Cultural references of Aston Villa

[Deano's Mullet]

Jasper Carrott - as with most Blues fans , always goes on about the Villa when he does stand up and his material involves football. I must admit I do love Carrott.

[brian green]

I read a biography of Bernard Montgomery.  When he was Officer Commanding the Warwicks he was billeted in Golden Hillock Rd and took to attending Villa games.  Apparently he had his name on a seat in the Trinity exclusively for him.  It may be an apocryphal story but it is nice to think it is true.  Ellis probably sent it to landfill.

[Brazilian Villain]

HDE probably told people he'd taught Montgomery how to organise the defence of El Alamein against Rommel's forces.

[brian green]

Indupitably BV.  Ellis would also have coached Montgomery on how to make a decent brew in a Benghazi (ask your grandad) and how to keep Eisenhower in his place.

[Brazilian Villain]

Indupitably BV.  Ellis would also have coached Montgomery on how to make a decent brew in a Benghazi (ask your grandad) and how to keep Eisenhower in his place.

You're too too kind, even my dear Dad has a few months on you, but I did find out what a 'Benghazi burner' was.

[Exeter 77]

Neil Tennant dressed as a referee is super-imposed on to a backdrop of Villa Park in the video for the Pet Shop Boys single DJ Culture from 1991.

[BC54 VFC]

Jasper Carrott - as with most Blues fans , always goes on about the Villa when he does stand up and his material involves football. I must admit I do love Carrott.

Certainly does, I first saw him at Sheffield City Hall in October 1976 and, when he first mentioned us, I waved my Villa scarf and shouted 'up the Villa'. He acknowledged me in a very pleasant way; I think the rest of the audience thought I was mad though!

[Jon Crofts]

Villa in a UEFA cup tie was playing on a TV in a scene from one of the Hannibal Lecter films, Hannibal?

[N'ZMAV]

think it was Joachim in one of the FA Cup games at Wembley

[eamonn]

Neil Tennant dressed as a referee is super-imposed on to a backdrop of Villa Park in the video for the Pet Shop Boys single DJ Culture from 1991.

Ha, I love that choon but never knew that.

[Brazilian Villain]

Neil Tennant dressed as a referee is super-imposed on to a backdrop of Villa Park in the video for the Pet Shop Boys single DJ Culture from 1991.

Ha, I love that choon but never knew that.

Looks like Highbury to me so sadly may not be true.

[Exeter 77]

Neil Tennant dressed as a referee is super-imposed on to a backdrop of Villa Park in the video for the Pet Shop Boys single DJ Culture from 1991.

Ha, I love that choon but never knew that.

Looks like Highbury to me so sadly may not be true.

It's at 3:43 where you can see the V of the old AV floodlights. Highbury is the earlier section with the dancers in the red and white striped shirts.
https://youtu.be/Mbprblx2s48

[Brazilian Villain]

Neil Tennant dressed as a referee is super-imposed on to a backdrop of Villa Park in the video for the Pet Shop Boys single DJ Culture from 1991.

Ha, I love that choon but never knew that.

Looks like Highbury to me so sadly may not be true.

It's at 3:43 where you can see the V of the old AV floodlights. Highbury is the earlier section with the dancers in the red and white striped shirts.
https://youtu.be/Mbprblx2s48

Cool, that's definitely VP in that bit. Just a shame it wasn't the Holte behind him.

[joe_c]

Stretching the definition of the original post but here's the future President laughing at a joke about Doug Ellis

[Footy-Vill]

On the scripted show called Love Island Iain Stirling and Maya Jama make constant references to the Villa.