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Offline Pat McMahon

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #120 on: October 07, 2025, 09:47:18 PM »
We played QPR away in September 1983 and I traveled on the supporters club coach. Terry Weir was on board and gave me a lift to Great Barr after we got back to Villa Park and he said that he always travelled with the fans. I didn’t think to ask why.
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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #121 on: November 08, 2025, 08:14:44 PM »
Jim Walker book signing at the Villa Park store tomorrow. https://x.com/robbishopavfc/status/1986837821865275770
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Offline eamonn

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #122 on: November 08, 2025, 08:15:52 PM »
Isn't God helping him with the promo? He should.
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Offline Exeter 77

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #123 on: November 08, 2025, 09:49:07 PM »
Quote from: eamonn on November 08, 2025, 08:15:52 PM
Isn't God helping him with the promo? He should.
Looks like he's written the foreword.
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Online dave.woodhall

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #124 on: November 08, 2025, 09:50:08 PM »
Quote from: eamonn on November 08, 2025, 08:15:52 PM
Isn't God helping him with the promo? He should.

I can't imagine him wanting to do anything publicly.
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Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #125 on: November 08, 2025, 10:40:34 PM »
Quote from: Brazilian Villain on November 08, 2025, 08:14:44 PM
Jim Walker book signing at the Villa Park store tomorrow. https://x.com/robbishopavfc/status/1986837821865275770

That would be an interesting book to read. How long was Jim here? Late 80s to about 2003, think he left the year we had O'Leary come in.

Must be a fair old age now as I thought he was coming up to 60 when I first started going in 1997 but doing him a disservice I imagine!

Great club servant anyway.
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Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #126 on: November 08, 2025, 10:54:25 PM »
He's 78, joined us in 1986 and left for Walsall 2004.

He's loved at Chester from his time there as a player.
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Offline dcdavecollett

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #127 on: November 08, 2025, 11:39:36 PM »
Played for Clough at Derby as well.
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Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #128 on: November 09, 2025, 12:46:58 PM »
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on November 08, 2025, 10:54:25 PM
He's 78, joined us in 1986 and left for Walsall 2004.

He's loved at Chester from his time there as a player.

Wow, was only mid 40s then when I would watch season reviews of early 90s and see him standing right behind BFR!

Will certainly look to get his book as sure he has a couple of interesting behind the scenes tales about his time with us.
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Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #129 on: November 09, 2025, 01:02:26 PM »
Book is thicker than what Jim is holding in the Twitter pic.

Looking forward to reading it when my signed copy arrives.
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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #130 on: November 10, 2025, 07:13:34 AM »
Where is it available from?
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Offline PeterWithe

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #131 on: November 10, 2025, 09:46:55 AM »
Jim was a personal trainer at the Belfry for a time when I was a member there, a lovely bloke who always had time for a Villa related chat. Mark Delaney's father in law as well I think.
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Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #132 on: November 16, 2025, 02:18:45 PM »
John Gregory has a book out next year, could be interesting depending how 'tell all' it is.

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Offline Sexual Ealing

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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #133 on: November 16, 2025, 02:21:14 PM »
I'd say he'll stuff the vast majority of it with filler and hope that something magical happens in one of the final chapters.
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Re: Villa related books
« Reply #134 on: November 16, 2025, 02:30:56 PM »
I'd say he'll say what a massive Villa supporter he always was and how we'd have won everything if it wasn't for Ellis.
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