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| StAndrews4Eva | Sep 9 2005, 07:52 AM Post #26 |
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Gil Merrick
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I think all these recent posts about the history of the club and how things used to me has been great for some of the younger posters to learn about the club. Very interesting reading. |
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| baron von bluenose | Sep 9 2005, 08:03 AM Post #27 |
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Bob Latchford
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for 125 the did a book containing all history |
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| PartisanBCFC | Sep 9 2005, 08:10 AM Post #28 |
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Jack Wiseman
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Thanks for the comment and here's some history Blues fans might enjoy Well,of course it is well versed on here that Vile fans are famous for their HISTORY lessons but checking the stats it was interesting to note that it's been almost 50 years since their last FA Cup triumph and they have only won ONE top flight title (old Div One) in 95 years.....so the theory by us 'Noses' that most of their silverware was won BEFORE the launch of RMS Titanic is actually quite near the mark In fact someone else mentioned on the 'Celeb' thread that HRH Prince William is a Vile fan but it is his Great,Great,Great Grandmother HM Queen Victoria who was around when they were last among the elite Our record in League 'derbies' v Vile reads as follows Blues W 35 ....D 28....L 39 Vile W 39 ..D 28 ...L 35 So,I don't know WHY they think that are vastly superior....that is pretty close and we have a HOME game coming up against them soon don't we ??? Our worse defeat to the 'pink and baby blues' was a 7-3 defeat back in the 1890's when the Second City rivalry was just being born but our record victory over AV was a lot more recent September 21st 1968 in fact in front of 45,000 fans at St Andrews.....4-0 win (in old 2nd Div) with Greenhoff,Vowden,Vincent and Summerill the scorers and 'yours truly' just happened to be there......Happy Days Anyone else ??? |
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| barryblue | Sep 9 2005, 01:42 PM Post #29 |
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No,the City Council were becoming the winterval group and they wanted to change the city crest and a horrible thing came up like a British Rail logo from some doombrain in our now 'backward'council and with their lack of support the club looked for another badge as the council didn't want to be associated with the likes of us,DS,DG,KB.That was in time for centenary year. Remember the council tried to stop a city tour on promotion. Now some other doombrain from the backward council will say they have a box...Because they already had one at B6 and were criticised for not having one at St And. I am still of the opinion we should move out of the boundary,then they'd miss us.We can still keep the name.(The v++++ has long gone,they kept it).Go to Wythall area. As for Blues fan at V++++,the biggest was Doug Ellis! |
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| barryblue | Sep 9 2005, 01:51 PM Post #30 |
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Yes Partisan,I was there 4.0 and we hit the woodwork twice! The prince was told to say he supported a club that wouldn't be controversial and upset the big boys so he chose B6 but then who gives a ++++ ,he hasn't bought a ST has he?. King George actually attended a Blues game (my grandfather was there) and thousands of pigeons were released from the ground(they were supposed to be carrier birds but they liked it so much I think they stayed in the City.Even now some of the ancestors can be seen in the ground.) The attendance that day was closed at 85,000 and my grandad informed me that there was actually over a 100,000there and as many locked out. I wonder if it was the Blues or the King they came for,must have been the Blues. These records were lost when the main stand was bombed by Adolph Vile. |
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| chilternblue | Sep 9 2005, 02:24 PM Post #31 |
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Thanks for the info Partisan,my late grandfather once told me that his uncle was a founder member of the cricket team/football club.Someday i will find out if this was accurate or not but i know for a fact they my mothers family all lived in Small Heath for a considerable amount of time.Bizarely enough my fathers great great grandfather who was from handsworth wood was a major shareholder down the Vile. I'm not sure what involment he had with them but it was supposed to be considerable. |
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