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Author Topic: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?  (Read 53712 times)

Offline Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #150 on: December 19, 2011, 12:49:00 PM »
No No and thrice no! We were not part of Birmingham when we were formed, so why would we want to steal their name?

Some would say that you're obsessed with 'them'.

Offline lichfield lion

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #151 on: December 19, 2011, 12:56:35 PM »
I reply to a post about changing our name to include part of theirs, so i get accused of being obsessed with 'them'. Dear oh Dear, is it really ME that's obsessed...

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #152 on: December 19, 2011, 12:57:06 PM »
I reply to a post about changing our name to include part of theirs, so i get accused of being obsessed with 'them'. Dear oh Dear, is it really ME that's obsessed...
Obviously.

Offline lichfield lion

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #153 on: December 19, 2011, 12:58:18 PM »
Give that man a big ceeeegar.

Offline Ghost of Pongo Waring

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #154 on: December 19, 2011, 02:53:42 PM »
No No and thrice no! We were not part of Birmingham when we were formed, so why would we want to steal their name?

Aston was part of Birmingham when Villa were founded. It wasn't until 1903 that Aston seperated from Birmingham and then it was only for eight years.

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #155 on: December 19, 2011, 03:35:18 PM »
So if we were ever to build a new stadium in the future, do you guys think it should only ever be built in Aston?

A lot of clubs don't play where they were formed e.g. Small Heath play in Bordesley, Milwall play in Bermondsey, Everton play in Walton etc.


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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #156 on: December 19, 2011, 03:56:31 PM »
So if we were ever to build a new stadium in the future, do you guys think it should only ever be built in Aston?

A lot of clubs don't play where they were formed e.g. Small Heath play in Bordesley, Milwall play in Bermondsey, Everton play in Walton etc.



Isn't it about time we moved back to Handsworth then?

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #157 on: December 19, 2011, 04:23:07 PM »
I'd love to be able to go back in time and study Google Earth from 1874 - 1911. ;D

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #158 on: December 19, 2011, 04:36:31 PM »
So if we were ever to build a new stadium in the future, do you guys think it should only ever be built in Aston?

A lot of clubs don't play where they were formed e.g. Small Heath play in Bordesley, Milwall play in Bermondsey, Everton play in Walton etc.

Where a club's stadium is means nothing to the name of the club. I mean, Chelsea play in  Fulham for god's sake.

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #159 on: December 19, 2011, 05:54:58 PM »
Is this a wind up?

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #160 on: December 19, 2011, 05:59:08 PM »
No No and thrice no! We were not part of Birmingham when we were formed, so why would we want to steal their name?

Aston was part of Birmingham when Villa were founded. It wasn't until 1903 that Aston seperated from Birmingham and then it was only for eight years.

Aston was not part of Birmingham in 1874. It didn't become part of Birmingham until 1911.

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #161 on: December 19, 2011, 07:32:50 PM »


Villa Park Birmingham?

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #162 on: December 19, 2011, 07:33:46 PM »
The Home of Football?

Offline Ghost of Pongo Waring

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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #163 on: December 19, 2011, 07:59:04 PM »
No No and thrice no! We were not part of Birmingham when we were formed, so why would we want to steal their name?

Aston was part of Birmingham when Villa were founded. It wasn't until 1903 that Aston seperated from Birmingham and then it was only for eight years.

Aston was not part of Birmingham in 1874. It didn't become part of Birmingham until 1911.

It rejoined Birmingham in 1911 after the boundary changes in 1904 made it a seperate district.

 When we were formed Aston was considered part of Birmingham. As I posted in the previous page there is evidence showing this.

The Birminghams coat of arm was used in a presentation to Villas retiring Chairman in 1899 and a team photo in 1887 has several players with the coat of arms
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Re: Should we rename the club to include Birmingham in our name?
« Reply #164 on: December 19, 2011, 09:55:38 PM »


Espanyol of Barcelona

Aston Villa of Birmingham?

 


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