Whilst googling that Bobby Sands Villa thing, I came across this article, about the least likely member of the Barmy Armyhttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/jan/25/martin-mcguinness-love-of-cricket
My vote goes to Jesus Dave.
Withe always got his sweets at the final whistle from a lady who sat in the Witton Lane stand at the corner of the Holte.
Quote from: ADVILLAFAN on August 09, 2013, 01:00:51 PMI think Bobby Sands was supposed to be a Villa fan.Time for the old joke, well he was from Nuneaton.
I think Bobby Sands was supposed to be a Villa fan.
Good point. Booby Sands might be a bit difficult to get hold of too, short of holding a seance.
Is it worth considering that maybe some of these "infamous" fans wouldn't actually want to be in a book?Wolfie, for example, clearly has a number of issues which go beyond him being "a bit of a character" like many people would be. Maybe it wouldn't be best for him to find himself in a book?I've no idea if he was going to be included, but he just struck me as the most obvious example.Not laying down the stroppy busybody line or owt, but just a genuine concern that crept into my head.
I remember being at a midweek match at Elland Road in the (I think) late 80's and it was terrible match with a fairly small Villa following. There was a very drunk bloke who provided the best entertainment of the night singing his version of 'Mustang Sally' for almost the entire 90 minutes, he was belting it out and eventually people were joining in with 'ride, sally ride'. Whenever I hear the song it makes me think of Elland Road.
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on August 20, 2013, 08:33:33 PMIs it worth considering that maybe some of these "infamous" fans wouldn't actually want to be in a book?Wolfie, for example, clearly has a number of issues which go beyond him being "a bit of a character" like many people would be. Maybe it wouldn't be best for him to find himself in a book?I've no idea if he was going to be included, but he just struck me as the most obvious example.Not laying down the stroppy busybody line or owt, but just a genuine concern that crept into my head.There are plenty of us who did things 30 years ago we try and laugh off these days. Was out with a couple of old mates recently and we tried totting up how long we would have been inside if caught for the various misdemeanours we visited on society - we are all "pillars of society" these days...