Quote from: villa `cross the mersey on January 19, 2020, 06:53:28 PMQuote from: eric woolban woolban on January 19, 2020, 06:44:29 PMQuote from: villa `cross the mersey on January 19, 2020, 05:35:05 PMQuote from: Damo70 on January 19, 2020, 05:25:32 PMQuote from: Border villan on January 19, 2020, 05:13:23 PMWhen he is announced, with the shirt stretch, can we have a 24/48 punfest window to allow us all to get it out of our systems.If we don't play Joe Dolce over the PA prior to his debut I will be gutted. It would be pure 'music theatre'. Wasn't Joe Dolce from Sutton Coldfield? Is he still around ? If so he could sing the song in front of the Holte like that bloke singing Ynwa on the last day of the Holte terracing - against LiverpoolBorn in America. You're thinking of Rene of Rene and Renata fame!That's the one !!! I'm now trying to remember what their one hit wonder was Renee was the woman, the geezer was Renato. Sad that I know that I know, but there is a cafe/bar in Mere Green called Renato's with a big mural of the two of them and apparently owned by said crooner.
Quote from: eric woolban woolban on January 19, 2020, 06:44:29 PMQuote from: villa `cross the mersey on January 19, 2020, 05:35:05 PMQuote from: Damo70 on January 19, 2020, 05:25:32 PMQuote from: Border villan on January 19, 2020, 05:13:23 PMWhen he is announced, with the shirt stretch, can we have a 24/48 punfest window to allow us all to get it out of our systems.If we don't play Joe Dolce over the PA prior to his debut I will be gutted. It would be pure 'music theatre'. Wasn't Joe Dolce from Sutton Coldfield? Is he still around ? If so he could sing the song in front of the Holte like that bloke singing Ynwa on the last day of the Holte terracing - against LiverpoolBorn in America. You're thinking of Rene of Rene and Renata fame!That's the one !!! I'm now trying to remember what their one hit wonder was
Quote from: villa `cross the mersey on January 19, 2020, 05:35:05 PMQuote from: Damo70 on January 19, 2020, 05:25:32 PMQuote from: Border villan on January 19, 2020, 05:13:23 PMWhen he is announced, with the shirt stretch, can we have a 24/48 punfest window to allow us all to get it out of our systems.If we don't play Joe Dolce over the PA prior to his debut I will be gutted. It would be pure 'music theatre'. Wasn't Joe Dolce from Sutton Coldfield? Is he still around ? If so he could sing the song in front of the Holte like that bloke singing Ynwa on the last day of the Holte terracing - against LiverpoolBorn in America. You're thinking of Rene of Rene and Renata fame!
Quote from: Damo70 on January 19, 2020, 05:25:32 PMQuote from: Border villan on January 19, 2020, 05:13:23 PMWhen he is announced, with the shirt stretch, can we have a 24/48 punfest window to allow us all to get it out of our systems.If we don't play Joe Dolce over the PA prior to his debut I will be gutted. It would be pure 'music theatre'. Wasn't Joe Dolce from Sutton Coldfield? Is he still around ? If so he could sing the song in front of the Holte like that bloke singing Ynwa on the last day of the Holte terracing - against Liverpool
Quote from: Border villan on January 19, 2020, 05:13:23 PMWhen he is announced, with the shirt stretch, can we have a 24/48 punfest window to allow us all to get it out of our systems.If we don't play Joe Dolce over the PA prior to his debut I will be gutted. It would be pure 'music theatre'.
When he is announced, with the shirt stretch, can we have a 24/48 punfest window to allow us all to get it out of our systems.
Renato supported Aston Villa and became good friends with ex-boss Ron Atkinson.Paying tribute, Atkinson said: “I loved the fella, he was brilliant. He was one of the nicest guys I have met in my life. He was good natured, great to be with and we had some great wind-ups with each other on the golf course.” <<<Also of interest>>>He entered TV talent show New Faces in 1975 and caught the attention of songwriter Johnny Edward, who wrote Save Your Love.* Songwriter Johnny Edward – real name John Flex – was the voice and creator of Metal Mickey.* During his early career, writer Johnny Edward was guitarist in The Manish Boys, whose lead singer David Jones later became known as... David Bowie.* Christmas top 10 1982:1. Renee and Renato: Save Your Love2. Shakin’ Stevens: Blue Christmas3. David Bowie and Bing Crosbie: Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy4. Culture Club: Time (Clock of the Heart)5. Madness: Our House6. Phil Collins: You Can’t Hurry Love7. David Essex: A Winter’s Tale8. Modern Romance: Best Years of our Lives9. Lionel Richie: Truly10. The Jam: Beat Surrender
Quote from: Louzie0 on January 19, 2020, 10:32:21 PMQuote from: brian green on January 19, 2020, 08:59:46 PMHow does Sexual Ealing from Brent know all about Barnt Green and I a mere Green have never heard of Mere Green. Bordesley, yes, Acocks, yes, Soylent, yes. Mere? Uh uh.Wylde Green’s where it’s at, brian.You make my heart sing.
Quote from: brian green on January 19, 2020, 08:59:46 PMHow does Sexual Ealing from Brent know all about Barnt Green and I a mere Green have never heard of Mere Green. Bordesley, yes, Acocks, yes, Soylent, yes. Mere? Uh uh.Wylde Green’s where it’s at, brian.
How does Sexual Ealing from Brent know all about Barnt Green and I a mere Green have never heard of Mere Green. Bordesley, yes, Acocks, yes, Soylent, yes. Mere? Uh uh.
Quote from: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on January 17, 2020, 12:22:39 PMHe may be a complete flop and we get relegated.On the plus side we are all a little better informed about season 1969/70 and the merits of African cuisine.Please add locally based one hit wonders from the early 1980s and a guide to eating establishments in Mere Green.One of the most informative threads in a long while.
He may be a complete flop and we get relegated.On the plus side we are all a little better informed about season 1969/70 and the merits of African cuisine.
Quote from: frank black on January 19, 2020, 07:34:28 PMQuote from: Ads on January 19, 2020, 06:46:34 PMQuote from: andyh on January 19, 2020, 06:29:38 PMQuote from: frank black on January 19, 2020, 05:44:20 PMAmazed we got the work permit sorted that quickly.Who said we have? It's not clear whether we have, but the Mail and a few other journalists believe he'll be signed in time for Watford, so the presumption is yes.As a former civil servant, I will be very surprised if all is done for Tuesday and no one has hinted/said that it will be. Just that things are progressing well. I won’t expect him to be playing, but hope I’m wrong.Maybe the civil servants process things quicker these days than in your days Frank
Quote from: Ads on January 19, 2020, 06:46:34 PMQuote from: andyh on January 19, 2020, 06:29:38 PMQuote from: frank black on January 19, 2020, 05:44:20 PMAmazed we got the work permit sorted that quickly.Who said we have? It's not clear whether we have, but the Mail and a few other journalists believe he'll be signed in time for Watford, so the presumption is yes.As a former civil servant, I will be very surprised if all is done for Tuesday and no one has hinted/said that it will be. Just that things are progressing well. I won’t expect him to be playing, but hope I’m wrong.
Quote from: andyh on January 19, 2020, 06:29:38 PMQuote from: frank black on January 19, 2020, 05:44:20 PMAmazed we got the work permit sorted that quickly.Who said we have? It's not clear whether we have, but the Mail and a few other journalists believe he'll be signed in time for Watford, so the presumption is yes.
Quote from: frank black on January 19, 2020, 05:44:20 PMAmazed we got the work permit sorted that quickly.Who said we have?
Amazed we got the work permit sorted that quickly.
Quote from: thick_mike on January 19, 2020, 11:30:24 PMQuote from: Louzie0 on January 19, 2020, 10:32:21 PMQuote from: brian green on January 19, 2020, 08:59:46 PMHow does Sexual Ealing from Brent know all about Barnt Green and I a mere Green have never heard of Mere Green. Bordesley, yes, Acocks, yes, Soylent, yes. Mere? Uh uh.Wylde Green’s where it’s at, brian.You make my heart sing.This brought a smile.
Renato’s restaurant, which I think was called something else, was in Lichfield.
Quote from: purpletrousers on January 20, 2020, 12:12:58 AMQuote from: thick_mike on January 19, 2020, 11:30:24 PMQuote from: Louzie0 on January 19, 2020, 10:32:21 PMQuote from: brian green on January 19, 2020, 08:59:46 PMHow does Sexual Ealing from Brent know all about Barnt Green and I a mere Green have never heard of Mere Green. Bordesley, yes, Acocks, yes, Soylent, yes. Mere? Uh uh.Wylde Green’s where it’s at, brian.You make my heart sing.This brought a smile.Same here, great on a frosty Monday morning.
Quote from: brian green on January 19, 2020, 08:59:46 PMHow does Sexual Ealing from Brent know all about Barnt Green and I a mere Green have never heard of Mere Green. Bordesley, yes, Acocks, yes, Soylent, yes. Mere? Uh uh.It's basically a bit of Four Oaks in Sutton Coldfield Brian. A roundabout, some shops, a pub, a petrol station, a few restaurants and a primary school. The Renato's that's there now is in a fairly new precinct, Mulberry Walk, so couldn't be the one frequented by BFR. And I guess owned by Renato's family, since the big man has shuffled off the mortal coil. It's dog and kid friendly and the mural is quite something.
Quote from: ktvillan on January 20, 2020, 12:52:03 AMQuote from: brian green on January 19, 2020, 08:59:46 PMHow does Sexual Ealing from Brent know all about Barnt Green and I a mere Green have never heard of Mere Green. Bordesley, yes, Acocks, yes, Soylent, yes. Mere? Uh uh.It's basically a bit of Four Oaks in Sutton Coldfield Brian. A roundabout, some shops, a pub, a petrol station, a few restaurants and a primary school. The Renato's that's there now is in a fairly new precinct, Mulberry Walk, so couldn't be the one frequented by BFR. And I guess owned by Renato's family, since the big man has shuffled off the mortal coil. It's dog and kid friendly and the mural is quite something. I've just checked where my nan lived, and it was the bottom end of Slade Road which by my reckoning puts it more in Roughley than Mere Green. Anyway it was there that my Villa journey began, as both grandparents were Villa fans. My nan used to get her hair done by one of her friends, 'Aunty' Pauline, who had a parrot that used to say "Up the Villa".
Renatos son, Remo, owned the restaurant in Lichfield. He now works as a chef on Virgin trains. Renatos cafe/restaurant/bar is nothing to do with the family. It is owned by the following company:https://thelounges.co.ukRemo is a big Villa fan and his Dad was a top fella but passed some years back. He lived very close to the Barton’s, who still frequent the Mere Green bars.