With 11 (now 12) threads on the front page with Villa in the title and about another 6 or so arguably Villa related is this a .net record for one theme dominating so many first page threads?
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Thread: Villa all over .net
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22-08-2023 10:09 AM #1
Villa all over .net
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22-08-2023 10:25 AM #3
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22-08-2023 10:26 AM #4
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We are clearly the biggest sports team in the world no doubt about it from a humble Villa fan.
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22-08-2023 10:29 AM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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22-08-2023 10:34 AM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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22-08-2023 10:37 AM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
A humble Villa Fan?
That's a first!
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22-08-2023 10:40 AM #8
I looked at some of the Villa fan sites. Let's just say we're not featuring quite so prominently...
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22-08-2023 10:41 AM #9
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22-08-2023 10:50 AM #10
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22-08-2023 10:51 AM #11
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22-08-2023 11:03 AM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
TBF, you were European Champions many moons ago, so quite right to be proud of your history.
I've got a lot of respect for Villa, and was even at school (a very long time ago) with a Villan.
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22-08-2023 11:23 AM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Know your reply was tongue in cheek, but the truth is Villa are the biggest club from a foreign country to visit Easter Road in a competitive match for a good few decades, chuck in the SJM factor ( a legend at this club ) and this is what you get. If it had been a 'name' from Spain or Germany or Italy the build up on here and demand for tickets would have been pretty well the same.
Its all about circumstances ... we sold out Easter Road last season for a league game against St Johnston because walk ups got in for a tenner ... gives this a bit of perspective no
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22-08-2023 01:19 PM #16
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22-08-2023 03:00 PM #17This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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22-08-2023 10:10 PM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteMature, sensible signature required for responsible position. Good prospects for the right candidate. Apply within.
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22-08-2023 11:15 PM #20
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23-08-2023 12:39 AM #21This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Nobody is ever going to pretend that Scotland's top football league is even in the top 10 of European leagues, at least financially. We might be the 4th / 5th biggest club in that league, but the fact that the alleged £700,000 we have just paid for Dylan Vente is only by a small margin the 2nd highest transfer fee we have ever paid for a player in just short of 124 years should tell you everything you need to know about the difference in size between us and Villa, who this summer have spent a total of 88 million quid on just two players ... funnily enough our most expensive buy was then sold to Aston Villa.
Its pretty well accepted that the EPL is the biggest and richest league in the world .. where are Aston Villa in that football firmament? If not by finances or trophies won in the last 30 or so years, then at least by crowd size and the fact that you have won the European cup probably the 8th biggest club in the league. If that doesn't make drawing you in Europe a 'big deal' then I'm buggered if I know what constitutes one. I'm pretty sure a fan of a Dutch, Swedish, Potuguese or Turkish club would feel the same.
Just so you know though. Don't labour under any misconceptions that the support of this club are gushing like some teenage girl at a McFly concert because the mighty Aston Villa ( or any other EPL club ) are coming to town. Before football was all about money this club was the first British club to play in European competition. The first British club to beat Real Madrid and the first British club to knock Barcelona out of Europe .. 3 - 2 at Easter Road .. 4 - 4 at the Nou Camp.
In European competition in the 60s and 70s here's some of our other home results:
Valencia ... 2 - 1
Valencia ... 2 -0
Porto ....... 3 - 0
Napoli ...... 5 - 0 ... yes that's 5 - 0 with the legendary Dino Zoff in goals
Hamburg .. 2 - 1
Sporting Lisbon ... 6 ( six ) 1
Leeds United 0 - 0 ... I only include that because it was arguably the greatest side in their history, the away leg was 0 - 0 too.
Liverpool 1 - 0
This club has a proud European history having made the semi finals of the European and Fairs cups. We are happy to be entertaining a club like Aston Villa with a proud history of their own and from the world's biggest league and no doubt about it our fans are excited for the encounter .... But make no mistake, if it comes down to history you are just as privileged to be playing us
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23-08-2023 06:52 AM #22
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23-08-2023 07:59 AM #25
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23-08-2023 01:30 PM #28
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Righteous, fair play. For what it's worth I think there's a healthy respect from our end towards Hibs, a slight sense of faded glory in both clubs and not the spoilt ******* win at all costs mentality of Old Firm or the likes of Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal, but a history to be proud of.
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23-08-2023 07:38 PM #30
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We beat Johnson 5 nil again wonder how he'll criticise us this time 😄
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