Quote from: Ads on April 23, 2013, 11:02:19 AMI don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.Its not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".I presume we'll sell the 3,000 and take it from there. As for Bladen, he's a nice chap.
I don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.Its not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".
We could easily fill their main stand for this one.
Quote from: Mortimer's Bear on April 23, 2013, 12:15:40 PMWe could easily fill their main stand for this one.we could probably fill their ground for it !!
We will be relegated at Carrow Road. The Wigan game will be a wake.
Quote from: Clampy on April 23, 2013, 11:13:58 AMQuote from: Ads on April 23, 2013, 11:02:19 AMI don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.Its not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".I presume we'll sell the 3,000 and take it from there. As for Bladen, he's a nice chap. He is decent enough.He has the best job going in my view. Free travel to and from every home and away game, paid to watch the Villa, a free seat in the corner box by the Holte. He was there last night watching it with his mate. You can always clock him with his blue bib.He doesn't do Europe though, we had a cockney spotter in Vienna.
I am flying on holiday the day after the season ends and will not enjoy it if we are relegated.I still think 5 points are needed and believe we will win at Norwich and draw our 2 home games thereby leaving wigan 4 points adrift before the final game.I can see them beating swansea and drawing at Albion but losing to spurs and arsenal, making the final day a party time for us.
Quote from: Ads on April 23, 2013, 12:17:55 PMQuote from: Clampy on April 23, 2013, 11:13:58 AMQuote from: Ads on April 23, 2013, 11:02:19 AMI don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.It’s not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".I presume we'll sell the 3,000 and take it from there. As for Bladen, he's a nice chap. He is decent enough.He has the best job going in my view. Free travel to and from every home and away game, paid to watch the Villa, a free seat in the corner box by the Holte. He was there last night watching it with his mate. You can always clock him with his blue bib.He doesn't do Europe though, we had a cockney spotter in Vienna.Give him a chance. He wasn't doing the job then. He is also a very, very nice man indeed.
Quote from: Clampy on April 23, 2013, 11:13:58 AMQuote from: Ads on April 23, 2013, 11:02:19 AMI don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.It’s not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".I presume we'll sell the 3,000 and take it from there. As for Bladen, he's a nice chap. He is decent enough.He has the best job going in my view. Free travel to and from every home and away game, paid to watch the Villa, a free seat in the corner box by the Holte. He was there last night watching it with his mate. You can always clock him with his blue bib.He doesn't do Europe though, we had a cockney spotter in Vienna.
Quote from: Ads on April 23, 2013, 11:02:19 AMI don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.It’s not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".I presume we'll sell the 3,000 and take it from there. As for Bladen, he's a nice chap.
I don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.It’s not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".
One thing you can't deny has improved in recent years is policing. It's light years away from how it used to be.
Ticket or no ticket a big, rousing (peaceful) presence of Villa fans in and around the ground would lift the players and the club. A quick, sustained, Facebook/Twitter campaign would mobilize the troops.