Aston Villa vs Arsenal Post-Match Thread

[Tony Erdington]

I don't know what would possess someone to sit in the home section if they're away fans. Okay, if they're watching the game with a home supporter that's one thing, and they need to be wary of their surroundings, or wary of Ads and PWS at least (ha ha). But larger groups of away fans coming into the Holte is barking mad and asking for trouble. Would they try the same at Millwall? I doubt it very much.  They know what they're doing.
Occasionally you may get a visiting foreigner unaware of the rules, who's come to watch a bit of Soccerball. But the vast majority who do it are fully aware of what they're doing. If trouble brews and gets out of hand too, it doesn't do anyone any favours, not least to the notion to some that football fans are uncouth violent bastards who need to take sporting etiquette lessons from Rugby fans.

Yes , your not wrong, but I dare say like a lot of us on here, have been going down the Villa forever. But Arsenal fans (for want of a better expression) seem season on season think they can come in the Holte end and act like home fans, its beyond me, are the that stupid. as ive said in a previous post there was a number of ejections saturday.

mate of mine actually tried to advise an arsenal fan with his son to cover up the arsenal shirt in the holt to be told by the arsenal fan, I can handle myself, ffs model of fatherhood.

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Arsenal fans are the worst kind of post-1992, Fever Pitch, Tarquin wankers.

[mrastonvilla]

There were about 4 arsenal supporters sat in L2 near us on Saturday. I've no problem with that at all, but it is a bit idiotic to sit in the home end all wearing an Arsenal shirt and scarf. And why isn't anything said at the turnstile or by the stewards?

This is only going to become more common and away fans more motivated to try it as the availability and difference in cost of tickets becomes greater and greater between villa and certain other clubs.

[PeterWithesShin]

I do wonder how so many wearing colours get in the ground. And also what possesses someone to think "I'm in the wrong end for this game, wearing colours is a good idea."

The ticket price is a good point, I have an Arsenal mate and him and his dad often come up to the game, in the away end I should add! I went for a drink with them before the game last season and they were talking about prices, and saying it's cheaper to do away games from the Midlands up than it is to go to home games. And they live not far from the Arsenal ground.

[Dr Butler]

There were about 4 arsenal supporters sat in L2 near us on Saturday. I've no problem with that at all, but it is a bit idiotic to sit in the home end all wearing an Arsenal shirt and scarf. And why isn't anything said at the turnstile or by the stewards?

This is only going to become more common and away fans more motivated to try it as the availability and difference in cost of tickets becomes greater and greater between villa and certain other clubs.

I'm sure the signs above the turnstiles at the Holte that say Home/Villa fans only...so why were they not stopped by the stewards or were they too busy checking handbags...

[Percy McCarthy]

There were about 4 arsenal supporters sat in L2 near us on Saturday. I've no problem with that at all, but it is a bit idiotic to sit in the home end all wearing an Arsenal shirt and scarf. And why isn't anything said at the turnstile or by the stewards?

This is only going to become more common and away fans more motivated to try it as the availability and difference in cost of tickets becomes greater and greater between villa and certain other clubs.

I'm sure the signs above the turnstiles at the Holte that say Home/Villa fans only...so why were they not stopped by the stewards or were they too busy checking handbags...

Good point. I bet there is also a marked increase in man-bags for the stewards to check when Arsenal roll into town.

[LeeB]

There were about 4 arsenal supporters sat in L2 near us on Saturday. I've no problem with that at all, but it is a bit idiotic to sit in the home end all wearing an Arsenal shirt and scarf. And why isn't anything said at the turnstile or by the stewards?

This is only going to become more common and away fans more motivated to try it as the availability and difference in cost of tickets becomes greater and greater between villa and certain other clubs.

I'm sure the signs above the turnstiles at the Holte that say Home/Villa fans only...so why were they not stopped by the stewards or were they too busy checking handbags...

Good point. I bet there is also a marked increase in man-bags for the stewards to check when Arsenal roll into town.

Don't forget the coolbags for the strawberries and prosecco.

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Anybody wearing carrot bottom jeans, espadrilles,  sporting a twatish beard and a leather satchel, with thick rimmed glasses is easily identified as an Arsenal hipster tarquin and should not have been allowed in any home areas.

Also, we should dig a moat after the hoardings in front of the away fans and fill it full of sharks.

[mrastonvilla]

There were about 4 arsenal supporters sat in L2 near us on Saturday. I've no problem with that at all, but it is a bit idiotic to sit in the home end all wearing an Arsenal shirt and scarf. And why isn't anything said at the turnstile or by the stewards?

This is only going to become more common and away fans more motivated to try it as the availability and difference in cost of tickets becomes greater and greater between villa and certain other clubs.

I'm sure the signs above the turnstiles at the Holte that say Home/Villa fans only...so why were they not stopped by the stewards or were they too busy checking handbags...

They caused no problems at all really, but were pointed out to a couple of stewards before the game had started. They took the pragmatic view of asking them to cover up or remove the shirts. One of them covered his arsenal shirt with an arsenal training top!

[Tony Erdington]

As for arsenal fans, could it be a case of the people possing as arsenal fans are actually johnny come latelies, and the closest theyve got to a football match is their ps4 , and tarquin says to stephan , hey should we go to an actual match, might be a bit of a jape.

that is the only way this can happen time and again imo

[brian green]

I mentioned that the traffic jams had already put me in the red zone when I was pounced on by no fewer than three stewards  for carrying an empty 200ml Red Bull can through the Holte turnstiles. I lost my temper and should not have done but two things collided in the heat of the moment. Firstly the stewards are there for more serious things than giving grief to an old bloke already looking for a litter bin and the gross discrimination against football fans. If we had been going into the Bears game at Lords or the Ayr Gold Cup I could have been carrying twenty pints of lager without stirring up the jobsworths.

On the way to our car a mom and dad of two young boys who had bought those half and half scarves for their sons said the stewards would not let them in the Holte with what they described as Arsenal scarves.

[PeterWithesShin]

On the way to our car a mom and dad of two young boys who had bought those half and half scarves for their sons said the stewards would not let them in the Holte with what they described as Arsenal scarves.

Well that's a start. Life ban for all half and half scarf wearing twats at league games.

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On the way to our car a mom and dad of two young boys who had bought those half and half scarves for their sons said the stewards would not let them in the Holte with what they described as Arsenal scarves.

Well that's a start. Life ban for all half and half scarf wearing twats at league games.

Agreed. The parents should have been made to join the Foreign Legion.

Half and half scarf wankers.

[supertom]

Half and half scarves are the sort of thing Ned Flanders would invent. Utterly pathetic creation that must be stopped.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Half and half scarves are the sort of thing Ned Flanders would invent. Utterly pathetic creation that must be stopped.

And never seen so many as I did on Saturday...what is their point?
Just for the neutral tourist?
Even some presenter on 5Live was ridiculing them! The BBC for Lord's sake!