Fan reaction to impending Relegation.

[MONCABA]

I've  been supporting villa for over 50 years. After seeing the reactions of these so called fans, I'm embarrassed to say they are fellow villa fans.

[Toronto Villa]

Is there any their profession other than professional sports and football specifically where being personally verbally abused is generally seen as acknowledged, even accepted behaviour from customers? Yes they are paid well, but after they are done playing I don't imagine it's that easy to turn off. Being called a c*** and a wanker by people with real hate and bile in their face can't be easy to just accept.

[The Edge]

Anyone seen the video of the bald guy in front of the coach calling them all Wankers and telling them to fuck off.  I know we're shit but bit too far in my opinion

Link?

https://twitter.com/oldmansaid/status/685864223004581889

That guy wants putting in a police van. No need.

I don't like Bacuna either, but a tad harsh that!

And yet if it's 40,000 people in a crowd doing it to Bacuna, or equally calling a referee a wanker, it's probably acceptable.

That's very profound.

[The Edge]

Who do we direct our anger at?

Lerner? - He wants out anyway.
Fox? - He's job is to see the business runs ok which it is.
Reilly? - The new signings are not all that bad
Garde? - He's mopping up someone else's shit
The players? - Maybe

This is a perfect shitstorm I'm afraid made worse by not having a stand alone scapegoat.

If in doubt I always blame Thatcher

True that brother

[Dave P]

Maybe Garde should stop the team bus at The Adventurers on Tuesday night and make them walk the rest of the way to the ground.  Didn't Clough do that once.

Will never happen but what a great idea. There would be some abuse but I reckon by the time they got the ground the general feeling would change and the support would flood through.

[Nunkin1965]

Anyone seen the video of the bald guy in front of the coach calling them all Wankers and telling them to fuck off.  I know we're shit but bit too far in my opinion

Link?

https://twitter.com/oldmansaid/status/685864223004581889

That guy wants putting in a police van. No need.

I don't like Bacuna either, but a tad harsh that!

And yet if it's 40,000 people in a crowd doing it to Bacuna, or equally calling a referee a wanker, it's probably acceptable.

That's very profound.

As the mighty Mr L Kilminster (R.I.P) once said "No Class".

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Maybe Garde should stop the team bus at The Adventurers on Tuesday night and make them walk the rest of the way to the ground.  Didn't Clough do that once.

Will never happen but what a great idea. There would be some abuse but I reckon by the time they got the ground the general feeling would change and the support would flood through.

Clough got the Forest team coach to stop a mile away from the ground when playing at Millwall and made the players walked to the ground. He figured that if they could do that, there would be no chance of them being intimidated during the match.

It worked. What a bloke.

[The Edge]

That video is just horrendous and it's not going to help in the slightest.

Maybe a bit OTT but I admire the passion of the guy. He's obviously hurting as are thousands of other Villa fans including me. He just seized the opportunity to get it off his chest. And no I don't think it will affect anything but I know exactly how he feels.

[saunders_heroes]

Who do we direct our anger at?

Lerner? - He wants out anyway.
Fox? - He's job is to see the business runs ok which it is.
Reilly? - The new signings are not all that bad
Garde? - He's mopping up someone else's shit
The players? - Maybe

This is a perfect shitstorm I'm afraid made worse by not having a stand alone scapegoat.

Oh come on. A blind man could tell you all our problems stem from the man at the top, Randy Lerner.

[Bad English]

Has the stolen Wycombe Wanderers wheelchair (Twitter link) that was taken to the Marston Green Tavern been mentioned yet?

[CT]

That HAS to be a sick wind up. Surely?!

I'd like to believe we haven't got anyone who would do that.

[Bad English]

I hope it is a wind-up.

[Pat McMahon]

I was giving them stick yesterday,  along with most people around me.
We're down and out, they looked like  they didn't care and that's the one thing that most fans can't forgive.  It's not the fans' fault we're so shit.  In fact, there's a lot of clubs whose fans would have long ago given up watching their team. If the players don't like criticism they should get their heads out of their arses and try a bit.

Exactly my thoughts, very well put Chico

We were able to give Remi some advice in French too, but it didn't seem to help

[dl9]

I know it's probably not the sensible option,
but when a player(Richards) has interaction with supporters after an abject display I always think the better of him for at least not just running away and hiding

Me too.

We were sitting behind the dugout and the blokes who were having a go at the players were a couple of rows in front of us. They started by banging on the back of the dugout to try and get players' attention. Most of the players pretended they couldn't hear and didn't turn round. Except for Lescott, who turned to the fans, looked at them like they were pieces of shit, sneered and turned back to the game. At least Richards showed some guts and tried to speak to the fans. If we'd have lost yesterday, there would have been some real problems.

Sobered up, Pat?

You must have been sat by us then. It all started when the fans saw Guzan and Lescott playing some shit game involving throwing gum rather than take any interest in the match. From what I saw it escalated from there.

That's what a mate of mine reported, the ones on the video weren't having a go at Richards, it was Lescott and Guzan they were pissed off with for the 'chewing gum game', when you are getting paid as much in a week as a lot of fans get in a year is it really that much of a fucking chore to actually watch and take an interest in the game?

I'm well aware there are many more important problems but attitudes start to become questioned.

Correct. Saw it all, was sitting with my brother Des Little.

[QuintonVilla]

Guzan should have kept that gum and stuck it to his gloves.