Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo (AKA Monchi)

[Scott Nielsen]

Damian Vidagany is not getting much recognition on here for becoming our new DoF. I have no idea what his qualifications are other than being UE's personal assistant.

[pauliewalnuts]

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.

I definitely remember those.

[dicedlam]

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.

I definitely remember those.

Wasn't there also a version with the 'V' sign hand gesture  with the words 'Up the Villa' beneath it?
I also seem to remember a metal badge done of the same, or am i getting them mixed up with another badge?

[Chris Smith]

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.

I definitely remember those.

Wasn't there also a version with the 'V' sign hand gesture  with the words 'Up the Villa' beneath it?
I also seem to remember a metal badge done of the same, or am i getting them mixed up with another badge?

Yes, I had the V sign one sewn on my parka as a nipper.

[Brend'Watkins]

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.

I definitely remember those.

Wasn't there also a version with the 'V' sign hand gesture  with the words 'Up the Villa' beneath it?
I also seem to remember a metal badge done of the same, or am i getting them mixed up with another badge?

Yes, I had the V sign one sewn on my parka as a nipper.

It was iconic. Sewn onto the back pocket of your Levis or the front pocket of your denim jacket seemed to be the way. I got one but never got round to the stitching it onto anything.

[Drummond]

I see there's a bit of a storm brewing on Twitter about him attending a cultural event in Spain that involves wearing blackface.

[danno]

I see there's a bit of a storm brewing on Twitter about him attending a cultural event in Spain that involves wearing blackface.

It’s not the El Jolson story is it ?

[Risso]

People actively searching out things to be offended by.

[pablo_picasso]

People actively searching out things to be offended by.

#standard 👀

[Mister E]

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.

I had one of those badly stitched (by me) onto a scarf...


... or maybe it was the V version.

[Astnor]

People actively searching out things to be offended by.

This.

[Brazilian Villain]

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.

I definitely remember those.

Wasn't there also a version with the 'V' sign hand gesture  with the words 'Up the Villa' beneath it?

I'm familiar with it but not from the 70s. Was it featured on the cover of a Villa book (similar to the one on 'Children of the Revolution') or have I just seen photos of it?

[Toronto Villa]

People actively searching out things to be offended by.

Yep. There are things as an Indian person or black person that we know are genuine forms of racism. A white person dressing as one of us never really registers. I found Kenneth Williams in Carry on up the Khyber funny. Fuck I’m old for that reference.

[dave.woodhall]

People actively searching out things to be offended by.

And the trouble is that it plays into the hands of the Can't Say Anything These Days mob whose mate at work Chalkie loved Alf Garnett.

[Risso]

People actively searching out things to be offended by.

And the trouble is that it plays into the hands of the Can't Say Anything These Days mob whose mate at work Chalkie loved Alf Garnett.

Exactly Dave. To be fair, I don't know anything about the Spanish/Basque festivals in question, but then I'm guessing nor does the person calling Monchi a racist and the club a disgrace for employing him.