All this "hur hur, you come on the coach" stuff is a bit childish, isn't it? It's not really hard to understand why that might be the case, or why it might be a good idea.Don't get me wrong, I dislike Blues as much as any right thinking Brummie should do, but all this hinting at aggro stuff - whether it be the coach stuff, or the "there'll be Blues everywhere" rubbish - is a bit puerile.Last time at their place when there was all that aggro on the pitch, I had a colleague in Spain sending me links to the story in their media with "wtf is this all about" style comments, and it really was pretty embarrassing.It reflects terribly on the city and it's a bit disappointing to see otherwise intelligent people on here slipping so effortlessly into the hoolie vernacular. Frankly, it makes them look a bit stupid. On both sides.I hope there's a great atmosphere and it's a great match, but it's a shame when you end up thinking about how much you hope there aren't any trouble-making pricks in evidence as you do about the match itself.
I know I'm going to get a bollocking for this but, I've stood in 50k crowds at the sty, a long time ago but definitely 50k or more.
There's a lot of teeth gnashing and winding up going on here, which lets face it is exactly what the Blues lads want. personally I'm bored of it now. I'll just look forward to the game. Of course a win for us won't stop them claiming some moral victory, but I'll ignore that too. Let them talk, and we'll just do. UTV
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on September 10, 2015, 10:08:59 PMAll this "hur hur, you come on the coach" stuff is a bit childish, isn't it? It's not really hard to understand why that might be the case, or why it might be a good idea.Don't get me wrong, I dislike Blues as much as any right thinking Brummie should do, but all this hinting at aggro stuff - whether it be the coach stuff, or the "there'll be Blues everywhere" rubbish - is a bit puerile.Last time at their place when there was all that aggro on the pitch, I had a colleague in Spain sending me links to the story in their media with "wtf is this all about" style comments, and it really was pretty embarrassing.It reflects terribly on the city and it's a bit disappointing to see otherwise intelligent people on here slipping so effortlessly into the hoolie vernacular. Frankly, it makes them look a bit stupid. On both sides.I hope there's a great atmosphere and it's a great match, but it's a shame when you end up thinking about how much you hope there aren't any trouble-making pricks in evidence as you do about the match itself.If a nose makes himself known near you in the ground you will still give him a good shoeing though won't you. I will, after all their bravado again they deserve anything they might get. It's a free hit as the stewards won't touch you as they shouldn't be in the home end.
That game in 76 at the sty was one of the best away supports ever if not the best.Tilton road packed to the rafters villa fans on the roof and up the floodlights of the Tilton big crew by the scoreboard and railway end with villa to totally out sung em all game even when losing.My one eyed blue nose mate said to me the next day " I've never seen support like that Lots of Excitement going back to town also.I think the myth of " we rule the city" was truly buried that night.I do not want to repeat postings from memories, but hey from my first visit to the sty in 69 as a 13 year old, when they rained bricks on Villa fans paying to get in from the shit heap of the Kop, things changed.In the mid 70,s it was Villa.I can not comment about after that as I was not around, but I do not see pages of us trying to say how tough we are.For the delusional tossers who claim to be luluuuus, shame, I guess we all have to believe in something.
That game in 76 at the sty was one of the best away supports ever if not the best.Tilton road packed to the rafters villa fans on the roof and up the floodlights of the Tilton big crew by the scoreboard and railway end with villa to totally out sung em all game even when losing.My one eyed blue nose mate said to me the next day " I've never seen support like that "
I remember them having all the Witton End in the mid 70's when it was terracing and uncovered, don't know how many it would have heldIt was raining and they were losing, they took their shirts off and started windmilling them around their heads whilst chanting stuff in defiance, I remember as a young teenage boy being mildly impressed at the time
Quote from: class-of-82 on September 11, 2015, 08:34:21 PMThat game in 76 at the sty was one of the best away supports ever if not the best.Tilton road packed to the rafters villa fans on the roof and up the floodlights of the Tilton big crew by the scoreboard and railway end with villa to totally out sung em all game even when losing.My one eyed blue nose mate said to me the next day " I've never seen support like that "Bullshit, we've never taken more than 5k to The Sty according some bloke SHA. Meanwhile, back in the day, up to 20k of them would regularly descend on VP in one irresistible force claiming half of The Holte, half of The Witton Lane stand and the whole Witton End.
Quote from: charlie659 on September 12, 2015, 06:51:10 AMQuote from: class-of-82 on September 11, 2015, 08:34:21 PMThat game in 76 at the sty was one of the best away supports ever if not the best.Tilton road packed to the rafters villa fans on the roof and up the floodlights of the Tilton big crew by the scoreboard and railway end with villa to totally out sung em all game even when losing.My one eyed blue nose mate said to me the next day " I've never seen support like that "Bullshit, we've never taken more than 5k to The Sty according some bloke SHA. Meanwhile, back in the day, up to 20k of them would regularly descend on VP in one irresistible force claiming half of The Holte, half of The Witton Lane stand and the whole Witton End. Have a look at the YouTube footage of the 1987 game at the Sty, there was more than 5k in the first pen of the Tilton, we were crammed in like sardines across three pens whilst the few thousand noses there lolled about with no one near them.