Famous Villa-related quotes

[Mortimer's Bear]

'I learnt to sing on the holte end'   - Ozzy Osbourne

Where have you read/heard that?

[freethinker]

'I learnt to sing on the holte end'   - Ozzy Osbourne

Where have you read/heard that?

I was a bit dubious about that quote so I googled it and as I suspected it is down to some very dodgy journalism.

In an article titled "Ozzy owes it all to the Holte End." the first line reads "ROCKER Ozzy Osbourne has revealed where he learnt to sing - on the Holte End at Aston Villa." The article then goes on to quote Ozzy, who doesn't actually say anything like that. Here's the rest of the article:

 

"Me and mates used to hang around Villa Park on match days," said the Black Sabbath legend.

"We'd look after cars for a few bob, make sure no-one nicked or scratched them.

"I remember standing on the Holte End a few times. It was always f****** great fun.

"I had some favourite players - Peter McParland, Jimmy MacEwan, Alan Deakin. I had their posters on me wall as a kid.

"But I was never as big a fan as one our bassist Geezer Butler.

"When Villa lost, he'd lock himself in his room for a day, turn out the lights and draw down the blinds.

"He'd be in a depression for ages."

[Virgil Caine]

I like David Platts quote when asked what as a player what ambitions he had to which he replied

" to make a run that Sid Cowans doesn't spot" or words to that effect.

[Damo70]

I still love BFR's quote in a BRMB phone in on the evening of the day he took over in 1991. Caller: "The blues have just won a trophy. Are you gonna win us one?" BFR: "I hope I don't win you the Leyland Daf cup!"

[john e]

'we go again'

'I just do'



P Lambert 2012/13

[Irish villain]

'we go again'

'I just do'

That needs to be hung on a banner from the holte.



P Lambert 2012/13

[Broughty-Villian]

run in to the title, and seemingly the dressing room felt that M'boro were a bogey team for the villa. Withe told the dressing room "I always score against them and never lost to them".

[Legion]

Brilliant job done. Looked really good on the walk to the ground today. Not too sure about the Tom Hanks one, though.

[PeterWithesShin]

I saw them walking to catch the 7 back into town. As Tony the Tiger would say, they're grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat.

[balloubaby]

For me BFR king of the quotes. Favourite one that makes me smile every time I hear it happened during a game when one of our players was laid out following a heavy challenge.  BFR says to the physio, "how is he?" Physio replies, "not great boss, he doesn't know who he is". To which BFR replies, " well stick him back on and tell him he's Pele!"

[cdbearsfan]

That's not Big Ron, that story is as old as Bobby Robson's nan, have heard it attributed to about twenty different managers. Urban myth, I reckon. A good 'un though.