Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Rico on April 10, 2016, 04:39:30 PM
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Here's the dilemma. I live I Lancashire and work in Manchester. I've been offered two tickets for the game next week. The problem is that it means sitting with the Yanited fans. Under normal circumstances I would go, keep my head down and grin and bare it when the inevitable defeat occurs. However, this season I don't think I can face sitting amongst the glory hunters whilst we get annihilated and relegated to boot. To go or not to go? That is the question.
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Well in a few years time, when we do a Leicester and win the Premier League, you can brag that you were there when we got relegated.
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If you dont want to go
dont go
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I'd flog the tickets. The only reason to go is to boo.
Saying that, I doubt you would upset the plastics booing the away side.
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I couldn't do it. I wanted Sunderland to win today just to deny the glory hunting wankers their chance to rub it in.
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I've done it a few times at Old Trafford. Never seen us win while I was in the United end - don't think I ever saw us score. The only time I was ever "sussed" was when Sherringham missed a penalty in one game and I jumped up and cheered instinctively. Never enjoyed it, always ended up hating the wannabe mancs from Cheshire and Lancashire and the southern, rootless reds. And there was always the Brummie Reds flag that was unfurled during Villa games. We made a Salford Villa flag to wind them up.
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You're either Villa or you ain't.
It's just our turn to take the medicine.
So go .
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Riiccooo! You won't grin and bear it. It'll be your worst nightmare sitting amongst that lot on the day we're officially relegated. Do anything but go to Old Trafford.
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I couldn't sit with them while they take the piss, sending us down etc.
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We're always dreadful against them normally, will be even worse this year. I wouldn't want to go and sit amongst their fans.
One consolation; Norwich only need to draw at home to Sunderland and we'll be down before the game kicks off anyway.
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I think we will win one more game but it will be either at Old Trafford or Newcastle home game.
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In normal seasons I couldn't think of a less enjoyable away trip than going to Old Trafford. Second would be Man. City.
So I honestly wouldn't go in your situation.
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I too am going to be 'behind enemy lines' next week . Got offered a ticket going up with a mate I haven't seen for a while .
I was there on 9th May 1987 - in our end - when we were last relegated , so going next week will give it some symmetry .
I was 18 then and ready to conquer the world.
I am 47 today - and struggle to conquer the sofa.
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As Yazoo once said, Don't Go.
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I sat amongst them for the cup game in O'Neill's first season and that was bad enough. After today's showing though, I quite fancy us to get a point.
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My brother in law went and sat in their end the night they won the league when they played us (Van Persie volley night). I said then I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than sit in their end for any game against us.
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Fuck that for a game of soldiers.
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I'm struggling to think of anything worse. Avoid.
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I do it every year. It's normally no problem as not often we get anything to cheer, wasn't easy when gabby scored the winner though.
The free alcohol just about makes it bearable for me
surprising how many villa fans are normally in enemy territory up there
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It may be less painful to to stay at home and shove wasps up your arse.
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In our current situation, only being behind enemy lines at Blues or Albion would be worse.
We are going to be on the receiving end of a hammering.
avoid, avoid ,avoid.
I would not be able to hold my tongue at the plastics taking the piss.
Just pretend it is a weekend off and go shopping with the mrs
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Go. Get as pissed as you can before the match. Smuggle a 40 inch Sharp Tv into the ground and chuck it off the top tier of the stretford end on to the pricks below and then leap off after it shouting 'come on bouncers'
Or maybe not 😄
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That made me laugh, because although I think I am a very laid back type of person I have been known to act a little crazy from time to time. So therefore on the balance of probability it's probably safer to give this one a wide berth.
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I was in their seats in 1987. Level with Stainrod when he put one in after the whistle and (possibly) got booked. Andy Gray's last game for us - can't remember him being on the pitch or, other than him being sick on the touch line and nodding back for Birchy, anything his replacement Stuart Richie did. Utterly guff day.
I wouldn't bother.
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Go. Get as pissed as you can before the match. Smuggle a 40 inch Sharp Tv into the ground and chuck it off the top tier of the stretford end on to the pricks below and then leap off after it shouting 'come on bouncers'
Or maybe not 😄
I'd favour the 55 inch complete with cinema sound system personally.
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That made me laugh, because although I think I am a very laid back type of person I have been known to act a little crazy from time to time. So therefore on the balance of probability it's probably safer to give this one a wide berth.
If you do go try to blend in, get yourself a half & half scarf and spend the whole game taking photos.