from issue #69 August 1999
Since before Thatcher sent in the cavalry to break the heads of the miners, it has been considered rather beyond the pale for the common people of England to challenge the sway of capitalists and plutocrats; and for this reason Ellis’s position will remain for ever more inviolate. And alas, all [...]
I set out to create an authoritative and objective item about the Holte, it’s times and it’s part in the history of the club that has been the focus of so much of my emotion and cash over the years. I soon realised that, because of what [...]
Topping the list of my favourite people for the month of April is Derek Hadley of Swanley, who was good enough to give my book a plug in the last issue. The cheque would be in the post, but the postmen of Birmingham have been showing Bolshevik [...]
the mirror wrote:
MARTIN O’NEILL
4/06/2008
In our edition of 9 May 2008 under the headline “Fair Kop” we stated that Rafa Benitez had exposed Martin O’Neill by contradicting claims he had made at an earlier press conference. It was not our intention to imply that Martin O’Neill had lied to the press and we are happy to [...]
Somebody far cleverer than me said recently. If Randy had been born penniless in Tipton, as opposed to the son of a billionaire, he would have still become a millionaire by now. He is astute, business-savvy and a great PR machine. This club is infinitely better off with him than under Doug.
After some hefty [...]
MY ALL-TIME GREAT ASTON VILLA TEAM
When people start arguing discussing their all-tiine sides they (me included) invariably pick only their favourite players and/or players they have actually seen, with maybe the odd big name from the past.After having given the matter some thought, I [...]
*Please note that none of the sentences below should be taken as linked in any way what-so ever.
I hate the fact that few players have any loyalty any more.
I hate Dwight Yorke.
I hate bung takers.
I hate Ron Atkinson.
I hate arrogant bastards who refuse to play.
I hate Pierre Van Hooijdonk.
I hate the ridiculous wages of players [...]
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, Aston Villa would be it. The long term benefits of supporting Aston Villa have not been proved by scientific experiment, and the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the highs [...]
Twas on a cold March day in 1997 when Heroes and Villains first hit the ‘net. I ripped off some code from a magazine cd, and uploaded about 12 pages to my Virgin.net freespace account. It joined the “VillaWeb” (what ever happened to that?) as one of the 2 significant Villa sites in Cyberspace.
And now [...]
