My villa life began in Division 2 so I can't add Division 3 to my list but near goes:1. Away games, far from the WM with only a handful of supporters on occasions cue: Leeds , Middlesborugh etc.2. Having to send cheques and requests in the post for tickets3. Jam packed in the Aston Tavern 4. Postponed games when you were on the journey, (Bolton , Spurs for example at Villa Park and what was worse the likes of Everton away when you were travelling all the way from London)5. Trips to places like Nottingham where you were penned in at the station for what seemed ages having arrived on the special.6. 2nd replays although we always did well out of them7. Leyton Orient promotion game in 74 - no not us but them with a change of promotion (Vic Crowe's last game) at least I got on the pitch 8. Leeds and their stupid sock tabs, and there wave to the crowd.9. Being too young to travel to Antwerp10. Bogs of pitches such as the Baseball ground, mind you late 70's ours was not much better
the walk from cov station to the ground it must of been 5 milesthat poxy liitle corner they tried to cram us into at filbert street till they realised 5-6 thousand isn't going to fit in it that's about it to be honest I miss the old days so much
Despite having to watch your back and a general assumption by the police that any football fan under the age of 30 was probably a hooligan, I loved the old days. The 3rd division were the happiest days of my life as a Villa fan.If I can try a think of a few I would say. 1) Playing Wimbledon, home or away.2) Seeing Villa players careers as good as finished in Albion games3) Monkey chants/Bananas.4) The cage at The Dell5) Hodge6) Exiting the away end at Old Trafford 7) Everything about Dirty Leeds8)The away section on the side terrace at Maine Road
The rain in Halifax.
Jimmy Sirrel