this fixture there will doubtless be swathes of empty seats - wouldn't that make the card display impractical?
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Probably not the best idea to do it for this match anyway.
I'd imagine it'd be done in the Holte, and for this fixture there will doubtless be swathes of empty seats - wouldn't that make the card display impractical?
Was my concern. I think the only section of the ground guaranteed to be filled is the North Stand lower.
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Let me know if donations are needed. Last game would be excellent
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I think a display of Red/White and Green balloons (colours of Bulgaria's flag) could be done at another home game. If each person let off three balloons each as the teams come out it would look superb.
I remember we used to do the balloons thing superbly years ago, maybe it could be done again for Stan?