Here's one I made earlier

[pauliewalnuts]

In many respects very little has changed about us as fans, or the club. Probably the same for many clubs, bar the likes of Man City and Chelsea who've gained an innate smugness in recent years due to their money bought success.

I remember my gran - who is 94 - telling us about when her and her sister were 10 or so, and my great grandfather would go to the Villa, if they won, he'd come home all smiles with sweets for them. If they lost, he'd go to the pub, come home shitfaced, and angrily break things whilst my gran and her sister hid.

That's probably the one thing that never changes - the crushing disappointment when things have gone badly compared to the elation when things go in your favour. Once it stops doing that to you, you've really drifted away from it.

[dave.woodhall]

The one amazing thing about that Dwight Yorke article is that it took six years and four managers before he came good. Imagine a player staying in the reserves that long now?

[dave.woodhall]

2 in a day. Does anyone remember Ray Ranson?

[dave.woodhall]

When some player or another left:

http://heroesandvillainsfanzine.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/tribute-to-a-king/

[dave.woodhall]

1982 Revisited and a bit about old adverts. http://heroesandvillainsfanzine.wordpress.com

[dave.woodhall]

Promising youngsters from 2002. http://heroesandvillainsfanzine.wordpress.com/

[Drummond]

Promising youngsters from 2002. http://heroesandvillainsfanzine.wordpress.com/

You shared that on the last page too! Still, if it's worth saying, it's worth saying twice I suppose.

[dave.woodhall]

Promising youngsters from 2002. http://heroesandvillainsfanzine.wordpress.com/

You shared that on the last page too! Still, if it's worth saying, it's worth saying twice I suppose.

It's a different front page now.

[Drummond]

D'oh!

[dave.woodhall]

And here's some more, this time from 1897.

http://heroesandvillainsfanzine.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/the-perry-barr-pet/

[eamonn]

If the below was genuine it would be fantastic. Though I suspect it was Simon Page or some other wit.

Why, I was taking the air at Bridlington only the other week when I engaged in conversation with a fellow sportsman. When he enquired as to my birthplace I replied Birmingham, to which he answered,  ”Why, is that not the home of the Aston Villa Football Club? Such a fine institution. Your city must be mightily proud of them.” I heartily concurred with the fellow. And then soundly boxed his ears. A gentleman does not enquire of another gentleman’s antecedents. But enough of my ideas of etiquette. Suffice to say that no-one has ever favourably associated the city of Birmingham with the Small Heath club

[dave.woodhall]

Another update:

http://heroesandvillainsfanzine.wordpress.com/

[dave.woodhall]

The 1913 FA Cup final - as seen by an 'eye witness' http://heroesandvillainsfanzine.wordpress.com/

[Marcelino Smith]

Can't wait to buy it

[dave.woodhall]

A foggy night in South London, many years ago. http://heroesandvillainsfanzine.wordpress.com/