Claret, blue and green

[dave.woodhall]

After dropping enough hints, I may as well tell you that my first all-new book for twenty years is nearing completion. It tells the story of Villa's Irish players, it's 188 pages and it'll probably be £9.99. It might be out for Christmas but don't hold me to it.

[Exeter 77]

After a bit of a shit week the prospect of reading that has brightened it up a bit. Thanks Dave.

[Legion]

Lovely.

[trinityoap]

Have you remembered Paul McGrath Dave?

[Legion]

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/gastarbeiterDetails/verein/405/land_id/72

[Brazilian Villain]

Sounds good. Looking forward to the chapter on Mark Kinsella.

[johnc]

Hopefully you will save Stephen Ireland for Vol. 2. Looking forward to this book. Best of luck with it

[cdbearsfan]

Sounds good. Looking forward to the chapter on Mark Kinsella.

Just one chapter?

[PeterWithesShin]

Does it include a map of how far away from Ireland most of them were born?

[Rory]

Does it include a map of how far away from Ireland most of them were born?

You're not mad keen on the Irish, are you, PWS?

Edit: in football. Not accusing you of racism or anything like that.

[Nev]

I always considered us the "Irish" club of Birmingham, mainly because of my old man and his Irish mates, all of whom followed us despite living in the People's Republic Of Sheldon.

I'm fact I've never never met anyone from Ireland in the City that follows the Rags, I'm sure there are but it doesn't stop me saying "there is no such thing as an Irish Bluenose" on a regular basis.

Good luck with the book Dave.

[johnc]

I always considered us the "Irish" club of Birmingham, mainly because of my old man and his Irish mates, all of whom followed us despite living in the People's Republic Of Sheldon.

I'm fact I've never never met anyone from Ireland in the City that follows the Rags, I'm sure there are but it doesn't stop me saying "there is no such thing as an Irish Bluenose" on a regular basis.

Good luck with the book Dave.

I would agree with this.  There is one lad in our group of Irish descent who is a bluenose and he grew up a stones throw from The Sty. We accept it as a mitigating factor.

[darren woolley]

Really looking forward to it.

[RamboandBruno]

Will look out for  this. Both my elderly mum and lone passed dad are from Dublin and I was in my late teens/twenties in the late 80s and 90s with all those great Irish players and God, when I thought nearly winning the league and winning cups was the norm!

[CorkVilla]

Sounds great. Really looking forward to this.