Comments for No big name sponsor for Aston Villa next season at http://www.avfcblog.com , comment 1 to 37 out of 20 comments http://www.avfcblog.com Mon, 12 May 2008 10:06:25 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-19272 Great news about Acorn. Id be right behind that. Couple of questions for anyone that I cant seem to find the answers to. 1) Is it true the new flag for the Holte End will not be ready until the wigan game? Was really hopin to have it for the blues. 2) Does anyone one know rough season ticket prices for next season (upper holte)? Thanks to anyone that can answer. Up the Villa - JonnyPub Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:11:13 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-19236 I went for a business breakfast today and met a chap that works for Acorn, apprently Acorn will be on the front of teh shirt for this season. Acorn doesnt have to pay for this, its just free exposure to highlight the charity . - LoveDon Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:39:34 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-19229 Just had a business breakfast and met a consultant from ACORNS. he confirmed that Aston villa aren't giving sponsorship money to them. We are just giving them advertising space on our shirts free of charge!! This is from the horses mouth and therefore FACT!!! We will have acorns on all our shirts gauranteed!!! Not sure if I am happy about this!! Looks a bit NAFF!! :'( - Danboi Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:59:12 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-18084 I hope that this is right because I mentioned it to my missus and after a few too many drinks after work the other night she went and bet £100 on the office villa "know all", I aint gonna tell anything else in future. She also has the audacity to raise an eyebrow when put £20 on the weekly james blunt and say's im wasting my money. >:( >:( - pedropete Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:13:28 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-18083 I hope that this right cos I mentioned it to my missus, she then had a few too many drinks with some friends after work the other night and ended up betting £100 on the office villa "know all" that this was gonna happen and that she had inside information. I ain't gonna tell her anything else again. She also has the audacity to raise an eyebrow when I put £20 on the weekly james blunt and says Im wasting my money. - pedropete Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:04:48 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-18016 well said vogra......100% with you on that one...were looking like missing out on europe now,,which means another summer with rubbish signings..sorry but we just aint gonna have a carrot to dangle again,so the likes of beattie may be what well get,thats if wigan or similar dont out bid us..on how far weve come on,weve stood still,if we dont finish in the top 5,then we may as well be 16th etc..at the moment top 8 looks possible,we should beat sunderland but well get nowt at man utd..could have been so so much better,but alas thats all down to MON he just didnt see it...never mind we can all dream on again in the summer...in my book weve achieved nothing so far under mon,and we wont if he continues the way hes going,,unless of course hes changed the five year plan to a fifteen year one without telling us...yes its been a very good season but it could have been so much better,,even randy has told him to get his ass into gear when it comes to transfers...and yes if defoe was asking 70grand per week,and hed scored that many for us,,you could say that was very very cheap if hed got us into europe,,shame that one,and how many has gabby scored in the last six games,bet you defoe scores more for pompey,than gabby scores all season for us..and that will be why we dont get into europe,,,gabby may well be a better player all round,but defoe knows were the goal his.. heres hoping im wrong and we win at man utd,,everton,,west ham and stuff the blues at home,and gabby gets 3 this weekend...sorry i dropped of to sleep then.....good luck to the kids tonite...that lot may well be the mainstay of our next venture into europe... - somersetvilla Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:46:44 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17961 All this talk of Defoe being a 20 goal a season striker is rubbish he's scored .... 00-01 Bournemouth 18 Goals 00-01 West Ham Utd 0 Goals 01-02 West Ham Utd 10 Goals 02-03 West Ham Utd 8 Goals 03-04 West Ham Utd 11 Goals 03-04 Tottenham 7 Goals 04-05 Tottenham 13 Goals 05-06 Tottenham 9 Goals 06-07 Tottenham 10 Goals 07-08 Tottenham 8 Goals 07-08 Portsmouth 6 Goals - theprimeminister Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:06:41 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17957 Acorns along the lines of Barca noew thats what I call progress with cool social values - kkep em comin Villa and you will be far more than a football club you will get global respect!! - monsoon Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:02:40 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17954 To the guys debating MoN, transfer activity/inactivity: join the forum and have your say there. Most of what you've said is in the forum - you'll find allies, and debate too. A charity logo on our shirts, what a great idea. Shows that football has a social conscience, I don't like the idea of hiking gate prices to compensate though. - andy5759 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:46:58 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17952 I think this is a great idea and it gives us a really nice image. Also, what are the chances of us getting the acorn box car for our logo? That would be awesome haha. - Zidave Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:46:18 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17950 alextaylor24 - well said mate, couldn't agree more with the one exception of Zat Knight, who I don't think suits the level we're playing at. Apart from that, spot on :) I like the idea of Acorns being on our shirt and would have no problem whatsoever if that is the reason for ticket prices going up next season to cover the revenue lost from sponsors. It's a good cause. - SuperSeanUK Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:54:50 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17949 Be gone to the Ghetto. - nan was a fan Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:18:03 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17946 actually .. it's called the national portrait gallery - it just happens to be in london ;) - Damian Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:12:22 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17945 It'll be the London Portrait gallery. - Evoflash Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:10:09 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17941 Were any of you guys around when we dropped into the old third division??? I can tell you that in footballing terms WAS despair. I'm not too happy with the lack of transfer activity in January and don't feel too positive about the rest of the season for the simple reason most of the teams we have to play are going to scrap for their survival and I gotta ask are some of our players up for that? - Oscars Arse Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:30:19 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17937 bloody hell. why do so many fickle fans turn on the messiah. look where we were 2 years ago or even the last 10 years and see if you can tell me that we were better at any time during that. we have a good youth squad and a team based on that with many solid players. at the end of the day, petrov was meant to be our lampard but didnt work out, routledge is a no risk deal, reo-coker has been a great buy, maloney, a snip at a million, carson was great at charlton and we havent bought him yet. harewood and knight suit the level we are playing. give the guy time. every team who has spent money this season is doing worse than us. pompey have only just overtaken us with signifcant money spent and we will finish higher anyway. those who turn on mon after our second defeat of 2008, need a clip round the ears. you are the same fans who support villa after we beat sunderland and get a brilliant draw at man united (hopefully!) if we finish 6th which we will, we will be able to bring in the players for a push on for a champions league place and in the intertoto/uefa. oh yeh none of this petulant name-calling. leave that immaturity for the play-ground kids. - alextaylor24 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:32:25 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17935 Tonebone, we dont have a real defence on the pitch. Gardener is mid-fielder! I also agree with Andikan. How bad does Carson have to get before Taylor gets a chance? If Harewood, Davies, Harewood, Routledge etc had/have to work so hard to get in the starting eleven, what an earth is Carson doing in it? Who cares how much his load cost, let him sit on the bench or play for the reserves until he has earnt his place in the team! As regards the transfer market, MON has tried to bring in some big players like Defoe, but if they dont want to come, what can you do? Now that we are finally up the table, maybe and looking like qualifying for Europe either this year or next, maybe it will be easier to attract bigger players in the summer break. - german_villan Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:04:06 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17932 i wouldnt mind having a charity as the logo on the shirt. i dont paricularly mind havin sony on it either. only if it doesnt take up half the shirt like 32red.com did... make it look nice at least... its part of the club image you know... - georgester1993 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:44:57 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17929 is Carson really going to keep his place for the sunderland game!! this is ridiculous. He is useles and surely MON has decided not to waste his money on him!! drop him and give Taylor 8 games to show he is good enough for next season. he certainly cant do any worse than carson! - andikan Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:56:56 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2259/70/#comment-17928 GREAT NEWS!!! Craig gardner appears to be winning his battle to be fit for the weekend. Well he had to didnt he so we could put a defense out. I am really ecstatic we now have 3 fit defenders for the weekend and probably a half fit midfielder/make shift right back. Its been the same story all season, if someone gets injured we have to get them back playing by the next weekend as we haev no options!!! what defender are we going to have on te bench or are we not?? - Tonebone Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:53:10 +0100