Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Legion on October 16, 2012, 12:25:09 PM
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Aston Villa - perfect in every way (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2949326,00.html)
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Great article! Cheers!
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Bloody hell makes a change to find something good on the OS.
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Fantastic article, really hits home how unique our name is when you see other team names.
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I was born in Villa Road which runs down from the Soho Road to Villa Cross. I was unaware that Aston Villa was the historical name of that junction with Heathfield Road after the manor house which used to be situated there. Interesting article.
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John Russell wrote in H&V a couple of years ago that the area was so prestigious at one time that estate agents would advertise houses as being "near Aston Villa".
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Good article. The only other club with a unique name that I can think of are Sheffield Wednesday. Always wondered why they are named after a day of the week.
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"It is the most beautifully named football club in the world".
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There's just something exceedingly magical about the name - Aston Villa.
This is so true.
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Good article. The only other club with a unique name that I can think of are Sheffield Wednesday. Always wondered why they are named after a day of the week.
A cricket team called something like the Wednesday Cricket Club formed the football team. They were called Wednesday as that's the day they played their cricket matches.
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Good article. The only other club with a unique name that I can think of are Sheffield Wednesday. Always wondered why they are named after a day of the week.
There are around 10 league clubs: Forest, Hotspur, Alexandra, Argyle...I used to know them all when I was a lad.
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Good article. The only other club with a unique name that I can think of are Sheffield Wednesday. Always wondered why they are named after a day of the week.
There are around 10 league clubs: Forest, Hotspur, Alexandra, Argyle...I used to know them all when I was a lad.
Stanley, Palace, Vale, Rangers, Orient, End and erm, i'm stuck now. Oh Dons.
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Good article. The only other club with a unique name that I can think of are Sheffield Wednesday. Always wondered why they are named after a day of the week.
A cricket team called something like the Wednesday Cricket Club formed the football team. They were called Wednesday as that's the day they played their cricket matches.
Now I know. Cheers. :)
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And before anyone asks, the colours have got nothing to do with Rangers and Hearts.
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Good article. The only other club with a unique name that I can think of are Sheffield Wednesday. Always wondered why they are named after a day of the week.
A cricket team called something like the Wednesday Cricket Club formed the football team. They were called Wednesday as that's the day they played their cricket matches.
Now I know. Cheers. :)
The reason behind the name was, they originally started from a bunch of local shopworkers . Who at that time, had half day closing on wednesdays. So the chaps would organise cricket matches. Saturdays were ruled out because they were all working and no one played sport on Sundays
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Good article. The only other club with a unique name that I can think of are Sheffield Wednesday. Always wondered why they are named after a day of the week.
A cricket team called something like the Wednesday Cricket Club formed the football team. They were called Wednesday as that's the day they played their cricket matches.
Now I know. Cheers. :)
If I remember correctly, they were founded by lads who worked as shop assistants, who used to get together to play on their afternoon off, Wednesday being early closing day in most towns in those days
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EDIT: Just seen Colhint's post a few minutes before mine. Great minds!
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Good article. The only other club with a unique name that I can think of are Sheffield Wednesday. Always wondered why they are named after a day of the week.
There are around 10 league clubs: Forest, Hotspur, Alexandra, Argyle...I used to know them all when I was a lad.
Stanley, Palace, Vale, Rangers, Orient, End and erm, i'm stuck now. Oh Dons.
Heath?
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I am duty bound to add 'north end'.
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It is always something I cherish about being a Villa fan, that we have a unique name next to all the Uniteds, Cities, Rovers etc.
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I feel duty bound to remove Palace.
It's just the second word of a two-worded place name. Like Small Heath.
This is the pedants' thread?
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Rushden & Diamonds is another club name I like. Mainly because it has the word 'diamonds' in it. Arsenal isn't too bad either. Although I think they ended up with it by omitting 'Woolwich' from their name when they moved from south of the river.
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Rushden & Diamonds is another club name I like. Mainly because it has the word 'diamonds' in it. Arsenal isn't too bad either. Although I think they ended up with it by omitting 'Woolwich' from their name when they moved from south of the river.
Yes Arsenal were known as "Woolwich" Arsenal and of course "Boring Arsenal" and "Lucky Arsenal" but seem now to have settled on "Fuckin' Arsenal".
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I love the fact that there's a Woolwich Arsenal station in South East London and an Emirates station in East London.
The thought of all those Arsenal soccer tourists going to the wrong train station brings out the child in me .
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I recall hearing an interview with the legendary German commentator Rudi Michel (he did the commentary for the 1954 "Wunder von Bern" WC Final) where he professed a love of Aston Villa and Arsenal, in part due to the names.
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It's the greatest name in football and I'm glad it's us who's got the name Aston Villa.
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The reason behind the name was, they originally started from a bunch of local shopworkers . Who at that time, had half day closing on wednesdays. So the chaps would organise cricket matches. Saturdays were ruled out because they were all working and no one played sport on Sundays
Who did they play against then?
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The reason behind the name was, they originally started from a bunch of local shopworkers . Who at that time, had half day closing on wednesdays. So the chaps would organise cricket matches. Saturdays were ruled out because they were all working and no one played sport on Sundays
Who did they play against then?
A bit more info about them here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wednesday_Cricket_Club
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The reason behind the name was, they originally started from a bunch of local shopworkers . Who at that time, had half day closing on wednesdays. So the chaps would organise cricket matches. Saturdays were ruled out because they were all working and no one played sport on Sundays
Who did they play against then?
other shopkeepers
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Heart of Midlothian is a great name
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Deportivo Wanka is even better.
Who wouldn't want one of these?
(http://orders.mkn.co.uk/mime/footballshirt/tracksuit/wanka.jpg)
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Young Boys is one that I don't think I'll get my head around. A youth team who evolved into a professional team?
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A perfect name, everytime I think I hear it or read and article that mentions us I have to stop and pay it attention.
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With such a unique name when you scanned the sports pages for something to read Aston Villa would always stand out. Unfortunately we now have Andre Villas Boas and when scanning you pick that up as well.
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With such a unique name when you scanned the sports pages for something to read Aston Villa would always stand out. Unfortunately we now have Andre Villas Boas and when scanning you pick that up as well.
Not to mention David Villa.
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One of the things I love about it is how even the shortened version trips off the tongue: 'I'm off up the Villa' etc. Aston Villa - four syllables of perfection.
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I feel duty bound to remove Palace.
It's just the second word of a two-worded place name. Like Small Heath.
This is the pedants' thread?
Isn't Villa the second word of a two-worded place name?
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Had Small Heath kept their original name am I correct in assuming they would be the only 'Alliance'?
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They are sheep, they went back on a decision to not take the name of the city... i'm glad they are who they are and what they have achieved.
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They are sheep, they went back on a decision to not take the name of the city... i'm glad they are who they are and what they have achieved.
No they didn't.
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Had Small Heath kept their original name am I correct in assuming they would be the only 'Alliance'?
The only other one I can think of is the now defunct Brierley Hill Alliance.
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They are sheep, they went back on a decision to not take the name of the city... i'm glad they are who they are and what they have achieved.
No they didn't.
so why did they change their name, is that just a myth that their was an agreement between the clubs?
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They are sheep, they went back on a decision to not take the name of the city... i'm glad they are who they are and what they have achieved.
No they didn't.
so why did they change their name, is that just a myth that their was an agreement between the clubs?
I don't know why they changed their name but the story was never mentioned until recently. Prior historians such as Peter Morris never wrote about it.
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Due to boundary changes, for a relatively short time they were the only professional club in Brum (I think it was 1903 to 1911). They changed their name in 1905, so maybe that had something to do with it.
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Had Small Heath kept their original name am I correct in assuming they would be the only 'Alliance'?
Had Oldham kept their original name we wouldn't be the only Villa
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Had Small Heath kept their original name am I correct in assuming they would be the only 'Alliance'?
Had Oldham kept their original name we wouldn't be the only Villa
Good job they did then.
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Young Boys is one that I don't think I'll get my head around. A youth team who evolved into a professional team?
Michael Jackson was their most high profile celebrity fan.
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Young Boys is one that I don't think I'll get my head around. A youth team who evolved into a professional team?
Michael Jackson was their most high profile celebrity fan.
Ha! Fulham must be jealous.
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Deportivo Wanka is even better.
Who wouldn't want one of these?
(http://orders.mkn.co.uk/mime/footballshirt/tracksuit/wanka.jpg)
We went trekking in the Andes a few years ago, and ended up in Huancayo. We tried to take in a Los Wankeros game but after driving round for a bit the taxi driver admitted defeat. Turns out the team had moved to play their games a few thousand metres higher in the Andes to try to gain themselves a cunning advantage. Even higher than The Hawthorns apparently.