Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Legion on May 29, 2012, 07:31:36 PM
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Details here (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2791489,00.html)
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Have to applaud the club for this! Excellent way to bring in the new kits and get the fans 'onside' again. A decent managerial appointment between now and then and the place will be rocking! Well done Villa!
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thats me and the grankids sorted for a day out. fair play to the club. we really do this kind of event well.
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Looks good Dave. Shame i am 2000 bloody miles away!
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Credit where it's due. That really is brilliant.
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My friends band are playing and advertised on the site (soldier). Very good idea by the club, a shiny new manager on the stage telling us about his plans would be great.
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Great idea. And I've been a fan of The Lines since the early days.
As a disgruntled former croupier, there's very little chance of me buying a casino advert, though.
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Great initiative. What would be really good would be to have a new [vibrant] manager in place before then. Imagine how many more people would turn up if he was to be there.....
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I tell you what, we should give the club some real praise for this.
It is a great idea and once again,they show that sometimes they really do know what they are doing.
Well done Villa !
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Can't wait to see what the kit looks like.
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Wow, great work Villa.
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Can someone outline the basics? I can't get links on this phone. Or maybe post the article?
Thanks.
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Villa have finalised details of the exciting weekend of activities all focused around the launch of the new 2012-13 kit.
The home and away kit will be unveiled online on Friday June 15 - and then launched in a stunning claret and blue outdoor carnival on both Saturday June 16 and Sunday June 17 at Villa Park.
And the home kit will be available to purchase immediately from the Villa Village Store on site.
If you come down to grab your new shirt over that Father's Day weekend you'll be able to make the most of some great music and fun events.
All of the events start at 10am on both days and finish at 4pm.
Arrow BulletLive music stage - 11 acts over two days
Arrow BulletMini stadium tours and trophy viewings
Arrow BulletHuman demolition wrecking ball
Arrow BulletVelcro wall
Arrow BulletInflatable volleyball court
Arrow BulletTrampolines
Arrow BulletAssault courses
Arrow BulletFootball challenges (starts at 11.30am on Saturday due to soccer schools)
Arrow BulletFunfair activities
Arrow BulletFood court
Arrow BulletMuch, much more
The music element should be electrifying, with a host of up-and-coming bands gracing B6.
We have The Lines, Soldier, Dakota Beats and Paradise Forum to name but a few.
Please note that some of the activities above will involve a small charge. However, any supporter purchasing a shirt over the weekend will be given a wristband which will allow them to enjoy all activities free of charge.
Both stores at Villa Park and the City Centre will be open from 8am to 6pm on the Saturday.
On the Sunday, the Villa Park store will be open between 9am and 4pm and the City Centre store will open an hour later at 10am to 4pm.
There will be free car parking in Aston Events Centre. The Holte End car park will also be available for parking on the Saturday.
And, as if that isn't enough, we will also be showing games from the European Championships on the big screens.
Why not take the whole experience into extra-time too?
Make a day of it on Sunday and bring the whole family along for a great afternoon at our Father's Day family fun lunch.
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Cheers bob.
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Looks good Dave. Shame i am 2000 bloody miles away!
Well now I know what danlanza looks like.
(http://www.billythefish.com/mediac/400_0/media/Papa~Lazarou.jpg)
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Cheers bob.
And these are the bands currently signed up
Having already confirmed the appearance of The Culture, Dakota Beats and The Lines, Villa are thrilled to add Bluebeat Arkestra to the music roster.
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What would be really good would be to have a new [vibrant] manager in place before then
I was told by a realiable source that, as the festival reaches a climax, our new manager will burst out of a giant cardboard cake wearing our 2012/13 nylon, Macron, claret and blue, £50 fire hazard of a shirt.
I'm a grumpy twat, but I find this US-style razamataz a tad embarrassing
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Fair play to the club - Faulkener might be shit at appointing managers but as for innovitive marketing ideas he is top notch
I will be there
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Never heard of any of those bands but they all sound like indie sorts so it's not suprising.
Can't we have Napalm Death, Godflesh, GBH, Cerebral Fix, Benediction and so on?
I want to see Jim White getting smashed about in a pit when SKY report on it.
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Never heard of any of those bands but they all sound like indie sorts so it's not suprising.
Can't we have Napalm Death, Godflesh, GBH, Cerebral Fix, Benediction and so on?
I want to see Jim White getting smashed about in a pit when SKY report on it.
I think Mazrim you need to be head of events at Villa Park.
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I think he needs to be less rocked out ;) Its not good for you
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Great idea, get a buzz going at villa park during the off season. Would be great to introduce the new manager too.
I mentioned it on the other kit threat, I thought it was strange though still having the Nike logo next to the Genting one (I know it's probably to do with them still being out official parterre until a certain date). But since it's to launch a new kit by a different make I thought it was odd to have the email with the Nike logo on
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Fair play to the club - Faulkener might be shit at appointing managers but as for innovitive marketing ideas he is top notch
I will be there
Are you going to be there as a punter or working?
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Could not care less about a kit launch.What we need is for faulkner to get finger out and get a manager . Then the manager will have time to sort the team out to play in there new kit.
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Could not care less about a kit launch.What we need is for faulkner to get finger out and get a manager . Then the manager will have time to sort the team out to play in there new kit.
Doing this doesn't mean he can't do the other, there is more then one facet to the club that has to be catered for.
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Somniloquism. point 1, we are a football club not a brand or whatever he calls it now .Its more important to sort out a manager than a kit launch. Point 2. He is the luckest man at villa park to still have a job after his last 2 appointments. Sorry if you dont agree .But all im bothered about is what happens on the pitch.
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Taking Hayley (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2793784,00.html)
The Villa Park CAMPUS!? Who writes and/or authorises this bollocks?
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Taking Hayley (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2793784,00.html)
The Villa Park CAMPUS!? Who writes and/or authorises this bollocks?
Jeez Leeg, how disappointing! I thought a link called that would be ..... ;D
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They will be calling it Villa Park Hub next.
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They will be calling it Villa Park Hub next.
They'll be taking out the capitals and spaces and insisting it is written in italics, or something, like that big shopping centre in town.
villapark
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Never heard of any of those bands but they all sound like indie sorts so it's not suprising.
Can't we have Napalm Death, Godflesh, GBH, Cerebral Fix, Benediction and so on?
I want to see Jim White getting smashed about in a pit when SKY report on it.
That or some sort of Punk reunion, with Sham 69 and Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds. With Sky's very own shouty Max Headroom tribute act running the gauntlet of hate. And phlegm. And bottles.
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They will be calling it Villa Park Hub next.
They'll be taking out the capitals and spaces and insisting it is written in italics, or something, like that big shopping centre in town.
villapark
@villaparkb6
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Somniloquism. point 1, we are a football club not a brand or whatever he calls it now .Its more important to sort out a manager than a kit launch. Point 2. He is the luckest man at villa park to still have a job after his last 2 appointments. Sorry if you dont agree .But all im bothered about is what happens on the pitch.
Rebuttal 1. Like it or not, without the business side we won't be a football club and we need to be able to raise money and garner new fans which this is doing.
Rebutttal 2. He might be shit at appointing managers (although Houllier should have been the one transitional season we were going to have) but he has made money for the club, which as I mentioned earlier, entails we can help improve and continue the football side of things.
But the main point I was making is that the marketing and functions team would be planning all this with maybe keeping PF appraised. It is not a case of PF only managing to do one thing at a time and this kit launch weekend causing a delay in appointing a manager. (Although I don't think two weeks into the close season is a massive delay anyway.)
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Taking Hayley (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2793784,00.html)
The Villa Park CAMPUS!? Who writes and/or authorises this bollocks?
Campus: A collection of buildings that belong to a given institution, either academic or non-academic.
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I think it's pretty cool personally.. Get a bit of buzz going back at VP after a shit season! Welcome in the new manager and that..
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I think it's a good idea and a great chance for Villa to have a family day.
Would love to go and take the kids, except that I live 12,500 miles away and my kids would probably laugh at me for suggesting going (they are 19 and 22 after all). ;D
Can't knock the Club for this, let's just hope the new kit lives up to expectations.
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Heard various rumours of the new away kit colour, anyone know for sure what colour it will be ?
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Looks to be a really good event. Sadly working so will miss out. >:(
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It's my girlfriend's birthday a week today so we're doing something special on the following weekend, so we'll miss the launch as well. It's a shame because she could have had her present there and then instead of having to have it delivered.
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Heard various rumours of the new away kit colour, anyone know for sure what colour it will be ?
If you find the official advertisement of the event, I reckon it is the colour of the lettering of "see the away kit". Green.
My theory.
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Heard various rumours of the new away kit colour, anyone know for sure what colour it will be ?
Lime(ish) green with navy shorts and socks.
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Never heard of any of those bands but they all sound like indie sorts so it's not suprising.
Can't we have Napalm Death, Godflesh, GBH, Cerebral Fix, Benediction and so on?
I want to see Jim White getting smashed about in a pit when SKY report on it.
Maz , I can't go because I'm actually supporting GBH that day in Portsmouth and Sham69 , Uksubs and Damned. ;)
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The away kit is definitely green.
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The away kit is definitely green.
Definitely?
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The away kit is definitely green.
Definitely?
Definitely.
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I take it both the home and away kits will launched at this event?
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The away kit is definitely green.
Definitely?
Definitely.
Did Uncle Mazrim not tell all y'all this a while hence?
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The away kit is definitely green.
Definitely?
Definitely.
Did Uncle Mazrim not tell all y'all this a while hence?
Somebody told me a long while before that Uncle Maz.
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I take it both the home and away kits will launched at this event?
I believe so, although only the home will be on sale. I hope they don't wait too long for the away kit to go on sale though. We have criticised the club / nike for not having the kit on sale before August so lets hope they can get the Macron ones out.
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A friend of mines band from Sedgley/Gornal is headlining the Kit Launch day. They are called 'The Lines' and Al, the lead singer, is a massive Villa fan.
One of their songs can be seen here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvIupxBCcIc)
They are now selling out gigs to over 2500 on their own and have supported Arctic Monkeys, Pete Doherty, Stereophonics and loads more.
To get them to play is a decent coup for Villa, and will be amazing to see them play at Villa Park.
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A friend of mines band from Sedgley/Gornal is headlining the Kit Launch day. They are called 'The Lines' and Al, the lead singer, is a massive Villa fan.
One of their songs can be seen here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvIupxBCcIc)
They are now selling out gigs to over 2500 on their own and have supported Arctic Monkeys, Pete Doherty, Stereophonics and loads more.
To get them to play is a decent coup for Villa, and will be amazing to see them play at Villa Park.
A good tune that.
Ask the band if they can rustle up some Villa songs and get the place rocking!
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I take it both the home and away kits will launched at this event?
I believe so, although only the home will be on sale. I hope they don't wait too long for the away kit to go on sale though. We have criticised the club / nike for not having the kit on sale before August so lets hope they can get the Macron ones out.
The away kit will be available to purchase on Saturday July 14th:
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2805870,00.html
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A friend of mines band from Sedgley/Gornal is headlining the Kit Launch day. They are called 'The Lines' and Al, the lead singer, is a massive Villa fan.
One of their songs can be seen here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvIupxBCcIc)
They are now selling out gigs to over 2500 on their own and have supported Arctic Monkeys, Pete Doherty, Stereophonics and loads more.
To get them to play is a decent coup for Villa, and will be amazing to see them play at Villa Park.
I can remember watching them going back to around 2006/7 time which must have been when they were first starting out, mad to see them playing a headlining show at Wolves Civic.
There's some good bands on the line up Swim Deep are also getting plenty of attention national press wise too.
Should be a good day/s for the kit launch, nice to see plenty of stuff going on, and the villa making a big fuss of it
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I take it both the home and away kits will launched at this event?
I believe so, although only the home will be on sale. I hope they don't wait too long for the away kit to go on sale though. We have criticised the club / nike for not having the kit on sale before August so lets hope they can get the Macron ones out.
according to the OS, home kit is going on sale directly after the kit reveal, and the away kit will be on sale on Saturday July 14.
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I read in todays Evening Mail that one of the bands playing on Sunday have Peter Withe's and Pat Heard's kids playing in it, ones a son and the other a daughter.
I read this in the pub so obviously the details are a little hazy. 8)
Not too sure but I think it said that both proud dads will be in attendance.
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I read in todays Evening Mail that one of the bands playing on Sunday have Peter Withe's and Pat Heard's kids playing in it, ones a son and the other a daughter.
I read this in the pub so obviously the details are a little hazy. 8)
Not too sure but I think it said that both proud dads will be in attendance.
The band is called Paradise Forum and stars Steve Withe and Pat Heard's daughter (can't remember her name) who is a new recruit.
The Band also stars Rob Mills a friend of our family. Rob and Steve have been playing in bands together for a long time now.
Paradise Forum are playing at Knowle British Legion soon and I'm sure the poster I saw advertised them as being a cover band.
Going to try and get down VP Sunday to see them.
Rob got Steve to get his dad to sign a 1982 shirt Jon had. It has been framed and takes pride of place in our dinning room.
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Paul Lambert is gonna be there at 2.00pm on Saturday
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2812216,00.html
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Paul Lambert is gonna be there at 2.00pm on Saturday
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2812216,00.html
Dr Bike is there all day!
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new kit is all over face-book and it looks good
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Parking arrangements:
Coach park & Arena (Leisure Centre) - both days.
Holte End - Saturday only.
Plus street parking.
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Chico Hamilton III
I'm a grumpy twat, but I find this US-style razamataz a tad embarrassing
Ummmmm.....
We don't have parties for a new shirt here. Sorry.
The entire NFL changed jerseys (reebok to nike) this year, and... no one... cared... at... all...