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Title: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: ADVILLAFAN on August 17, 2010, 12:11:43 PM
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2010/08/17/police-allow-villa-and-blues-games-to-go-ahead-on-same-night-97319-27074583/

2nd leg of our tie against Rapid Vienna and Blues' League Cup game against Rochdale are both kicking off at 7.45pm.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: Dr Butler on August 17, 2010, 12:18:18 PM
is that right ? I always thought that the Europa cup matches were on a Thursday.

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Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: willywombat on August 17, 2010, 12:21:45 PM
The first question that comes to my mind is why on earth would Sky pick small heath v Rochdale as their live game? Cant really describe it as an attractive fixture. Mind you it does deliciously illustrate the gulf between us and that shower of shite
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: ADVILLAFAN on August 17, 2010, 12:25:04 PM
is that right ? I always thought that the Europa cup matches were on a Thursday.

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Yep - Blues game has been moved to Thursday night as it is being shown on Sky. It is a strange match to pick, usually you want to have the underdog at home to enhance the chances of a shock.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: curiousorange on August 17, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
is that right ? I always thought that the Europa cup matches were on a Thursday.

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They are. It appears the League Cup has Thursday matches now as well.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air on August 17, 2010, 12:25:47 PM
Theres already a thread open on this.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: Dr Butler on August 17, 2010, 01:05:18 PM
I can't believe that West Midlands finest are happy with this.

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Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: nuninho on August 17, 2010, 01:12:32 PM
No problem.  There is only going to be 5 and half thousand or so at the Sty...

Empty seats ma lord!
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: pmk1981 on August 17, 2010, 01:13:17 PM
i emailed west midlands police earlier to tell them to "get their finger out and provide us with battons" :-)
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: Hookeysmith on August 17, 2010, 01:25:03 PM
No problem.  There is only going to be 5 and half thousand or so at the Sty...

Empty seats ma lord!

And how many empty seats do you think we will have - i would not take the piss too much, they will be playing lower league team - we will be playing in European competition, something we worked hard for all year and against a decent side - we will struggle to get over 25K, especially as it will be on tv
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: Kevin Dawson on August 17, 2010, 01:45:42 PM
Great!! Can we now kick off at 3.00 on a Saturday against them as well?
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: olaftab on August 17, 2010, 02:14:08 PM
I can't believe that West Midlands finest are happy with this.

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I can't believe that West Midlands finest are happy with this.

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They are happy as this means  good workout for their  new intakes!
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: Chipsticks on August 17, 2010, 03:03:49 PM
Couldn't imagine to many 'noses being bothered with Rochdale.

Nothing will go off.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: UK Redsox on August 17, 2010, 03:35:10 PM
I don't mind SHA playing on the same night as Villa. Its WBA playing at the same time that screws up my drive home
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: Pete3206 on August 17, 2010, 03:52:41 PM
No problem.  There is only going to be 5 and half thousand or so at the Sty...

Empty seats ma lord!

And how many empty seats do you think we will have - i would not take the piss too much, they will be playing lower league team - we will be playing in European competition, something we worked hard for all year and against a decent side - we will struggle to get over 25K, especially as it will be on tv

25k would be a good gate IMO
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 17, 2010, 05:33:12 PM
Why have Sky chosen Blose against Rochdale?
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: Chris Smith on August 17, 2010, 05:38:58 PM
Why have Sky chosen Blose against Rochdale?

They sense a giant killing, can't see it myself I think Rochdale will go through.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 17, 2010, 05:51:03 PM
Why have Sky chosen Blose against Rochdale?

They sense a giant killing, can't see it myself I think Rochdale will go through.

Very good.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: Salsa Party Animal on August 17, 2010, 07:00:28 PM
How far apart from Villa Park and Small Heath Rubbish tip.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: el león Benidorm on August 17, 2010, 07:16:11 PM
Was going to go to the Europa game, will give it a miss as I park at Coventry and get train. New St will be a fooking mare of a place. ITV4 it is then, the cubs don't need to see the genetic experiments on the rampage!
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: Exeter 77 on August 17, 2010, 07:20:26 PM
I was planning to go on the train but that will involve getting off at Moor Street and walking to New Street. Going won't be a problem but waiting on Moor Street coming back might be a problem.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: Percy McCarthy on August 17, 2010, 08:31:20 PM
FFS you lot, I've been in town many times when they are at home. You hardly notice.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: pmk1981 on August 17, 2010, 09:49:08 PM
yea a few villa fans and a lot of blouses scattered about dont make a prob,  but when there is lots of villa fans and bluses scattered about , thats when there will be trouble
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: dave.woodhall on August 17, 2010, 11:36:54 PM
yea a few villa fans and a lot of blouses scattered about dont make a prob,  but when there is lots of villa fans and bluses scattered about , thats when there will be trouble

You mean like there was last time we played together on the same day? And the time before, and the time before that? It happens regularly, every time knickers get in a twist and every time it passes off peacefully.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 18, 2010, 12:52:18 AM
I predict the apocalypse. The 25,000 at Villa vs Rapid Vienna plus the 17 at Blose v Rochdale will surely bring about the end of civilisation. Nobody in Small Heath will notice.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: andyh on August 18, 2010, 06:19:23 AM
yea a few villa fans and a lot of blouses scattered about dont make a prob,  but when there is lots of villa fans and bluses scattered about , thats when there will be trouble


You mean like there was last time we played together on the same day? And the time before, and the time before that? It happens regularly, every time knickers get in a twist and every time it passes off peacefully.
yea a few villa fans and a lot of blouses scattered about dont make a prob,  but when there is lots of villa fans and bluses scattered about , thats when there will be trouble

You mean like there was last time we played together on the same day? And the time before, and the time before that? It happens regularly, every time knickers get in a twist and every time it passes off peacefully.
Agreed. I recall it happening a couple of season ago and it was no big deal.
The only problem for me is I drive past the Rags' dump on the way to Villa Park, so will have a little extra traffic to contend with on the Small Heath highway.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: D.boy on August 18, 2010, 04:07:57 PM
I would imagine there will be quite a few villa fans held up behind the convoy of Sty bound caravan towing transits on the small heath highway.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: PeterWithesShin on August 18, 2010, 04:50:19 PM
Didn't we play Bilbao (near capacity) when they were at home? There were no problems that night and Bilbao probably brought more fans than will be at the sty.
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: shirley_villan on August 18, 2010, 05:25:19 PM
FFS you lot, I've been in town many times when they are at home. You hardly notice.

It's embarrasing that some of our fans will miss our game because Blues are playing at home as well.

Anyway, apart from the fact that we'll have a bigger attendance, a much higher percentage of Villa fans travel through Town on their way to/from games than Blues fans do.

When was the last time we played at home on the same day?
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: atomicjam on August 18, 2010, 06:26:00 PM
I cannot see there being any problems. I will coming back home into Digbeth after and have done before with no bother. Most of our fans do not look for or want trouble to occur, and the same goes for most of their fans. I have gone into Digbeth pubs after going to an away game and when they have been at home and managed to survive just fine. The gurning gangs of idiots tend to group up for certain games like when we play each other. Bet I get beaten up now I have said that!
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: mjlions on August 26, 2010, 04:32:10 PM
I'm not expecting us to have a great crowd tonight but is it true that Blues are only opening 2 stands tonight?
Title: Re: Villa & Blues to play at home on the same night
Post by: AlexAlexCropley on August 26, 2010, 06:13:32 PM
tis-the kop (sic) and the tilton.
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