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Favourite Villa sponsor

82-83 Davenports
2 (5%)
83-93 Mita Copiers
9 (22.5%)
93-95 Muller
1 (2.5%)
95-98 AST Computers
6 (15%)
98-00 LDV
0 (0%)
00-02 NTL
0 (0%)
02-04 Rover
3 (7.5%)
04-06 DWS (or fucking COWS according to my mates)
0 (0%)
06-08 32 Red.com
0 (0%)
Now - Acorns
19 (47.5%)

Total Members Voted: 40

Voting closed: November 06, 2008, 02:12:54 PM

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Offline Deano's Mullet

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« on: November 06, 2008, 02:12:54 PM »
Not that i approve of sponsors on shirts but my vote goes to Mita Copiers, they were to Villa what Sharp and JVC were to Arsenal and Man Utd, our sponsors for so long that it was impossible to imagine any other brand on the name of our shirt.Now it seems to change every 2-3 years. The worst for me was LDV Vans - i hated them.

Offline el león Benidorm

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« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2008, 02:26:21 PM »
I voted Acorns, just for what it stands for.

Would prefer a sponsorless shirt though.

Offline TopDeck113

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« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2008, 07:30:06 PM »
Mita for the longevity of their association.

Acorns for what it represents.

As an aside, does any one know (a) what Davenports paid for the deal; and (b) what the going rate is now to have your name on the shirt of the reigning European Champions?

Offline Comrade Blitz

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« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2008, 08:45:51 PM »
Mita for me - on my first ever Villa shirt - bought at a shop on Tottenham Court Rd

Offline Tom Stewart

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« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2008, 11:06:55 PM »
AST.

Offline 1avfc19

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« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2008, 04:05:00 AM »
muller yoghurt...because i like crunch corners

Offline Irish villain

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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2008, 09:13:46 AM »
AST, just looked right and the kits that time were great!

Offline greenwichvilla

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« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2008, 02:43:45 AM »
Quote from: "TopDeck113"
Mita for the longevity of their association.

Acorns for what it represents.

As an aside, does any what know (a) what Davenports paid for the deal; and (b) what the going rate is now to have your name on the shirt of the reigning European Champions?


AIG pay £58 million for the 'pleasure' of sponsering them

Offline born.2.8.scum

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« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2008, 03:23:50 AM »
the material from ast with the villa embosed on was the dogs!!!!!!!!

Offline Coopers Injury

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« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2008, 01:31:58 PM »
Davenports

Offline Jon Crofts

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« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2008, 03:53:41 PM »
I was chatting with my old man at the weekend about sponsorship.  He had good links with the club back in the 70s told me the following tale re Villa and shirt sponsorship.

Villa tried to get shirt sponsorship as far back as the late seventies, Dunlop were muted to have struck a deal with Villa to sponsor the shirt, a revolutionary idea at the time.  So revolutionary in fact that the Football League put a stop to it with immediate effect.

Online Pete3206

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« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2008, 04:01:27 PM »
Favourite - Acorns

Worst - Muller. Just reminds me of crap kits.

Offline saunders_heroes

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« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2008, 01:32:06 PM »
Davenports of course. Ahh what a shirt that one was.

Offline ADVILLAFAN

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« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2008, 01:52:21 PM »
How could it be anything other than Acorns - amazing gesture by the club

Offline johnboy

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« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2008, 03:55:08 PM »
Quote from: "ADVILLAFAN"
How could it be anything other than Acorns - amazing gesture by the club
Couldn't agree more, makes me feel really proud

 


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