League Cup Semi Final - Bradford City

[PeterWithesShin]

For a while it was a great atmosphere, hostile and intimidating as it it was. But once Dublin acted like a prick and then they scored it just went evil. It's hard to describe but you could feel it in the air. Never known an atmosphere like it down VP. Even normal fans were losing it. 

I remember a steady stream of people going past me (I was in an aisle seat) to get on the pitch. How the stewards stopped them I still don't know. I also remember seeing 3 or 4 police behind a barrier near those boxes, and you could see in their faces that while they weren't exactly shitting it, they weren't exactly confident or planning on moving from where they were to stop things as fights were breaking out. I'm sure some were Villa on Villa as they thought each other were noses.

Anyone else remember the seat banging that happened as well, sounded like thunder. I remember seeing it on the TV when I got home and you see Horsfield looking at the Holte and he didn't look exactly happy, despite them being two up.

[Legion]

I was going in the opposite direction, very quickly. First Villa match I'd ever left five or ten minutes before full-time. It was evil.

[Ads]

Fist Face was getting pelted with coins and so was Savage.

When they subbed him, they had to take him down the tunel for his own safety, at which point he was pelted with more coins.

[PeterWithesShin]

I was going in the opposite direction, very quickly. First Villa match I'd ever left five or ten minutes before full-time. It was evil.

You big girl!

I left at FT and went down Witton Lane to get the bus. It was mayhem down by the away entrance/exit. I reckon most of the noses didn't leave the ground until the following morning.

[Legion]

I'm a pacifist.

Spoiler for Hiden:

(Abject coward)

[andyh]

Bradfords game tomorrow already off. gives them a nice break to dwell on the hammering they will get on Tuesday.

Hmmmmm.

[cheltenhamlion]

Have you ever seen a large bunch of our fans hop into the away end before, Chipsticks? It happened that night. Noses in the home stands were sought out and kicked to kingdom come. People shoved down stairs. Women being gobbed on. Never known an atmosphere quite so evil.

[Des Little]

Forgive me for asking Chipsticks, but why on earth would you want to be in their end for such a game?  I've done it at away grounds loads of times,  keeping hands in pockets and such like, but when there's a chance VP could be rocking???...Sounds like hell to me

[rutski]

there were a few bids from championship clubs for a couple of their players including that wells up top, they were waiting for tuesday to see whether in a cup final or not as to whether the club were going to sell them. if tuesday is off the replay wil be in feb so they will have to make a couple of difficult decisions.

[Chipsticks]

Forgive me for asking Chipsticks, but why on earth would you want to be in their end for such a game?  I've done it at away grounds loads of times,  keeping hands in pockets and such like, but when there's a chance VP could be rocking???...Sounds like hell to me

I'm not in their end! It was a joke that anyone can brag about anything on the internet in response to their fans saying they were in the Holte.

I'm in the Lower Holte L4 as always don't you worry

[Chipsticks]

Have you ever seen a large bunch of our fans hop into the away end before, Chipsticks? It happened that night. Noses in the home stands were sought out and kicked to kingdom come. People shoved down stairs. Women being gobbed on. Never known an atmosphere quite so evil.

Sounds really bad. Worst violence I've seen at a football game was when I went to Blues - Millwall last season at the Sty.

I didn't go with the intention of causing trouble, my best mate is a 'nose and he takes me to the odd game and I bring him to Villa games every now and again, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Some cockney threw a glass bottle that narrowly missed me, mind.

I don't think I've ever seen any real trouble at our place and I go regularly. Must be a reflection of the times.

[Des Little]

Forgive me for asking Chipsticks, but why on earth would you want to be in their end for such a game?  I've done it at away grounds loads of times,  keeping hands in pockets and such like, but when there's a chance VP could be rocking???...Sounds like hell to me

I'm not in their end! It was a joke that anyone can brag about anything on the internet in response to their fans saying they were in the Holte.

I'm in the Lower Holte L4 as always don't you worry

Ooh you little tinker

[dalians umbrella]

If Delph is now injured, I am very worried about our midfield for this game.

Westwood is cup tied.

Herd is currently injured, and, even if fit, although he had a couple of early-season appearances on the right side of the now-abandoned midfield diamond,  I'm not sure if Lambert knows he can play in central midfield (see Ciaran Clarke).

Clarke can't be moved into midfield as Baker is injured and Lambert has said he is never a midfield player anyway.

El-Ahmadi is away in the ACN although he can't tackle anyway.

Unless I've forgotten someone, this leaves us selecting a central midfeield pair from Bannan (can't tackle), Ireland (doesn't know you can tackle) and Holman (used to tackle).

I'm assuming Warnock isn't an option.

So we desperately need Delph and Herd fit for tuesday.

[kippaxvilla2]

Dalian's Umbrella - classic name.  Surely it's Deano's though?

[Legion]

Dalian scored the wonder-goal.