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Offline Mac

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Happy 20th Birthday
« on: March 31, 2017, 08:32:43 AM »
I was a mere slip of a lad, cough, when I launched this website 20 years ago today.

No expections of what it would do, no idea that it would cause as many arguments as it has. Or how much time it would take up for so many people.

I may not be around as much as I used to but thanks to everyone who had helped make this the longest running Villa website in the world.

Happy Birthday heroesandvillains.net

Offline itbrvilla

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2017, 08:34:52 AM »
Well done!

Offline MoetVillan

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2017, 08:35:50 AM »
*like*

Thanks for setting it up, hours of pleasure spent following threads

Offline fbriai

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2017, 08:37:12 AM »
Good man, Mac!

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to keep it going.

Happy Birthday, H&V!

Offline CT

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2017, 08:41:39 AM »
Good man, Mac!

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to keep it going.

Happy Birthday, H&V!

This - a thousand times over.

Offline Jimbo

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2017, 08:45:36 AM »
Thanks, Mac, and well done.

Offline Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2017, 08:47:37 AM »
Good man, Mac!

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to keep it going.

Happy Birthday, H&V!

This - a thousand times over.

I'll ditto this. A tremendous achievement and somewhere on the web that never fails to amuse, amaze, antagonise and enlighten.

Well done Mac et al and God bless all who sail in her. 

Offline in exile

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2017, 08:50:19 AM »
Thank you Mac

Online German James

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2017, 08:52:28 AM »
Ruddy marvellous site! Thank you, Mac!

Offline Lastfootstamper

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2017, 09:22:57 AM »
Blimey, I'm fairly certain I'd never been on the Internet then, let alone been aware of what the hell a forum was! You were a visionary, sir. I tip my cap.

Offline Dave Javu

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2017, 09:30:52 AM »
I reckon I was 4 or 5 years late to the party, so that's only about 15 or 16 years of my life wasted.

Congratulations and "thanks."

Offline chrisw1

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2017, 09:31:34 AM »
Cheers Mac.

I've been following the site for a large part of those 20 years and through various web platforms (not much of a poster as you can see).  Certainly back to the days of 'mad Rob,' Malcolm Everall and the VT guys before they split.  I still chuckle at some of the rows over the years.

H&V has undoubtedly grown to be by far the best fan site I have ever read.  Although TBAR and Admin ran you close at one point...

Offline frankmosswasmyuncle

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2017, 09:37:27 AM »
Good man, Mac!

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to keep it going.

Happy Birthday, H&V!

This - a thousand times over.

I'll ditto this. A tremendous achievement and somewhere on the web that never fails to amuse, amaze, antagonise and enlighten.

Well done Mac et al and God bless all who sail in her. 
Those above have said it for me.


Happy Birthday!

Offline paul_e

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2017, 09:43:54 AM »
Happy Birthday to my favourite little corner of the web.

Offline Rigadon

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Re: Happy 20th Birthday
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2017, 09:45:14 AM »
nice one!

 


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