Is celebrating an away goal among home fans ever acceptable?

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It also bothers me that Mail don't call them Man/Manchester United and instead just United, as if they're the Villa and unique.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

He said the trip was a Christmas treat for his sons and he had bought them a ‘half-and-half’ scarf before kick-off.

Hang him!  (Using the scarf).

I've never understood "neutral" supporters - I'll usually pick a side even if I know or care little for either team.  If one of the teams has a mild Villa connection, I'd support them.

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Dont hang him, nail one end to a wall and feed it to him, until he shits out the other half to the scarf, whereby you nail that end to a wall.

The display him in public as an example of what becomes to super excited, arrogant, half and half scarf wearing, Brummie Red twats.

[Holte L2]

I don't have a problem with people sitting wherever they want, we've all gone to games with mates who are home fans, or as neutrals, or whatever. But you need to have the common sense to realise passions run high at football matches and that you need to keep your gob shut if you're in the wrong end.

This for me aswell.

Completely this. There was a group of lads behind me in L2 that jumped up when Yanited scored.  One of the lads tried to claim he'd got a bet on for a 1-1 draw.  Everybody around him was fuming. The stewards came over to have him ejected until he veraciously pleased his innocence.  He avoided being kicked out by the skin of his teeth.

If it's one thing that really annoys me is United fans.  They really manage to get under my skin

[newtonsballs]

The Evening Mail always meets my expectations of them. Their standard of journalism is lower than shark shit.

[Edvard Remberg]

As a mature, sensible adult, I would say that it's a shame that people can't just watch a game in the company of other like minded folk who happen to support the other team and be tolerant of their joy in their side's success. Having said that, I leave my mature, sensible side at the door when I enter the ground and if you haven't the sense to appraise yourself of the environment you are entering and modified your behaviour accordingly then do not complain about the consequences. You wouldn't wear a mankini on dress down Friday without finding out if it was acceptable attire and the same applies to your fucking half and half scarf. No sympathy beyond the type one reserves for children who have been dragged not brought up in this manner.

- and that is why you threw up on Stu's seat?

[Witton Warrior]

As if like magic, our local press join in with a typically low key headline

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/aston-villa-stewards-kick-out-8335420

With added Cuddly Albion for good measure.

Weren't the plucky neighbours falling over themselves to sell their seats to the Mancs for Siralex's farewell which led to widespread trouble and mass ejections?

[Comrade Blitz]

A friend who supports Ipswich went to a Villa v Ipswich match at VP with us years ago - and he supported Villa through the whole match.

Mind you, he's one of the friendliest people I've ever met and I could never imagine him causing any trouble anywhere.

[RussellC]

I remember going to the City Ground with my Grandad as a 6 year old (and sitting in the 'Family Stand / Home End)and him grabbing and shushing me when Villa scored. I didn't really understand why at the time, but had enough sense to just do as I was told and keep calm!

[Risso]

He's obviously a lying twat. As I said on page one, he claims his kids are "inbetween" Villa and Manure, and yet him and both kids only celebrated the Manure goal.

Could it not have meant that they were sat between the two?

[Dave Cooper please]

Maybe there could be an area reserved for a neutral area, but currently there isn't. Tough cheese

Like Fulham have. It always struck me as a bit naff, having a "neutral" section.

Most sports, and even football grounds below Division Four, can manage to have an entire "neutral" ground.

[Drummond]

I've read a few pages, though admittedly not the whole way through yet.

I'm really surprised at the reaction so far. A bloke takes his 7 and 9 year old to a match. He sits in the the Family Stand, the only such area designated in the stadium. The away fans don't have a family area at Villa Park so the safest place must be the Family Stand, surely?

Either we should designate an area within the Family stand to the opposition, or just be more tolerant and try and set a good example by having a mixed seating area.

The bloke jumping up would have been wrong, inflammatory and difficult to defend, but two young lads?

[Dave Cooper please]

I'm sure there's an argument for it and anything that promotes a trouble-free experience is welcome, but a whole section of fans sitting side by side and not one of them genuinely invested in what happens - doesn't it take away the essence of attending a game? What keeps you interested throughout a lifeless 0-0?

I started going as a six-year-old in the mid-'80s and football hooliganism was pretty horrible then and the Holte was an all-standing behemoth where a home goal created a melee, even when it was half full. It was scary and exhilirating and I stayed safe because my dad and my brothers told me and showed me what I had to do and made sure I did it.

that's not what I'm saying. Goals for both sides would be celebrated. Colours could be worn, and everyone in that section behaved themselves or they'd be ejected

The thing is, we have actually had this at Villa Park. When I first started going the Witton End was nearly always a mix of home and away fans, that was usually where I stood and I can't remember there being that much trouble despite this being back in the days of some nasty hooliganism.
 Maybe (and at the risk of opening the hoolie debate again) this was because those that wanted to fight did so against opposition fans that also wanted to fight and didn't feel the need to take it out on dads and their kids who just wanted to watch a game of football?

[Chris Jameson]

The bloke jumping up would have been wrong, inflammatory and difficult to defend, but two young lads?

That's what I don't get, chucking two kids out of the Family stand, having said that I sit in there with my son and i've been quite surprised by how worked up some blokes (and it's always blokes) get even when they have young children with them.

[Chris Jameson]

He's obviously a lying twat. As I said on page one, he claims his kids are "inbetween" Villa and Manure, and yet him and both kids only celebrated the Manure goal.

Could it not have meant that they were sat between the two?

I'm sure he mentioned their mum is a Villa fan?