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dave.woodhall
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This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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I've decided that the regular digital H&V will be ending at the end of the season. This is due to a few things but mainly because it’s been taking up far too much of my time for far too long now. Iif you have an annual subscription, please contact Exact Editions about refunds.
What we’re probably going to be doing from now on is putting more on the website regularly. There’ll also be a couple of bumper paper editions of new stuff at the beginning and the end of the season, which means there’s less chance of us getting wet. More pages, more colour and it’ll be three quid a time, which by my reckoning is our first price rise for ten years.
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GarTomas
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 06, 2020, 06:33:01 PM »
Sad to hear this Dave but can completely understand your decision.
Thanks for all your efforts over the years (and all the sellers and contributors) for providing me with half time reading material!
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algy
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 06, 2020, 08:33:17 PM »
Sad times.
When I was a young Villa fan, about 7 or 8, my dad got me a subscription to Shoot. First edition, there was a poster of Ruud Gullit (AC Milan era) with the title "Hero & Villain". Next Villa game, I noticed H&V on sale and pestered my dad to buy it, thinking it'd be full of posters of foreign players. I was disappointed to find out it wasn't, but my dad bought it religiously whilst we had a season ticket (1991-00), and every time we've been to a game since then. It long outlasted the official programme, which was abandoned as soon as they stopped doing Villa vouchers!
Thanks for the memories, H&V and the Villa are intrinsically linked in my mind
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Legion
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 06, 2020, 08:35:12 PM »
Anything over the Winterval period, Dave, or just at the start and end?
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Clampy
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 06, 2020, 08:38:05 PM »
Understandable and i'm glad the retro paper version for us oldies will still make an appearance.
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cdbearsfan
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 06, 2020, 08:41:53 PM »
Fair play. I'll buy the paper versions and hope they'll be a big success 👍🏿
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dave.woodhall
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 06, 2020, 08:49:15 PM »
Quote from: Legion on February 06, 2020, 08:35:12 PM
Anything over the Winterval period, Dave, or just at the start and end?
Just the two.
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brian green
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 06, 2020, 09:59:41 PM »
Will be missed. An institution. Like a live theatre in a town. You wish you visited it more. You know you should have.
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aj2k77
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 06, 2020, 10:06:00 PM »
I tell you what, how bloody good has Heroes and Villains been down the years? We've got loads of them in my old mans loft. When we meet up and reminisce and get sentimental about past times, together, down the Villa, it all always gets a mention.
A big thanks to all who created it, wrote articles, helped sell it and all the other jobs involved. You helped make it a Villa matchday institution for a lot of people.
Cheers!
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olaftab
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 06, 2020, 10:17:31 PM »
I must admit I always buy the paper version but never infiltrated the digital copy.
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PeterWithesShin
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 06, 2020, 10:40:26 PM »
I go as far back as issue 2, it's been a long ride Dave, both as a buyer and for a few years as a seller
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dave.woodhall
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 06, 2020, 10:47:08 PM »
It's not finished yet. There'll still be a couple a year hitting the streets.
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Mister E
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 07, 2020, 06:46:53 AM »
Well, as a former contributor, I really hope it rocks on for a few more years yet!
Cheers, Dave, for the journey so far
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West Derby Villan
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 07, 2020, 06:59:51 AM »
Sad news Dave but totally understandable. As much as I enjoyed the digital version I returned to the "hard copy version" after a couple of seasons, as it was much more user friendly, when taking my "morning constitutional"
Two issues a year is better than nothing for such an important Villa institution, so please keep up the great work as it's much appreciated
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PeterWithe
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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
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February 07, 2020, 10:24:54 AM »
Are there still any regular Club fanzines still being published in printed form?
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