Claret Blue and Green
Family Nickname: According to Eamonn's brother, Michael, their father always called him his "little chicken".Affectionate Origin: His father would often say, "Come on my little chick, we are off to football," as they headed to matches. The nickname stuck with him throughout his successful career, during which he won a League Championship with Aston Villa (1981) and was part of their European Cup-winning squad in 1982. He is so revered in his native Galway that Terryland Park was renamed Eamonn Deacy Park in his honor after his death in 2012.
Dave, do you have a pic of the cover?
Re being on-sale tomorrow, I presume you've rejected the overtures of the card machine and cash is still king at H&V Towers/North Stand corner.
Link not working?
Quote from: Nev on November 15, 2025, 07:19:01 AMI 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.
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.
Not sure if I'm missing something but where is the link?
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