Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[kippaxvilla2]

Heck has announced the members of our 2024/25 Honorary Anniversary Board.

• Mervyn King, Lord King of Lothbury
• Ian Taylor
• Brian Little
• Dennis Mortimer
• Thomas Hitzlsperger
• Katherine Merry
• Marisa Ewers
• Guy Rippon
• Guri Nandra
• Aaron Jones
• Rob Bishop
• Pam Bridgewater
• David Bridgewater
* Ian Robathan
* Jonathan Fear
* Nigel Callaghan

Blimey some corkers there.

[eamonn]

Hitz lives!

[pauliewalnuts]

Heck has announced the members of our 2024/25 Honorary Anniversary Board.

• Mervyn King, Lord King of Lothbury
• Ian Taylor
• Brian Little
• Dennis Mortimer
• Thomas Hitzlsperger
• Katherine Merry
• Marisa Ewers
• Guy Rippon
• Guri Nandra
• Aaron Jones
• Rob Bishop
• Pam Bridgewater
• David Bridgewater

You really can never have too many Bridgewaters. Clearly.

[Risso]

Heck has announced the members of our 2024/25 Honorary Anniversary Board.

• Mervyn King, Lord King of Lothbury
• Ian Taylor
• Brian Little
• Dennis Mortimer
• Thomas Hitzlsperger
• Katherine Merry
• Marisa Ewers
• Guy Rippon
• Guri Nandra
• Aaron Jones
• Rob Bishop
• Pam Bridgewater
• David Bridgewater

Thought there be more of a Class of 82 contingent. Other than Rob Bishop who is the fan who writes books I think, I haven't heard of anybody after Hitz in the list. Who are they all?

[pauliewalnuts]

Heck has announced the members of our 2024/25 Honorary Anniversary Board.

• Mervyn King, Lord King of Lothbury
• Ian Taylor
• Brian Little
• Dennis Mortimer
• Thomas Hitzlsperger
• Katherine Merry
• Marisa Ewers
• Guy Rippon
• Guri Nandra
• Aaron Jones
• Rob Bishop
• Pam Bridgewater
• David Bridgewater

Thought there be more of a Class of 82 contingent. Other than Rob Bishop who is the fan who writes books I think, I haven't heard of anybody after Hitz in the list. Who are they all?

Rob Bishop was a local sports journalist for years.

Never heard of Katherine Merry?

[PeterWithesShin]

Merry was alright at the 400m.

[Toronto Villa]

Yeh Merry was a super former athlete and a big Villa fan.

[pauliewalnuts]

I wonder what that board will actually do.

Sit in a room whilst Heck presents what they're going to decide, probably.

[PeterWithesShin]

From a few years ago

Another is Dave Bridgewater, popularly known as “Bridge”, who is believed to be the only person to have attended all 89 of Villa’s UEFA ties.

At the time of the Besiktas tie, Bridge and his wife Pam were both employed in Villa’s Development Association office, and were allowed to take a couple of hours off to watch the game.

“It was a weird experience, very eerie,” recalls Pam, who still works for the club. “We sat in the directors’ box – but only because we weren’t allowed to sit anywhere else in the ground.

“Quite a lot of guests of the Beskitas directors were also there, so we managed to create a bit of atmosphere in that area!

[Brazilian Villain]

Yeh Merry was a super former athlete and a big Villa fan.

I'm guessing Risso doesn't listen to 'Fighting Talk'.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I wonder what that board will actually do.

Sit in a room whilst Heck presents via Team or Zoom what they're going to decide, probably.

FTFY

[PeterWithesShin]

Marissa Ewers is a former player and Guri Nandra is a Punjabi Villan.

[Risso]

Yeh Merry was a super former athlete and a big Villa fan.

I'm guessing Risso doesn't listen to 'Fighting Talk'.

I'd honestly rather listen to Jazz FM.

[BC54 VFC]

The fact that Heck has used the word 'of' immediately after 'comprising' in his second paragraph is really annoying me. Bad English will be having palpitations if he's seen that email!

Good to see Pam and Dave Bridgewater involved. I've known them since they used to sit in the front row of away coach 1 in the mid-70s. Very pleasant, down to earth, people and they'll certainly be able to represent 'ordinary' fans. 

[BC54 VFC]

Is that Holy Trinity bloke our own BCVillain?

As in British Columbia...interesting

I always assumed BCVillain is a yam-yam.

Bishop's Castle? (S. Shropshire).