https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6304.html I am wondering Old Boy that this is a bit of fun ? The Aston Villa was lost May 3rd 1940 . Is this the answer ?Hi All
I wonder if any Villa supporter can tell me 'What misfortune befell Aston Vila' towards the end of April 1940?' Sorry that I cannot tell you the exact date.
Old Boy
I wonder if i am right Jean /Well spotted Big Fella.
Hi All,Hi All,
I am a life long supporter of Birmingham City F.C. (The Blues). However I am pleased that Villa have reached the Cup Final and I sincerely hope that they win it. This area (The West Midlands) badly needs a successful team who can compete regularly with those from London and the North West. For years now just four teams have dominated the headlines both here and abroad. So come on Villa just show them that we down here have still got a bit of bottle.
Old Boy
Reluctantly talking about football, i have a question, "Why do footie players pull such ugly faces when they score a goal" ? Perhaps it`s their way of justifying the obscene wages they get. Put them all on the minimum wage & we`ll see who really loves footie & not the money.Hi All,
Oh Dearie me! Villa lost final 4-0 and then get relegated the following season. However. thank the Lord for Leicester City who, after all, are a Midland side even if it is the East Midlands.
Old Boy
Smudger. If you do not like football fair enough but why bother to comment on it at all? Stick to subjects that really interest you. There are millions of people around the world who do love the game eg the Euros now despite the hooligans who disgrace the name of football. It is said that Prince William and David Cameron support the Villa . I will give a fiver (it is all I can afford) to anyone who can provide proof that they have sat alongside either of those gentlemen at Villa Park.Reluctantly talking about football, i have a question, "Why do footie players pull such ugly faces when they score a goal" ? Perhaps it`s their way of justifying the obscene wages they get. Put them all on the minimum wage & we`ll see who really loves footie & not the money.
Old Boy,Smudger. If you do not like football fair enough but why bother to comment on it at all?
Old Boy
Great picture. Does the anchor depicted on the crest perhaps represent the Birmingham hallmark denoting the Villa are based in our great city?Seen this in Great Yarmouth last Friday View attachment 127146
Great picture. Does the anchor depicted on the crest perhaps represent the Birmingham hallmark denoting the Villa are based in our great city?
Just what is the story behind this decoration? The Villa crest has a Lion but none seen here.
The Great Yarmouth Arms has 3 lions whose bodies appear to be fish. The Anchor is the Birmingham hallmark, but why the leaves that may be laurel, the rope? And does the top represent castles?
The rope decoration was why I wondered about ships - Great Yarmouth made me think of fishing vessels!