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Author Topic: 150th Anniversary game  (Read 30682 times)

Offline algy

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #255 on: January 15, 2025, 03:46:32 PM »
£5 to darkest Wales. Sensational  8)

Offline eamonn

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #256 on: January 15, 2025, 04:09:52 PM »
£5 to Sussex seaside. Acceptable.

Offline Olneythelonely

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #257 on: January 15, 2025, 04:45:06 PM »
£5 to Stirchley. Orgasmic.

Offline Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #258 on: January 15, 2025, 04:53:36 PM »
£3.50 to Coventry. Boner.

Offline dcdavecollett

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #259 on: January 15, 2025, 11:27:47 PM »
£3.50 to Chesterfield. Quite exciting.

Online Mellin

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #260 on: January 15, 2025, 11:39:05 PM »
Isn't it 150 years to when we played our first game, give or take a few weeks? I think that's fair enough if there's dispute over when the cricket lads under the streetlight met and gave birth to us.

In the thread below, DW states that actually our first proper game was November 1875 (not Jan'75), so we are marking our 150th months before our first actual game.

https://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=55180.0

That's a mistake. I should have said March.
Here is the St Mary’s game as reported in the Birmingham Morning News dated Tuesday 16/03/1875. The first Aston Unity games were stated 12/01/1875.


Even called THE Villa in 1875.

Offline KRS

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #261 on: January 16, 2025, 08:08:15 PM »
Plenty of the black shirts and claret jackets down the Villa shop today, but only child sizes in the claret hoody. Apparently they’re not going to restock adult sizes, which doesn’t make sense to me given there’s clearly a demand for it.

Offline Behind Bluenose Lines

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #262 on: January 16, 2025, 10:13:15 PM »
 :(
Anyone who missed out buying one of the sold out programmes last Friday  can purchase one online .Have to pay postage but beats paying £25 on ebay .

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/january/13/order-150th-anniversary-matchday-programme/
Just spotted this: thanks!  :)

Offline Drummond

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #263 on: January 21, 2025, 12:12:05 PM »
Anniversary shirt back on sale on OS and JD

Offline VillaTim

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #264 on: January 21, 2025, 12:38:35 PM »
Back in stock .

Online Brazilian Villain

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #265 on: January 21, 2025, 01:45:21 PM »
Back in stock .

L, XL, and 3XL already sold out.

Online amfy

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #266 on: January 21, 2025, 01:46:22 PM »
It doesn't appear that we are restocking women's sizes! JD only seem to have men's & kids too!

Offline Somniloquism

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #267 on: January 21, 2025, 01:50:38 PM »
Anyone got the re-issue programme, or an email about it, since ordering?

Offline Drummond

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #268 on: January 21, 2025, 02:22:03 PM »
Anyone got the re-issue programme, or an email about it, since ordering?

I think it's due next week.

Offline Drummond

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Re: 150th Anniversary game
« Reply #269 on: January 21, 2025, 02:23:19 PM »
It doesn't appear that we are restocking women's sizes! JD only seem to have men's & kids too!

I'm sure the women's were on the OS this morning when I ordered. May have all sold out again

 


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