Guest Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 ? I've never heard of that. On the way to Villa vs Charlton last month, we (Uncle and I) were driving through Aston Are you the less well known act, Martin and HalfUncle?? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 ? I've never heard of that. On the way to Villa vs Charlton last month, we (Uncle and I) were driving through Aston Are you the less well known act, Martin and HalfUncle?? Phil That was a good joke earlier! No it was just me and my uncle paul. He is a Liverpool fan but has been a Nottingham Forest season ticket holder, and now a Villa one. He has a season ticket for the closest team to him! Paul and I are going to watch Villa vs Liverpool at Anfield on 28th October. Should be another 3 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I just though I'd mention that I'm actually related to Bill Shankly. He's my great cousin. My great auntie has a large collection of letters that he sent to her, she's sold some at charity auctions for £250-£350. Recently Sean (Liverpool Fan) inherited a letter from her with Bills signature on the bottom. It's not an important letter just really cool that we have it in our household. Will upload a picture when my scanner works or I get a new Digital Camera for my birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 It's one of our collectables. I've just realised. I do collect something.. FOOTBALL AUTOGRAPHS!! I've got a few Bolton ones too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I have Gary Linekars on a Walkers cheque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 My autograph collection consists of: Lee Hendrie (Villa) x3 Ricardo Gardner(Bolton) JayJay Okocha(Bolton) x2 Stefan Postma (Former Villa + Wolves) Ivan Campo (Bolton) Mario Jardel (Former Bolton Brazilian world cup winner) Jlloyd Samuel (Villa) Gareth Southgate (Middlesborough Manager) Colin Cooper (ex Middlesborough) Daryl Murphy (Middlesborough) Steve McClaren (England Manager) x2 Kevin Poole (Former Villa + Bolton) Gareth Barry (Villa) Paul Jones (Southampton+Wales) Eric Steel (Villa Coach) Moritz Volz (Fulham) Paul Robinson (Tottenham+England) Mark Viduka(Middlesborough) Ronny Johnsen (Manure+Villa) Marcus Allback(Sweden+Ex Villa) x2 Gary Cahill (Villa) x2 Luke Moore (Villa) Stuart Taylor (Ex "Ooops, word censored!"nal + Villa) x3 Paul Peschisolido (Derby) Lee Holmes (Derby) Darren Walton (Derby) Liam Richardson (Derby) Youl Mawene (Preston + Ex Derby) Andy Oakes (Ex Derby) Junior (Ex Derby+Ex Watford) Antoine Sibierski (Newcastle + Ex Man City) John Ostemabor (Ex Liverpool) Joe Cole (Chelsea + England) Mark Delaney (Villa) x4 Ian Taylor (Ex Villa) Darren Purse (Cardiff) Bryan Robson (Ex Manure legend) Eirik Bakke (Ex Villa) x2 Eric Djemba-Djemba (Villa) Wilfred Bouma (Villa) Ulises De La Cruz (Reading + Ex Villa) Dermot Gallagher (Referee) Patrick Berger (European Cup winner, Villa) Angel (Villa) Steve Warnock (Liverpool) Bolo Zenden (Liverpool) Peter Crouch (Liverpool) x3 Alexei Smertin (Ex Chelsea) Chris Powell (Watford + ex Charlton) Milan Baros (Villa) David O'leary ( ) Darius Vassell (Man City, ex Villa) Aaron Hughes (Villa) Lomana Lua Lua (Portsmouth) Tony Warner (Leeds, Fulham) Tony Guvver (BBC) Dion Dublin (Ex Villa) Paul Merson (Ex Villa + "Ooops, word censored!"nal) Des Bremmer (Villa European Cup Winner) Howard Webb (Referre) Steve Harper (Newcastle) That's the ones in the Autograph books! I have hundreds of signed pictures, programmes and shirts. All the autographs I have I collected myself! Quite Impressive, if anybody ever wants signed Villa or sometimes away team pictures etc. I'll see what I can do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Oh yes my pride possessions are my WHOLE team signed Villa Shirt when we finished sixth, and my signed Portugal Shirt by JOSE MOURINHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 never mind.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 My autograph collection consists of: No - you're not a proper anorak, Martin.... you haven't alphabetised them... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I'm not going to list mine as i can't remember who exactly i have (and i'm not as sad as Martin! )but i have the autographs of most of the "Ooops, word censored!"nal team from the mid to late nineties. I also have pictures of me with Tony Adams, Dennis Bergkamp and Ray Parlour! I'm grinning like a loon in them but how cool!? I mean RAY PARLOUR!!!! What a legend! Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 P.S Signed Jose Mourinho shirt????????? - sounds like good loo roll material to me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 He's actually a nice man. At Villa Park I sit quite near to both the dugouts and players tuinnel so autographs are quite easy to get. Question to Dan: Are you going to WBA vs Wolves at the Hawthawns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I've got Villa tomorrow, I'm a season ticket holder and I go to a few away matches, and Derby County matches. I'm waiting for the WBA vs Wolves tickets to go on general sale and then I'm going to try and get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Not bothered in the slightest, I just love watching football. Go to all sorts of random matches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I have no idea why it is called a Derby! Very strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Norwich vs Ipswich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 P PSHow sad is it when a club's supporters have unrequited hatred for a neighbour? spot on Dan!! unrequited local rivalries.. We've got loads (the North-West being such a dense hotbed of league football) Wigan and Bury in particular are desperate to be our deadly rivals - but, I'm afraid, most Bolton supporters look upon them in a patronisingly paternal manner - which irritates the **%&!! out of them (which is why we do it!) ManU are an obvious local rival the other way around - we hate them - but they look down on us much like we do to Wigan & Bury.. Man Citeh - good proper local rivals - but our real, properly requited hatreds are with Burnley and Blackburn... (OK - we hate Wolves and Tranmere too. ) for a brief spell last year Boro were desperate to be our arch enemies - but it never really took off - similarly Portsmouth, for some reason best known to themselves... you've gotta loathe Mr Twitchy though, don't you?? we are hated by some managers - but not so much their fans - we are loathed by Professor Yaffle ("Ooops, word censored!"ne Wenger) - he can't understand why we don't just sit back and let them pass it around and score.. it wouldn't be anything to do with the fact that we keep beating them we are loathed by the fat waiter (Rafa Benitez) - for exactly the same reason we were loathed by Sourpuss - but since Newcastle sacked him, he's gone very quiet... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Just added Edgar Davids and Aaron Lennons autographs to my collection at todays match! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 P PSHow sad is it when a club's supporters have unrequited hatred for a neighbour? spot on Dan!! unrequited local rivalries.. We've got loads (the North-West being such a dense hotbed of league football) Wigan and Bury in particular are desperate to be our deadly rivals - but, I'm afraid, most Bolton supporters look upon them in a patronisingly paternal manner - which irritates the **%&!! out of them (which is why we do it!) ManU are an obvious local rival the other way around - we hate them - but they look down on us much like we do to Wigan & Bury.. Phil Oi, I come from Bury.... my home town.... and I spent far too much time in my adolesence shivering on the terraces at Gigg Lane to impress the boyfriend at the time..... and then going to school on the other side of the main road Monday -Friday Morally I do support Bury a bit, but they're not very good really , so as a long distance suporter my allegiances sort of swap, either to Bolton or Man City.... never, ever, ever to ManU Been to the Reebok a few times.... generally when Bolton play Charlton, son and hubby are avid Charlton fans, and that's how it should be, our local team these days, and my children used to go to school with the children of 3 ex Charlton players (Dean Keily- gaolkeeper, and Clive Mendonca- striker, both lived on our estate and sent their children to the local primary). I'm torn at the Charlton v Bolton matches.... don't really care who wins, but it makes home life easier if Charlton do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 are you going to the Bolton-Charlton game in half term - it's on the wednesday night... I'll be there with my 10yr old Ivan Campo fan daughter - and possibly the missus... last time I took my daughter to watch Bolton play Charlton, Bolton won 4-1 (she's my lucky mascot!) Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I always wear my "Lucky" scarf to a match, it has recieved quite a bit of stick over the last few years but now people are beginning to think it migh actually be lucky! Charlton are bottom of the league! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Charlton are bottom of the league! Yes Martin, thank you for reminding me We're probably going down.... but remember you can't keep a good team down for long, once we get this manager sorted we'll be back Actually, what the heck, it's the rest of them that are interested in football- I display a pretence at a passing interest as it's the principle hobby of the male members of my family I'm not actually that bothered. Phil, I don't know about the Bolton vs Charlton match, hubby was talking about buying tickets only the other day.... but I forgot to ask him if he'd done it. Certainly I've not spoken to Mum about overnight accomodation... so I think that's a no then, otherwise I could be in for a bit of a suprise. I have got leave over half term though I'll check with my menfolk when they get back.... surprise, surprise son's playing right now, hubby's refereeing at a different match in a different part of London. Great Dur.... just been to check the stash of Charlton tickets (they gave up the season ticket a couple of years ago, and now just go to the matches they want/ can get tickets for).... Carling Cup, Charlton v Bolton... at the Valley...Weds 25th October.... they'll be there Not me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Do you remember those "tiger striped" shirts Hull City used to wear a few years ago? Truly awful. As for derbies, Cardiff v the mighty Swans is always one to avoid. www.footballderbies.com describes it as "assumably (sic) the most violent derby in Britain." Richard T Only one week left of living within walking distance of The Valley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
