Villa have a lot of ultra-posh fans because of a historic association with eton college iirc, which they continue to cultivate to this day. Wd explain Cameron + Prince William at least.
― Bash Street Kids: Endgame (Bananaman Begins), Friday, 7 June 2019 22:09 (four years ago) link
I thought there was a bit more to it!
― calzino, Friday, 7 June 2019 22:11 (four years ago) link
why not reading, they're way closer
― imago, Friday, 7 June 2019 22:13 (four years ago) link
A quick google isn't turning up much, so maybe it's bollocks. But I think i've heard it from a couple of sources.
― Bash Street Kids: Endgame (Bananaman Begins), Friday, 7 June 2019 22:15 (four years ago) link
that's more than enough definitive evidence for me. fuck em'!
― calzino, Friday, 7 June 2019 22:17 (four years ago) link
― imago, Friday, 7 June 2019 22:13 (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
you get daddy to pay to avoid reading obv
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Friday, 7 June 2019 22:19 (four years ago) link
xxp cause it's fucking reading lol
― Bash Street Kids: Endgame (Bananaman Begins), Friday, 7 June 2019 22:20 (four years ago) link
"good sorts" ??? i don't want your fucking textbooks :p I've been called a few things in my time - but West brom fan is a new low!
LMAOOOOOOOO, you've just won me over!
This sounds like crap insofar as Prince William's generation goes; one of the reasons why he decided to support Villa was because so few of his peers supported them.
― Dee the (Summer-Hating) Lurker (deethelurker), Friday, 7 June 2019 22:30 (four years ago) link
peers
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Friday, 7 June 2019 22:45 (four years ago) link
Piers?
― . (Michael B), Friday, 7 June 2019 22:53 (four years ago) link
This is indeed fascinating because, as I'm certain I've mentioned here before, one notable scene in Henry Green's "Living" is when two of the characters go to watch an Aston Villa game.
― John Harris is a Guardian columnist (Tom D.), Saturday, 8 June 2019 01:03 (four years ago) link
"... the Villa team comes out, then everyone is shouting. On face of the two mounds great swaying, like corn before wind, is made down towards the ground, frantic excitement. Gates wailed and sobbed for now his voice had left him. The Villa, the Villa, come on the Villa."
― John Harris is a Guardian columnist (Tom D.), Saturday, 8 June 2019 01:15 (four years ago) link
can't believe calz missed Nigel Fucking Kennedy tbh
― wake me up for "I Should Coco" (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 8 June 2019 09:05 (four years ago) link
The is exhibition in the British Library which is just box filled with all Henry Green's missing articles.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Saturday, 8 June 2019 09:30 (four years ago) link
*there, ffs.
you just had to put an article back in
― imago, Saturday, 8 June 2019 10:01 (four years ago) link
Hoist. Petard.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Saturday, 8 June 2019 10:03 (four years ago) link
fucking hell, missed a totally gift-wrapped sitter there last night. self fp'ed and feeling genuine shame.
― calzino, Saturday, 8 June 2019 10:05 (four years ago) link
absolute classic of the "he wont be happy with himself when he sees it tomorra" shearer analysis, trevor
textbook
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Saturday, 8 June 2019 12:03 (four years ago) link
Thanks for making me feel at home, y'all. The 2019 - 2020 season will be a delight!
― Dee the (Summer-Hating) Lurker (deethelurker), Sunday, 9 June 2019 02:31 (four years ago) link
Ligue 1 will be renamed "Ligue 1 Uber Eats" for the 2020/21 & 2021/22 seasons following the conclusion of a naming rights deal.— Get French Football News (@GFFN) June 12, 2019
― Number None, Wednesday, 12 June 2019 17:22 (four years ago) link
Aston Villa smashes club transfer record to sign a Brazilian striker for £22m from Club Brugge! Adjusted for inflation I guess cause I'm pretty sure Darren Bent was always reported as having cost us £24m or thereabouts back when? Or was that 18m with add-ons? Memories :)
I think possibly I have noticed Wesley as a name while clicking through other teams' CL results on my FM19 career but then again possibly not, who can say. youd better believe i'm loading that shit up right now though to find out how good he's gonna be for us in 2023. anyway ive got no intention of letting my own ignorance sully this glorious moment, we're back baby and we're spending irresponsible sums of money on unproven quantities same as the rest of you. A REAL PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM, JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT WITHOUT THEM :) :) :) :)
― Windsor Davies, Thursday, 13 June 2019 18:13 (four years ago) link
and to anyone who suggests that 14m on Ross McCormack was an irresponsible sum of money i say *blows raspberry*
welcome back lads
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Thursday, 13 June 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
Hmm, it seems there have been about 40 consecutive posts about Aston Villa on this, the Premier league thread. I'm openly weeping over this discovery, although also it is off-topic because this thread is for the 2018—19 season
Imago is correct that I am an extremely good guy. I 100% knew who Wesley was before we signed him and all. Huht
― Dadjokke (Sgt. Biscuits), Thursday, 13 June 2019 18:49 (four years ago) link
xxp
that £14m on Ross McCormack might seem like wise and careful speculation next to FC ILX splurging £20m on Jack Clarke. I know different leagues and all that but he's looked like a bang average L1 player every time I've seen him and I think it is fair to be judgmental - even towards such a young one - he looks like the consummate flatter to deceive overrated young dud and a complete arsehole to boot!
― calzino, Friday, 21 June 2019 14:44 (four years ago) link
LOL FC ILX. Like it.
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Friday, 21 June 2019 14:47 (four years ago) link
McCormack didn’t look cut out for the Australian A-League last time I saw him play.
― ShariVari, Friday, 21 June 2019 15:01 (four years ago) link
If they loan Costa off us then they've done good business there i think
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Friday, 21 June 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
Tottenham have agreed a club-record fee with Lyon worth around £65m for midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, Sky Sports News understands.— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 25, 2019
― Number None, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 21:59 (four years ago) link
didnt know if we'd started a transfer thread
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 22:01 (four years ago) link
Great signing.
(we need a summer transfer thread)
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 22:01 (four years ago) link
xp
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 22:02 (four years ago) link
Silva calls it quits after the coming season
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 08:30 (four years ago) link
Also Lamps to Chelsea? By god if only we could come up with a smart pun and start a new transfer thread.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 08:31 (four years ago) link
when the levy breaks: summer transfer window 2019
― Number None, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 08:33 (four years ago) link
Ah, thanks!
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 08:34 (four years ago) link
ah yes the coming season, the stickiest of all weather phenomena
― godfellaz (darraghmac), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 08:41 (four years ago) link
Champions League kicked off last night btw.
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 11:10 (four years ago) link
I noticed!
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 11:23 (four years ago) link
itk
― Bash Street Kids: Endgame (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 15:36 (four years ago) link