Villa idiosyncrasies

[usav]

The 'Jumbo' hot dog bloke.

[SarkGrime]

Con Martin - centre half or goalkeeper.
Fred Potter - inside forward who turned to goalkeeping.

[harry_burrows_left_foot]

Allan Evans' vaseline strip above both eyebrows

[harry_burrows_left_foot]

The style of numbers 1- 12 on the 1980/81 AV strip...used for that one season only I believe...a defining moment of individuality

[Gareth]

Mellbergs mazy dribble as he ran off from his warm up

Parker & Saunders pot shotting the Evans Halshaw demo cars

Les Sealeys chicken dance

Isiah Ozzy staring at his feet whilst in possession

Stauntons out swingers into the Trinity

MONs bowing handshake

[tremzvillain]

'We will rock you' playing and hands clapping on the scoreboard, before kick-off, 1994-ish.

[ez]

Tony Morleys gestures to Ron Saunders after scoring. Flicking the Vs?

[VillaZogmariner]

The lettered scoreboard.

The Trinity Clock.

The dummy/step over McGrath, and then Ugo, used to always do when ball was heading for a Goal Kick.

Bozzie tapping the top of the cross bar before a corner was taken.

[ronshirt]

When we defended a corner Brian Little would stand hand on hips in the centre circle with his marker.

The idea was to clear any near post balls down the right wing. Little would time his run out wide so that as the ball bounced he could back heel it over his left shoulder with his right foot. This quick change of direction usually flummoxed the marker and left Little with a clear run at the goal. He got quite few goals this way.

I've never seen anyone else do anything similar.

[KevinGage]

Overpriced forwards coming to us and struggling for a large part of their time at the club (though I guess a few sides can probably say that).

Taking any kind of interest in the goings on at BCFC, when the rest of the footballing world thinks they are an irrelevance.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Sid Cowans always made sure he had the last ball to kick out of touch, usually a 40 yard screamer, just before kick off.

[Mortimer's Bear]

John Carew walking like he's shit himself.

[Meanwood Villa]

The curse of Millichip. The seemingly endless stream of away draws in the cups early/mid 90s.

[RugbyVilla]

Hi there, I am the author of 'The Gerry Hitchens Story' and 'The Bobby Thomson Story' and I am Currently compiling a major book project which will consist of fans memories of everything Villa and it is due to be published in October. I hope to include some current and ex-players and celeb Villa fans. Some of the postings are brilliant and I was wondering if you have any objection in me using yours in my book?

My email address is  simongoodyear@soccerbiographies.com

Please let me know if this is ok?

Regards,

Simon

[eamonn]

The way Cuellar holds out his hand in a limp-wristed fashion when he's passing the ball. Drives me mad, does anyone notice this?