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Title: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Dave Clark Five on January 12, 2013, 02:31:36 PM
Legends i Lions Club today were Brian Little and Steve Hodge (not a legend).
How low we stoop.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: kipeye on January 12, 2013, 02:33:57 PM
Yech! Jesus and Beelzebub in the same room!
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: jimmygreen on January 12, 2013, 04:35:57 PM
You must be joking. He's got a big pair of bollocks on him - or is he here to take the piss out of us? Or is the club taking the piss out of us. Sack of Monkey Poo.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: TheTimVilla on January 12, 2013, 05:01:18 PM
He must be desperate for money then. Why doesn't he go to a big club, like Sperms, on matchday?
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: thick_mike on January 12, 2013, 05:17:50 PM
'kin 'ell...that's it, we're doomed.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Nev on January 12, 2013, 07:08:57 PM
I mate sent me a text regarding this earlier. Fuck me, if you need anymore evidence that we've had it then you're blind as a bat. deaf as a post, and thick as a whale omelette.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: nodge on January 12, 2013, 07:09:50 PM
I briefly saw him, he looked embarrassed, skulking out the way while people queued up to have their picture taken with Sir Brian
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: TopDeck113 on January 12, 2013, 07:19:22 PM
Another example of how out of touch the people in charge at Villa Park are. 

Still, serves as a reminder as to how shit a relegation season is.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: cdbearsfan on January 12, 2013, 07:30:20 PM
Was Hodge at Villa Park today? Thought I saw him but not sure.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: steffo on January 12, 2013, 07:30:31 PM
I was in the Sky lounge after the game and in walks Sir Brian and him. I had to explain my anger to some younger supporters when he replied to a question saying 'Villa need more experience'. This from a England International who jumped ship in 86/87.

I tried to get a few young kids to spill some water on the tiled floor, betting them that when Sir Brian walked in the water the soles of his shoes would be bone dry. Shame they never saw him play.
 
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: TheSandman on January 12, 2013, 07:36:30 PM
You'd think the club would be smart enough not to invite such a vastly unpopular former player to do this.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on January 12, 2013, 08:02:32 PM
Go the whole hog and invite O'Leary and McNeill.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: bertlambshank on January 12, 2013, 08:26:39 PM
The board are taking the piss out of us.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: TonyD on January 12, 2013, 08:56:13 PM
Hopkins and Blake for the Bradford game.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: jimmygreen on January 12, 2013, 09:45:52 PM
Hopkins and Blake for the Bradford game.

With Nigel Callaghan providing the pre-match music on his wheels of steel.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: oldham_villa on January 12, 2013, 10:59:13 PM
That's absolutely unbelievable.

The player has some face to turn up too - guess the pay check was too much to turn down
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: steffo on January 12, 2013, 11:24:42 PM
Seeing Hodge was like seeing the grim reaper.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: dl9 on January 12, 2013, 11:31:25 PM
Next they'll be welcoming back Alpay, mind you given the current state of affairs that may be a good idea if he's still got his boots....
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: saunders_heroes on January 12, 2013, 11:37:38 PM
Just proves how out of touch our club is under Lerner and Faulkner. They haven't got a damn clue about the Villa. Hodge was absolutely despised by fans for what he did back in the mid 80s. How he has the nerve to creep back to the club to pick up a few quid for one last "appearance" is beyond me.
Get Steve Stride back to the Villa for Christ sake.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: bertlambshank on January 13, 2013, 12:09:35 AM
He is still despised,the odious little sack of monkey shit.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Dave Clark Five on January 13, 2013, 12:26:52 AM
I didn't see him myself but heard Brian was in there. When I got in they said that they thought Hodge was the other one. I couldn't imagine they let that c**t in the ground but had it confirmed later. Who advises these people? I would sooner see Bob Latchford and Bob Hatton in there.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Pete3206 on January 13, 2013, 01:33:30 AM
He was on Talksport the other week and even admitted on there that he was unpopular at Villa Park.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Toronto Villa on January 13, 2013, 01:48:45 AM
Hodge being there is like having the Ghost of Relegation Yet To Come present, cock in hand laughing loudly at our impending fate.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: TheTimVilla on January 13, 2013, 07:59:04 AM
I can't decide if he is war, famine, death or conquest.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: eastie on January 13, 2013, 08:09:45 AM
I didn't see him myself but heard Brian was in there. When I got in they said that they thought Hodge was the other one. I couldn't imagine them let that c**t in the ground but had it confirmed later. Who advises these people? I would sooner see Bob Latchford and Bob Hatton in there.

Maybe at a push dc5 , but definitely not TF.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: lordmcgrath5 on January 13, 2013, 11:36:09 AM
Hodgey must go. Still not forgiven.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Ross on January 13, 2013, 11:50:36 AM
Like the arrival of the first horseman of our relegation apocalypse.

Who will the others be?
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: bones. on January 13, 2013, 09:20:05 PM
Like the arrival of the first horseman of our relegation apocalypse.

Who will the others be?
Martin Keown and ?
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Billy Walker on January 13, 2013, 09:25:15 PM
Like the arrival of the first horseman of our relegation apocalypse.

Who will the others be?

Some might disagree with me, but Dwight Yorke ranks right up there with Hodge for me.  Whenever I see him doing any Villa-related punditry my hackles rise.  I wouldn't allow him within twenty-five miles of Villa Park.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Dave Clark Five on January 13, 2013, 09:39:50 PM
Like the arrival of the first horseman of our relegation apocalypse.

Who will the others be?

Some might disagree with me, but Dwight Yorke ranks right up there with Hodge for me.  Whenever I see him doing any Villa-related punditry my hackles rise.  I wouldn't allow him within twenty-five miles of Villa Park.
Kissing the Utd badge in front of us at Old Trafford was a bad move by him. Here starts more division in the ranks.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: eamonn on January 13, 2013, 09:42:47 PM
Like the arrival of the first horseman of our relegation apocalypse.

Who will the others be?

Some might disagree with me, but Dwight Yorke ranks right up there with Hodge for me.  Whenever I see him doing any Villa-related punditry my hackles rise.  I wouldn't allow him within twenty-five miles of Villa Park.
Kissing the Utd badge in front of us at Old Trafford was a bad move by him.

After being baited mercilessly by the Villa fans. If you can't dish it out...

And in fairness to Dwight, though he is a mediocre pundit at best, he always talks us up when covering our games.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Percy McCarthy on January 13, 2013, 09:58:27 PM
Jasper Carrott is on live in the Trevor Francis suite over Easter.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: steffo on January 13, 2013, 10:02:31 PM
Dwight left Villa for trophies - which he got. 

Hodge left the Villa in the shit. - He won nothing. The man is a parasite. 
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Pete3206 on January 14, 2013, 12:12:59 AM
Hodge left the Villa in the shit. - He won nothing. The man is a parasite. 

Parasite? Yes

Won nothing? No. League Cup with Forest. League title with Leeds.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: bertlambshank on January 14, 2013, 12:22:52 AM
Jasper Carrott is on live in the Trevor Francis suite over Easter.
A clown at the big top.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Billy Walker on January 14, 2013, 12:30:24 AM
Dwight left Villa for trophies - which he got. 

Hodge left the Villa in the shit. - He won nothing. The man is a parasite. 


I feel Dwight owed us a little loyalty after  we spotted him and persevered with him in his early career.  We were so close to having a very, very good team when he decided to leave.  Who knows, if he'd shown a little faith in Villa he might have won more trophies with us.

I'll add David O'Leary to the four horsemen, too. 
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: rob_bridge on January 14, 2013, 10:34:38 AM
Steve Hodge - FUCK OFF!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: The Left Side on January 14, 2013, 06:11:48 PM
Steve Hodge - FUCK OFF!!!!!!!

This, did anyone give him any abuse?
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: KevinGage on January 14, 2013, 07:28:06 PM
Like the arrival of the first horseman of our relegation apocalypse.

Who will the others be?

Some might disagree with me, but Dwight Yorke ranks right up there with Hodge for me.  Whenever I see him doing any Villa-related punditry my hackles rise.  I wouldn't allow him within twenty-five miles of Villa Park.

Tend to agree.

Wouldn't begrudge him his move to Old Toilet   (didn't say that at the time, mind). 

But:

1. The move
2. The no show at Everton away to force the move
3.The badge kissing incident (more than once, did it for Cackburn too)

and

4.  "Everyone knows that historically Birmingham City are the biggest club in the region."

means there's no going back for me.


There's ingratiating yourself with new employers, and there's talking shite.

Bridges well and truly blitzkrieged.

A shame, as some of my fondest Villa memories are with Dwight in the side.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: TheTimVilla on January 14, 2013, 08:08:34 PM
Like the arrival of the first horseman of our relegation apocalypse.

Who will the others be?

Some might disagree with me, but Dwight Yorke ranks right up there with Hodge for me.  Whenever I see him doing any Villa-related punditry my hackles rise.  I wouldn't allow him within twenty-five miles of Villa Park.
Kissing the Utd badge in front of us at Old Trafford was a bad move by him. Here starts more division in the ranks.
Especially when you consider he had nothing to do with the goal (I'm thinking of his first match against us after he left). Somebody else won a free kick, not him, he was nowhere near. Beckham scored it and Yorke ran over to us and kissed hís badge.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Dave Clark Five on January 14, 2013, 10:23:02 PM
It all justifies my decision to put a picture of Andy Lochhead over him on my Sports Argus Villa Legends picture. Couldn't have Yorke grinning at me.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: cdward on January 14, 2013, 11:00:22 PM
Like the arrival of the first horseman of our relegation apocalypse.

Who will the others be?
Martin Keown and ?
Steve McMahon, never heard him say anything good about us, always felt he hated being at VP
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Dave Clark Five on January 14, 2013, 11:17:29 PM
Like the arrival of the first horseman of our relegation apocalypse.

Who will the others be?
Martin Keown and ?
Steve McMahon, never heard him say anything good about us, always felt he hated being at VP

I liked him but felt that he only came to us to avoid a direct transfer between the two Liverpool clubs.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: adrenachrome on January 14, 2013, 11:31:19 PM
Hodge? Very good. Shows they're thinking.

Might I suggest Alistair Brown an Mark Halsey as  future guests. And Richard Keys.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Pete3206 on January 15, 2013, 12:13:55 AM
Coming soon.......an evening with Alpay at the Holte Suite.

Tickets, only £65 per head. This includes chicken in a basket and access to expensive piss water.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Damo70 on January 15, 2013, 08:46:56 AM
I'm surprised he goes back to any of his former clubs except maybe Leeds. He bailed out on us, Spurs and twice on his boyhood club.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: OzVilla on January 15, 2013, 09:20:19 AM
Jesus wept. That is absolutely, staggeringly unbelievable.

They really have no fecking idea do they, none whatsoever.  McGrath save us from these numpties.

I'm also equally amazed he accepted. 
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Duncan Shaw on January 15, 2013, 09:29:20 AM
Jesus wept. That is absolutely, staggeringly unbelievable.

They really have no fecking idea do they, none whatsoever.  McGrath save us from these numpties.

I'm also equally amazed he accepted. 

I'm sure his fee made it an easy decision!
Beggars belief really - fair play to all in there for not chinning him!
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: rob_bridge on January 15, 2013, 10:05:33 AM
In case anyone missed it yesterday

Steve Hodge FUCK OFF!!!!!!
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: OzVilla on January 15, 2013, 11:00:57 AM
Jesus wept. That is absolutely, staggeringly unbelievable.

They really have no fecking idea do they, none whatsoever.  McGrath save us from these numpties.

I'm also equally amazed he accepted. 

I'm sure his fee made it an easy decision!
Beggars belief really - fair play to all in there for not chinning him!

How much do you think they get paid to go then, surely it can't be that much?

Hodge would need to be very hard up, stupid, brave or a piss taker extrordinaire to have taken the gig.

Wonder which?
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: peter w on January 15, 2013, 12:27:02 PM
Two things.

Steve hodge can fuck off.

Secondly, when he was doing punditry on Star Sports (Asian ESPN) Steve Mcmahon always spoke highly of us.

As for Yorke, i agree that it rankles when i see him doing punditry about us. I can't forgive him for something which i can't put my finger on. No badge kissing baiting which I really don't give a frig about, but just something about hinm now just gets under my skin.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: JUAN PABLO on January 15, 2013, 05:29:32 PM
Im pretty shocked at this decision by the club , its as bad as having TSM as manager.
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: Marlon From Bearwood on January 15, 2013, 10:16:02 PM
Two things.

Steve hodge can fuck off.

Secondly, when he was doing punditry on Star Sports (Asian ESPN) Steve Mcmahon always spoke highly of us.

As for Yorke, i agree that it rankles when i see him doing punditry about us. I can't forgive him for something which i can't put my finger on. No badge kissing baiting which I really don't give a frig about, but just something about hinm now just gets under my skin.

Could it be the fact that when Yorke joined Small Heath, he stated that he'd always thought of them as the biggest club in Brum..?
Title: Re: Hodge in Lions Club!
Post by: KevinGage on January 15, 2013, 10:53:25 PM


Secondly, when he was doing punditry on Star Sports (Asian ESPN) Steve Mcmahon always spoke highly of us.



When I lived out in Australia, and he was doing punditry for FOX Sports (or maybe ESPN) he mentioned Villa a few times.  More than Bosnich anyway, and he always seemed to be complimentary. 

Think he was going for one of the managerial posts over there and he said something along the lines of "I've played for three of the biggest clubs in England: Everton, Villa and Liverpool, so I know what pressure is all about."

Plus, he spared us the misfortune of having to endure Alan Brazil trotting around VP in a Villa shirt, the useless old bloater:

 clickage (http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/372)

Quote
"I turned down Manchester United to join Liverpool, that's how much I wanted to sign for the club.

Villa were playing at Southampton. Manager Tony Barton named the team at midday, then pulled me to one side to explain why I wasn't playing that night. It was the last few matches of the season and I was leaving. I had made it clear that I wanted to move back to the north. The manager said: 'I think you might like this move.' He informed me that Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson had made a satisfactory offer that had been accepted by Villa. I believe it involved a swap deal with Alan Brazil.

I think I shocked Tony Barton when I replied: 'Thanks but no thanks.' There had been a great deal of press speculation that Liverpool would move in, and I was prepared to bide my time for that chance."
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