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Offline KevinGage

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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2011, 01:16:36 AM »
Quote from: BC54 VFC on June 20, 2011, 10:12:02 PM
Villains; the title to this site says it all!

That might be a copyright thing. Mac or Dave W will no doubt be able to confirm.
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Offline Eiresvillan

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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #16 on: June 21, 2011, 01:22:21 AM »
Its Villans, as in come on you Villa(ns) meaning team..

Dont know who started this Villains crap(as in a criminal)..

Come on you Villans was shouted out regular in my Grandad's days at the club..More so than come on you Lions...
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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #17 on: June 21, 2011, 01:25:09 AM »
Quote from: dave.woodhall on June 21, 2011, 01:14:22 AM
Quote from: The Laughing Policeman on June 21, 2011, 12:54:34 AM
100% Villans. The name of the fanzine refers to the good guys and bad guys we've had at our esteemed club.

Does it?

The accreditation line at the end of your Times article today has you as the Editor of the Villa fanzine 'Heroes and Villans'!  OooOooh!
Not that they know anything.
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Offline dave.woodhall

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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #18 on: June 21, 2011, 01:27:30 AM »
Quote from: KevinGage on June 21, 2011, 01:16:36 AM
Quote from: BC54 VFC on June 20, 2011, 10:12:02 PM
Villains; the title to this site says it all!

That might be a copyright thing. Mac or Dave W will no doubt be able to confirm.

'Villans' was never used back in the day. I can honestly say that I'd never heard the term used except in relation to that mascot fella until a few years ago, when suddenly the press decreed that every club had to have a nickname/collective name for their supporters. We were certainly never called Villans, and neither for that matter did the other lot call themselves Bluenoses.
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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #19 on: June 21, 2011, 01:36:40 AM »
Quote from: Eiresvillan on June 21, 2011, 01:22:21 AM
Its Villans, as in come on you Villa(ns) meaning team..

Dont know who started this Villains crap(as in a criminal)..

Come on you Villans was shouted out regular in my Grandad's days at the club..More so than come on you Lions...

Oh man, I wish I was as good a supporter as you. One day, I'll get there.
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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #20 on: June 21, 2011, 02:37:52 AM »
Quote from: dave.woodhall on June 21, 2011, 01:27:30 AM
Quote from: KevinGage on June 21, 2011, 01:16:36 AM
Quote from: BC54 VFC on June 20, 2011, 10:12:02 PM
Villains; the title to this site says it all!

That might be a copyright thing. Mac or Dave W will no doubt be able to confirm.

'Villans' was never used back in the day. I can honestly say that I'd never heard the term used except in relation to that mascot fella until a few years ago, when suddenly the press decreed that every club had to have a nickname/collective name for their supporters. We were certainly never called Villans, and neither for that matter did the other lot call themselves Bluenoses.

When you say back in the day, how far back do you mean? In my Paninini sticker album back in the 80s it had our nickname as the Villans.
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Offline olofmilosevic

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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #21 on: June 21, 2011, 02:52:55 AM »
VILLANS
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Offline dave.woodhall

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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #22 on: June 21, 2011, 02:55:32 AM »
Quote from: enigma on June 21, 2011, 02:37:52 AM
Quote from: dave.woodhall on June 21, 2011, 01:27:30 AM
Quote from: KevinGage on June 21, 2011, 01:16:36 AM
Quote from: BC54 VFC on June 20, 2011, 10:12:02 PM
Villains; the title to this site says it all!

That might be a copyright thing. Mac or Dave W will no doubt be able to confirm.

'Villans' was never used back in the day. I can honestly say that I'd never heard the term used except in relation to that mascot fella until a few years ago, when suddenly the press decreed that every club had to have a nickname/collective name for their supporters. We were certainly never called Villans, and neither for that matter did the other lot call themselves Bluenoses.

When you say back in the day, how far back do you mean? In my Paninini sticker album back in the 80s it had our nickname as the Villans.

It was sort-of a nickname but never used as far back as I can remember.
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Offline brian green

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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #23 on: June 21, 2011, 06:25:40 AM »
I think it is the english language at work.   Historically the phrase was heroes and villains but usage has changed it to villans so either is correct.   Th great strength of english is that anything goes.   It is a great big string bag of a language you can still keep stuffing stuff in.   A typical example is the word invitation which has in recent time absorbed its own verb invite.

As for usage I always consider those who do not watch games from the Holte End as bona fide much respected Villains while we are Holte Enders.   I like being a Holte Ender because our patron is Sir Thomas Holte who on returning from a fruitless hunting day on finding his dinner not ready "cleaved the cook from nape to chin" with his sword.   Pretty much how I feel at the moment.
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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #24 on: June 21, 2011, 07:30:34 AM »
Quote from: Eiresvillan on June 21, 2011, 01:22:21 AM
Its Villans, as in come on you Villa(ns) meaning team..

Dont know who started this Villains crap(as in a criminal)..

Come on you Villans was shouted out regular in my Grandad's days at the club..More so than come on you Lions...

Lions, Villans, Villains.....all modernist crap.

Come on you Perry Barr pets !
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Offline Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle

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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #25 on: June 21, 2011, 07:34:44 AM »
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Quote from: nigel on June 20, 2011, 09:48:53 PM
Having a bit of an arguement regarding our nickname.
Could anyone tell me if it's VILLAINS or VILLANS?
I've been told it's the VILLANS and it's a 'play on words' thing.
I'm sure it's the VILLAINS though.
If by some chance it is villans, why?
Thanks

Is it argument or arguement?
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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #26 on: June 21, 2011, 08:16:47 AM »
Quote from: Eiresvillan on June 21, 2011, 01:22:21 AM
Its Villans, as in come on you Villa(ns) meaning team..

Dont know who started this Villains crap(as in a criminal)..

Come on you Villans was shouted out regular in my Grandad's days at the club..More so than come on you Lions...
How do you know they were shouting "Come on you villans" as opposed to "Come on you villains"?  Surely they both sound the same?
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Offline Dr Butler

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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #27 on: June 21, 2011, 08:18:21 AM »
as a Holte-ender don't mind either term to be honest

our Dad and Grandad always called us "the Villa"

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Offline Archie

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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #28 on: June 21, 2011, 08:20:22 AM »
In Italy "Villans" is used by the TV commentators to indicate  the Villa players, like Reds for Pool, Red Devils for Man. Utd., Gunners for Arsenal, etc., not for the claret and blue faith.
Don't know if it's correct, though.
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Re: VILLAINS or VILLANS
« Reply #29 on: June 21, 2011, 08:26:37 AM »
From my precious copy of "60 Seasons of League Football", which I bought in 1958:
"popularly and affectionately known as the Villains"
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