Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: dave.woodhall on February 28, 2016, 11:21:50 PM
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Recycling the headlines.
http://thebirminghampress.com/2016/02/the-long-goodbye-2/
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Well put, insightful as ever. To add a post script to your Jim Bowen metaphor, what Randy Lerner will actually get is the legendary Terry Wogan's Blankerty Blank cheque book and pen.
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So we're 100 plus miles from the sea and the arrival of Remi Garde was equivalent to us winning the speedboat.
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Not much you can say really.Nothing to look forward to or be positive about.The only ray of sunshine is that N'Zogbia's contract is up this summer.Nothing else though.
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That first paragraph, in a few short lines, sums it all up better than anything else I've read. Next time anyone asks me what's gone wrong at Villa, I'm just going to quote it.
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Spot on Dave - again.
I live in Stafford - most of my mates are Stoke - and yesterday I had 'you're the worst side we have seen in the Brit all season'.
My reply was - 'we use to say that about you - and that says far more about how much we have fallen , than how much you have progressed'.
Not as well put as your first paragraph though , I admit !
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impossible to argue with this piece, its not just a question of Stoke, look at the Albion. The fact is that they keep doing enough to stay up. The owner has the nous to make the right decisions, but when he makes mistakes,corrects them. Villa keep making more and more mistakes. The lack of any sense in what is happening is frightening/
Trevor Fisher
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We are the football equivalent of the condemned prisoner who has now reached the point of wanting their date with the gallows to be over and done with.
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I doff my hat to you sir, for once again managing to write another article on our plight without just repeating the last one.
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Another article that captures the mood very well Mr Woodhall!
And agree with fbriai...that first paragraph sums us up perfectly.
How low we have fallen....................etc.
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So we're 100 plus miles from the sea and the arrival of Remi Garde was equivalent to us winning the speedboat.
The mental image of Bully striding across the foot of the screen flicking through a dictionary while the word SHUNAMMITE is revealed behind him has cheered me up a tiny bit.
A thing from the game itself I think is worth mentioning is that even after we pulled a goal back, there was little belief or encouragement emanating from the away end that we would get anything out of it and it only triggered sarcastic "We've scored a goal" chants. This isn't a criticism of the support at all, just further evidence of the low expectations the team in their current state generate.
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Lovely smashing great.
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I think the analogy with Houllier's time is very apt.
We won't be back at Stoke for a while, although I'd much prefer to go there (easy to get to and not expensive) than some of the prospective grounds next season.
The only thing I would challenge is a uniform praise of the supporters. Whilst many did come out of it with credit, quite a few round me did not, either arguing among themselves (well, maybe that is going down with a fight I guess ), or needlessly running down to the front to hurl the vilest unwarranted vitriol, particularly at Butland. Bluenose or not, nobody should be subjected to that kind of abuse.
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Good read Dave.
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Fantastic read that. I guess all we can do now is reminisce about the good times.
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Fantastic read that. I guess all we can do now is reminisce about the good times.
Obvious Troll is obvious
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Fantastic read that. I guess all we can do now is reminisce about the good times.
Obvious Troll is obvious
Really? Why do you say that? Bang outta order if you ask me.
Here's my ST number, find me and we can talk about trolls ye?
Seat 182 Row K Lower Holte
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Fantastic read that. I guess all we can do now is reminisce about the good times.
Obvious Troll is obvious
Really? Why do you say that? Bang outta order if you ask me.
Here's my ST number, find me and we can talk about trolls ye?
Seat 182 Row K Lower Holte
Lovely, you sit right by me. Not telling you where though, that would spoil the element of surprise!
Perhaps I'm wrong, but the tone of your first two posts suggested you may be on a wind up.
I'll wait to give you my apology for now though
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Listen, we're both Villa, we're all pretty fed up at the moment, but i'm just trying to be rational, although at this point in times, it's also easy to snap.
So apologies for that, but I've been a ST holder for 25+ years, since I was a young nipper, so I don't appreciate wise crack comments.
I've got grey hair, 6 foot 2 and usually wear a dark blue stone island jacket with a villa scarf. Come say hello, it's good to meet new fans.
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Why the need for description? I have your seat number, and because I can read, I'd find it/you quite easliy.
One or two points though. If you don't enjoy wise crack comments, the internet probably isn't for you.
Also, I don't appreciate the thinly veiled threat of violence from yourself.
As we're playing guess who though, I wear glasses. So please don't punch my pretty face
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How about you pair pack it in as well.
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How about you pair pack it in as well.
I mustn't be alone with my assumption?
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Maybe it's better not to call someone a troll if you don't want them to say anything back?
I've asked for it to be left there. It's up to you two now if you want to play nicely and stay, or not.
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Listen, we're both Villa, we're all pretty fed up at the moment, but i'm just trying to be rational, although at this point in times, it's also easy to snap.
So apologies for that, but I've been a ST holder for 25+ years, since I was a young nipper, so I don't appreciate wise crack comments.
I've got grey hair, 6 foot 2 and usually wear a dark blue stone island jacket with a villa scarf. Come say hello, it's good to meet new fans.
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And that goes for any one else that feels like chipping in and continuing this crap. It ends with this post or you find somewhere else to play. No more warnings, it's a straight ban. Hopefully that is plain enough to follow.
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I beg leave to tell Chicago that Jim Bowen actually used to say - great, super, smashing, super, smashing, great. I used to quote it to my language students as a fractured palindrome.
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I think the analogy with Houllier's time is very apt.
We won't be back at Stoke for a while, although I'd much prefer to go there (easy to get to and not expensive) than some of the prospective grounds next season.
The only thing I would challenge is a uniform praise of the supporters. Whilst many did come out of it with credit, quite a few round me did not, either arguing among themselves (well, maybe that is going down with a fight I guess ), or needlessly running down to the front to hurl the vilest unwarranted vitriol, particularly at Butland. Bluenose or not, nobody should be subjected to that kind of abuse.
I am looking forward to a few of the away grounds next season.
I agree totally on the abuse though, totally uncalled for and those responsible should be ashamed
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I beg leave to tell Chicago that Jim Bowen actually used to say - great, super, smashing, super, smashing, great. I used to quote it to my language students as a fractured palindrome.
What a lovely couple, all the way down from Doncaster Great Super Smashing.
What do you think to the lovely New Caravan? Lovely Smasing great.
We don't have a car Jim.
Never mind love.
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They don't make television like that any more.
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They don't make television like that any more.
Thank Christ.......
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The Aston Villa farewell tour
Should have that printed on a T shirt
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Just when you thought it was safe to turn on the telly my son tells me they are bringing back Blankety Blank.
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And that goes for any one else that feels like chipping in and continuing this crap. It ends with this post or you find somewhere else to play. No more warnings, it's a straight ban. Hopefully that is plain enough to follow.
I love it when you get all masterful you beast.
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The Aston Villa farewell tour
Should have that printed on a T shirt
I've seen a few 'Premier League Farewell Tour' tshirts about.