Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine

Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Legion on September 17, 2013, 06:39:50 PM

Title: The Villa Villan
Post by: Legion on September 17, 2013, 06:39:50 PM
One notable exception (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3461583,00.html)
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: saunders_heroes on September 17, 2013, 07:19:17 PM
What's the notable exception?
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: nigel on September 17, 2013, 07:55:38 PM
I'd say it was the 'i' to make it Villain  ;)
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Clampy on September 17, 2013, 07:57:21 PM
One notable exception (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3461583,00.html)

I presume you mean H&V wasn't mentioned.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Slaphead on September 18, 2013, 07:21:44 AM
He looks like a Witch that has had a sex change.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Mortimer's Bear on September 18, 2013, 08:12:04 AM
(http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj631/Deano_Dalian/20130918_080734_zps63b62bea.jpg)
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Villan For Life on September 18, 2013, 09:05:51 AM
It's a debate we've had on here before!
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Villa-Villan on September 18, 2013, 09:16:21 AM
A dam fine name if you ask me!

I do remember the character very well and often wondered where and why it was produced for Villa fans? 
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Des Little on September 18, 2013, 09:30:05 AM
I always thought he was called Clarrie Blue?
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Nev on September 18, 2013, 09:32:32 AM
I always though it looked like Guy Fawkes.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: GarethRDR on September 18, 2013, 09:44:27 AM
That's an effeminate wizard.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: eamonn on September 18, 2013, 01:03:07 PM
His sleeve isn't.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: bilsim on September 18, 2013, 01:33:47 PM
When my Dad was about 6 or 7, his uncle (a Blues fan) used to take him to St. Andrews every week. He was in the city centre shopping with his Mom and he saw the "Villa Villain" badge and was instantly captivated and got his Mom to buy it for him. When the rest of my Blues supporting family told him it was an Aston Villa badge and he was supposed to be a Blues fan, he told them that he wanted to be an Aston Villa fan and fair play to my Uncle, he started taking him to Villa Park instead.

Before the Newcastle game on Saturday me and him were stood looking through the badges being sold on the little stand outside the Trinity Road Stand, he reminded me that it was the Villa Villain that started it all.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Villa-Villan on September 18, 2013, 05:56:45 PM
I always thought he was called Clarrie Blue?

Actually, you are correct. Also, I seem to remember " Clarrie Blue " was on the front of the first Villa fanzines?
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: eastie on September 18, 2013, 07:00:34 PM
I always thought he was called Clarrie Blue?

Actually, you are correct. Also, I seem to remember " Clarrie Blue " was on the front of the first Villa fanzines?

His name is Clarrie blue the villa villan - lyrics from the song by roy green i think?
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Mortimer's Bear on September 18, 2013, 07:05:45 PM
I'm sad enough to have a Villa CD that includes the hit Clarrie Blue

"His name is Clarrie Blue the Villa villan..."
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: eastie on September 18, 2013, 07:10:07 PM
I'm sad enough to have a Villa CD that includes the hit Clarrie Blue

"His name is Clarrie Blue the Villa villan..."

Me too , great cd with about 12 villa songs :)
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Legion on September 18, 2013, 07:12:00 PM
I'm sad enough to have a Villa CD that includes the hit Clarrie Blue

"His name is Clarrie Blue the Villa villan..."

Nothing sad about that. I want a copy!
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Mortimer's Bear on September 18, 2013, 07:16:44 PM
I'm sad enough to have a Villa CD that includes the hit Clarrie Blue

"His name is Clarrie Blue the Villa villan..."

Nothing sad about that. I want a copy!

Really? I Can bring one next week if you want to become a  fellow saddo!

Or can maybe email each track, there's some classics on there
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Legion on September 18, 2013, 07:18:06 PM
Is it an original or a copy?
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Mortimer's Bear on September 18, 2013, 07:20:56 PM
Is it an original or a copy?

It's an original that I purchased years ago.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: frankmosswasmyuncle on September 18, 2013, 07:21:33 PM
Remember Clarrie Blue very well.
He was a genuinely significant Villa symbol when I was a kid and rocked up to home games at about 1 o'clock to take my place right behind the goal at the Holte End. Reading the programme from cover to cover, Clarrie Blue featured on a fair number of those pages.

Please answer the question: is it Villan or Villain?
I've always used the latter - my Blades mate texts me as "Villan". Do I need to put him right or amend my own spelling?
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Legion on September 18, 2013, 07:25:29 PM
Is it an original or a copy?

It's an original that I purchased years ago.

How much?
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Legion on September 18, 2013, 07:26:12 PM
Remember Clarrie Blue very well.
He was a genuinely significant Villa symbol when I was a kid and rocked up to home games at about 1 o'clock to take my place right behind the goal at the Holte End. Reading the programme from cover to cover, Clarrie Blue featured on a fair number of those pages.

Please answer the question: is it Villan or Villain?
I've always used the latter - my Blades mate texts me as "Villan". Do I need to put him right or amend my own spelling?

Either. Villain is preferable.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Mortimer's Bear on September 18, 2013, 07:30:32 PM
Is it an original or a copy?

It's an original that I purchased years ago.

How much?

I cant remember what I paid think it was about a tenner. Do you want me to bring you a copy to the spurs game?
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Legion on September 18, 2013, 07:31:52 PM
I'd like to buy the original if you have a spare. Sad-Villa-collection-alert.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: eastie on September 18, 2013, 07:36:25 PM
I'm sad enough to have a Villa CD that includes the hit Clarrie Blue

"His name is Clarrie Blue the Villa villan..."



Nothing sad about that. I want a copy!

Come on you villa was he album title released in 1999 - available on i tunes!
Or you can get each song at 79p if that helps.

Go on ebay and the album Is for sale at £5.86 inc postage.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Mortimer's Bear on September 18, 2013, 07:37:57 PM
(http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj631/Deano_Dalian/Screenshot_2013-09-18-19-34-48-1_zps5f6823c5.png)

Sorry Leeg, a copy is the best I can do.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Legion on September 18, 2013, 07:40:23 PM
A copy would be great then.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: eastie on September 18, 2013, 07:42:40 PM
 ???
A copy would be great then.

E bay has 7 of them availavable at £5.86  inc postage if you can afford the real deal :)
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Legion on September 18, 2013, 07:46:15 PM
How much!?
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: eastie on September 18, 2013, 07:47:53 PM
 :-\
How much!?

£5.86p inc postage and packing.

Well worth it -  I wouldn't part with mine.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Legion on September 18, 2013, 07:49:45 PM
Extortionate.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: eastie on September 18, 2013, 07:50:59 PM
Extortionate.

Cheapskate !




5] Come On You Villa

Both Claret & Blue and Ain't No Bluff were included on this 1996 CD compilation of 20 Villa songs. Some of the offerings are a delight, other make you cringe but it was 100 per cent Villa - and event included two compositions which stood up in their own right. Nigel Kennedy provided I Believe in God, a jazz instrumental tribute to Paul McGarth, while Stephen Duffy's Holte End Hotel is arguably the most thoughtful and poignant Villa song ever recorded.

Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Clampy on September 18, 2013, 08:11:15 PM
I had a copy of it or something very similar as part of a dvd collection of various cup finals. We listened to it on the way an away game a few years ago and some of it was very amusing. I lent it a mate so i'll have to ask him for it back.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: frankmosswasmyuncle on September 18, 2013, 08:22:20 PM
Just ordered a copy from ebay.

Passengers in my car are in for a treat! ;-)
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: frankmosswasmyuncle on September 18, 2013, 08:23:45 PM
Remember Clarrie Blue very well.
He was a genuinely significant Villa symbol when I was a kid and rocked up to home games at about 1 o'clock to take my place right behind the goal at the Holte End. Reading the programme from cover to cover, Clarrie Blue featured on a fair number of those pages.

Please answer the question: is it Villan or Villain?
I've always used the latter - my Blades mate texts me as "Villan". Do I need to put him right or amend my own spelling?

Either. Villain is preferable.

Your preference matches mine Leeg.
That's good enough for me!
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: danlanza on September 18, 2013, 08:44:18 PM
We are all Villa Villains, are we not ? UTV
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: gervilla on September 18, 2013, 08:55:42 PM
The one for £5.86 only has 15 tracks. I think it's the 2000 re-issue.
Just ordered the 20 track version.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: eamonn on September 18, 2013, 11:07:33 PM
We are all Villa Villains, are we not ? UTV

Are we not men?
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Pat McMahon on September 19, 2013, 12:29:00 AM
We are all Villa Villains, are we not ? UTV

Are we not men?

I'll bite: we are Devo.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: darren woolley on September 19, 2013, 12:54:06 AM
I also agree we are.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Chico Hamilton III on September 19, 2013, 09:19:30 AM
It'll always be Villans for me. Although some of the old badges I've got spell it Villa'ns.

Anyone know how the earliest reference to our nickname was spelt?

Talking of badges, here's one of my favourite sites - one for the nerds

http://www.astonvillabadges.co.uk/#
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: PeterWithe on September 19, 2013, 09:24:09 AM
(http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj631/Deano_Dalian/Screenshot_2013-09-18-19-34-48-1_zps5f6823c5.png)

Sorry Leeg, a copy is the best I can do.

Track 2 is a regular singalong on our away day minibus. Aston Villa all the way.....
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Chico Hamilton III on September 19, 2013, 09:28:54 AM
"We've got Andy Gray, he gets better every day
Johnny Deehan, Brian Little, Villans all the way..."
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: UK Redsox on September 19, 2013, 09:30:24 AM
We are all Villa Villains, are we not ? UTV

Are we not men?

I'll bite: we are Devo.

I have gut feeling that people will now have an uncontrollable urge to start making bad puns
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: danlanza on September 19, 2013, 09:33:50 AM
We are all Villa Villains, are we not ? UTV

Are we not men?

I'll bite: we are Devo.

I have gut feeling that people will now have an uncontrollable urge to start making bad puns
On H&V ? Never.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Whiney MacWhineface on September 19, 2013, 09:45:14 AM
It'll always be Villans for me. Although some of the old badges I've got spell it Villa'ns.

Anyone know how the earliest reference to our nickname was spelt?

Talking of badges, here's one of my favourite sites - one for the nerds

http://www.astonvillabadges.co.uk/#

Memory at such a distance is unreliable, at least in my case, but I seem to remember that when they re-launched him in the late 60s he was spelled "The Villa Villa'un" which struck me at the time, and now frankly, as crap.

It was about the time Beau Brummie slinked from the dog pound.
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: Dave Cooper please on September 19, 2013, 10:38:37 AM
We are all Villa Villains, are we not ? UTV

Are we not men?

I'll bite: we are Devo.

I have gut feeling that people will now have an uncontrollable urge to start making bad puns

What sort of Jocko Homo would make Devo puns?
Title: Re: The Villa Villan
Post by: AlwaysAVFC on September 19, 2013, 12:51:18 PM
(http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj631/Deano_Dalian/Screenshot_2013-09-18-19-34-48-1_zps5f6823c5.png)

Sorry Leeg, a copy is the best I can do.

The album is on spotify as well, although i'm sure probably most with spotify would have searched 'Villa' anyway
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