Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: markshannon on December 27, 2018, 04:14:03 AM
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now living in Shanghai, dont get chance to visit my beloved villa much.
i remember the many characters that use to frequent the Villa, i wonder how many are about nowadays.
1.The villa Werewolf (used to wear some crazy outfits and used to see him at many away games)
2.Reg Thacker - he used to sell old villa programmes and memorabilia
3.Tarzan - The Crazy Tarzan roar from the Holte end
4.Pete the Greek -(headbutted a horse allegedly)
5.Some Crazy Bloke selling H&V outside Witton road -( only joking dave)
any others?
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Jesus Dave.
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The fellow who was known as werewolf frequently travels on coach 2 with a carer.
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Werewolf stopped going down the Villa and started following Small Heath home and away for a few years but has now switched back to Villa again and can regularly be spotted at games.
My mate saw Pete the Greek the other week before Albion away but wasn’t sure if he was actually going to the match.
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When I remember Tarzan it’s always Old Trafford 1989 (?) with about 8,000 of us locked in after the match singing ‘Tarzan give us a song’. Cue the loudest Tarzan roar you’ve ever heard echoing round the otherwise empty stadium.
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Werewolf stopped going down the Villa and started following Small Heath home and away for a few years but has now switched back to Villa again and can regularly be spotted at games
He now sits in block M lower Doug Eliis.
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Jesus Dave.
If he's who I think he is I seen him before the Leeds game walking out of Aston Park .
Not seen him for yrs before that but I no longer travel away where I used to see him every week near enough during the late 80s90s
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I still see that bloke who wears a cricket jumper to every away match
don't know who he is and I've mentioned him before, me and my lads look out for him whenever we go away,
never spoke to him but it's not a proper away day unless we see him
never not seen him yet
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I still see that bloke who wears a cricket jumper to every away match
don't know who he is and I've mentioned him before, me and my lads look out for him whenever we go away,
never spoke to him but it's not a proper away day unless we see him
never not seen him yet
Saw him on TV in the front row at Swansea yesterday and said to my wife that I always see him at away games when I travel.
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I still see that bloke who wears a cricket jumper to every away match
don't know who he is and I've mentioned him before, me and my lads look out for him whenever we go away,
never spoke to him but it's not a proper away day unless we see him
never not seen him yet
I saw him for the first time in a long while at a home game on Boxing Day, although he's always spotted at aways.
As for Jesus Dave, it's been said before that nobody ever sees him travelling to a match, he's just either in a pub or in the ground. He could be at a night match that ends at 9.40, there at the final whistle, the station is two miles away and he'll be on the 21.55 train.
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I saw Werewolf a few times this season and Cricket Jumper I have seen him in the Lower Holte this season a few times.
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I used to see Werewolf regularly at away games but I think I only actually bumped into him once at Villa Park. A couple of years back my wife asked me if I knew a Villa fan who was known as Tarzan. I said I didn't know him personally but that I knew of him. It turned out my wife worked with Tarzan's sister.
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I used to see Werewolf regularly at away games but I think I only actually bumped into him once at Villa Park. A couple of years back my wife asked me if I knew a Villa fan who was known as Tarzan. I said I didn't know him personally but that I knew of him. It turned out my wife worked with Tarzan's sister.
Jane?
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I used to see Werewolf regularly at away games but I think I only actually bumped into him once at Villa Park. A couple of years back my wife asked me if I knew a Villa fan who was known as Tarzan. I said I didn't know him personally but that I knew of him. It turned out my wife worked with Tarzan's sister.
Jane?
I never thought to ask. I will see if my wife remembers his sister's name and obviously it would be great if it happened to be Jane. I doubt though if she would have any clue to Tarzan's real name.
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I used to see Werewolf regularly at away games but I think I only actually bumped into him once at Villa Park. A couple of years back my wife asked me if I knew a Villa fan who was known as Tarzan. I said I didn't know him personally but that I knew of him. It turned out my wife worked with Tarzan's sister.
Jane?
I never thought to ask. I will see if my wife remembers his sister's name and obviously it would be great if it happened to be Jane. I doubt though if she would have any clue to Tarzan's real name.
*edited - just reread the post. Doh!
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I've a vague recollection of Pete the Greek on the pitch at an away game and numerous stewards and police trying to take him down - he was not having it whatsoever - Pete was built like an ox !!! It was maybe the Hawthorns or possibly Wrexham
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There was a guy who was covered in badges back in the 70’s. He also featured on the front cover of the program as I remember
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There were a few characters on the Chauffeurs coaches. Definitely something extra added to that big flagon of 'Sunny Delight' they passed around at the back.
Are they still running?
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There was a guy who was covered in badges back in the 70’s. He also featured on the front cover of the program as I remember
This fella?
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/85/14/96/851496e443d13c0d4c11e7a3bef49033.jpg)
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Cricket jumper his proper name is Steve but loads call him basil
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There was a guy who was covered in badges back in the 70’s. He also featured on the front cover of the program as I remember
This fella?
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/85/14/96/851496e443d13c0d4c11e7a3bef49033.jpg)
Yes. That’s the chap wonder if he still goes? I haven’t seen him since then
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No disrespect what so ever, but in our 2nd division year under Taylor 87/88, there was a lad amongst a group of about five that literally had two noses,really nice lad. Went every away.
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There was a guy who was covered in badges back in the 70’s. He also featured on the front cover of the program as I remember
This fella?
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/85/14/96/851496e443d13c0d4c11e7a3bef49033.jpg)
Yes. That’s the chap wonder if he still goes? I haven’t seen him since then
No worse than Badges (Tony Penn from Bradford)
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The bloke on the extreme left is a former workmate of mine. I remember he had a huge motor, the make of which I can't remember but he took a load of us up to Crewe when we played them in the League Cup in about 1974/75. He was even good enough to take my old man too and when it came to divvying up for petrol money he said 'ten bob each lads and that covers the old man'. I never forgot him for that.
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The Villa Werewolf lives in Erdington and I last saw him at Derby away a few weeks back and had a stream of selfies taken with other fans.CJ Steve is ever present,is a local at the Bagot in Pype Hayes and sits a few seats from me at the top of the Holte End lower.His Cricket jumper still looks new and smart,yet must be years old.Quality knitwear.
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The bloke on the extreme left is a former workmate of mine. I remember he had a huge motor, the make of which I can't remember but he took a load of us up to Crewe when we played them in the League Cup in about 1974/75. He was even good enough to take my old man too and when it came to divvying up for petrol money he said 'ten bob each lads and that covers the old man'. I never forgot him for that.
Nothing to do with the thread but the comment above brought back a memory. In 74/75 I was an apprentice at Serck and a guy called Alan was a year older than me and got a ticket for the game, the ticket was just a small card so he spent the week before the game photocopying the ticket to make shed loads of forgeries.
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No disrespect what so ever, but in our 2nd division year under Taylor 87/88, there was a lad amongst a group of about five that literally had two noses,really nice lad. Went every away.
Think I know who you mean. I still see him a lot...rouge complexion?
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No disrespect what so ever, but in our 2nd division year under Taylor 87/88, there was a lad amongst a group of about five that literally had two noses,really nice lad. Went every away.
Think I know who you mean. I still see him a lot...rouge complexion?
Not a blue nose then?
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My mate has two noses.
How does he smell?
Terrible.
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No disrespect what so ever, but in our 2nd division year under Taylor 87/88, there was a lad amongst a group of about five that literally had two noses,really nice lad. Went every away.
Think I know who you mean. I still see him a lot...rouge complexion?
Mid fities? Haven't seen him for years. John?
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No disrespect what so ever, but in our 2nd division year under Taylor 87/88, there was a lad amongst a group of about five that literally had two noses,really nice lad. Went every away.
Think I know who you mean. I still see him a lot...rouge complexion?
Did he have a "Port Wine" skin condition/ disfigurement?
If so I think I know who you are talking about
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No disrespect what so ever, but in our 2nd division year under Taylor 87/88, there was a lad amongst a group of about five that literally had two noses,really nice lad. Went every away.
Think I know who you mean. I still see him a lot...rouge complexion?
Did he have a "Port Wine" skin condition/ disfigurement?
If so I think I know who you are talking about
He took a tenner off me at pool in Preston,can't remember who we'd been playing though.
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The lads mentioned in this thread are characters. There is one thing that all have on common part from Villa which is they are all working class.
Today there is sadly no room for characters either on the field or in the stands, they are not wanted. The people who run the game just want people dressed head to toe on official merchandise applauding and cheering.
I know cricket jumper with round villa badge on the cricket jumper, Asian bloke, his OK not really a character but the closest we might get these days.
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The lads mentioned in this thread are characters. There is one thing that all have on common part from Villa which is they are all working class.
Today there is sadly no room for characters either on the field or in the stands, they are not wanted. The people who run the game just want people dressed head to toe on official merchandise applauding and cheering.
I know cricket jumper with round villa badge on the cricket jumper, Asian bloke, his OK not really a character but the closest we might get these days.
There's something familiar about this post.
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The lads mentioned in this thread are characters. There is one thing that all have on common part from Villa which is they are all working class.
Today there is sadly no room for characters either on the field or in the stands, they are not wanted. The people who run the game just want people dressed head to toe on official merchandise applauding and cheering.
I know cricket jumper with round villa badge on the cricket jumper, Asian bloke, his OK not really a character but the closest we might get these days.
There's something familiar about this post.
" North Birmingham" springs to mind ;)
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It's North Birmingham AVFC again. Who subsequently registered as Graylittle and previously as avfc pride after being banned under another pseudonym.
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Those working class North Brummies are persistent.
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Relentless.
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Blimey the fella is certainly persistent - I think he needs to work on the " working class" approach in his posts ......its a bit of a give away - and I thought Scousers had massive chips on their shoulders ....;)
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I saw Jesus Dave today, I beat him back to Preston station.
I’m adding that to my CV, along with ‘A1 e-bayer’
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Does Mr H count or is he too normal.
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The fellow who was known as werewolf frequently travels on coach 2 with a carer.
Yes indeed he does.
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The lads mentioned in this thread are characters. There is one thing that all have on common part from Villa which is they are all working class.
Today there is sadly no room for characters either on the field or in the stands, they are not wanted. The people who run the game just want people dressed head to toe on official merchandise applauding and cheering.
I know cricket jumper with round villa badge on the cricket jumper, Asian bloke, his OK not really a character but the closest we might get these days.
Hello again.
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Are you not allowed to say that you are from North Birmingham anymore? What's the problem? Has it been taken over by SHA?