Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Clampy on April 16, 2013, 03:48:55 PM
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Passed away according to the OS.
Apologies if this has already been posted elsewhere.
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Sad news.
A genuine Doug acolyte over the years and most definately one of us.
Might be worth listening to long lost classic double A side, Hey Aston Villa/ We're the Holte End by way of marking his passing.
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Sorry mate, it was A.S.T.O.N. V.I.L.L.A, not Hey Aston Villa. The latter was released a few years later by Ricky somebody or other. Ricky Valente rings a bell for some reason. I had the Dave Ismay and The Holte End one on claret and blue vinyl (although every copy may have been like that for all I know.) Sad news about Dave Ismay, I think I did read though a while ago that he was ill.
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More here:
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/birmingham-mail-columnist-comedian-aston-2636182
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Sorry mate, it was A.S.T.O.N. V.I.L.L.A, not Hey Aston Villa. The latter was released a few years later by Ricky somebody or other. Ricky Valente rings a bell for some reason. I had the Dave Ismay and The Holte End one on claret and blue vinyl (although every copy may have been like that for all I know.) Sad news about Dave Ismay, I think I did read though a while ago that he was ill.
Ricky Disoni
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I was never quite sure of his role at Villa Park, I met him once whilst doing some corporate schmoozing and he was pleasant enough. In truth he was probably a better match day announcer than comedian which isn't saying much, and his ambassadorial role with corporate clients was more his forte.
However I have no doubt that he was a Villa man to his core and for that reason alone his place with the Holtenders in the Sky should be assured- RIP Dave Ismay.
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Terrible news, a really nice bloke dave and very funny too, a sad loss indeed.
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RIP Dave.....never met him, but it is always sad when a Villa man goes..
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Have put a red link article in the recent deaths column on Wiki. If anyone wants to write an article and add storylinks etc
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When I was watching the Stoke game on Football First the other Saturday i'm sure they showed a pic of Doug and Dave Ismay was sat next to him, had he been ill or was it sudden?
Edit - read the Birmingham Mail report so can see it was sudden, a real shame
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RIP Dave.....never met him, but it is always sad when a Villa man goes..
This for me, thoughts go to his family.
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RIP Dave.....never met him, but it is always sad when a Villa man goes..
This for me, thoughts go to his family.
Same here.
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RIP. I will admit to giving him stick in the past but he was a Villa man and that'll do for me.
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RIP Holte Ender In The Sky.
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Sad news to hear someone, who obviously had a lot of love for the club has passed away.
When ever I hear him mentioned, I always have a little chuckle, remembering him trying to sing You'll Never Walk Alone, when playing Liverpool, during the last game in front of the old Holte End. Poor bloke took some stick!
RIP Holte Ender In The Sky.
Don't think that was him, was it?
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Sad news to hear someone, who obviously had a lot of love for the club has passed away.
When ever I hear him mentioned, I always have a little chuckle, remembering him trying to sing You'll Never Walk Alone, when playing Liverpool, during the last game in front of the old Holte End. Poor bloke took some stick!
RIP Holte Ender In The Sky.
Don't think that was him, was it?
Ah bugger! Yes it was Dave Chance, now I think about it! Oops! Apologies.
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Gave him stick when he was match announcer during the last few years of Doug's reign but sad stuff.
Must have been sudden as he had a regular column in the Mail and pretty sure I saw him watching us at an away game (with Doug) a while back.
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Just read the obituries, Doug said they went to the Stoke game together, that's where I remember seeing him as Doug popped up on the big screen in the second half.
Crikey just over a week ago, shows how sudden death can be.
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RIP Dave
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I was never quite sure of his role at Villa Park,
Wasn't he head of marketing at one point? I'm sure DW has mentioned the story of the Manure Marketing chief in the early 90's telling a reporter of a meeting with another clubs Head of Marketing and stating that the man was a comedian. When pushed for reasons why, he said, "no he was actually a comedian and only got the job as he was good friends with the chairman".
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Was that his real name? D.Ismay? No wonder he became a comedian. Sorry to hear of his passing though. RIP.
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I wrote The Villa a letter with some ideas many moons ago, and Dave 'phoned to invite me in. Lovely fella RIP.
His job title was Special Operations manager BTW, a sort of 'director without portfolio' as Doug described it.
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I wrote The Villa a letter with some ideas many moons ago, and Dave 'phoned to invite me in. Lovely fella RIP.
His job title was Special Operations manager BTW, a sort of 'director without portfolio' as Doug described it.
I too wrote a letter to Doug about 10 years ago asking to have a giant flag made for the Holte, I heard nothing(as I expected) for months then Dave rang me itching to get it done and full of enthusiasm. He got the ball rolling for the one that's there now.
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Ah bugger! Yes it was Dave Chance, now I think about it! Oops! Apologies.
All the "Daves" involved in Villa Park announcements used to confuse me. There was a time when it was all ......... "and now over to Dave"......... "thanks Dave"
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Really genuinely nice guy
sad loss
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Thats sad news. Dave was a big mate of Bob Monkhouse and his hero was Tony Hancock who he did a fair impression of.
A Villa man to the end. My condolences go to his family
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Ah bugger! Yes it was Dave Chance, now I think about it! Oops! Apologies.
All the "Daves" involved in Villa Park announcements used to confuse me. There was a time when it was all ......... "and now over to Dave"......... "thanks Dave"
Yeah Dave Boulton still announces the goals at all the games played at Villa park.
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Just found out we went to the same school. He must have been in the same year group as Ian Lavender (Private Pike) another Villa supporter (allegedly!)
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Hi Ron/John.
Did you get the PM I sent you a few months ago?
Cheers,
Dave
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Ron Manager- indeed Ian Lavender is a Villa fan and hence the Villa scarf he wore through the Dads Army series.
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Ron Manager- indeed Ian Lavender is a Villa fan and hence the Villa scarf he wore through the Dads Army series.
yes,
I was unconvinced about that, until I saw him on a documentary type programme about Dads Army and he confirmed that it is indeed a Villa scarf,
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Ron Manager- indeed Ian Lavender is a Villa fan and hence the Villa scarf he wore through the Dads Army series.
yes,
I was unconvinced about that, until I saw him on a documentary type programme about Dads Army and he confirmed that it is indeed a Villa scarf,
Well I had some dealings with Ian Lavender He ran the school chess club and was our house captain. Never once did he give any indication that he was even faintly interested in football let alone the Villa.
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Ron Manager- indeed Ian Lavender is a Villa fan and hence the Villa scarf he wore through the Dads Army series.
yes,
I was unconvinced about that, until I saw him on a documentary type programme about Dads Army and he confirmed that it is indeed a Villa scarf,
Well I had some dealings with Ian Lavender He ran the school chess club and was our house captain. Never once did he give any indication that he was even faintly interested in football let alone the Villa.
I have no idea as to where, if anywhere, Ian Lavender's footballing allegiances may or may not lie. Pike, on the other hand, most definitely wore a Villa scarf. It was reflective of the era, one in which we were still held in high regard as unquestionably the biggest club on the planet. Which makes him a glory hunter.
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What school was that?
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What school was that?
School of hardknocks?
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I've seen ian lavender also saying on tv that he wore the scarf in dads army because he is a villa fan and he insisted the scarf worn by pike was claret and blue.
He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa, and when filming began on Dad's Army, he was allowed to choose Frank Pike's scarf from an array in the BBC wardrobe. He chose a claret and blue scarf - Aston Villa's colours.
Also mentioned below -
Ex-Eastender Ian has supported Aston Villa for more than five decades, ever since his days at the old Bournville Tech.
For years his character Private Pike in the much-loved sitcom Dad's Army wore a claret and blue scarf.
"I was most upset when people started saying 'Why does Private Pike support West Ham?', remembers Ian.
"He doesn't! It's Aston Villa - always was, always will be and still is!
"I shall be in Los Angeles visiting my granddaughter on the day of the match and I shall probably take (the scarf) with me and go and watch the match in the big English bar in Santa Monica."
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http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/dave-ismays-funeral-held-aston-3309941?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/dave-ismays-funeral-held-aston-3309941?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
I see Doug's car is there. I think they were great friends.
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The pictures from the funeral were the time in ages I had seen Malc Stent. The years don't look like they've been kind to him.
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What school was that?
Bournville I think
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Sad news to hear someone, who obviously had a lot of love for the club has passed away.
When ever I hear him mentioned, I always have a little chuckle, remembering him trying to sing You'll Never Walk Alone, when playing Liverpool, during the last game in front of the old Holte End. Poor bloke took some stick!
RIP Holte Ender In The Sky.
Don't think that was him, was it?
Wasnt it dave chance?
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What school was that?
Bournville I think
Bournville Tech, not far from the Woodlands Hospital although neither are called by those names now.
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What school was that?
Bournville I think
Bournville Tech, not far from the Woodlands Hospital although neither are called by those names now.
Thanks Chris - what they called now?
I used to live in Woodlands Park and then Mulberry Rd on the BVT estate.
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What school was that?
Bournville I think
Bournville Tech, not far from the Woodlands Hospital although neither are called by those names now.
Thanks Chris - what they called now?
I used to live in Woodlands Park and then Mulberry Rd on the BVT estate.
The school is, I think, just Bournville School. I know it's highly regarded with parents keen to get their kids in and I think it has some sort of business specialism.
The hospital is just The Royal Orthopaedic (ROH to staff) but still called the Woodlands by most people over 40.
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The pictures from the funeral were the time in ages I had seen Malc Stent. The years don't look like they've been kind to him.
Wow he has aged, I knew his son years ago... he liked a beer!
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The pictures from the funeral were the time in ages I had seen Malc Stent. The years don't look like they've been kind to him.
Wow he has aged, I knew his son years ago... he liked a beer!
Last time I saw Malcolm was two years ago in a panto. He seems to have put a bit of weight on since then, as have many of us. He is one of my favourite local entertainers.
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Malc did a very funny take off of Kenny Rogers Lucille about 30years ago. A popular artiste on the local circuit.