Other Villa stuff

[Meanwood Villa]

I didn't realise we were part inspiration for Bournemouth's badge (according to The Guardian anyway):

AFC Bournemouth: “I was surprised to discover that the face on Bournemouth’s badge is actually that of Dickie Dowsett, who played for the club between 1957 & 1962,” writes Pete Tomlin. “In his five seasons at Bournemouth he finished top scorer three times and apparently scored a brilliant diving header against Aston Villa which is the inspiration for the badge.”

I think they're mixing him up with Ted Macdougall re the diving header. Also, how strange that there were two post war players called Dickie Dowsett and Dicky Dorsett.

[Dave]

I wonder what Mr Starmer will have to say now Maccabi Tel Aviv have a one match away fan ban, for their behaviour at Stuttgart on 11th Dec in the Europa League?...nothing I'd imagine..

Looking forward to that Eliot character popping back to tell us that it's all because there are too many Muslims in Stuttgart and it's actually all their fault.

[Chris Harte]

I wonder what Mr Starmer will have to say now Maccabi Tel Aviv have a one match away fan ban, for their behaviour at Stuttgart on 11th Dec in the Europa League?...nothing I'd imagine..

Starmer's done more for a bunch of Israeli football fans than he's done for some of his own electorate. Worth remembering next time you visit a ballot box.

[dcdavecollett]

Yes, I'm a bit picky about supporting genocide, along with other crimes, so I think I'll give Keir Stalin a miss.

[paul_e]

Without wanting to detail the thread into politics, if you do take support of MTA fans and abuse of WMP for the ban as a guide for voting don't forget that Badenoch, Farage and Davey were all on the same side of that argument as Starmer.