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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Dr_Fegg on September 01, 2012, 09:49:21 AM
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Now my lads a little older we plan to venture out of the safety of the holte and do a few away games this year so need some recommendations.
Somewhere not too "intense" and a decent pub nearby
Thanks
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Fulham is by far the best of the away games in my view.
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Wigan a safe place to go too but no pub nearby.
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I alway's found Everton and Liverpool safe places,
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Fulham is by far the best of the away games in my view.
Totally agree and good little ground in a nice part of London. Arsenal is also friendly and away fans are treated very well there.
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Fulham far and away the nicest away trip - wander through the park alongside the river to the ground. Arsenal is also OK - bit expensive but chance for your lad to see what I think is the best modern stadium in the PL. Everton's also OK - take a wander across Stanley Park to see the home of Racist FC. Norwich was always OK when I was a lad back in the '70's but haven't been there as an away supporter yet. The Fans Guide to Football Grounds (http://www.footballgroundguide.com/) is a decent overview of all league grounds and includes how to get there/ pubs/what it's like for away fans etc
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Wigan a safe place to go too but no pub nearby.
There's a place on Wigan Pier that's between the station and the ground, appropriately named The Orwell, that's always been quite friendly, about a 15 minute walk from the stadium perhaps longer if you've got a young 'un in tow.
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Fulham far and away the nicest away trip - wander through the park alongside the river to the ground. Arsenal is also OK - bit expensive but chance for your lad to see what I think is the best modern stadium in the PL. Everton's also OK - take a wander across Stanley Park to see the home of Racist FC. Norwich was always OK when I was a lad back in the '70's but haven't been there as an away supporter yet. The Fans Guide to Football Grounds (http://www.footballgroundguide.com/) is a decent overview of all league grounds and includes how to get there/ pubs/what it's like for away fans etc
The Norwich fans were excellent last season. They even let me into their equivalent of the Holte Suite, although they may have been taking pity on my girlfriend, I'd had a few too many that weekend ;). It's a bit difficult to get to but otherwise excellent. As stated above Fulham and Arsenal would also be good options.
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If you want a full-on football experience it's still hard to beat Liverpool.
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I'm planning to take my son to Selhurst Park soon. In the car for a midweek game. Then in future if he is misbehaving I can threaten to take him again.
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Fulham is by far the best of the away games in my view.
I'd agree with that.
The all-round package of a trip to Fulham is pretty much perfect.
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Fulham and Wigan are both decent places to bring a youngster for the reasons others have mentioned. If you're going to be travelling by train, I'd also recommend a friends and family railcard.
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Wigan a safe place to go too but no pub nearby.
Weren't some of our supporters in the Robin last season ?
That's only across the car park from the DW
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Fulham, Norwich and Arsenal are the best away days from my experience. For the London games you have the Luxury of being able to get a cheap train return, with the tube being handy if you want to visit somewhere in the capital before or after the game.
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Swansea I'd also good, great park and ride scheme. Fans very welcoming.
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I'd definitely agree about Fulham. Reading is definitely worth considering. I am not keen on Everton; away section is really crap.
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The Swansea fans are welcoming and i work with quite a few however, we were in the villa end at the liberty last year and was embarrassed at the amount of villa fans fighting between themselves in the stand. All over the Welsh/English divide even though all villans, pathetic, and intimidating
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That's a good point about Swansea. The only downside to an away match for me is on occasion, you find yourself next to absolute aresholes. Not very often though.
Oh, and another vote for Fulham.
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If you want a full-on football experience it's still hard to beat Liverpool.
Good lad !!!!!!
Fulham is a great day out for lots of reasons.
I have taken VCTM jnr there and he loved it - if the game is crap he can watch the planes gliding into Heathrow down the path of the Thames.
Everton too is ok - If you chose that one PM me and I can show you where to go etc and might even buy you a pint !!
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Wigan a safe place to go too but no pub nearby.
There's a place on Wigan Pier that's between the station and the ground, appropriately named The Orwell, that's always been quite friendly, about a 15 minute walk from the stadium perhaps longer if you've got a young 'un in tow.
I used to work in there. It shut down for a while, then reopened as a restaurant but now has a bar again I think.
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Oh, and Wigan is good too but you may bump into Risso and Blandy !
(only kidding Mart)
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Fulham really good away day.
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Fulham really good away day.
This
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Another vote for Fulham from me, however, the view isn't great from that stand if your nipper is too young. I've been to Southampton a couple of times as well and you can also fit in a trip to the seaside if need be.
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Fulham is my favourite however be warned, if you should bump into a seemingly homeless person sporting a tatty 1997 home shirt and with an obvious allergy to soap, don't worry it's just Nigel Kennedy.
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Wigan a safe place to go too but no pub nearby.
The Marquee Bar is right under the stand. Best facilities for away fans in the league.
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Fulham is superb. Expensive watering holes but very nice. A grea walk through the park.
I loved Norwich several years ago. The locals were very friendly and welcoming. Great day out and would love to go back.
Went to Wigan to the pub by the station but they stopped serving booze due to idiots smashing glasses. There is a pub in the car park by the stadium. A harvester or something.
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Plough Lane. A lovely journey and cultured football, you can't go wrong.
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Everton has always been my favourite away game, always a great atmosphere, and a great traditional old fashionend stadium which is a rariety these days..plenty of pubs nearby aswell, and we usually do quite well there to.
I like Wigan to, very cheap and a nice big away end, so never a problem getting a ticket.
Definetly Fulham is a must to, a lovely part of London, never any bother...ive already booked my train ticket for that one this season.
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Just booked my train tickets for Fulham - if you are taking your lad and going by train then you might want to consider getting a Friends and Family railcard.
Usual Prices were £21.50 return for me and £10.50 return for my lad , from stafford to euston. With the F & F railcard (that we bought using Tesco clubcard vouchers) its now £13.55 return for me and £4.00 (yes , £4) return for my lad , it costs me 90p to get him home from school on the bus which is only 3 miles away !!
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I really wish we could play ourselves sometime, I bet Villa Park's quite a nice away day out.
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Reading for a generally harmless "new football" experience with a decent view.
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Barnsley away - Oakwell. Two things about this are legendary. 1. The Oakwell Clapping Song and 2. You can watch shit overweight 'Saturday league' players playing in football matches in the park next to the ground from the away end and then give them dogs abuse when they miss a sitter. Granted this does not allow you or your kids to see a Premier League game but I thought I'd mention it.
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I really wish we could play ourselves sometime, I bet Villa Park's quite a nice away day out.
Careful that comment has lot of interpretable connotations!
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The Emirates is decent.
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Fulham and West Ham were my favourites, as an exiled midlander living in S.E. London. Charlton was great too when they were in the top flight. Fulham's just a nice day out, some great pubs, nice walk to the ground and Craven Cottage is a very pleasant stadium to watch football in. Villa always usually sell out their allocation too which makes for a decent atmosphere in the away end.
West Ham was just very easy to get to from where i lived so could get on the piss in Greenwich or Docklands before the game and be there in plenty of time for k.o. Always a tasty atmosphere during the match though relatively safe since the late 90's and a reall buzz getting away from the zone in one piece afterwards. I watched the West Ham game on TV a few weks ago and it looks like there has been some re-development at Upton Park from what I could see? did anyone go who could confirm this?
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I'm introducing the young un to more away games this season. We're doing Southampton, Fulham, Man u,Sunderland and West Brazil Albion. A nice blend of distance, disappointment and the high of a win or so hopefully.
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West Brazil Albion will be a great away day out
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Yep another vote for Fulham. Got my train tickets and match tickets already. Just looking for bargin hotel now. The pubs are all pretty good and as others have said the walk along the Thames through the park is nice too.
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sunderland is usually a good one for me,few good pubs around the roker seafront,better if you can make a weekend of it,roker hotel really good when i stayed there and the locals real friendly.
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Yep another vote for Fulham. Got my train tickets and match tickets already. Just looking for bargin hotel now. The pubs are all pretty good and as others have said the walk along the Thames through the park is nice too.
Good luck with that. Although you can stay where you want really and get the tube there
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Wigan a safe place to go too but no pub nearby.
Are you joking?
Wigan has one of the best selection of pubs of any away ground I have been to.
If you travel by train, as soon as you leave the station there are pubs to suit everyone, and its just a 20 minute walk down to the ground along the canal.
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The Baseball Ground on the football special is worth a punt if you can cope with the fear of impending doom throughout the day. From potential train derailment due to the antics of fellow travellers to the possibility of the away stand collapsing, with somewhat unfriendly policing thrown in it really was fun. On the plus side, we'd often win there.
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Yep another vote for Fulham. Got my train tickets and match tickets already. Just looking for bargin hotel now. The pubs are all pretty good and as others have said the walk along the Thames through the park is nice too.
We booked the excelsior hotel at £79 per room on the Saturday night but theres only 3 rooms left as of last night so get in quick
Fulhams a good day out, always take a load there, decent ticket prices in the neutral end, got it all sorted last night just need to get train tickets
Vote for Olbeyun away, good atmosphere inside the ground and as long as you stay away from certain area's theres no trouble at all. Reading is one I'm looking forward to this year
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Only ever did Cov away before they moved to the Ricoh and Chelski away!
Meant to be doing a few this year!
Id like to do Man Utd away and City. But definately doing fulham afters eeing how much people enjoy it
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Yet another vote for Fulham but don't try to park round there unless you fancy a long walk. The Larrick on the bridge is a popular watering hole then a walk through the park for a burger and a reasonably pleasant entrance into the away end and the view is usually pretty good.
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Now Blues have been relegated I'd concur with Fulham.
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Arsenal for me. Don't start a song about any of their crocked players cause they all want to fight you after the game."Eduardo............." They didn't like that one and their Spitting Image manager liked it even less.
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Arsenal for me. Don't start a song about any of their crocked players cause they all want to fight you after the game."Eduardo............." They didn't like that one and their Spitting Image manager liked it even less.
That song was vile.
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Arsenal for me. Don't start a song about any of their crocked players cause they all want to fight you after the game."Eduardo............." They didn't like that one and their Spitting Image manager liked it even less.
Quite rightly too.
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Arsenal for me. Don't start a song about any of their crocked players cause they all want to fight you after the game."Eduardo............." They didn't like that one and their Spitting Image manager liked it even less.
Quite rightly too.
Agreed. There was loads of txt and emails going on our coach about this "song" on the way that day. Coach voted to not sing a word of it and to my knowledge non of us did.
Not all our away fans are daft ya know.
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Not in the same league as us anymore but a vote for Blackburn, as many tickets as you can sell and fairly cheap. Good away atmosphere. Everton was good, proper football ground and made some noise.
Don't think Anfield is worth the 43 quid
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Other than Blues away I wouldn't worry about any games being too intense.
Good pub is a tricky one, the ideas on what constitute a good match day pub vary drastically on here, so that really depends on what your looking for in that respect!
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Damn it, I had just worked myself up to going to the Fulham away game, only to realise that I've a wedding the same day. Next year, then.
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Wigan, Blackburn, Liverpool/Everton, Bolton in that order for me. The only downside is having to spend time in the company of that eejit from Formby, but hey ho, you can't have everything!
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Wigan, Blackburn, Liverpool/Everton, Bolton in that order for me. The only downside is having to spend time in the company of that eejit from Formby, but hey ho, you can't have everything!
Have those choices been influenced by the ease to get to from IOM?
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Wigan, Blackburn, Liverpool/Everton, Bolton in that order for me. The only downside is having to spend time in the company of that eejit from Formby, but hey ho, you can't have everything!
Have those choices been influenced by the ease to get to from IOM?
Sort of I guess. The NW is where I still think of as "home" as we still go back fairly often to see the inlaws etc. But I also quite a few Villa supporters from that area now, so always enjoy meeting up before hand etc.
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Fulham for lots of reasons as already stated. Always had a good craic at Everton too.
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Wigan away this year could be interesting.
Last game of the season.......
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Always enjoy Fulham, Wigan and Arsenal. Bolton was decent too when I last went but doubt we'll play them anythime soon.
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Wigan, Blackburn, Liverpool/Everton, Bolton in that order for me. The only downside is having to spend time in the company of that eejit from Formby, but hey ho, you can't have everything!
Thats no way to talk about Bickster (Gareth) from "that other site"
PS. next time you want a lift to the in-laws try thumbing it :)
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Wigan tickets will be like gold dust this season if you haven't attended a few away days, particularly with it being so close to Blackpool.
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Got my fulham tickets sorted,looking forward to it already. Enjoyed Bolton a couple of years back and west ham was a good day out
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Wigan is the cheapest away by a mile, 20 quid last season.
No threat of trouble, train station right in the town centre with plenty of pubs and ground is 15-20 minutes walk away.
Arsenal is pretty good aswell.
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Nobody like Southampton away much? Although I suppose it's been a fair years since we've played them.
Was thinking of doing it this year but come up a bit too early in the season so will go next year if they stay up.
Like to go to two new away grounds a season, last year Wolves and Wigan, this year looking like Reading and WBA.
Have to say the two Manchester clubs are right at the bottom of the list. We usually get stuffed at both and I don't fancy having to suffer it being surrounded by all their fans, it's bad enough at VP.
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Damn it, I had just worked myself up to going to the Fulham away game, only to realise that I've a wedding the same day. Next year, then.
But on the upside, she'll probably appreciate you turning up. ;)
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I don't understand the votes for the Olbiyun. The ground is shit, you are surrounded by contemptuous pricks and they don't serve beer for starters.
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Can I just ask, those who have got tickets for Fulham sorted already, have they been bought from Fulham? I can't see them on sale on Villa website yet, am I missing something?
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Last season was the first season since 1996 I didn't do an away game. Shame on me.
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I don't understand the votes for the Olbiyun. The ground is shit, you are surrounded by contemptuous pricks and they don't serve beer for starters.
They do in the Waterfall in Blackheath, and good ales at that. Short Taxi ride to the ground and back
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Can I just ask, those who have got tickets for Fulham sorted already, have they been bought from Fulham? I can't see them on sale on Villa website yet, am I missing something?
If you go on the Fulham website you can buy them in the "Neutral" stand
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Fulham v Villa
Barclays Premier League
Craven Cottage
Saturday October 20 - KO 3pm
Ticket Allocation: 1,600
Prices: £35 [adults], £25 [O65s and U21s], £15 [U16s]
Wheelchair Tickets: seven spaces. Available by calling 0800 612 0970
Lions Club chairmen may call to secure their allocation from Monday September 10 at 3pm and new sales procedure will apply.
Friday September 7: On sale to 2012-13 season card holders who attended at least three Barclays Premier League away fixtures in the 2011-2012 season*
Wednesday September 12: On sale to 2012-13 season card holders who attended at least one Barclays Premier League away fixture in the 2012-2013 or 2011-12 season*
Wednesday September 19: On sale to season card holders for the 2012-2013 season*
Thursday September 27: On sale to supporters who attended at least three Barclays Premier League away fixtures in the 2012-13 or 2011-2012 seasons*
Wednesday October 10: On sale to supporters who attended at least one Barclays Premier League away fixture in the 2012-13 or 2011-2012 seasons*
*Strictly one ticket per client reference. Remember to supply one client reference per seat to build up booking history.
Buy Info: hotline 0800 6120970, in person Villa Village or New Street.
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Can I just ask, those who have got tickets for Fulham sorted already, have they been bought from Fulham? I can't see them on sale on Villa website yet, am I missing something?
Putney Neutral £35 £25 £15 - Can buy them online as of now
If we sell the 1,600 allocation fast (which we usually do) then they'll give us another 1,300 tickets
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Can I just ask, those who have got tickets for Fulham sorted already, have they been bought from Fulham? I can't see them on sale on Villa website yet, am I missing something?
Fulham have a "neutral end" where anyone can buy a ticket and those tickets have been on sale for a while at www.fulhamfc.com. We always sit in there 'cos the old man is 74 and objects to buying a seat and being forced to stand throughout the game. Not so much of a problem at Fulham, especially if you sit in the first 2 blocks. I think every ground should have a neutral section.
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I sat in the nuetral section a couple of years ago and there were loads of fit birds in there.
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As if we weren't making it sound good enough with the pubs, park, river, atmosphere etc., not3bad has gone and trumped everyone.
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Can I just ask, those who have got tickets for Fulham sorted already, have they been bought from Fulham? I can't see them on sale on Villa website yet, am I missing something?
Fulham have a "neutral end" where anyone can buy a ticket and those tickets have been on sale for a while at www.fulhamfc.com. We always sit in there 'cos the old man is 74 and objects to buying a seat and being forced to stand throughout the game. Not so much of a problem at Fulham, especially if you sit in the first 2 blocks. I think every ground should have a neutral section.
Within reason it could work
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Wigan a safe place to go too but no pub nearby.
Yes there is ? One literally over the road opposite pizza hut
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Who on earth recommend Liverpool / everton ??
FFS dangerous and horrid places
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Who on earth recommend Liverpool / everton ??
FFS dangerous and horrid places
Not in my experiences........
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Who on earth recommend Liverpool / everton ??
FFS dangerous and horrid places
Horrid, I can sort of understand (although Witton and Aston are hardly Shangri La), but why dangerous?
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Who on earth recommend Liverpool / everton ??
FFS dangerous and horrid places
When did you last go there?
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Who on earth recommend Liverpool / everton ??
FFS dangerous and horrid places
When did you last go there?
Look...well...he's from Solihull. We think Sutton Coldfield is a bit down market.
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Who on earth recommend Liverpool / everton ??
FFS dangerous and horrid places
When did you last go there?
Late 90s / early 00s when the bobbies used to have the big wooden sticks / clubs
Special times
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Everton is ace to take kids if only to show them how life was when Dad was a boy. You get to see children waiting outside pubs for their dads, not a female in sight or anyone who was not born with 15 miles of the ground ( for at least 4 generations).
Inside you get the whole 1980's pre Hillsborough/Hysel/Taylor report experience of narrow gangways,warm pies and terrible toilets all capped off with a classic shite view. Oh and not forgetting their 80's classic song coupled with endless screams for hand ball and penalty.
They certainly embrace their 'istory'
Actually I do enjoy going to Everton. If you get into a chat in a pub with them or listen to what they're talking about they are very similar to us, in similar surroundings.
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I also like Everton, the away ground I've visited most often for various reasons. Away end (particularly downstairs) is a shithole though and I'd like it to be closer to the city centre. I'm a big fan of Newcastle as well, great stadium very well located and you get a good view.
Thanks to all who replied to my Fulham enquiry. I'm going to be in the away as opposed to neutral end but by the sounds of things the neutral area will be pretty Villa dominated anyway. By my calculations we should be going for a 5th league win on the bounce by then!
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Us and Everton are practically twinned. Some good pubs in the city centre as well.
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Us and Everton are practically twinned. Some good pubs in the city centre as well.
Some?
Fucking loads!
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As I do not live in the U.K My away travel has been limited to two trips in the last 10 years, both times to the Albion.
What is the feeling about the current worst Premier away trips.
This obviously excludes the noses.
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Tottenham is always a ball ache, their fans horrible, ages to walk from the nearest tube and I hate them.
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Tottenham is always a ball ache, their fans horrible, ages to walk from the nearest tube and I hate them.
Must admit I don't mind Spurs. I tend to enjoy all of the London games as they're all pretty unique. Chelsea has got to rank near the bottom of the league for away days though. I'd put Albion, Fulham, Sunderland, Wigan, Liverpool and Everton right at the top if there was an away day league!
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Spurs midweek is bad in the sense the walk back to 7 sisters tube can be intimidating.
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Everton fans are horrible.
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I agree with the posters above re Spurs being a bit of a ball ache. I always find their fans + plus are somewhat moody towards outsiders. Usually an idea to hide the ol colours to and from the tube. Only seen us pick up 1 win there when Spurs had that awful start to the season under Ramos. 2-1 to the Villa if my memory hasn't gone completely potang.
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Everton fans are horrible.
Agree as are Liverpool. Baffled how people are bigging up them trips.
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Baffled how people are bigging up them trips
Maybe because most people who go to Everton (a proper football ground, not some sanitised shopping-mall -identikit lego box) don't shit their pants like you seem to
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Baffled how people are bigging up them trips
Maybe because most people who go to Everton (a proper football ground, not some sanitised shopping-mall -identikit lego box) don't shit their pants like you seem to
I got spat on as a 12 year old going to a game with my mother at Everton. I also got spat on when we won 3-1 and Vassell scored at Anfield. I hate both!
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Baffled how people are bigging up them trips
Maybe because most people who go to Everton (a proper football ground, not some sanitised shopping-mall -identikit lego box) don't shit their pants like you seem to
Never felt that scared anywhere really. West Ham and places like that we're more exhilarating than scary if you kept your head down. Mind you Middlesbrough's old ground was a different matter on a dark old night.
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Baffled how people are bigging up them trips
Maybe because most people who go to Everton (a proper football ground, not some sanitised shopping-mall -identikit lego box) don't shit their pants like you seem to
Nah I didn't crap myself, just don't like the two clubs or their fans.
Sounds like you may have shat yourself though.
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West ham can be bad, the old den was brutal.
Filbert Street & Highfield Rd had their moments.
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Everton fans are horrible.
Agree as are Liverpool. Baffled how people are bigging up them trips.
Because they go there?
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I shall be at the Southampton game in the home end, which should be interesting. Ground is in a bit of a scummy area.
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Yeah Spurs always seems to be on a Monday night aswell.
Stoke has to be one of the worst aways, ground on a godforsaken windswept hill, no pubs anywhere nearby and we never win there.
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My favourite aways are:
Fulham
Everton (love the noise you can generate in the lower Bullens there)
Blackburn
West Ham
Wolves
I'm not big on the soulless, identikit, middle of nowhere stadia so Wigan, Bolton, Stoke, (Wembley!) while cheap and accessible hardly set the pulses racing. The only exception is Boro as we always seem to do well there!
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Everton fans are horrible.
Agree as are Liverpool. Baffled how people are bigging up them trips.
Because they go there?
I assume it's improved a lot then.
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Stoke has to be one of the worst aways, ground on a godforsaken windswept hill, no pubs anywhere nearby and we never win there.
Shit when I went there. Shit match, freezing wind, ignorant staff, crap food, no beer.
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Stoke's firm reminded me of the Pathetic Sharks last time I went. There were about 20 of them by our mini-bus as we got back to it after the match (lost 3-2), ten of us and a little kid. So they outnumbered us 2 to 1, yet they still got on their phones for back-up. God knows how many they thought they needed. Perhaps there is an agreement that all the Naughty Forty have to be there before anyone throws a punch. We drove off laughing at them while they awaited reinforcements.
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The old stoke ground was equally bad. More character though.
Anyone get on the Alamo in 81?
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A vote for Spurs being the worst. Shit area and shit fans. Tube station ages away.
I've always enjoyed Southampton. Most of the fans are great but you get little pockets of peats that you brush off. Seem to remember a few years ago villa fans in fancy dress fighting outside a pub. Also enjoyed Pompey.
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Stoke is the shittest for me too. Stuck in the middle of an industrial estate surrounded by car showrooms, one pub which is obviously heaving, surly staff, no free parking anywhere nearby, nasty fans, soulless and freezing cold ground no matter what the weather is doing outside (I'm sure that it doubles as Azkaban and the Stoke stewards are really Dementors), shit excuse for football played by the home team on the narrowest pitch imaginable and I've never seen us win there. Horrible place.
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Spurs midweek is bad in the sense the walk back to 7 sisters tube can be intimidating.
Get the train to Seven Sisters from White Hart Lane or walk to Tottenham Hale.
If you aren't bedecked in away colours, there is no trouble apart from the usual gobbing off when you first come out of the away end.
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I used to hate Selhurst, it seemed to take hours to get there.
Stoke represent everything I hate about the modern game, the location, the fukin' Harvester or whatever it is, the drab souless design. That's before you come to the football itself and the fact that playing limited, basic football and winning fuck all year, year out represents success in the Premier League. Soul destroying.
Everton is one of the last great grounds, give me a stadium that reeks of history and atmosphere rather than a great view at that Arsenal corporate-hole.
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Southampton is a favourite of mine. Even the Dell was a good trip, despite us getting turned over a lot there in the early 90's.
I remember a few years back when we played them as the last away game and there was the Mario Brothers and Batman & Robin etc kicking off with the locals. Very surreal.
Tottenahms a shithole, they set it on fire. Shit ground, arsehole fans, the wankiest area this side of B9 and its never on a bleeding Saturday.
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Spurs midweek is bad in the sense the walk back to 7 sisters tube can be intimidating.
Get the train to Seven Sisters from White Hart Lane or walk to Tottenham Hale.
If you aren't bedecked in away colours, there is no trouble apart from the usual gobbing off when you first come out of the away end.
It's not the spurs fans that trouble me, moreover the local residents.
Rougher area for me than around west ham.
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The old stoke ground was equally bad. More character though.
Anyone get on the Alamo in 81?
The Victoria ground was a dreadful place , so pleased to see it long gone, selhurst park is a long trek and not been there since dalians goal in the early 90s.
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The old stoke ground was equally bad. More character though.
Anyone get on the Alamo in 81?
1981? Was that the 1-1 on Easter Monday? We had fans in all parts of the ground and sang "win the league" throughout - seem to remember you could get a drink and watch the match through the bar - or maybe too lubricated...
With the old venues like the Baseball Ground and Coventry set in the middle of terraced housing it was always "fun" when you came out the ground. Leicetser was a leery walk I recall...
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The old stoke ground was equally bad. More character though.
Anyone get on the Alamo in 81?
1981? Was that the 1-1 on Easter Monday? We had fans in all parts of the ground and sang "win the league" throughout - seem to remember you could get a drink and watch the match through the bar - or maybe too lubricated...
With the old venues like the Baseball Ground and Coventry set in the middle of terraced housing it was always "fun" when you came out the ground. Leicetser was a leery walk I recall...
Ayresome Park makes those three look like Disney World.
Goodison, Anfield, the Hawthorns and the Cottage are always a good day out.
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Outside Old Trafford in the 1970s could be tricky.
Home fans asking you the time to spot your accent.
You trying to sound like you were from South Wales or Devon.
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I miss The Dell.
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Ayresome Park makes those three look like Disney World.
Goodison, Anfield, the Hawthorns and the Cottage are always a good day out.
Ayresome Park was pwopa naughty, so glad they demolished that place. The walk to the railway station bloody terrifying. I can remember coming out of the ground with a girl I took and we got attacked, we were 15 years old, they were a group of blokes. Hope they all had miserable lives, if they lived in Middlesbrough they will have.
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I sat in the nuetral section a couple of years ago and there were loads of fit birds in there.
Masked Lovebirds or Rose-Breasted Cockatoos?
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Ayresome Park makes those three look like Disney World.
Goodison, Anfield, the Hawthorns and the Cottage are always a good day out.
Ayresome Park was pwopa naughty, so glad they demolished that place. The walk to the railway station bloody terrifying. I can remember coming out of the ground with a girl I took and we got attacked, we were 15 years old, they were a group of blokes. Hope they all had miserable lives, if they lived in Middlesbrough they will have.
Horrible place. On arrival at the train station, me and a mate got chucked in the back of a police van. They then drove us to the ground, dropped us right outside the away end and arranged to pick us up after the game. Others that traveled up that day weren't so lucky.
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I haven't been to too many but I really enjoyed going to Anfield. A great atmosphere and you can really feel the history of the place.
What do you think people would be saying on this thread about Villa park if this was another club's forum? I think we've got a nice ground and I don't think we often cause away fans any hassle, do we?
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The only time I went to Ayresome Park they had infiltrated the away end. That was a first for me, unless you count when we used have a firm in the old unsegregated Witton End.
EDIT: just remembered, it wasn't a first at all. West Ham in the quarter-final, 1980. How could I forget?
Almost every away match was an adventure in those days.
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The only time I went to Ayresome Park they had infiltrated the away end. That was a first for me, unless you count when we used have a firm in the old unsegregated Witton End.
Witton Warriors!
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If you recall Willy, the Witton Warriors started after the North Stand was built, when there was a fence down the middle between home and away fans. It was the Steamers who used to go in there when it was the old unsegregated bank of terracing.
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The only time I went to Ayresome Park they had infiltrated the away end. That was a first for me, unless you count when we used have a firm in the old unsegregated Witton End.
Witton Warriors!
We must have met ;-)
WW
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Southampton is a favourite of mine. Even the Dell was a good trip, despite us getting turned over a lot there in the early 90's.
I remember a few years back when we played them as the last away game and there was the Mario Brothers and Batman & Robin etc kicking off with the locals. Very surreal.
Tottenahms a shithole, they set it on fire. Shit ground, arsehole fans, the wankiest area this side of B9 and its never on a bleeding Saturday.
Was that the game we lost 4-1 and after the game the Villa fans invaded the pitch & pulled the goalposts down (@ 1994/5-ish)?
I also remember Villa fans nearly getting thrown out during the game - the ball was kicked out of play & hit some old rusting drainpipe that rained down on the home fans. They tried to blame the Villa fans above & the old Bill & stewards went wading in.....
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Was that the game we lost 4-1 and after the game the Villa fans invaded the pitch & pulled the goalposts down (@ 1994/5-ish)?
Yep. Spink was sent off early doors and Neil Cox went in goal.
A Great day out - I even got to swing off the crossbar at the final whistle.
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What year was it when we did the same at Loftus Road?
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92-93 - the year we finished runners up to Man United. Villa fans in all 4 stands at Loftus Road
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What year was it when we did the same at Loftus Road?
92-93.
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92-93 - the year we finished runners up to Man United. Villa fans in all 4 stands at Loftus Road
It was definitely 'spot the QPR fan' that day.
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I thought the Stoke 81 game was 0-0 but my memory is shot and I can't find my Rothmans to check.
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Was that the game we lost 4-1 and after the game the Villa fans invaded the pitch & pulled the goalposts down (@ 1994/5-ish)?
Yep. Spink was sent off early doors and Neil Cox went in goal.
A Great day out - I even got to swing off the crossbar at the final whistle.
Happy days!!
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Spurs midweek is bad in the sense the walk back to 7 sisters tube can be intimidating.
Get the train to Seven Sisters from White Hart Lane or walk to Tottenham Hale.
If you aren't bedecked in away colours, there is no trouble apart from the usual gobbing off when you first come out of the away end.
Your right about them gobbing off when you come out the away end. I went there a few years ago after we got a 0-0 and they were saying that we were worse than West Ham. Just told them to shut up!
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Probably 2 of the greatest away matches I've seen have been at spurs
The 4-4
And the amazing 4-3 win when we were 3-0 up, threw it away and then deano pops up with a winner in stoppage
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Probably 2 of the greatest away matches I've seen have been at spurs
The 4-4
And the amazing 4-3 win when we were 3-0 up, threw it away and then deano pops up with a winner in stoppage
True I was at the 4-3. Last minute goal by deano, felt like we won the lottery the same day the lottery was actually launched.
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There was the 2-5 win in 92, when we were 2 - 0 down at one point as well as the 2-4 win with Alan Wright scoring a belter... some great games there.
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If you recall Willy, the Witton Warriors started after the North Stand was built, when there was a fence down the middle between home and away fans. It was the Steamers who used to go in there when it was the old unsegregated bank of terracing.
You may well be right Percy although I remember a game against Cardiff on the old Witton End when I distinctly remember the name Witton Warriors being used. There were a few of the old Steamers there, (I was big Pete's apprentice at West Mids Gas at the time), Pete the Greek, Dougie, Granny & Johnny Roscoe iirc but not many of them. Yes WW, we probably did meet
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There was the 2-5 win in 92, when we were 2 - 0 down at one point as well as the 2-4 win with Alan Wright scoring a belter... some great games there.
I was there for the 5-2 win, I only really travelled away regularly in seasons 91-92 and 92-93, couldn't really have picked better seasons to, had some fantastic days out and saw many tremendous performances and results
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There was the 2-5 win in 92, when we were 2 - 0 down at one point as well as the 2-4 win with Alan Wright scoring a belter... some great games there.
Was the 4-2 the one where Dion Dublin scored a cracker just after coming back from having a broken neck?
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There was the 2-5 win in 92, when we were 2 - 0 down at one point as well as the 2-4 win with Alan Wright scoring a belter... some great games there.
Was the 4-2 the one where Dion Dublin scored a cracker just after coming back from having a broken neck?
Yep the 4-2 was the Dublin game. I did load over that spell too OasisVillain must have been in various away ends at the same time. Always used to go with Premier as they normally found decent boozers...
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Dion got a penalty and a good volley. Carbone smashed one in as did Alan Wright.
Its always good to make Spurs fans cry.
There was a 4-3 just after Big Ron had been sacked a few years earlier. Last minute Deano winner after being 3-2 down.
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Dion got a penalty and a good volley. Carbone smashed one in as did Alan Wright.
Its always good to make Spurs fans cry.
There was a 4-3 just after Big Ron had been sacked a few years earlier. Last minute Deano winner after being 3-2 down.
We were 3-0 up, Fenton and Dalian, they pulled us back to 3-3 before Deanos outside of the boot winner
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Best memory at White Hart Lane is going top of the league midweek there with a 2-0 win, Ormondroyds screamer, the shocked look on his face and the momentary silence as everyone tried to take in what theyd just seen happen.
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Best memory at White Hart Lane is going top of the league midweek there with a 2-0 win, Ormondroyds screamer, the shocked look on his face and the momentary silence as everyone tried to take in what theyd just seen happen.
What a great night that was. Sid and David Platt were world class and Tony Daley was unstoppable
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Best memory at White Hart Lane is going top of the league midweek there with a 2-0 win, Ormondroyds screamer, the shocked look on his face and the momentary silence as everyone tried to take in what theyd just seen happen.
What a great night that was. Sid and David Platt were world class and Tony Daley was unstoppable
That was the night I thought we were going to win the league. Then on the Saturday at VP Platt missed a penalty in the first 10 mins and we got stuffed 3-0 by Fashanu and co. What might have been if that pen had gone in. We were never the same after that game.
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The League Cup QF win was pretty special too
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Willy: I'll bow to your greater memory. I was only a babby in the later incarnation of the Witton Warriors and didn't know the name was about before that.
Nick harper: you summed up the very moment our title challenge faded. We'd have gone 5 points clear if we'd have won that day. I hate Wimbledon. MK Dons was justice.
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Not Wimbledon's fault. They came to complete and played us off the park. And MK Dons are an abomination.
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Stop being so rational.
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The Witton Warriors were prominent throughout the 70s , the preferred spot was under the old scoreboard on the Witton Road side.
Many battles we fought on that bank.
As you say Percy the latter day warriors would stand the trinity road side on occassions normally against the mickeys it would get lively.
The Ipswich game at VP had bods saying they were Ipswich to be escorted out the Holte to join loads of Villa already in the Witton.
Yeah not big or clever. But some people never enjoyed been ragged around other football grounds eithef. Two wrongs making a right we were bloody 18
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Willy: I'll bow to your greater memory. I was only a babby in the later incarnation of the Witton Warriors and didn't know the name was about before that.
Nick harper: you summed up the very moment our title challenge faded. We'd have gone 5 points clear if we'd have won that day. I hate Wimbledon. MK Dons was justice.
and then we fell apart at Highfield Rd of all places in front of the tele...froze our collective bollocks off at the worst cup quarter final ever...and bought Cascarino when we should have had Sherringham.. Things had been going so well too.. Christmas was happy that year.
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The Witton Warriors were prominent throughout the 70s , the preferred spot was under the old scoreboard on the Witton Road side.
Many battles we fought on that bank.
As you say Percy the latter day warriors would stand the trinity road side on occassions normally against the mickeys it would get lively.
The Ipswich game at VP had bods saying they were Ipswich to be escorted out the Holte to join loads of Villa already in the Witton.
Yeah not big or clever. But some people never enjoyed been ragged around other football grounds eithef. Two wrongs making a right we were bloody 18
We would meet up there and tag on as Black Country Villains (Stourbridge) - often in the company of "Ted" - who was a Ted...
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Leeds away was no picnic
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Going to Southampton away which I've never been to before (didn't go to the Dell either) and Fulham, which is my favourite away ground.
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Ted is still going up.
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Willy: I'll bow to your greater memory. I was only a babby in the later incarnation of the Witton Warriors and didn't know the name was about before that.
Nick harper: you summed up the very moment our title challenge faded. We'd have gone 5 points clear if we'd have won that day. I hate Wimbledon. MK Dons was justice.
and then we fell apart at Highfield Rd of all places in front of the tele...froze our collective bollocks off at the worst cup quarter final ever...and bought Cascarino when we should have had Sherringham.. Things had been going so well too.. Christmas was happy that year.
Remember Chelsea away that season on new years day. My first time away in the capital, it was cold and we were in that terrace which seemed further away from the goal than any stadium I knew.
We thumped Chelsea 3-0, Tony Daley's pace was too much for them. Only 23,00 there which included nealy 2000 Villa. We were told by the tanoy that we would be kept in the ground for 15 minutes after, which with most dodgy aways was normal. However, after the 15 minutes had elapsed we were told that the police were still clearing the area of Chelsea fans so we were kept in for over half hour! They were dodgy in those days, great win though.
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Chelsea away is a bad memory- can't remember the year but Houghton scored in a scrappy 0-1 win. First and only time I witnessed Wolfie in full de rigour and I must have been so distracted that at final whistle I completely forgot where I parked my car. Got completely lost walking to find the damn thing and got mugged by three blokes on one of the bridges over the Thames. Would like to say I bravely fought them off but in truth they gave me a bit of a kicking and got £10. Being street wise though I had hidden the rest of my money in my shoe so was able to repair to a bar and down a couple of medicinal beers. Another hour and a half traipsing round eventually found the motor and returned to my abode in North London. Hated Stamford Bridge ever since.
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Its the most sanitised football exprience in the country with more Tarquins than you ever knew existed.
You wouldn't believe they were the same club they were 20 years ago.
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Its the most sanitised football exprience in the country with more Tarquins than you ever knew existed.
You wouldn't believe they were the same club they were 20 years ago.
I find their support schizophrenic. Tis true, they do have the gloryhunter brigade but they also have their old guard too, and they can be as lairy as anybody in the country when roused.
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Ted is still going up.
Good Lord! Does he still have a quiff?
Any idea where he sits?
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I see we're at the opposite end of the ground in the upper tier at Sunderland now.