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Author Topic: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match  (Read 3368 times)

Offline RamboandBruno

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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2026, 10:26:19 PM »
1-2 us

Offline Skipper_The_Eyechild

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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2026, 10:35:41 PM »
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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #17 on: March 31, 2026, 02:01:47 AM »
To add to what DW was saying, Gerry Marsden used to go to the local cinema when he wasn't playing/rehearsing, but only to watch the kids' cartoons which he loved.

On one occasion, he went to sleep after the cartoons and woke up during the main film which that day was 'Carousel', just as YNWA was being sung. He was really impressed with the song and wanted to do a version by him and the Pacemakers. He struggled against the resistance to his idea but eventually he delivered, and it became a big hit. It was played, like all other top ten hits, before games at Anfield and subsequently became the club's anthem.

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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #18 on: March 31, 2026, 07:45:04 AM »
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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #19 on: March 31, 2026, 08:31:00 AM »
To add to what DW was saying, Gerry Marsden used to go to the local cinema when he wasn't playing/rehearsing, but only to watch the kids' cartoons which he loved.

On one occasion, he went to sleep after the cartoons and woke up during the main film which that day was 'Carousel', just as YNWA was being sung. He was really impressed with the song and wanted to do a version by him and the Pacemakers. He struggled against the resistance to his idea but eventually he delivered, and it became a big hit. It was played, like all other top ten hits, before games at Anfield and subsequently became the club's anthem.

If only he'd stayed asleep for another 3 minutes.

Offline Brend'Watkins

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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2026, 04:00:23 PM »
I should have known about the Gerry & the Pace Makers link, I probably did but forgot. I think that their Ferry Across the Mersey would have made for a better and more appropriate anthem. Right, that’s enough about them lot for now.

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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2026, 04:41:31 PM »
I should have known about the Gerry & the Pace Makers link, I probably did but forgot. I think that their Ferry Across the Mersey would have made for a better and more appropriate anthem. Right, that’s enough about them lot for now.
To add to what DW was saying, Gerry Marsden used to go to the local cinema when he wasn't playing/rehearsing, but only to watch the kids' cartoons which he loved.

On one occasion, he went to sleep after the cartoons and woke up during the main film which that day was 'Carousel', just as YNWA was being sung. He was really impressed with the song and wanted to do a version by him and the Pacemakers. He struggled against the resistance to his idea but eventually he delivered, and it became a big hit. It was played, like all other top ten hits, before games at Anfield and subsequently became the club's anthem.

If only he'd stayed asleep for another 3 minutes.

You'd have had annoying gloryhunters ending tweets with #THJA

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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #22 on: April 01, 2026, 11:06:21 AM »
Maybe this one?


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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #23 on: April 02, 2026, 03:16:58 PM »
2-1 Villa win.

Online kippaxvilla2

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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #24 on: April 04, 2026, 06:02:47 PM »
Bologna get a nice warm up game tomorrow in the league. 

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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #25 on: April 04, 2026, 07:57:49 PM »
Yep, they play Vardy's Cremonese and then Lecce in the League.

Maybe we should have hoped Roma got through, they're away to Inter.

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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #26 on: April 04, 2026, 09:23:20 PM »
With McGinn n Youri back we will piss this. 

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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #27 on: April 04, 2026, 11:09:21 PM »
Martinez

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Onana
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McGinn
Bailey (God help us)

Rogers
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Re: Bologna FC 1909 v Aston Villa Pre-Match
« Reply #28 on: April 04, 2026, 11:43:50 PM »
If all our travelling brethren could remember that ragù bolognese is a meat, rather than a tomato-based sauce, that'd save a whole bucket load of cringe back here at Glynn's Trattoria & Shaved Meat Parlour, Codsall. We live and die on authenticity.

 


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