Your interest in the villa

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I am as mad for it as ever I have been.   Makes no difference to me really if we are shite, which we are as often as not, or if we are brilliant which is an extreme rarity.   I have been swallowed whole by Aston Villa and life without them would be meaningless.

My only fear is not relegation or being bought up by Carson Yeung, it is some twat moving the club to the M6 M42 junction or somewhere similar.   I stand (I do stand most of the time) where my grandfather stood on the Holte End, my sons and my grandsons will stand where I stand.   Having the worst manager in the known universe or losing all the games in a season pale into insignificance to those kind of feelings.

I think this manager is the real deal.   I think this is the new dawn not the false dawn of O'Neill's perfidy.

I forgot.   I never want them to play in any other colours.

Great post Brian.
Partly due to Uncle Frank, being born in Aston and my Dad forever waxing lyrical about Pongo Waring et al, my brother taking me to matches when kids could get in at half time for free and waxing lyrical about Gerry Hitchens, I feel there could never have been any other team for me. I remember being so proud of our history when I was growing up - and still am. So glad I was around to see us become the best team in England and win the European Cup. My son now goes when he can and my nephew started taking his 8 year old last season. The family links with the Villa continue. My brother even forgave me for missing his wedding and going to watch Villa play against Cardiff at Ninian Park in 1968 when I was 14.
A bit extreme to some folk perhaps, but the Villa mean so much to me; always have and always will.
UTV!

[Legion]

Extreme? Never.

Enjoy (again):

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

...and I have a really good feeling about life under Lambert.
I hope to see steady progress and the blossoming of some good young prospects into Villa heroes and legends. And every other team's fans admiring our style of play, wonderful club and being envious of the best supporters in the world!

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Thanks Leeg.
I'm getting all weepy - again!


(with tears in my eyes kind of weepy!)

[cheltenhamlion]

Last year was a chore and most of why I went was initially for social reasons and then because I had a season ticket and had paid for it. And that's it.

I had to be close to pissed to make it through the turnstiles such was my hate of watching us. That's how bad it was. When the pub, with the odd people that annoy me, sound one hundred times better than going to the match then you know something isn't right.

This season, for no good reason, I am like a giddy, excited schoolboy, hoping to finger a bird for the first time on the back of the coach on the school trip to Berkeley Power Station.

[Lizz]

There's more to H&V than just Villa. It's like a drop-in facility for social inadequates. And I include myself in that sweeping assessment.

It's undeniably true.
Nearly everybody on this site is fucked up in the head to some degree.

So true. I'm sure this site's kept me off anti-depressants at times.

[kipeye]

There's more to H&V than just Villa. It's like a drop-in facility for social inadequates. And I include myself in that sweeping assessment.

It's undeniably true.
Nearly everybody on this site is fucked up in the head to some degree.

So true. I'm sure this site's kept me off anti-depressants at times.

I couldn't tolerate this site WITHOUT anti-depressants.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

There's more to H&V than just Villa. It's like a drop-in facility for social inadequates. And I include myself in that sweeping assessment.

It's undeniably true.
Nearly everybody on this site is fucked up in the head to some degree.

So true. I'm sure this site's kept me off anti-depressants at times.

Consider this site as an official counselling respite :

I am going to start this session.

My name is WALTERS WARRIORS and iam Fucked up ...........

[Ian.]

My obsession is still very much there, just from the armchair though at the moment. I was only saying to my good lady I have not been up since my little girl was 3 years old. She is now nearly 8 and I have 3 more kids.
My boy has 2 kits and me and him will be in Villa Park together as soon as I think the time is right and before the vultures that is the Devonshire Reds take him into their ranks. My boy will get my obsession and taking him to Villa Park regularly is the only way to do it. Nothing beats it, my memories of Villa Park as a kid are still with me now.

With 3 sisters and mom in the house, I'm sure he will appreciate it too!

[hawkeye]

Nothing to do with Villa but the actions of Dempsey, Van Persie Cole Rooney Terry Nasri, the list goes on.
The Sky News black out of the Man Citeh player who killed 2 people driving too fast.
The media bullshit, Agents the  awarding the World Cup. to Qatar and Russia. Bent refereeing.

There is something very rotten in football.

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

I didn't go to any games last season (apart from two freebies that I had) and had my Villa fix down the pub or watching a stream at home. I didn't miss a game, but a combination of the shite served up on the pitch and the fact that sky/money have completed ruined football made me not bother with a season ticket. This coming from a home and away match goer, including watching Villa all over Europe.
Since Lambert's arrival, I have got the lad a shirt, took him to Forest pre-season, got up in the middle of the night to watch streams of the games in America and got tickets for both home games so far. A season ticket isn't an option at the moment as i'm looking at moving house. However I intend to go to as many games as I can. Not because football has changed particularly, as the money teams will still win, but there is a real sense of intrigue around Lambert's signings and I really like the way he has got us to try and play football. I think with time we'll see an entertaining team, playing with spirit and enthusiasm, it's a shame modern football isn't really geared up for us to be a success anymore.

[olaftab]

I am full on however I did lapse during O'Leary years. Just got fed up of that man killing my hope as hope is all you have as a fan. Of course early years were wonderful because I started watching when we dropped  to the Third and than after that till 82 it was success all the way. Was shocked to see us get relegated and want that never again.
I miss Villa not being in Europe. I believe a  great club like ours in a big European city like Birmingham should be competing in Europe all the time. I therefore got very annoyed with those of you who disparaged the Europa League.
Don't really care about players. It's the colours, the badge, the Park and the fact that it is Aston Villa in Aston. Just love it.

[garyshawsknee]

Nothing to do with Villa but the actions of Dempsey, Van Persie Cole Rooney Terry Nasri, the list goes on.
The Sky News black out of the Man Citeh player who killed 2 people driving too fast.
The media bullshit, Agents the  awarding the World Cup. to Qatar and Russia. Bent refereeing.

There is something very rotten in football.

Well said sir.

[PeterWithesShin]

I love Villa and i'll never grow out of it. And even though at times it seems a very one way relationship I don't regret a second of it. I was born a Villan and i'll die a Villan.

[Percy McCarthy]

When my ex-missus was moaning at me all the time, I loved the Villa all the more because they were always pleased to see me and they never criticised me. Then that fucker O'Leary rocked up.