Aston Villa vs Birmingham City Pre-Match Thread

[Des Little]

Any dogshitters that do find themselves in the home end and get rumbled really are asking for trouble. I'm not condoning it, but they really do deserve all they get and they can't complain if or when it happens.

[PeterWithesShin]

There's more chance of Greg being at VP than there is of a load of them lot in the home ends. They really are deluded sad sacks.

[saunders_heroes]

The Noses averaged 1500 away from home last season, what are they bleating about by getting almost double their typical away following as an allocation?

The "we will be in the Holte" bravado has a ring of 2003 to it as well.

Had a look at their message board earlier and I lost count of the amount of times I saw posts talking of how they're gonna smash the place up, kick shit out of Villa fans etc etc, and not a word from the mods over there. It just about sums up the difference between our clubs and our fan bases.
They are truly a rotten little club.

[Ads]

I reckon there's still some of them in the Lower North that are too scared to leave the ground. Mob handed in the home ends my arse.

This is it. They're giving it the big one now, as they did before 03/03/03, yet only one or two were actually stupid enough to jump up and down. The fact one of the them in the Upper Witton was quite literally kicked out of the ground, bouncing down and off concrete steps on his way gets in the way of their new found Jackanory tales.

Villa Park and around the ground was as evil a place that night as you could imagine. The Noses have been coming on 20 plus coaches ever since.

[PeterWithesShin]

All piss taking etc aside, I was in the Lower Holte that night and if any had made themselves known i'd have genuinely feared for their safety, it was fucking evil. Even some of the coppers in the LH were looking more than a little uneasy. I have never known so many 'normal' Villa fans who were up for it that night.

[PeterWithesShin]

By that I mean, I don't 'just' mean taking a slap or two, but feared they would have taken a real brutal beating.

[LeeB]

They couldn't wait to leave during the 5-1 game. They're partisan and keep right on, but they all fecked off after an hour that day. I was right by them in the lower North that day and their support was Blues all day. Funny how thousands of home seats occupied by noses didnt become empty at 4-0 and 5-1.

I have a great photo that perfectly illustrates your point, I'll put it when I get my laptop out.

[Jimbo]

The most evil atmosphere I've ever witnessed at a football ground, and come to think of it, anywhere else. I doubt we'll ever see anything like that again, gladly.

[Ads]

The bloke who was bounced out the Upper Witton must still have the bruises. It's the most toxic atmosphere I've ever known at a game in 25 years, including anything we've put up with at their place.

Walking to the ground with three choppers over the park like something out of Apocalypse Now set the tone.

[LeeB]

The team we had were hardly the most up for it bunch we've ever assembled, yet they got sucked into it and went batshit.

[Des Little]

Surely all of their posturing and boasting about getting our end is adding to what will be a nasty atmosphere? In doing so they're actively encouraging anyone being outed to get a shoeing. They must realise that and accept the consequences.

[QuintonVilla]

All piss taking etc aside, I was in the Lower Holte that night and if any had made themselves known i'd have genuinely feared for their safety, it was fucking evil. Even some of the coppers in the LH were looking more than a little uneasy. I have never known so many 'normal' Villa fans who were up for it that night.

I've always said the same. Fellow season ticket holders around me who were usually 'normal' fans were frothing at the mouth looking for anyone who might be Blues. Walking to the ground that night was something I've never experienced at any other ground before or since. The sound of the police dogs, the helicopter, as soon as you got near the ground you could just sense it and feel it.

[PeterWithesShin]

As soon as I got off the bus you could just tell that night was different. It was like you could smell the hate and violence in the air. I've been going to games for 40 years and seen some real sickening violence, especially as a nipper in the 70s/early 80s, real nasty stuff that scared the shit out of me and was very upsetting to see. But i've never felt an atmosphere like that night.

[dicedlam]

Even the usually mild mannered hip flask swigging Trinity Rd supporters were belting out ''your the shit of Birmingham''.

[silhillvilla]

As soon as I got off the bus you could just tell that night was different. It was like you could smell the hate and violence in the air. I've been going to games for 40 years and seen some real sickening violence, especially as a nipper in the 70s/early 80s, real nasty stuff that scared the shit out of me and was very upsetting to see. But i've never felt an atmosphere like that night.

I was in Bayswater that night and the mood was coming through the TV airwaves into the pub. Was there much actual violence though or was it all pent up atmosphere ?