We’ve been to Rotterdam and Nottingham,
And somewhere near Rome,
But then we went to Turkey,
And brought the Cup back home,
And brought the Cup back Homeeeee 🎵
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Right. I managed to get the Mayor of London to budge on access to Wembley a year ago so I'm fucking sure i can make something happen in Birmingham.
Large arenas in Birmingham, security companies who can make large events safe, Birmingham Council and local MP'S along with high profile Villans who can sprinkle magic and logistical know how. Please contact me here or email or LinkedIn.
The challenge? Making a safe event with the biggest fuck off screen on earth available for 30 thousand kids and families and Villans to watch the Europa League Final live. At cost price only with any spare money to go to Acorns Hospice.
Or give your space and time for free with ALL money going to Acorns.
If Spurs and Palace can cater for their fans, I fucking know we can.
43 years ago, Michael Jackson stepped onto the stage in that fedora and gave the world the moonwalk for the very first time 🕺✨
A legendary Billie Jean performance that still feels untouchable today 🔥🔥
Villans
Only one Villa team have broken the glass ceiling in our European history, we know their names, immortal in the history of our great club.
Many of us have tried and failed to to bring a magical European trophy back to Villa Park.
I remember that night against Atletico Madrid, glorious failure on the night. I've never heard Villa Park so loud. The Holte lead the way, and young Villans in K3, K4, K5, you have the chance to do something special and louder. You can and you must.
Make this grand old stadium stand for 90 minutes and never relent for one damn second.
But the Holte End is one fourth of the jigsaw.
Trinity. We need you.
North. We need you.
Witton (sorry Doug). We need you.
Bayern Munich. Beaten.
PSG. Beaten.
Atletico Madrid. Beaten.
Anderlecht. Beaten.
Athletic Bilbao. Beaten.
Barcelona. Beaten.
Inter Milan. Beaten.
Ajax. Beaten.
Celtic. Beaten.
A handful of clubs have those scalps.
The special sauce in every win? You, Villans. YOU.
Every one of those wins, the noise rivaled anywhere at any time.
We face admirable foe and a special football club that I know very well. A club who believed in miracles and miracles came true for them.
Our players need our voices, our songs, our heart and soul on Thursday. Every stand. Every Villan, old or young.
Remember when you walked into Villa Park for the first time? The joy, the tears, the pride, holding the hand of your Mom or Dad or excitedly shephereded in by your big brother or sister or best mate?
Let the memory of them be your guide tomorrow night.
Sing for Spinksy, Birchy, Alan McInally, for Gary Shaw, for Brian Little, for Paul McGrath and for John McGinn.
To the players and staff, we know how good you are, and we ALL want you to walk into the pantheon of greats that adorn our halls.
As someone once said..
"The lows just make the highs higher. We are at the heart of English football, we have a majestic name, a decorated past, we serve as a shining light among our peers, we are Aston Villa ".
I believe.
We believe.
Villa believes.
UP THE FUCKING EUROPEAN VILLA!!!!
Thursday needs the whole ground, not just the Holte. Those in the Trinity etc who don't usually join in need to lose their inhibitions for one game. It's not just about singing either, boo every touch from kick off, make it hostile, cheer every tackle
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Dear fellow Villa fans, after a few days in not my best mood and mainly due to bad health I would like to share with you a simple message: we need you in this crucial week. Maybe we don’t deserve to ask nothing but we need each other. Time to reset and go ahead. We must carry on with criticism when we don’t do well. It’s natural. We take the responsibility. We’re not perfects. But our players and staff deserve the full respect and support. And we must be resilient to change the people’s mood trough facts. Difference between a drama club and a stable and strong club is that when results are not good (and it happens to everyone no matter who), instead to have people that choose to point and blame each other, instead to set fire to everyone and everything, we have people looking for the solutions and staying together. And we will be good, UTV!!! PD: this picture- very special - in the wall of my office gives me the motivation and an everyday reminder, it is the proof of what we are able to do. And what we play for. To fulfill VP with happiness and pride. See you on Thursday!
Villa will now play against 11th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th over the next 6 games
What ever happens now regarding ucl qualification will be deserved