Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: eric woolban woolban on April 23, 2011, 12:02:30 PM
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I say Yes.
It can make the end of the season interesting with two games in three days.
But I guess the Champions League takes priority and spoils the chance of this.
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Yep, bring 'em back.
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yes , fook the chumps league ..
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Yes- i remember going to see Fulham away at Reading with my dad a fair few years ago. The sun was out, the away fans were in good voice and large numbers. That was a lower division game then. Did the top flight once have fixtures then on Easter Monday?
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Im sure when we were in the 3rd division we played Friday, Saturday, Monday at Easter. Big crowds and plenty of excitment. Too bloody cushy by far these days !
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I dont mind but I would say yes if I was pushed.
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Yes for me
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I voted yes, but as an aside, it's the (Barclays) Premier League. It hasn't been the (incredibly naff) Premiership for about 3 seasons. That is all.
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As if one dreary game isn't enough to ruin a bank holiday weekend!
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Yes.
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Im sure when we were in the 3rd division we played Friday, Saturday, Monday at Easter. Big crowds and plenty of excitment. Too bloody cushy by far these days !
I think you're right, 3 fixtures over Easter either Fri/Sat/Mon or Sat/Mon/Tues. You'd also often play the same team twice- I'm fairly sure in our 1st season back in the 2nd Division we played Blackpool at home on the Saturday & away on the Monday.
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Im sure when we were in the 3rd division we played Friday, Saturday, Monday at Easter. Big crowds and plenty of excitment. Too bloody cushy by far these days !
I think you're right, 3 fixtures over Easter either Fri/Sat/Mon or Sat/Mon/Tues. You'd also often play the same team twice- I'm fairly sure in our 1st season back in the 2nd Division we played Blackpool at home on the Saturday & away on the Monday.
Just checked this out.
70/1 we played Brighton away on Good Friday, Shrewsbury away next day and then Barnsley at home on Easter Monday.
71/2 it was Wrexham away on Good Friday, Swansea at home next day and Bristol Rovers at home on the Monday.
72/3 it was Luton away on Easter Saturday, Millwall away on Easter Monday and Sheff Wed at home the next day.
73/4 it was Hull away on Easter Saturday, Blackpool on Easter Monday at home, then as you correctly said, Blackpool away the very next day.
I think this was the last time we played three Easter games in four days.
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Easter Monday fixtures? I'm going to two games. one at Leamington, one near Solihull in the evening, broaden your horizons!
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If you tried you could almost certainly get in four.
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That would be very sad.
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The idea of playing fixtures on public holidays was to maximise the size of the crowd, something that isn't required within the hysterical world of the Premier League.
There are plenty of matches to attend tomorrow and while some of the football may be a bit, ahem, agricultural, it will almost definately be more entertaining than yesterday afternoon at Villa Park.
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Yes.
This has only recently stopped hasn't it as pretty sure we beat Chelsea 3-2 at VP on easter monday in 2004?
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I find it very hard to get bank holidays off work.So its a no from me.
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A few of us are off to the Canvey Island-Concord Rangers Oil Derby. With a 70s pub-rock homage and no doubt some impressive sea defences and oil refineries thrown in.
Now that is sad.
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Remember us winning 1-0 at Highbury on Easter Monday to keep the title race alive, Tony Daley scored I think.
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Remember us winning 1-0 at Highbury on Easter Monday to keep the title race alive, Tony Daley scored I think.
But needless to say Cov rolled over for Man U the same day.
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I can't say I'm unhappy about having a Bank Holday without any football to worry about.
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Easter Monday fixtures? I'm going to two games. one at Leamington, one near Solihull in the evening, broaden your horizons!
I never watch two lives match in one day. Nearest I have done is watch Madrid Master Tennis match with Henman and a Czech bloke and Real Madrid V Rosenburg in Champions League in the past. So who are you watching apart from Tamworth Mr Cooper
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Leamington 3-2 Stourbridge
Woodhall seen causing trouble with the stewards in the away end.
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Leamington 3-2 Stourbridge
Woodhall seen causing trouble with the stewards in the away end.
He probably couldn't resist calling them Spa Stewards.