Category Archives: History

The old stuff

Nightmare Journeys From Hell

Posted on April 19, 2013 by heroesandvillainsfanzine

H&V 83 – January 2001. Wimbledon, FA Cup replay, 1993. I used to have a soft spot for Wimbledon. All that little club embarrassing the big boys and the rest of it. Great, I used to think. Anybody that shows … Continue reading →

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The Astonian Chronicles

Posted on April 19, 2013 by heroesandvillainsfanzine

H&V 59 – April 1998. Amongst the collection of old publications we were sent some years ago was a copy of another long-running periodical, The Astonian Chronicles. The following excerpt is from vol 4, no. 8, which came out in … Continue reading →

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The Perry Barr Pet

Posted on April 10, 2013 by heroesandvillainsfanzine

H&V 64 – January 1999. Some time around the end of the last century we came across a collection of early supporters journals which dealt with the affairs of the Aston Villa Football Club in the 1890s. Issue 4 came … Continue reading →

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She wore…She wore…

Posted on March 26, 2013 by heroesandvillainsfanzine

She did, indeed, wear a claret ribbon in the Merry Month of May. And she wore it for the Villa who were going to Rotterdam. How did English clubs manage to obtain a monopoly on the trophy for so long? … Continue reading →

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Good Honest Beer

Posted on March 25, 2013 by heroesandvillainsfanzine

H&V 116 – August 2004 So, as you enter the magic kingdom for the first time in three months, what’s changed? Not much, you may think, but take another look. More than likely the advertising signs will have altered. People … Continue reading →

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Galloping to the Finish

Posted on March 18, 2013 by heroesandvillainsfanzine

H&V 66 – March 1999. It was a small story in the Evening Mail, but of course they whipped up the hysteria to Royal Wedding proportions. And it brought back memories, as these stories often do. The police are disbanding … Continue reading →

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Nightmare Journeys from Hell – Ice Station Zebra

Posted on March 11, 2013 by heroesandvillainsfanzine

H&V 68 – May 1999. Most of these tales are based round defeats. This one, if anything, was even worse. The match didn’t happen and was never even likely to. Chelsea versus Aston Villa, February 1985. Match postponed due to … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the Memories

Posted on March 11, 2013 by heroesandvillainsfanzine

H&V 106 – August 2003. It was December 1994 and Brian Little was getting desperate. The Villa job wasn’t turning out to be the bed of roses he’d hoped – the team were in trouble and relegation was growing ever … Continue reading →

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The Greatest of All TImes

Posted on February 24, 2013 by heroesandvillainsfanzine

H&V 75, March 2000. Is John Gregory the greatest Villa manager of all time? The question was asked and answered in the first Claret & Blue magazine of 1999. The conclusion was that, based on statistics produced from the records … Continue reading →

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Ron Saunders speaks

Posted on February 20, 2013 by heroesandvillainsfanzine

The Holte’s Last Stand, May 1994. Ron Saunders remains the most successful manager in Villa’s history. He joined the club in 1874, guiding the team to division one at the first attempt as well as winning the League Cup in … Continue reading →

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