A group of football supporters has raised £20,000 for a charity's flood relief work in Punjab.
Aston Villa fan group Punjabi Villans will present a cheque to Midland Langar Seva Society (MLSS) outside the Premier League's ground, Villa Park, on Sunday, ahead of the side's match against Bournemouth.
The chief executive officer of MLSS, Randhir Singh, who has been in the north Indian state distributing aid, offered a "heartfelt" thank you to the group for their support.
Monsoon rains have seen Punjab face its worst deluge since 1988, with hundreds of thousands of people affected by flooding.
Thanks for posting that, he's good.
Nothing to disagree with in any his criticisms either.
The review starts with aerial shots of the city. All are recognisable to me apart from the first one with the hospital landing pad. Anyone shed light on it?
The review starts with aerial shots of the city. All are recognisable to me apart from the first one with the hospital landing pad. Anyone shed light on it?
The first couple of shots are shooting toward 5 Ways island and then behind Broad St, Granville St, Tennant St kind of area.
Ah gotcha now, I missed that shot.
I agree thats tough, I can only really recognise the Radisson Hotel, what you say is the law courts could be, maybe that hotel/doss house on Bradford or Moseley St? But then nothing else matches so I reckon either AI generated or not Brum.
But I'm probably wrong
Nah, it isn't his footage but from a stock one for Birmingham Skyline which was mislabeled. Coincidently it is actually Leeds.
Pat Murphy just did his last report for the Beeb today, think he’s retiring
51 years mainly midlands based
Pat Murphy just did his last report for the Beeb today, think he’s retiring
51 years mainly midlands based
He used to buy the fanzine. Often the sign of a decent bloke.
A consumate professional, an inspiration and a great help to many and a gent. There are few of them left.He was. Even if I once once had a go at him off in H&V for being so negative about Paul Lambert era Villa.
A consumate professional, an inspiration and a great help to many and a gent. There are few of them left.
Just read this on Twitter: https://x.com/patmurphybbc/status/1992293819006763511
Just read this on Twitter: https://x.com/patmurphybbc/status/1992293819006763511
Friend of a friend, Pat prefers cricket but goes where he's told. Good luck to him.
Heard Pat Murphy's last comment on air to Mark Chapman on R5 earlier, can't for the life of me remember it exactly or even remotely, other than the gist of it was something along the lines of it's always best to leave before being asked to leave.
Well played the London Lions (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9wv9vyww94o)
Anyone turn out for them?
Well played the London Lions (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9wv9vyww94o)
Anyone turn out for them?
I'm probably going to be ripped for this but was the Grandad at the end an ex-legend?
Well played the London Lions (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9wv9vyww94o)
Anyone turn out for them?
Pat Murphy just did his last report for the Beeb today, think he’s retiring
51 years mainly midlands based
Pat Murphy just did his last report for the Beeb today, think he’s retiring
51 years mainly midlands based
Lives in Fairfield I believe.
Brilliant summariser and journalist who famously who, when thrown to for a half time report said "Stoke nil, West Brom nil, rubbish!". I think it was WB anyway.
Pat Murphy just did his last report for the Beeb today, think he’s retiring
51 years mainly midlands based
Lives in Fairfield I believe.
Brilliant summariser and journalist who famously who, when thrown to for a half time report said "Stoke nil, West Brom nil, rubbish!". I think it was WB anyway.
He only had eyes for Cloughie, very much an East Midlands man.
Never ever that positive about the West Midlands' clubs - Villa, Baggies Small Heath, or Wolves.
They're useless. I phoned them up to report a fire and they just said woof. Rescue animals my arse.Jimmy Tarbuck thanks you for bringing his material back to life………just.
They're useless. I phoned them up to report a fire and they just said woof. Rescue animals my arse.
If they hadn't blocked Ian's shot it would have rivaled Dalian and Tranmere. Keeper had no chance but that defender...
But you can vaguely tell what theirs look like.
My lad lives in Bucharest and has just come across a Young Boys sticker on a mirror in a club
Yellow and black, with "Young Boys Bern - the Swiss Cowboys" surrounding a cowboy.
He wants some Villa stickers that he can 'distribute' strategically to spread the message.
Any ideas where I can get hold of some?
A man has been jailed for two months for assaulting a police officer at the Aston Villa v BSC Young Boys game.
Noe Burri, aged 36, was jailed for eight weeks for his part in disorder at the game on Thursday night.
He was one of four men, all BSC Young Boys fans, from Switzerland, who were charged and remanded to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (Sat) for a first hearing.
Burri admitted assaulting a police officer and was also ordered to pay £200 compensation.
Michael Hausler, aged 38, Kevin Heiniger, aged 24 and Nevio Dappen, aged 18, were all charged with using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence.
They were due to appear before the court this afternoon.
Disorder had broken out inside the stadium during the first half of the Europa League Cup tie, held on Thursday.
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After StolenLoo decided to hint at it in his match report, he has now done a full article on us scoring from outside the box.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwygdgkg1yno
As one of the top commentators put it, if it was Manure, Liverpool or Arse, the story would be how their excellent players are really good at shooting, as it is Villa it comes across as a putdown article. I hinted previously how the Arse cornality scoring is being held up as tremendous from Arteta, with articles about that not stating it isn't something they should rely on.
After StolenLoo decided to hint at it in his match report, he has now done a full article on us scoring from outside the box.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwygdgkg1yno
What exactly is the point of that chart ?it illustrates how officials are intimidated by Anfield and Old Trafford...Liverpool hadn't won the league for ages before Turkey Teeth rocked up, and Utd have been nothing special since Fergie packed it in...
Nice to see so many of the players at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
I didn't realise we were part inspiration for Bournemouth's badge (according to The Guardian anyway):
AFC Bournemouth: “I was surprised to discover that the face on Bournemouth’s badge is actually that of Dickie Dowsett, who played for the club between 1957 & 1962,” writes Pete Tomlin. “In his five seasons at Bournemouth he finished top scorer three times and apparently scored a brilliant diving header against Aston Villa which is the inspiration for the badge.”
I wonder what Mr Starmer will have to say now Maccabi Tel Aviv have a one match away fan ban, for their behaviour at Stuttgart on 11th Dec in the Europa League?...nothing I'd imagine..
I wonder what Mr Starmer will have to say now Maccabi Tel Aviv have a one match away fan ban, for their behaviour at Stuttgart on 11th Dec in the Europa League?...nothing I'd imagine..Starmer's done more for a bunch of Israeli football fans than he's done for some of his own electorate. Worth remembering next time you visit a ballot box.
Without wanting to detail the thread into politics, if you do take support of MTA fans and abuse of WMP for the ban as a guide for voting don't forget that Badenoch, Farage and Davey were all on the same side of that argument as Starmer.Yes, you're right. To be honest, I see them all as opposing cheeks of the same arsehole.
The fact that he's still welcome at Villa Park shows what a great manager Unai is and how content he is to be here. I can't remember Ron Saunders saying anything about Vic Crowe, I can't imagine John Gregory or Martin O'Neill being so friendly with their predecessors.
Not exactly the same thing, but IIRC when we beat Liverpool in Gregory's first game he dedicated it to Little in his post-match interview, which I thought was a nice touch at the time.
Is it fact or it my ageing memory in that when Gregory left our form under Little started to deteriorate?
Is it fact or it my ageing memory in that when Gregory left our form under Little started to deteriorate?Yeah, I’ve often wondered if the Little/Gregory partnership had remained what we’d have achieved. More than either could’ve done on their own imo.
An Aston Villa fan was taken off an EasyJet flight by Spanish police amid claims from passengers that he was "drinking cans of Stella while shouting about Birmingham".
An onlooker said he was seen drinking cans of beer during check-in and “chanting” on the plane bound for Bristol from Arrecife Airport.
The passenger was removed from the packed plane at 16.55 by five Spanish police officers on December 28, tourists said.
A video filmed onboard the plane showed the unnamed man - wearing an Aston Villa T-shirt - arguing with officers and cabin crew before he stood up and shouted '****!' at airline staff.
He could then be heard yelling: 'What's the problem?', before being dragged off the plane by police as he continued to swear.
One fellow traveller could be heard shouting 'Up the Villa!' as the man was escorted off the flight.
Another passenger yelled: 'Villa are ****', as tourists broke into laughter.
Speaking about the incident onboard the EasyJet flight, a witness said: "When we were queuing to check in where you show your passport and all that, the guy in the video with the Aston Villa shirt on was doing some kind of football chants and kept running around with cans of Stella in his hand just shouting things about Birmingham.
"When we got on the plane, we could hear chanting about wanting to go back to Birmingham, and the stewardesses were running about on the telephones.
A spokesperson for EasyJet told the Daily Mail: "A passenger on flight EZY6648 from Lanzarote to Birmingham on 28th December was escorted off the aircraft prior to departure as a result of disruptive behaviour. The flight then continued to Birmingham.
"Our cabin crew are trained to assess all situations and to act quickly and appropriately, to ensure that safety is not compromised at any time. We take these incidents seriously and do not tolerate disruptive behaviour onboard.
"The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is always easyJet's highest priority."
“When we were queuing to check in where you show your passport and all that, the guy in the video with the Aston Villa shirt on was doing some kind of football chants and kept running around with cans of Stella in his hand just shouting things about Birmingham.
“When we got on the plane we could hear chanting about wanting to go back to Birmingham and the stewardesses were running about on the telephones.
“We were sat on the plane for a bit and five of the Spanish Guardia police came on and were having a chat with the air hostesses.
“I heard a bit of swearing and some sort of stuff.
“We were delayed an hour after all of this messing about whilst they got his case off, and then his wife decided to leave as well”.
Which one of you was it?QuoteAn Aston Villa fan was taken off an EasyJet flight by Spanish police amid claims from passengers that he was "drinking cans of Stella while shouting about Birmingham".
An onlooker said he was seen drinking cans of beer during check-in and “chanting” on the plane bound for Bristol from Arrecife Airport.
"It is alleged that the club failed to ensure its players and/or other relevant personnel positioned around the technical area after the final whistle did not behave in an improper and/or provocative and/or abusive way," an FA statement read.
I was watching highlights of us beating Liverpool 1-2 in 1993 at Anfield (goals from Parker & Saunders), and could hear the Villa fans singing ‘the bells are ringing’. Shame that has died out (the song, not the forum), I always like that song.
Former Premier League goalkeeper Shay Given has "unreservedly" apologised for describing Wilfried Nancy's short time as Celtic manager as an "absolute Holocaust" live on BBC show Final Score.
Given, 49, was asked to give his thoughts on Nancy's sacking after just 33 days and eight games in charge of the Scottish champions.
The ex-Republic of Ireland international said the tenure "was terrible from start to finish", before using insensitive language to describe 48-year-old Nancy's first week in the role.
Posting on X,, external Given said he used a word he "didn't fully understand the meaning of, and certainly won't ever use again".
He added: "We all have areas of ignorance in our knowledge, and I hope to use this as an opportunity to become better educated going forward.
"I am genuinely mortified and apologise unreservedly to everyone offended, and will be donating my fee from today's show to the Holocaust Educational Trust."
Final Score presenter Jason Mohammad apologised later in the show for the "inappropriate language" used.
Frenchman Nancy was sacked last week following Celtic's 3-1 defeat by Rangers - his sixth loss as manager in just eight games.
His 33-day stint as Celtic boss was the shortest reign in the club's history.
The Holocaust, carried out by Nazi Germany during World War Two, claimed the lives of an estimated six million Jews.
Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa have been charged with misconduct by the Football Association following a melee at the conclusion of their FA Cup match on Saturday.
Players from both sides were involved in a confrontation shortly after Villa's 2-1 win in the third round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The clubs are accused of having "failed to ensure their players and/or officials did not behave in an improper and/or provocative way after the final whistle".
Both have until Friday to respond.
Goals from Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers put Villa into a 2-0 lead at half-time. Although Wilson Odobert replied for Spurs after the break, Thomas Frank's side were unable to avoid an early exit.
Villa, who sit third in the Premier League, will host fellow top-flight side Newcastle United in round four.
I also feel that an attacking team getting in behind a defence but not getting a shot away is under-valued - it is a sign of effective attacking play. In games where you "didn't work their keeper" but actually breach their defence only for a last-gasp challenge or mislaid pass, it's got to have some merit in these metrics.
Do Villa have the legs to end their 30-year trophy drought?
Surely noticing that 70% of the time the ball is played into the attacker right in front of goal and it becoming a goal is why the hell they thought it should be a 0.7.
I was watching highlights of us beating Liverpool 1-2 in 1993 at Anfield (goals from Parker & Saunders), and could hear the Villa fans singing ‘the bells are ringing’. Shame that has died out (the song, not the forum), I always like that song.
There’s never been anything like it when belted out by a big away end. Nobody who was at the Norwich League Cup quarter-final will ever forget it.
As most of you are now aware, I have now retired after amazing 7 years at the Club meeting amazing people and friends for life. I have truly lovely getting to know you all and appreciate all of your custom and appreciate all of the incredible staff I have had the pleasure to work with and help build the club up. Love to you all and hope to see you on match days wherever that will be!
Love Always June xx