Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: andyaston on November 07, 2011, 01:48:31 PM
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I enjoyed saturdays game, it was an entertaining encounter and it was refreshing to see Norwich come and have a go. They brought plenty of fans aswell, the crowd was a decent one helped by offers in the North Stand. Myself and my mate were surrounded by quite a few tourists which consisted of about 20 Japanese and several other Europeans and it was nice to see.
it is good to fill seats which would otherwise be empty and it keeps us warmer aswell keeping us away from the cold winter drafts that sweep across the otherwise empty seats. It was a bit strange because they were very excitable and many of them didn't seem to be following the game.
In one instance, just before Norwich were about to convert that free kick, two females in front of me were trying to take a photo of themselves with the pitch behind them and as they took the photo the ball went in, they were not bothered obviousley happy to get their facebook opportunity in, it pissed me off a little at the time because they didn't seem to take any notice that we had fell behind and I feared the worse for the Villa but, they were nice enough people and its good to see punters being given an incentive to attend matches it can only be good for the future if they re-visit.
Did anybody else come across such spectators?
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There was a guy in the Holte End who was topless, covered in tattoos and wearing a cowboy hat. I couldn't tell you if he was foreign though.
We seem to get quite a few Scandinavians in and Frank often has German Villa fans with him at games.
Edit that: I meant the Holte End, not the North Stand.
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I inhabit L1 in the Holte and I've noticed that we seem to get a fair few tourists in L2 every match. Fair play to them and let's hope that when they get home they tell their mates what a good time they had. Then maybe they will pay us a visit.
Also noticed the Danish Lions were in the Upper Holte on Saturday. Nice one lads.
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Let's see what you make of the tourists on December 3rd.
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There was an American guy in the Villa shop afterwards from Georgia. He described his villa experience as "intense" and said we seem to have a lot of very angry fans.
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There was an American guy in the Villa shop afterwards from Georgia. He described his villa experience as "intense" and said we seem to have a lot of very angry fans.
I saw an American chap floating round the back of the Trinity. He was dressed in a military uniform and kept mumbling on about being the right hand man of the owner, and that the Villa fans are an 'ungrateful bunch of assholes'.
Don't know who he was.
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There was an American guy in the Villa shop afterwards from Georgia. He described his villa experience as "intense" and said we seem to have a lot of very angry fans.
Bugger me what would he think of a Small Heath game!
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A frightfully disagreeable experience I shouldn't wonder.
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4 Spanish people sat behind me at the West Brom game in the lower Holte.They went mad when Carlos came on What they must have thought of the game I dread to think !!
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Pretty sure I saw a Club Brugge fan in the North Stand.
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two females in front of me were trying to take a photo of themselves with the pitch behind them
Did anybody else come across such spectators?
No but I am sure there waere plenty who would like to!
Seriously this is good. Whenever I have been to an away match in London there are plenty of tourists so it's goos to see Eck is spreading "pleasure" across the world!
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I'm an American and I always get to a couple games a year. I try to be as un-touristy as possible. :D
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I'm an American and I always get to a couple games a year. I try to be as un-touristy as possible. :D
Are you Tom Hanks? He's quite good at blending in culturally.
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Saw a Dundee Utd fan in Upper Holte at wolves match. She was my missus tho
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I'm an American and I always get to a couple games a year. I try to be as un-touristy as possible. :D
I aim to do the same at a Chicago Bears game some time soon - trouble is that it will be freezing
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I thought this post was 'Tourette's" in the North Stand.'
"What do we want?!
Power to Tourette's!
When do we want it!?
c***!"
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I actually saw a bloke from Manchester at Old Trafford many years ago.
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There was an American guy in the Villa shop afterwards from Georgia. He described his villa experience as "intense" and said we seem to have a lot of very angry fans.
Theres an American tourist in our directors box occasionally....
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I'm an American and I always get to a couple games a year. I try to be as un-touristy as possible. :D
I aim to do the same at a Chicago Bears game some time soon - trouble is that it will be freezing
Ha, good luck and I hope you have fun! Chicago is a frozen tundra this time of year.
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There was an American guy in the Villa shop afterwards from Georgia. He described his villa experience as "intense" and said we seem to have a lot of very angry fans.
Good to see that Randy is getting the message.