Famous Villa-related quotes

[Des Little]

'Them all bloody villains' ... H&V sellers' all time favourite comment. They love it really

[somec]

'I learnt to sing on the holte end'   - Ozzy Osbourne

[Steve R]

Saunders : I'd like a pay rise
Atkinson : No
Saunders : but I was player of the year last season
Atkinson : I didn't vote for you

[Dr Butler]

"you support Aston Villa ? now that is a proper football club"
Fred, a 89 year old QPR supporter.

[GarethRDR]

"It is all behind us now" - Stefan Postma's agent.

[dicedlam]

''let's be honest, Villa have a different agenda to us, and they're a better side than us''.

TSM - 20/04/08

[rjp]

John Gregory

There's an aura about this club, a sense of history and tradition. Even the name is beautifully symmetrical, with five letters in each word

Johnny Dixon

It was the name Aston Villa that made me write to the club for a trial. Nothing to do with anything else, just the name.

[Pete]

Not famous, but one I've never forgotten. The scene - Trinity Road enclosure, mid 1980s. A freezing cold day, the second half of a crap match (goaless draw against Middlesbrough or suchlike). A little lad,  about eight or nine years old, looking  like he'd desperately prefer to be somewhere warmer, and less boring, turns to his father and says "How long to go, Dad?". An old bloke in the row behind, aged about 80, leans forward and says ruefully "About 70 f*cking years, son."

[Small Rodent]

"you support Aston Villa ? now that is a proper football club"
Fred, a 89 year old QPR supporter.

Almost the words a Polish barman said to me last week in Szczecin. Except he said "they are an original club".

[Pete]

"you support Aston Villa ? now that is a proper football club"
Fred, a 89 year old QPR supporter.

Almost the words a Polish barman said to me last week in Szczecin. Except he said "they are an original club".

I get this quite a lot, comments about us being a proper club, if I'm out in a Villa shirt up here in Huddersfield. I spot other Villa fans fairly regularly too, surprisingly. A greeting of "Up the Villa" always seems to be appreciated.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

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.

Indeed. £7 back in 1971 was a fair amount of money too. Sunny could have bought 350 Mars bars with the money. It's roughly equivalent to over £200 today.

[Dave Cooper please]

Not famous, but one I've never forgotten. The scene - Trinity Road enclosure, mid 1980s. A freezing cold day, the second half of a crap match (goaless draw against Middlesbrough or suchlike). A little lad,  about eight or nine years old, looking  like he'd desperately prefer to be somewhere warmer, and less boring, turns to his father and says "How long to go, Dad?". An old bloke in the row behind, aged about 80, leans forward and says ruefully "About 70 f*cking years, son."

Brilliant. And oh so true.

[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

Beautiful.

Indeed. £7 back in 1971 was a fair amount of money too. Sunny could have bought 350 Mars bars with the money. It's roughly equivalent to over £200 today.

I seem to remember 10 bob notes and some shiny new 50ps,  tanners , and loads of two bobs , some thruppeny bits which I loved but may not of been legal tender and two  pound notes which came from two old irish fellas who came from Monaghan where my mum was born 

  i remember my  Mum was worried as they looked a rum crowd , my Dad was more relaxed , they broke upen the beer and all was good  the sing song was fantastic , fell asleep by Rugby as there was loads of nips for the little un  !     my stash was apparently discarded for a big hand knitted scarf and a worn old flag .

Mt Dad was quite a conservative chap ,  but he loved it and still remembers the trip . 

[peter w]

Not famous, but one I've never forgotten. The scene - Trinity Road enclosure, mid 1980s. A freezing cold day, the second half of a crap match (goaless draw against Middlesbrough or suchlike). A little lad,  about eight or nine years old, looking  like he'd desperately prefer to be somewhere warmer, and less boring, turns to his father and says "How long to go, Dad?". An old bloke in the row behind, aged about 80, leans forward and says ruefully "About 70 f*cking years, son."

Excellent.

[thick_mike]

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.

Indeed. £7 back in 1971 was a fair amount of money too. Sunny could have bought 350 Mars bars with the money. It's roughly equivalent to over £200 today.

I seem to remember 10 bob notes and some shiny new 50ps,  tanners , and loads of two bobs , some thruppeny bits which I loved but may not of been legal tender and two  pound notes which came from two old irish fellas who came from Monaghan where my mum was born 

  i remember my  Mum was worried as they looked a rum crowd , my Dad was more relaxed , they broke upen the beer and all was good  the sing song was fantastic , fell asleep by Rugby as there was loads of nips for the little un  !     my stash was apparently discarded for a big hand knitted scarf and a worn old flag .

Mt Dad was quite a conservative chap ,  but he loved it and still remembers the trip . 

I remember my first (junior) season ticket was £11.25 in 1980/1. The best value for money ever!

My Dad always used to shout "come on you Villa boys!" just as they kick off. I have adopted it as a family heirloom.