Away Games

[olaftab]

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?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

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.

[Chipsticks]

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?

[Percy McCarthy]

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.

[willywombat]

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!

[Percy McCarthy]

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.

[Witton Warrior]

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

[preston28]

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.....

[Chico Hamilton III]

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.

[Ads]

What year was it when we did the same at Loftus Road?

[Chico Hamilton III]

92-93 - the year we finished runners up to Man United. Villa fans in all 4 stands at Loftus Road

[AV82EC]

What year was it when we did the same at Loftus Road?

92-93. 

[Pete3206]

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. 

[silhillvilla]

I thought the Stoke 81 game was 0-0 but my memory is shot and I can't find my Rothmans to check.

[preston28]

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!!