It was 11 years ago today

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The Noses have a long history of picking on small groups in and about town.

[class_of_82]

Quote from: perry_barr_pet on March 03, 2014, 05:14:50 PM
Loved that night from 4pm in town till I climbed into bed at 1am. Sod the result it was the night so many blue and white myths was smashed so far you needed the Hubble telescope to see them.
Didn't see many of those cheap gold badges hanging out on way back into town.

There was absolutely nothing to love about that night.  It was shameful.



Say what you want but the continual picking on of innocent villa fans in the city centre over the years read what axl rose says in his post and that sums it all up 6 noses jumping 2 innocent villa fans it went on for years and I'm sure there are 100s of other stories of innocent villa fans being picked on dads with young kids,families etc it didn't happen much after that game I bet

[andrew08]

I think many of them were surprised at the scale of the venom they faced, because during their decades in the wilderness laying waste to the likes of Torquay and Brentford, they'd built up a myth that they were some kind of Uber-firm, and mere association with them made you a bona fida top boy, and of course the yin to this yang was that every Villa fan was lily livered posh boy from Sutton.

leeB summed it up as above on page 1. This myth still goes on today.

[Damo70]

I was in The Holte End with my wife for her first and last derby game. She was stunned by the atmosphere. Mind you, so was I and I had been watching from the Holte, including plenty of derbies for nearly twenty five years.

[SoccerHQ]

Terrible night, probably my lowest one as a fan still just for all of the off the field stuff.

I remember walking past witton station just as a whole load of them got off, all chanting SOTV. Went round the witton island corner which was pretty quiet and then went towards the north stand gates and they all came round that corner at the same time so chanting it.

I believe that must've been the group that got glassed before they entered the Witton.

[SoccerHQ]

"After that game I had the first thoughts of packing it in. Not because we'd lost but because the atmosphere, the game, represented everything I've ever stood against." Sir Graham.

I wouldn't have blamed him for he'd handed his notice in, I remember his Sky tv interview was incredibly short that night, think he answered one question in a dignified manner and that was it.

[SoccerHQ]

Does anyone actually remember anything about the game?

We didn't handle the occasion well, think we barely had a shot on target and some bizarre selections like Stefan Moore on the right so could be like one of the home games from this season! SHA were outplaying us when it was 11 v 11, they deserved to win.

What I can never understand after the first game is how the police actually allowed the second one to take place at 8pm aswell?!

[PeterWithesShin]

"After that game I had the first thoughts of packing it in. Not because we'd lost but because the atmosphere, the game, represented everything I've ever stood against." Sir Graham.

I wouldn't have blamed him for he'd handed his notice in, I remember his Sky tv interview was incredibly short that night, think he answered one question in a dignified manner and that was it.

Didn't he just say something like "i'm going to do my talking in the dressing room, not out here" and end the interview after about a minute?

[Brend'Watkins]

If it wasn't for that result I doubt I'd ever have had a reason to visit the H&V site.  I needed to retreat somewhere and be counseled or to counsel like minded people.  Just to know others out there were going through the same as me and I was not alone was comfort in itself.  I know that may appear a bit pathetic but at the time then it helped.  I think my morose was worsened that the day of the game a gang of us had just come back from a weekend in the highlands where much single malt was imbibed. A home defeat to them on top of Alcohol depression is not the best mixture.

[Witton Warrior]

If it wasn't for that result I doubt I'd ever have had a reason to visit the H&V site.  I needed to retreat somewhere and be counseled or to counsel like minded people.  Just to know others out there were going through the same as me and I was not alone was comfort in itself.  I know that may appear a bit pathetic but at the time then it helped.  I think my morose was worsened that the day of the game a gang of us had just come back from a weekend in the highlands where much single malt was imbibed. A home defeat to them on top of Alcohol depression is not the best mixture.
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It was the 0-3 that did that to me - I began writing letters to AVFC but such was my fury they were incoherent - then came on here to find similar angst and anger riddled souls and took solace

[Pat McMahon]

"After that game I had the first thoughts of packing it in. Not because we'd lost but because the atmosphere, the game, represented everything I've ever stood against." Sir Graham.

I wouldn't have blamed him for he'd handed his notice in, I remember his Sky tv interview was incredibly short that night, think he answered one question in a dignified manner and that was it.

Didn't he just say something like "i'm going to do my talking in the dressing room, not out here" and end the interview after about a minute?

That is my recollection too PWS. I honestly think he was too upset with what had happened on the pitch to trust himself with the interview.

[LTA]

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There was a game???
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Neither of them were games, they were bloody wars.  As bad as things are this season, it doesn't come close to matching how low I felt at that point.  The game at Villa Park in particular.  From the moment you got in the ground, there was a nasty and poisonous feeling in the air.

[Brazilian Villain]

If it makes you feel any better I was living in Rio at the time and had flown back for 2 days in the middle of Carnaval to see us avenge the 3-0 defeat. All I remember of the game is sitting in the Upper Holte with about 10 mins to go thinking I could be screwing a hot Brazilian girl instead of being here. Can't recall ever being as miserable at VP.