Ditch the Drum

[Percy McCarthy]

Percy- did you mention fancy dress?

Yes. Not Sunday best.

[AV82EC]

Percy- did you mention fancy dress?

Yes. Not Sunday best.

That is without doubt one of my favourite photos of all time. I posted it on Facebook after one of their catalogue of play off losses and my friends from a variety of different clubs absolutely loved it.

[Drummond]

You have to feel sorry for the lad, being  born into that.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

You have to feel sorry for the lad, being  born into that.

He's obviously just been fed another Sty Pie Special to take his mind off the shit that's on the pitch.
If he had a little intelligence and took a quick glance to his right to confirm what he's always really feared, he'd be off like a fu**ing rocket!

[chrisw1]

Back to 'stand gate'.  Can we please get a straight answer as to why you didn't choose the back of the Holte lower where no one would be behind you?

I generally like what you are trying to do but I can't understand this point.

[bruisedshins]

Back to 'stand gate'.  Can we please get a straight answer as to why you didn't choose the back of the Holte lower where no one would be behind you?

I generally like what you are trying to do but I can't understand this point.

Various reasons. Partly because we want to be closer to the players but primarily because the vast majority of areas where there are large groupings of seats together are towards the front of the stand. there were actually larger blocks of seats for us to move to in the font to middle sections of L4, L6 and L6 but we decided not to do this as it wasn't in the clubs designated "singing section" so we thought this may cause further problems.

[pauliewalnuts]

Is it Brigada who are sorting a Refugees Welcome banner for Leicester?

Good on you, if so.

[andrew08]

Is it Brigada who are sorting a Refugees Welcome banner for Leicester?

Good on you, if so.

Yes maybe, but this is the bit about them I'm not comfortable with. They, on some issues and not necessarily this one, don't represent every Villa fans point of view.  They haven't even got general consensus on standing let alone things outside the footy arena. I come to footy to leave all those things behind, it's my hobby and a place were all different folk of different religions, political standpoints, gender or race come together in common cause. I quite like that.

[pauliewalnuts]

Is it Brigada who are sorting a Refugees Welcome banner for Leicester?

Good on you, if so.

Yes maybe, but this is the bit about them I'm not comfortable with. They, on some issues and not necessarily this one, don't represent every Villa fans point of view.  They haven't even got general consensus on standing let alone things outside the footy arena. I come to footy to leave all those things behind, it's my hobby and a place were all different folk of different religions, political standpoints, gender or race come together in common cause. I quite like that.

I'm sure they don't, but if it's their view, they're entitled to express it, surely?

[Dave]

Is it Brigada who are sorting a Refugees Welcome banner for Leicester?

Good on you, if so.

Yes maybe, but this is the bit about them I'm not comfortable with. They, on some issues and not necessarily this one, don't represent every Villa fans point of view.

I don't think that just by holding a banner up they're claiming to are they?

They're representing their point of view.

[Chris Jameson]

Fair play to them if that's the case, just glad it's not a certain website with various trashy items to sell alongside their banners.

[Matt Collins]

Some things are more important than intra-fans group decision making and the refugee issue is certainly one of those. I'm really proud we're the first club to agree to such a banner.

It certainly shows progress since thousands of villa fans sang 'You're the pride of Pakistan' away at Leicester under Brian little. Never forgotten that.

[Jimbo]

Great idea. Hope it's not "The refugees welcome."

[pauliewalnuts]

Great idea. Hope it's not "The refugees welcome."

Ha ha ha.

When I posted the above, I thought "bet someone makes a 'the' related joke". Good work.