collapse collapse

Please donate to help towards the costs of keeping this site going. Thank You.

Recent Topics

Aston Villa v Newcastle Post-Match Thread by eamonn
[August 18, 2025, 11:53:47 PM]


Unai Emery by Pat McMahon
[August 18, 2025, 11:38:43 PM]


Leander Dendoncker by PeterWithesShin
[August 18, 2025, 11:32:23 PM]


Other Games 2025-26 by Flamingo Lane
[August 18, 2025, 11:28:34 PM]


The Barton's Arms by frank
[August 18, 2025, 11:13:12 PM]


FFP by Skipper_The_Eyechild
[August 18, 2025, 11:02:17 PM]


Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc. by mrfuse
[August 18, 2025, 10:51:07 PM]


Standard of Refereeing by Brend'Watkins
[August 18, 2025, 10:44:01 PM]

Recent Posts

Re: Aston Villa v Newcastle Post-Match Thread by eamonn
[August 18, 2025, 11:53:47 PM]


Re: Unai Emery by Pat McMahon
[August 18, 2025, 11:38:43 PM]


Re: Leander Dendoncker by PeterWithesShin
[August 18, 2025, 11:32:23 PM]


Re: Leander Dendoncker by Smithy
[August 18, 2025, 11:31:40 PM]


Re: Leander Dendoncker by cdbearsfan
[August 18, 2025, 11:31:01 PM]


Re: Unai Emery by cdbearsfan
[August 18, 2025, 11:29:14 PM]


Re: Other Games 2025-26 by Flamingo Lane
[August 18, 2025, 11:28:34 PM]


Re: The Barton's Arms by frank
[August 18, 2025, 11:13:12 PM]

Follow us on...

Author Topic: Biggest Villa away following?  (Read 21705 times)

Offline andyaston

  • Member
  • Posts: 2495
  • Location: Bartley Green
Re: Biggest Villa away following?
« Reply #60 on: September 04, 2011, 08:55:28 PM »
One not mentioned so far was Stoke in the second division in 1987/88 (?) we had one side of the ground and it was memorable in that the standing section was so packed I only saw the ball three times not counting when it was in the air.

I was there - 0-0 wasn't it?  One of  Shaw's last ever (if not last ever?)  games.  I didn't see a thing either.
I remember him playing against Ipswich at home earlier in the season.

Everton in 1990 was a classic away day, never felt so pround shame it was Sir Graham's Part 1 last game.

Online john e

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 20551
  • GM : 28.06.2024
Re: Biggest Villa away following?
« Reply #61 on: September 12, 2011, 11:15:27 AM »
not the biggest but the most memorable for me as a young lad was Mansfield away in the old 3rd div,

 i lived in Mansfield at the time, and all i can remember is every side of the ground full with Villa fans, it was a night match as well, the noise and atmosphere was incredible,
i think it was an important game to clinch promotion, which we didnt do that night as i think the it was a drawn game.

this also was my first ever Villa game, i'm sure every away day in div 3 was the same back then, but it was the one i remember most, when the chant of 'Villa Villa' went round the ground it was unbelievable

 Also Anderlecht away caught every one by supprise,
 especially there police force who couldnt cope, dont know how many they were expecting but eveyone was spilling out into all areas of the ground,
 i was in a side stand in what i imagine was the official away section, but it was pretty packed behind the goal as well and no end of mither which carried on throuout the whole match

 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal