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Author Topic: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?  (Read 53783 times)

Offline TopDeck113

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #75 on: December 17, 2011, 10:32:15 AM »
No. No. And thrice no.

Is it too late to make a nomination for most pointless thread of the year?

Offline Davey B

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #76 on: December 17, 2011, 10:37:04 AM »
4 votes FOR the name change? Yet not a single post to give their reasoning?

Mmmmmmmmmmm .... wonder why that is?  ::)

Offline john e

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #77 on: December 17, 2011, 10:38:25 AM »
Loads of teams have changed there names though, but it was 100 years ago or so,
 Arsenal, Man Utd, Birmingham City and lots more all started of called something different.

 but this is a total non starter, and even Durham didnt sugest it for Villa , just Arsenal so they could highlight the London factor.
anyone taking the thread seriously needs to give there head a good shake, the original poster probably started it a bit mischieviously for reasons known only to himself. but its just developed into a novelty thread now

Offline JUAN PABLO

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #78 on: December 17, 2011, 11:16:21 AM »
I think we should NOT

Offline not3bad

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #79 on: December 17, 2011, 11:20:20 AM »
Last time I checked they were still called Leicester City.

I'm sure that they were called Leicester Foss until only a few years ago.

1919.

Okay I must have misheard that story on Sky Sports News  ???

Do we have a quoted exchange of the year award?  If so I'd like to nominate this.

Offline Damo70

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #80 on: December 17, 2011, 11:22:36 AM »
110% NO. For a million and one reasons . The one million and first being Tom Hanks wouldn't think we had a cute name anymore.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #81 on: December 17, 2011, 11:35:11 AM »
I reckon the mods should name and shame the four heretics!

Offline Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #82 on: December 17, 2011, 11:41:55 AM »
I reckon the mods should name and shame the four heretics!

They should be `Clarksoned`- taken out and shot in front of their families. Or if you are against the death penalty, publicly flogged on the pitch before a home game at least.

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #83 on: December 17, 2011, 11:55:47 AM »
The polls are anonymous.

Offline j66acd

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #84 on: December 17, 2011, 11:57:44 AM »
If putting Birmingham in our name meant winning the European Cup and league title again, then would you want it changed?

Offline WALTERS WARRIORS

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #85 on: December 17, 2011, 11:58:29 AM »
No on several levels. Mainly because we are a world famous club who do not need re-branding. A club who is in the top four most succesful teams in english football only needs current success. And lets hope that becomes a reality ......

Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #86 on: December 17, 2011, 12:00:56 PM »
In the words of Capt Mainwaring, "Stupid boy".

Offline villa `cross the mersey

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #87 on: December 17, 2011, 12:17:07 PM »
Even at my age I still get a chill down my spine when we are referred to as "The Villa" - loads of United`s, City`s, Towns etc but only one Aston Villa.

We are quite unique and I am proud to have supported "us" for almost 50 years !!

Offline adrenachrome

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #88 on: December 17, 2011, 12:20:33 PM »

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #89 on: December 17, 2011, 12:30:01 PM »

 


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