Other "mobs" turning up

[PeterWithe]

I remember that Mark - there were always rumours that the Noses were turning up - usually rubbish of course.

I remember they did turn up at an away match with Coventry, would have been mid to late eighties.

[gerags]

I remember that Mark - there were always rumours that the Noses were turning up - usually rubbish of course.

I remember they did turn up at an away match with Coventry, would have been mid to late eighties.

I also remember getting off the train from Cov at New St in the late 80s with Blose waiting at the station.

[PeterWithe]

I remember that Mark - there were always rumours that the Noses were turning up - usually rubbish of course.

I remember they did turn up at an away match with Coventry, would have been mid to late eighties.

I also remember getting off the train from Cov at New St in the late 80s with Blose waiting at the station.

Yeah I remember that one, we were pushed out the back way of New Street and they were all by the theatre chucking stuff.

[cdward]

I remember that Mark - there were always rumours that the Noses were turning up - usually rubbish of course.

I remember they did turn up at an away match with Coventry, would have been mid to late eighties.

I also remember getting off the train from Cov at New St in the late 80s with Blose waiting at the station.

That is the game i immediately thought of when i saw this thread.
We were playing away at Coventry, and Blose were there early and had been jumping any groups of Villa that got off the trains and had started the walk to the ground through that maze of subways,  i think they fecked off before the real crowds turned up.
Also in the 80's, Blose used to do their regular cowardly trick of ambushing Villa supporters getting off coaches after away games, at the Rotunda, they would run out of the pub after the coach had pulled away to bully anyone getting off.
The anticipation of not knowing if you were getting your head kicked in, in your own city, after coming home from an away ground, ahh the memories!

[darren woolley]

I remember the last game of the season can't remember the year when chelsea came on the pitch and then we came on aswell then they sort of charged us and they also broke the crossbar.

[Dave Clark Five]

Huddersfield 72/3, the same mob of Leeds were siding with Villa that day.

But the Leeds turned against us later on of course.

That Millwall mob at Fulham. I remember some Villa fans being told to start up a chant in the middle of that terrace. When Millwall went into them a load of Villa got stsuck in from all angles.

Manchester City at Bury away the week before the League Cup Final was a bad one. They chased us round the ground with some wielding bike chains. I had to duck under a Police horse to get away. As I did my first lap of the ground I was whacked by an old bag, wielding a newspaper, calling me a 'bloody hooligan'. 

[dave.woodhall]

Huddersfield 72/3, the same mob of Leeds were siding with Villa that day.

But the Leeds turned against us later on of course.

That Millwall mob at Fulham. I remember some Villa fans being told to start up a chant in the middle of that terrace. When Millwall went into them a load of Villa got stsuck in from all angles.

Manchester City at Bury away the week before the League Cup Final was a bad one. They chased us round the ground with some wielding bike chains. I had to duck under a Police horse to get away. As I did my first lap of the ground I was whacked by an old bag, wielding a newspaper, calling me a 'bloody hooligan'. 

I think that was the time of which a certain H&V professional advisor said, "We sang 'Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough'. So they did. And they were."

[littlevillain]

chelsea in the villa end early 80s at southampton, and liverpool in the villa end at wigan(fa cup), although they were soon dispatched.

[Dave Clark Five]

The Leeds mob that LTK referred to at Huddersfield were typical twats of the time. Siding with the Villa fans, with only the very gullible falling for it.

[Godfrey Brian]

A few Forest turned up at Notts County one year -oddly they stayed in the County end throughout

[ADVILLAFAN]

I think this trouble is something that I don't miss about not being around in the sixties and seventies tbh.

[Witton Warrior]

I think this trouble is something that I don't miss about not being around in the sixties and seventies tbh.

You don't miss it 'cos you weren't there?
I was and I do - or don't - I'm not sure now...

;-)

[Bernie]

A few Forest turned up at Notts County one year -oddly they stayed in the County end throughout

That was in 71/72 when we won Div 3. County were one of our main rivals at the top of the table but we won 3-0. Villa took thousands that day, we were in the side terrace- the County & Forest "mob" were behind the goal- must have only have been a few hundred of them at most.
I remember that the terracing was wooden and have only just now thought that it must have been a potential "Bradford City"as in fire risk.

[andyaston]

They should of brought back National Service. But, honestly, why do grown men want to start fights at a football match?

[Dave Clark Five]

A few Forest turned up at Notts County one year -oddly they stayed in the County end throughout

That was in 71/72 when we won Div 3. County were one of our main rivals at the top of the table but we won 3-0. Villa took thousands that day, we were in the side terrace- the County & Forest "mob" were behind the goal- must have only have been a few hundred of them at most.
I remember that the terracing was wooden and have only just now thought that it must have been a potential "Bradford City"as in fire risk.

Some reckon that there were 30000 of us at that game, but it was probably 10000/15000.
It was mental.