ender4 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Picking up from a comment in the General's thread which surprised me. Hi General. an easy one for you. Our official nickname is the 'Villians' - however this seems to be an embarrassment to the club (not just since RL took over) - but it seems we are more keen to promote the lions as a nickname, rather than the villians ......I just wondered if this was club policy ? - if so why, ...and what are the chances of the official nickname being restored ? in my mind, "The Lions" is Aston Villa's 'official' nickname, we have always been "The Lions" and always will be. Why do some people think that Aston Villa's nickname is "The Villians"? As far as i was aware, "The Villains" (not Villians) is what we call ourselves, the fans of Aston Villa. Do people agree that "The Lions" is Aston Villa's nickname? EDIT - Could the mods be so kind as to add an option for "Villans" in the poll? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born-Not-Made Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Villans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkr Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Villans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan86 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 as my username suggests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaztonVilla Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Yep, Villans.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 PS - not so bothered about the spelling, the poll is more interested in whether you think the club is The Lions or The Villians/Villains/Villans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmike Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 The Villans, spelt that way too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 21, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2009 Villans. This. No "i" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 We're not criminals. It's Villan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromsgrove_avfc Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I always think of the team as 'The Lions' and the fans as the 'The Villans'? As in "come on you Lions" and "I'm a Villan." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Villan Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Villans. It's a simple bastardisation of the word 'Villains'. But obviously we don't want to be Villains. So we're Villans. Simple. ('Lions' is rubbish. Makes me think of Milwall.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Serious Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I think it's widely accepted that our nickname is Villans. But I like calling them the lions rampant sometimes, when I'm in a very pretentious mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosworth_villa Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Villans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 ('Lions' is rubbish. Makes me think of Milwall.) This and a number of other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaztonVilla Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 ('Lions' is rubbish. Makes me think of Milwall.) This and a number of other teams. As they say up in this part of the world, wye aye man.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Lions makes me think of Rugby. It's Villans (NB - not Villains and CERTAINLY not Villians, as I saw someone suggest to the General ). It has been this way since 1880 according to John Lerwill, club archivist, so why change now? GRRRRRR........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Anyone old enough to remember this chap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Millwall are the lions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeVillan Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Yup it has to be Villans. I don't want to change my name to Treelion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xliosive Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Anyone old enough to remember this chap? What's wrong with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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