How long have you gone without knowing the result of a Villa game just played?

[Deano's Mullet]

Crystal Palace this Boxing Day just gone. Spent the whole day doing the family thing, gave it about 4 hrs before checking the result, couldn't believe it when my missus told me we had even lost that one too.

[Damo70]

I don't think I have even gone a few hours since the mid nineties when I lived abroad and occasionally missed the results on a Saturday and if I couldn't find out from someone else it was a Monday morning paper job for a while then latterly I could get the now deceased NOTW on a Sunday.

[andyaston]

Back before the internet if I worked Saturday late shifts or even if we were playing midweek I used to sneak into the managers office and dial the Villa Clubcall number. Blimey, sometimes they would keep you hanging about before saying what the score was.

Welcome.............to.............Aston Villa.............Clubcall............for...............all the latest.......................news.............views...........latest scores..................and results......................of your favourite team...

Eventually you would get some live commentary or even a match report if the game was over but, it took forever and I had to keep an eye out for the gaffer. I did get caught once but Villa won so I couldn't give a shit.

[Karl Bridges]

About 18 hours in 2001, I was in Cuba. I think we played Chelsea on 1.1.01 and had to phone my Dad to find out, but I was recovering from NYE so it took a while to get my head back on properly.

[Richard E]

About 18 hours in 2001, I was in Cuba. I think we played Chelsea on 1.1.01 and had to phone my Dad to find out, but I was recovering from NYE so it took a while to get my head back on properly.

I was on a beach in Cuba in 2006 when people started texting me to say Blose had gone down (again) Cue cocktails all round!!!

[tonyh]

1981 I was on holiday in St Tropez. I think it was 0-0 versus Small Heath The game was played on a saturday at 3pm and got the result monday morning when the sunday papers arrived in France

[eamonn]

Probably lots despite being sad enough to waste so many Saturday afternoons on here following another dire game/result.

Those that come to mind - a couple of times while on holiday in Spain during the Gregory years via the Sunday newspapers the next day (often, delivered on the Sunday but without colour pictures). One was a grim win at home to Bradford, the other a last minute Alpay own goal (?) at Middlesboro, giving them a 1-1 draw. Think we were in our black ntl kit.
More recently, Dec 2010, the 2-1 win over West Brom under Houllier. I was away at a teaching course and busy with students all day. Eventually my boss called out the results from his mobile. I was so fucking relieved as we were going through a poor spell (which continues to this day ).

[SoccerHQ]

September 97, I was only 8 and coming back from Disneyland Paris. Think we played Bordeaux in the early round of the Uefa cup and won 1 nil in extra time. Didn't know the result until my Dad showed me the score in an English paper that was on the plane back the following morning.

Can't really think of anything in recent times, the advent of mass media makes it near impossible really unless with recent results you actively refuse to seek the score!

Edit: Actually a more recent one would've been another euro away tie. We played Litex Lovech in September 2008, was away in Madrid so didn't have a clue until pretty late in that evening as the match wasn't broadcast on foreign TV. Even pretty drunk I couldn't resist having an attempt to try to locate it and somehow manage to navigate Spanish teletext to come across we'd won 3-1!

[AlwaysAVFC]

Can't actually think how long is the longest. The one that sticks out though is when we played Blackburn in the FA cup 3rd round 2003 even though it would be less than 24hrs. It was my last day in South Africa and never had an opportunity to check score. What a shit welcome back to the UK, I had gone from 35degrees to a windy freezing Heathrow, a quick check of the paper and I wished I hadn't.

[olaftab]

I can not remember any match where I have not known the result almost immediately. I once carried a short wave radio with me on a trek in the Himalayas  foothills to listen to World Service  Saturday afternoon commentary. You know the bit where they say we welcome BBC World Service listeners.

[Richard E]

I can not remember any match where I have not known the result almost immediately. I once carried a short wave radio with me on a trek in the Himalayas  foothills to listen to World Service  Saturday afternoon commentary. You know the bit where they say we welcome BBC World Service listeners.

never understood why they only let World Service listeners into the last 20 minutes of the commentary.

[olaftab]

The old days when games on Saturday kicked off at 3.00 the BBC world service always broadcast the Sports report at 1700 hours however they joined straight after the 1600 hours world news at approx 4.15. They still do that.

[Pat McMahon]

I can not remember any match where I have not known the result almost immediately. I once carried a short wave radio with me on a trek in the Himalayas  foothills to listen to World Service  Saturday afternoon commentary. You know the bit where they say we welcome BBC World Service listeners.

never understood why they only let World Service listeners into the last 20 minutes of the commentary.

Because the cheapskate buggers overseas don't pay the licence fee

[PeterWithesShin]

On the odd occasion I don't the result of an away game i'll often wait until MOTD to find out. Other than that i'm struggling to think of any lengthy time. I do miss being out on a Saturday and at 4.45pm loads of blokes would stand out Currys etc watching the results come in.

[DB]

About 9 hours, the match kicked off just as I was boarding a flight to Hong Kong. Was until I got to the terminal before getting my connecting flight I could ring my bro - he explained what happened. Great start to my holiday...it was the 'Enkleman' Blose 3-0 game at the Sty.