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Offline 1874

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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #30 on: October 16, 2012, 04:41:11 PM »
Young Boys is one that I don't think I'll get my head around. A youth team who evolved into a professional team?
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Offline The Left Side

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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #31 on: October 16, 2012, 06:01:26 PM »
A perfect name, everytime I think I hear it or read and article that mentions us I have to stop and pay it attention.
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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #32 on: October 16, 2012, 09:33:42 PM »
With such a unique name when you scanned the sports pages for something to read Aston Villa would always stand out. Unfortunately we now have Andre Villas Boas and when scanning you pick that up as well.
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Offline 1874

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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #33 on: October 16, 2012, 09:41:15 PM »
Quote from: Fasth56 on October 16, 2012, 09:33:42 PM
With such a unique name when you scanned the sports pages for something to read Aston Villa would always stand out. Unfortunately we now have Andre Villas Boas and when scanning you pick that up as well.
Not to mention David Villa.
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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #34 on: October 16, 2012, 09:43:59 PM »
One of the things I love about it is how even the shortened version trips off the tongue: 'I'm off up the Villa' etc. Aston Villa - four syllables of perfection.
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Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #35 on: October 16, 2012, 10:41:42 PM »
Quote from: Chico Hamilton III on October 16, 2012, 02:57:09 PM
I feel duty bound to remove Palace.

It's just the second word of a two-worded place name. Like Small Heath.

This is the pedants' thread?

Isn't Villa the second word of a two-worded place name?
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Offline 1874

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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #36 on: October 16, 2012, 11:11:22 PM »
Had Small Heath kept their original name am I correct in assuming they would be the only 'Alliance'?
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Offline The Left Side

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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #37 on: October 16, 2012, 11:15:19 PM »
They are sheep, they went back on a decision to not take the name of the city... i'm glad they are who they are and what they have achieved.
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Online dave.woodhall

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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #38 on: October 16, 2012, 11:20:31 PM »
Quote from: The Left Side on October 16, 2012, 11:15:19 PM
They are sheep, they went back on a decision to not take the name of the city... i'm glad they are who they are and what they have achieved.

No they didn't.
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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #39 on: October 17, 2012, 12:52:04 AM »
Quote from: 1874 on October 16, 2012, 11:11:22 PM
Had Small Heath kept their original name am I correct in assuming they would be the only 'Alliance'?

The only other one I can think of is the now defunct Brierley Hill Alliance.
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Offline The Left Side

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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #40 on: October 17, 2012, 05:33:28 PM »
Quote from: dave.woodhall on October 16, 2012, 11:20:31 PM
Quote from: The Left Side on October 16, 2012, 11:15:19 PM
They are sheep, they went back on a decision to not take the name of the city... i'm glad they are who they are and what they have achieved.

No they didn't.

so why did they change their name, is that just a myth that their was an agreement between the clubs?
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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #41 on: October 17, 2012, 07:19:05 PM »
Quote from: The Left Side on October 17, 2012, 05:33:28 PM
Quote from: dave.woodhall on October 16, 2012, 11:20:31 PM
Quote from: The Left Side on October 16, 2012, 11:15:19 PM
They are sheep, they went back on a decision to not take the name of the city... i'm glad they are who they are and what they have achieved.

No they didn't.

so why did they change their name, is that just a myth that their was an agreement between the clubs?

I don't know why they changed their name but the story was never mentioned until recently. Prior historians such as Peter Morris never wrote about it.
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Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #42 on: October 17, 2012, 08:45:56 PM »
Due to boundary changes, for a relatively short time they were the only professional club in Brum (I think it was 1903 to 1911). They changed their name in 1905, so maybe that had something to do with it.
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Offline DeKuip

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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #43 on: October 18, 2012, 01:02:08 AM »
Quote from: 1874 on October 16, 2012, 11:11:22 PM
Had Small Heath kept their original name am I correct in assuming they would be the only 'Alliance'?
Had Oldham kept their original name we wouldn't be the only Villa
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Offline 1874

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Re: What's in a name?
« Reply #44 on: October 18, 2012, 01:08:57 AM »
Quote from: DeKuip on October 18, 2012, 01:02:08 AM
Quote from: 1874 on October 16, 2012, 11:11:22 PM
Had Small Heath kept their original name am I correct in assuming they would be the only 'Alliance'?
Had Oldham kept their original name we wouldn't be the only Villa
Good job they did then.
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