Famous Villa-related quotes

[Legion]

Mortimer, Shaw, Williams... prepared to adventure down the left. There's a good ball played in for Tony Morley. Oh, it must be... and it is! Peter Withe! Villa in the lead!

[Damo70]

We'll be bigger than the Villa in five years.

[edgysatsuma89]

"Whoa whoa whoa! £2! I paid by fucking cash!" - villa supporter 13/14

[Rudy Can't Fail]

A few from  Graham Taylor on Doug Ellis:

“Well, it’s a love-hate relationship and he loves me.”

"He should take credit for an excellent stadium - no doubt about that at all. Should he be blamed for it not being filled?"

"There are fundamental problems at Aston Villa, a club run by Doug Ellis, for Doug Ellis and for the benefit of Doug Ellis."

[cheltenhamlion]

"I sometimes think you love The Villa more than me"

"I love the Blues more than I love you"

[Sunny Villa]

There was an insert programme Football review or something in the 1971 Wembley programme, they had an article written by a someone i have forgotten at the end of the article he closed with "someone has shaken the tail of a slumbering Lion   and  i forsee the Lion plundering all the major trophies within the next 10 years" 

I am sure someone maybe able to dig out the actual article , I remember crying on the train home from Wembley as a heartbroken 10 year old ,  suddenley there was a whip round from the Villa fans around me , i got 7 quid they said use the money to go down the Villa , they also gave me loads of badges , hats and scarves ,  my Dad was a Leeds fan , he became a Villa fan that day as did my mum   

[Percy McCarthy]

There was an insert programme Football review or something in the 1971 Wembley programme, they had an article written by a someone i have forgotten at the end of the article he closed with "someone has shaken the tail of a slumbering Lion   and  i forsee the Lion plundering all the major trophies within the next 10 years" 

I am sure someone maybe able to dig out the actual article , I remember crying on the train home from Wembley as a heartbroken 10 year old ,  suddenley there was a whip round from the Villa fans around me , i got 7 quid they said use the money to go down the Villa , they also gave me loads of badges , hats and scarves ,  my Dad was a Leeds fan , he became a Villa fan that day as did my mum

Beautiful.

[eamonn]

*End of Thread* No topping that.

[richard moore]

I always liked the Dean Saunders one to the effect that Aston Villa are just as big as Liverpool, it's just they don't realise it....or words to that effect. Someone will know the exact quote I'm sure

Frank's reminder of the Peter Morris one is very moving and reminds me of all my dearly departed relatives for whom Pongo Waring and the like were their heroes. I grew up hearing stories about him and so many others...

[dave.woodhall]

I used to have a little pocket book of Villa quotes that someone bought me as a stocking filler one year.  I'll have to dig it out and post a few.

One that springs to mind, and I'm paraphrasing here, is:-

"Birmingham is a great place to live and play your football"
- David Ginola (just after we signed him)

"Will this city ever run out of grey paint?"
- David Ginola (just before we sold him)

Bless you my child.

[villalion]

There was an insert programme Football review or something in the 1971 Wembley programme, they had an article written by a someone i have forgotten at the end of the article he closed with "someone has shaken the tail of a slumbering Lion   and  i forsee the Lion plundering all the major trophies within the next 10 years" 

I am sure someone maybe able to dig out the actual article , I remember crying on the train home from Wembley as a heartbroken 10 year old ,  suddenley there was a whip round from the Villa fans around me , i got 7 quid they said use the money to go down the Villa , they also gave me loads of badges , hats and scarves ,  my Dad was a Leeds fan , he became a Villa fan that day as did my mum

I nearly shed a tear reading this post. Wonderful.

[Godfrey Brian]

" Come on yew Villa Babbys" Nameless fat bloke next to me on the Holte every game at kick off 1968-94 and at the final whistle v Liverpool May 1994.

[Pat McMahon]

" Come on yew Villa Babbys" Nameless fat bloke next to me on the Holte every game at kick off 1968-94 and at the final whistle v Liverpool May 1994.

I thought Chico owned the copyright to that exhortation.

[richtheholtender]

"You don't change the curtains if you're selling the house"

David O'Leary

[eamonn]

You forgot:

"I don't pay much attention to fickle sugarbags who don't respect the Charltons and Boltons of the world".

And: "Just cos Villa won the cup in the 80's or something, people think we should be one of the favourites"