Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo (AKA Monchi)

[kippaxvilla2]

As he doesn’t start until July and we will miss out on loads of decent players is this another one of those ‘we will go strong in the next window’ mantras?!

[pauliewalnuts]

I always imagine that when we sign players, especially foreign ones, the club's social media team teach them day one the meaning and importance of 'UTV!'

I like it too, it's not some cringey marketing bollocks, it's how we've addressed each other in passing for as long as I can remember

Too right.

Whenever we are anywhere away from the West Midlands, and we see someone walk towards us in a Villa shirt, my Mrs absolutely goes rigid with terror because she's worried I'm about to dispense an "Up The Villa!"

"Up the Villa!" is the last thing both my grandfather (aged 70 or so) and my great grand-mother (95) said to me.

In fact, thinking about it, it's the salutation my great grandmother gave me the entire time our lives overlapped.

[LeeB]

I always imagine that when we sign players, especially foreign ones, the club's social media team teach them day one the meaning and importance of 'UTV!'

I like it too, it's not some cringey marketing bollocks, it's how we've addressed each other in passing for as long as I can remember

Too right.

Whenever we are anywhere away from the West Midlands, and we see someone walk towards us in a Villa shirt, my Mrs absolutely goes rigid with terror because she's worried I'm about to dispense an "Up The Villa!"

"Up the Villa!" is the last thing both my grandfather (aged 70 or so) and my great grand-mother (95) said to me.

In fact, thinking about it, it's the salutation my great grandmother gave me the entire time our lives overlapped.

We were sat in Wonder Bar One in Amsterdam this time last week on a table looking out onto the street with the windows open. I saw a lad walk past in a Villa shirt and climbed over my mate to dispense a solid, heavily intoxicated 'Up the fucking Villa' to him, which was warmly received

[PeterWithesShin]

I wonder how far back it goes, I'm sure as a nipper in the 70s, say 76 or 77, having one of those sew on patches you could get back then, and it was a thumbs up with 'Up the Villa' on it.

[villadelph]

As he doesn’t start until July and we will miss out on loads of decent players is this another one of those ‘we will go strong in the next window’ mantras?!

I can't imagine the club would go into next season without a backup striker, backup GK, an additional right back, and a #10 or someone to play on the right side of the front 3.

There's still loads of work to be done this window and we've showed too much promise to just stall out.. I hope.

[Ger Regan]

As he doesn’t start until July and we will miss out on loads of decent players is this another one of those ‘we will go strong in the next window’ mantras?!

July is in 2 weeks.

[algy]

From the man himself

Thank you very much for your confidence. Looking forward to start to work in this great Club.
I will respond with hardwork and hopefully success to this trust placed in me.
See you soon at Villa Park!
UTV!!!

https://twitter.com/leonsfdo/status/1669793112460238877?s=46&t=0-BUXD66ovTcofwrbTW4Ag

His Twitter bio says he's a 'bilardista', which I'm pretty sure means he plays billiards. I'm all for this if so.

Oh fuck, what if it's bar billiards that he plays. You have to be hard as nails to drink in a pub with bar billiards table, at least round me. Worse than flat roof pubs.

[Brazilian Villain]

His Twitter bio says he's a 'bilardista', which I'm pretty sure means he plays billiards. I'm all for this if so.

Oh fuck, what if it's bar billiards that he plays. You have to be hard as nails to drink in a pub with bar billiards table, at least round me. Worse than flat roof pubs.

Hard to know when it comes to these forrin takes on our sports. Sinuca brasileira (Brazilian snooker) only bears a passing resemblance to the snooker we know and love.

[Smirker]

Scouse mate texted me. He's sound and knows his stuff.

Said a dynasty is coming at Villa now.

A good director of football is as good as a top manager and he says we now have both.

Gotta say I'm excited for the future of Villa now.

UTV

[Sunny Villa]

Up the Villa was a sew on badge from the Seventies wit the Churchillian two fingers and up the Villa underneath  .  Normally sewed on to your jean jacket or for the smelly biker types some sort of imitation leather ..  later pride of place on your parker .....

Glad its back ...very unique because of the Villa bit .

 

[Bad English]

I always imagine that when we sign players, especially foreign ones, the club's social media team teach them day one the meaning and importance of 'UTV!'

What? They don't even know the difference between is and are! ;-)

[SaddVillan]

He's just been presented to the crowd by Springsteen.

A sure sign that the Glory Days are on their way.

And The Promised Land

[tomd2103]

Up the Villa was a sew on badge from the Seventies wit the Churchillian two fingers and up the Villa underneath  .  Normally sewed on to your jean jacket or for the smelly biker types some sort of imitation leather ..  later pride of place on your parker .....

Glad its back ...very unique because of the Villa bit .

Too late now, that could have been a suggestion for the new crest! 

[aldridgeboy]

Welcome to our project.
Please be as good as we hope you are

[Matt C]

Interesting that many of the new roles refer to “the group” now. Empire building.