Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Clampy on April 01, 2014, 04:08:32 PM
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Blimey, they're announcing them already.
Two in the States, FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo and one against Bacuna's old team Groningen in Holland.
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No German tour yet then. Might be waiting on seeing if Lambert remains here.
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Great news!
Done a Villa US tour in Ohion so definitely fancy Groningen.
Bremen is as close as Amsterdam so having done there a few times I fancy flying into Bremen (there are no flights to Groningen from UK)
UTV.
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Maybe our owner will get to watch a match or two
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Let me guess...Walsall?
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That part of Holland is fantastic in August or at least it can be. Texel and the islands are well worth a visit.
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Maybe our owner will get to watch a match or two
iwas just going to say that if he can be bothered to turn up
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Houston Dynamo, we have a problem. Several of them to be precise.
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The US tour will be good. Well, if you are based out here that is. I had a lovely trip down the coast to Portland a few years ago
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Wasn't China mentioned a while back?
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The US tour will be good. Well, if you are based out here that is. I had a lovely trip down the coast to Portland a few years ago
I think you'll find Texas everything but lovely.
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Wasn't China mentioned a while back?
It is first recorded in 1516 in the journal of the Portuguese explorer Duarte Barbosa. ;)
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Let me guess...Walsall?
How dare you take the name of the greatest ever annual friendly in vain.
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The US tour will be good. Well, if you are based out here that is. I had a lovely trip down the coast to Portland a few years ago
I think you'll find Texas everything but lovely.
Well at least it wont be too hot. 8)
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Wasn't China mentioned a while back?
It is first recorded in 1516 in the journal of the Portuguese explorer Duarte Barbosa. ;)
Very clever!
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Maybe the Texas trip will bring Julie back to H&V
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These are the only Midlands grounds in the league I've not been to (excluding Leicester, who we won't play cos they'll be in the same division as us)...
Notts County
Shrewsbury
Oxford
Derby
Mansfield
Cheltenham
Chesterfield
Pick a couple of them please Villa, and play them on Saturdays.
Oh, and chuck in a home friendly against Bayern Munich, Barcelona or Real Madrid. Many thanks.
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The US tour will be good. Well, if you are based out here that is. I had a lovely trip down the coast to Portland a few years ago
I think you'll find Texas everything but lovely.
I would love a trip to Texas. I met a lot of batshit crazy bastards from Texas in Vegas. For a weekend on the lash, it will be great
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Did I read somewhere that we have a home friendly on 9/10 August?? Presume it will be announced this week if Norwich don't win this afternoon & we are guaranteed not to be in Championship action that weekend :-) :-)
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Another one added and it's Walsall, again.
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What's wrong with Texas?
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Might go for the Dutch trip myself as I've only been to Amsterdam.
Would also like a friendly against Brighton or Morecambe/Preston (if I happen to be down that part of the country at the time).
Serious though can't think about this stuff right now!
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What's wrong with Texas?
It's got nowt on Walsall.
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What's wrong with Texas?
Austin is a brilliant city, San Antonio is okay too. Galveston has a nice old part to it and is near the Bolivar Peninsular which looks like an alien landscape. Those places apart from what I saw having driven a good stretch of it I can only describe the place as dull.
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Dallas is a dead town at weekends as everyone bombs back to their home towns as quickly as possible.
Houston - so I have heard - has some shopping malls and little else.
Austin has south by south west music festival - however wrong time of year.
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Anyone know the kick off time for Gronigen game?
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Anyone know the kick off time for Gronigen game?
No, what date is it ?
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Anyone know the kick off time for Gronigen game?
No, what date is it ?
Saturday 2nd August
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Another one added, this time Chesterfield away on a Wednesday night. Another ground to tick off the list I suppose.
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Another one added, this time Chesterfield away on a Wednesday night. Another ground to tick off the list I suppose.
Indeed! 30 July 2014 K.O 7.45pm
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Another one added, this time Chesterfield away on a Wednesday night. Another ground to tick off the list I suppose.
Shouldn't be too bad getting back to Brum from there by train should it?
Not been to that ground either.
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Another one added, this time Chesterfield away on a Wednesday night. Another ground to tick off the list I suppose.
Shouldn't be too bad getting back to Brum from there by train should it?
Not been to that ground either.
As it stands the last one is 22.24, which is a bit touch and go.
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Pain in the arse that game's on a midweek. Wouldn't mind looking round Chesterfield at the crooked spire and such like and I assume there are some decent pubs in the vicinity but not sure I can be arsed to fork out for a hotel for the privilege of attending.
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All things being equal I'll be going, some good and bad memories of Chesterfield. Different ground nowadays of course.
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Another one added, this time Chesterfield away on a Wednesday night. Another ground to tick off the list I suppose.
Indeed! 30 July 2014 K.O 7.45pm
Last time I went to Chesterfield was for our first game in the Third division. The town didn't now what had hit them, they had the Saturday market on and Villa ran through tipping over stalls, it was awful. We had three sides of the ground there were that many Villa and it was pay on the door in those days.
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Another one added, this time Chesterfield away on a Wednesday night. Another ground to tick off the list I suppose.
Indeed! 30 July 2014 K.O 7.45pm
Last time I went to Chesterfield was for our first game in the Third division. The town didn't now what had hit them, they had the Saturday market on and Villa ran through tipping over stalls, it was awful. We had three sides of the ground there were that many Villa and it was pay on the door in those days.
I was also at that game with my Dad, Villa took over the area around the ground, it seemed a really big deal for them to be playing us, think we won 3 2, although we were in Division 3 it felt exciting when we visited places like that as Villa were even then still seen as a big club.
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After looking at the train fares a pleasant excursion looks less appealing. £35 return, £27 splitting at Derby.
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Best pub near the ground is the Derby Tup on the Sheffield Road.
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Best pub near the ground is the Derby Tup on the Sheffield Road.
Sssssssh.
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It's okay Dave, I was only whispering.
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They're announcing these friendlies thick and fast. We're playing Mansfield on Thursday July 17th. Another one I've not been to.
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Current schedule:
PRE-SEASON 2014-15
JULY 17 - Mansfield (A)
JULY 23 - FC Dallas (A)
JULY 26 - Houston Dynamo (A)
JULY 30 - Chesterfield (A)
AUGUST 2 - Groningen (A)
AUGUST 5 - Walsall (A)
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Mansfield is only just a few days after they return for pre-season isn't it?
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Wish they had more weekend games planned.
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They're announcing these friendlies thick and fast. We're playing Mansfield on Thursday July 17th. Another one I've not been to.
I have been - it isn't great. Close to the station mind. Not sure if that is the case for the new Chesterfield ground. Saltergate was 15-20 minute walk
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They're announcing these friendlies thick and fast. We're playing Mansfield on Thursday July 17th. Another one I've not been to.
I have been - it isn't great. Close to the station mind. Not sure if that is the case for the new Chesterfield ground. Saltergate was 15-20 minute walk
Chesterfield looks about half an hour's stroll from the station. I saw us play a reserve game at Mansfield in about 1995. Daley Thompson (yes, that one) got sent off.
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They're announcing these friendlies thick and fast. We're playing Mansfield on Thursday July 17th. Another one I've not been to.
I have been - it isn't great. Close to the station mind.
Yes it's close to the station but it's a midweek game and the last train to Nottingham leaves (or did in 2011 anyway) before the game finishes!
Went there with Tamuff when Mansfield were non-league, thought the ground ws okay, three new stands and a condemned one with a hole in the roof where I'm sure the defenders were aiming for with every clearance.
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Current schedule:
PRE-SEASON 2014-15
JULY 17 - Mansfield (A)
JULY 23 - FC Dallas (A)
JULY 26 - Houston Dynamo (A)
JULY 30 - Chesterfield (A)
AUGUST 2 - Groningen (A)
AUGUST 5 - Walsall (A)
When does the season start ?
Will there be a home game slotted in ?
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Playing a bunch of scabs!!
How low have we sunk, etc.
New owners out!!!
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They're announcing these friendlies thick and fast. We're playing Mansfield on Thursday July 17th. Another one I've not been to.
I have been - it isn't great. Close to the station mind.
Yes it's close to the station but it's a midweek game and the last train to Nottingham leaves (or did in 2011 anyway) before the game finishes!
Went there with Tamuff when Mansfield were non-league, thought the ground ws okay, three new stands and a condemned one with a hole in the roof where I'm sure the defenders were aiming for with every clearance.
I was at Field Mill the day we relegated Cov. Stags were playing Scunny. It was a 1-0 bore fest. And it was cold in the ground on a roasting hot day in May.
Last train to Notts is 21:48. However not sure if there is a train to Brum from Notts after that.
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Play at the weekend YOU BASTARDS!
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Playing a bunch of scabs!!
How low have we sunk, etc.
New owners out!!!
There is still a lot of ill feeling 30 years later towards Notts clubs from those slightly further north.
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You bet there is!!
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I wonder which 'superclub' we will play in the almost, now traditional, Villa Park, Saturday before the season starts friendly?
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I wonder which 'superclub' we will play in the almost, now traditional, Villa Park, Saturday before the season starts friendly?
I'm guessing Verona
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Villareal...
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Current schedule:
PRE-SEASON 2014-15
JULY 17 - Mansfield (A)
JULY 23 - FC Dallas (A)
JULY 26 - Houston Dynamo (A)
JULY 30 - Chesterfield (A)
AUGUST 2 - Groningen (A)
AUGUST 5 - Walsall (A)
When does the season start ?
Will there be a home game slotted in ?
Season starts the 23rd so the home friendly may be on the 16th but if Blues have a home game on that day who knows ???
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It's like the good old days with Mansfield and Chesterfield away.
Arrange friendlies at Halifax/ Rochdale with a friday night game at Tranmere thrown in.
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Luton away again works for me
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According to my inside knowledge, the glamour friendly will be Monaco.
My inside knowledge is gained from looking up "Champions League 2014-15" on Wikipedia and randomly pointing at a section of the laptop screen with my eyes closed.
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Current schedule:
PRE-SEASON 2014-15
JULY 17 - Mansfield (A)
JULY 23 - FC Dallas (A)
JULY 26 - Houston Dynamo (A)
JULY 30 - Chesterfield (A)
AUGUST 2 - Groningen (A)
AUGUST 5 - Walsall (A)
When does the season start ?
Will there be a home game slotted in ?
Season starts the 23rd so the home friendly may be on the 16th but if Blues have a home game on that day who knows ???
Unfortunately I don't think we get that much holiday, the season starts on the 16th. Personally I'd rather it started in September and we spent August playing friendlies at grounds I haven't been to before.