I was next to these guys on the back row and they were agitated about the flag for a long while before they ripped it down. They were going on about "the Welsh fucking hate us". When the lad came along to collect the flag explaining that 'we're Welsh but we're Villa" it didn't appear to cut any ice. For the first 10 minutes of the game the two Welsh haters simply goaded the Welsh Villa fans and it felt to me simply a matter of time before the fighting started. Stewards paid some interest but the police kept out of it.To be honest it was pretty horrible, I just couldn't believe that Villa fans appeared to be about to kick off against each other.At the end of the game it seemed to be about to start again. Unbelievable.
Quote from: AVFCRob on December 02, 2011, 12:22:34 PMI was next to these guys on the back row and they were agitated about the flag for a long while before they ripped it down. They were going on about "the Welsh fucking hate us". When the lad came along to collect the flag explaining that 'we're Welsh but we're Villa" it didn't appear to cut any ice. For the first 10 minutes of the game the two Welsh haters simply goaded the Welsh Villa fans and it felt to me simply a matter of time before the fighting started. Stewards paid some interest but the police kept out of it.To be honest it was pretty horrible, I just couldn't believe that Villa fans appeared to be about to kick off against each other.At the end of the game it seemed to be about to start again. Unbelievable.Correct, Rob was immediately to their left and myself and daughter were to Rob's right. They had the last 4 seats before the aisle. Row Y, they would have been 138-141 i think. When the guy from Gwent put up his flag i commented that we lived in Bridgend and were ST holders and how much we had been looking forward to this game as watching Villa within 30 mins of home was a treat. Usually its a 300 mile round trip for every home game.As soon as these idiots arrived just mins prior to kick off they asked who put the flag up and promtly ripped it down and to shreds saying the Fuckin Welsh hate the English". It was made up of 1 quarter Villa flag with 3 Welsh flags attached and Gwent Lions printed across the bottom.I am of Worcester origin but have lived in Bridgend for 25 years and having married a Welsh girl, now have 2 Welsh daughters...even 1 of those was born on St Davids day !!! So having lost most of my Midlands accent now, i told my daughter, reluctantly ,that we would keep quiet for the whole game and not join in singing, banter or general conversation. My daughter felt extremely imntimidated and i felt really uncomfortable. Several of the flag owners tried to explain to the idiots that we were all following the same club, wearing the same badge, but they were not interested, just kept referring to Welsh/English etc.I was ashamed for the first time in 40 odd years to be a Villa fan, and reluctantly will probably not go to away games any longer
They were going on about "the Welsh fucking hate us".
Quote from: Dazvillain on December 02, 2011, 05:22:19 PMQuote from: AVFCRob on December 02, 2011, 12:22:34 PMI was next to these guys on the back row and they were agitated about the flag for a long while before they ripped it down. They were going on about "the Welsh fucking hate us". When the lad came along to collect the flag explaining that 'we're Welsh but we're Villa" it didn't appear to cut any ice. For the first 10 minutes of the game the two Welsh haters simply goaded the Welsh Villa fans and it felt to me simply a matter of time before the fighting started. Stewards paid some interest but the police kept out of it.To be honest it was pretty horrible, I just couldn't believe that Villa fans appeared to be about to kick off against each other.At the end of the game it seemed to be about to start again. Unbelievable.Correct, Rob was immediately to their left and myself and daughter were to Rob's right. They had the last 4 seats before the aisle. Row Y, they would have been 138-141 i think. When the guy from Gwent put up his flag i commented that we lived in Bridgend and were ST holders and how much we had been looking forward to this game as watching Villa within 30 mins of home was a treat. Usually its a 300 mile round trip for every home game.As soon as these idiots arrived just mins prior to kick off they asked who put the flag up and promtly ripped it down and to shreds saying the Fuckin Welsh hate the English". It was made up of 1 quarter Villa flag with 3 Welsh flags attached and Gwent Lions printed across the bottom.I am of Worcester origin but have lived in Bridgend for 25 years and having married a Welsh girl, now have 2 Welsh daughters...even 1 of those was born on St Davids day !!! So having lost most of my Midlands accent now, i told my daughter, reluctantly ,that we would keep quiet for the whole game and not join in singing, banter or general conversation. My daughter felt extremely imntimidated and i felt really uncomfortable. Several of the flag owners tried to explain to the idiots that we were all following the same club, wearing the same badge, but they were not interested, just kept referring to Welsh/English etc.I was ashamed for the first time in 40 odd years to be a Villa fan, and reluctantly will probably not go to away games any longerDaz, were you the chap with the daughter with the blonde hair who had sunglases on? If so, i was standing next to your daughter. It was one of those times where you felt like saying something but you knew it was best not to. As for not fancying anymore away games, please don't let those waste of sperm put you off.