Aston Villa v Manchester United Post-Match Thread

[Witton Warrior]

Brummie Reds are the ultimate football scum. I fucking hate them.

Sticking my neck on the line here but I would bet you don't have the same problem in Liverpool, Newcastle, Sunderland and Manchester so why Brum? It grips my shit. We had a new fella turn up the other day at work with a thick Brummie accent so I made the mistake of asking him if he was a Villain or Bluenose. Oh no he says, Arsenal. Effing Arsenal. Gor blimey guvnor, strike a light. I didn't wait for the explanation, I already know it  .

Whenever I meet someone who espouses support for a team that obviously doesn't fit with their accent I run through all the reasons they might have chosen them - Born there but moved? No. Dad supported them? No. Was seriously ill in hospital as a child and visited by the team at Xmas? No. Saved your Mom's life on a motorway as they were pasisng by on their way to a match? No. Had trials with them but failed? No. You can go on for ages until you drop "Ohhhhhh you're a Gloryhunter!"

[amfy]

The singing of SOTV on Sunday was proof, if it were ever needed, of what they really are. Impossible to see the join apart from them taking 70 minutes instead of 4.5 to come out with it. They did well to contain it that long though tbf.

[Ads]

In fairness to their away support, when they scored and started singing "we are staying up!" I had a laugh.

[Clampy]

In fairness to their away support, when they scored and started singing "we are staying up!" I had a laugh.

Yes, that was quite amusing. I didn't think Man Utd fans had a sense of humour.

[dekko]

In fairness to their away support, when they scored and started singing "we are staying up!" I had a laugh.

Yes, that was quite amusing. I didn't think Man Utd fans had a sense of humour.

Some of them do.  When they played at Stamford Bridge in the league cup last season it was days after the Mark Clattenburg supposed racism thing.  They brought one banner saying 'Clattenburg - Referee, Leader, Legend' and another that said 'Chelsea FC - Fighting Racism since Saturday'

Still wankers though.

[Walmley_Villa]

I struggle to understand a word they are 'singing' to be honest. must be the mixture of accents that muddles it up. They make a lot of noise but it all seems a bit too choreographed for me.

[Mortimer's Bear]

In fairness to their away support, when they scored and started singing "we are staying up!" I had a laugh.

Yes, that was quite amusing. I didn't think Man Utd fans had a sense of humour.

They're still wankers though.

[Monty]

In fairness to their away support, when they scored and started singing "we are staying up!" I had a laugh.

Yes, that was quite amusing. I didn't think Man Utd fans had a sense of humour.

They're still wankers though.

The away fans are an odd lot, 50% the genuines from Salford who would follow their club to the fourth division, and 50% blow-ins from wherever they happen to be visiting at the time. Half and half, like the scarves.

[pauliewalnuts]

In fairness to their away support, when they scored and started singing "we are staying up!" I had a laugh.

Yes, that was quite amusing. I didn't think Man Utd fans had a sense of humour.

They're still wankers though.

The away fans are an odd lot, 50% the genuines from Salford who would follow their club to the fourth division, and 50% blow-ins from wherever they happen to be visiting at the time. Half and half, like the scarves.

They are horrible, horrible scutters, but they're not as bad as Liverpool's away support which seems to be mostly Irish blokes in red jester hats, twice a season Scandinavians and local twats with no pride.

[Monty]

They are horrible, horrible scutters, but they're not as bad as Liverpool's away support which seems to be mostly Irish blokes in red jester hats, twice a season Scandinavians and local twats with no pride.

Growing up in the south of England, I never worked out whether it was worse at any given moment to meet a local Redscouse arriviste or an actual Red Scouser.

[dave.woodhall]

They are horrible, horrible scutters, but they're not as bad as Liverpool's away support which seems to be mostly Irish blokes in red jester hats, twice a season Scandinavians and local twats with no pride.

Growing up in the south of England, I never worked out whether it was worse at any given moment to meet a local Redscouse arriviste or an actual Red Scouser.

The local. Always the local.

[Pat McMahon]

The away fans are an odd lot, 50% the genuines from Salford who would follow their club to the fourth division, and 50% blow-ins from wherever they happen to be visiting at the time. Half and half, like the scarves.
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Sadly they have support all over the country, and draw fans from everywhere for any game, home or away.

[Ads]

Apart from being a bunch of try hards (with their black gear and "look at us" forced boisterous behaviour), I think they're a pretty good set of away fans.

The vast majority of the away support is Manc. 50/50 split isn't really fair, given how difficult their ballot system makes it for Johnny Come Latelys to get away tickets. If you're a scally Manc and they happen to be your local club, then you have to put up with a lot shit in the sense that they are always charged category A prices and rarely play on a Saturday at 3pm.

It's obviously cushioned by their success massively, but if you're a bloke from inside the M60 who follows them everywhere, then you're being shafted by the modern game.

[PeterWithesShin]

They are horrible, horrible scutters, but they're not as bad as Liverpool's away support which seems to be mostly Irish blokes in red jester hats, twice a season Scandinavians and local twats with no pride.

Growing up in the south of England, I never worked out whether it was worse at any given moment to meet a local Redscouse arriviste or an actual Red Scouser.

I doubt any away support lives up the stereotype as much as Liverpool. Even if a lot of them are Welsh.
Trackies? Check
Moody merchandise sold out of shopping trolleys? Check
Middle aged Tarby wannabes? Check
Perms and taches? Check

I could go on.

[Witton Warrior]

Apart from being a bunch of try hards (with their black gear and "look at us" forced boisterous behaviour), I think they're a pretty good set of away fans.

The vast majority of the away support is Manc. 50/50 split isn't really fair, given how difficult their ballot system makes it for Johnny Come Latelys to get away tickets. If you're a scally Manc and they happen to be your local club, then you have to put up with a lot shit in the sense that they are always charged category A prices and rarely play on a Saturday at 3pm.

It's obviously cushioned by their success massively, but if you're a bloke from inside the M60 who follows them everywhere, then you're being shafted by the modern game.

I knew a couple of brothers from Pedmore who followed them home and away since the Second Division. They were total loons wearing their tartan in the 70's (remember that?) and they could start a fight in a Buddhist temple but they were loyal to the core.

Now the Kiddy Reds were a different matter entirely!.