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Online dave.woodhall

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2020, 10:33:48 AM »
Are there still any regular Club fanzines still being published in printed form?

There's a few. King of the Kippax was being sold at Villa last month.

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2020, 11:08:29 AM »
H&V has provided me with many hours of entertainment and insight, be it at half time in the ground or on a Monday morning sat in trap 2 at work. Interestingly I always preferred it when we were doing shit and people were angry.

I have every single issue in a box at home, including the holte's last stand, all the compilations and printed versions of the digital issues (yes I know, but I wanted to carry on the collection).

Thanks for all your fine work Dave, and all the match day sellers, I guess there's only so many times you can be asked 'is this the programme?' before it starts to grate a little, right?

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #17 on: February 07, 2020, 12:18:53 PM »
You get used to it.

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #18 on: February 07, 2020, 01:05:53 PM »
Are there still any regular Club fanzines still being published in printed form?

There's a few. King of the Kippax was being sold at Villa last month.

And this https://www.thecitygent.co.uk/

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2020, 01:46:12 PM »
Are there still any regular Club fanzines still being published in printed form?

There's a few. King of the Kippax was being sold at Villa last month.

And this https://www.thecitygent.co.uk/

You can't argue with that.

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #20 on: February 07, 2020, 01:52:09 PM »
Thanks to all contributors and to Dave for editing for what has been a go to read over the years on matchday. 

I'd love to see a book of the last 30 odd years! 

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #21 on: February 07, 2020, 02:47:12 PM »
One of the highlights of going to the game was buying the Heroes and Villains and reading the letters page. Always a cracking read  thanks Dave

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #22 on: February 07, 2020, 04:21:57 PM »
I was 17 when H & V no.1 went on sale so has been with me for my pretty much my entire 'adult' life (I've never claimed to have grown up entirely) and I am glad it will still be around on some form either as articles on a website or in a printed magazine. Thanks to Dave for keeping it going in some way or another. Who else would publish the rubbish I write?!

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #23 on: February 07, 2020, 05:09:17 PM »
Massive thanks to Dave and all those who have contributed over the years.
The paper version sat next to the throne so was a guaranteed, usually overlong read.....loved it, still buy the occasionals and pass them on to my Godson's 16 year old who is now a regular at VP.
Always loved it and will continue to do so!
Keep up the good work Dave!

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2020, 09:08:31 PM »
Thank you, Dave. What a labour of love and a fantastic achievement over the years.
My Dad liked H&V and getting the digital and paper versions have been like a link with him.  I really enjoyed reading the articles.
I don’t think I’m alone in having an emotional association with the magazine and i’m so pleased there will still be some editions to read in future.

UTV!

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #25 on: February 07, 2020, 09:21:53 PM »
A Heroes and Villains bumper, ''the best of...'', I'd pay good money to buy a hardback one of those.

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #26 on: February 07, 2020, 09:23:31 PM »
Thanks for everything lads, for a while back in the day it was the only way I got to find out the true feelings of Villa fans up here in Carlisle.

P.S. Will you be updating your Villa manager book Dave? O'Leary to Smith sounds good

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #27 on: February 07, 2020, 10:22:25 PM »
Thanks for everything lads, for a while back in the day it was the only way I got to find out the true feelings of Villa fans up here in Carlisle.

P.S. Will you be updating your Villa manager book Dave? O'Leary to Smith sounds good

Every time I think about it the title changes.

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #28 on: February 07, 2020, 10:29:32 PM »
Quite a few managers there!

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Re: This is the end, beautiful friend, again.
« Reply #29 on: February 08, 2020, 10:27:42 AM »
A digital archive of H&V would be great, I'd pay a GM premium for access to that.

 


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