Out the door on 74

[Confusious says]

Bill my sentiments entirely. We appear to be of same supporting generation, and have been through this before but it is more important now as football has moved on especially the finances.
It I am sure will be harder to return. Whin I came out of trinity middle I could not help but have a smile at even the corporate guests were leaving through the main entrance

[kippaxvilla2]

If success is measured by publicity then it's achieved something.  It's been mentioned on five live sport in the last two bulletins and there's a story about it on Skysports.

[E I Adio]

Also mentioned in The Graun:

"For some Aston Villa supporters the thought of waiting until the 74th minute to walk out in protest against the club’s board was too much to bear. The sight of Romelu Lukaku scoring Everton’s third, on the hour mark, had prompted many to make for the exits even earlier than planned on another chastening evening for the club.

It was not exactly a mass exodus later in the game, when a couple of thousand left their seats as part of the Out the Door on 74 campaign, but there was no escaping the hostility in the air, with the mood close to mutinous at times as the supporters made their feelings known.

Tom Fox, the chief executive, was subjected to some abusive chants as he looked on from the directors’ box and moments later “We want Lerner out” reverberated around the stadium. Randy Lerner, of course, is nowhere to be seen, with the Villa owner more detached than ever from a club that remain eight points adrift of safety with only 10 games remaining. It is a case of when, not if, Villa will be relegated."

[pbavfckuwait]

From Relegation Fights to Relegation Rites, dont give him credit for anything.

[ACVilla]

At last we seem to be getting some mass media coverage regarding our disgust with Lerner, Fox et al

Whatever your thoughts on the 74th minute walkout, it seems to at least achieved a heightened focus on our anger, which can only be a good thing.

Well done to all involved.

[Dante Lavelli]

The TV cameras seem to like showing random people holding the Lerner out scarves, the ones with the American flag crossed out on one end, and the Union Jack on the other, above their head. Noticed it on Saturday and again tonight.

Do they sell similar scarfs without the less than subtle xenophobic bit?

[Jimbo]

Also mentioned in The Graun:

"For some Aston Villa supporters the thought of waiting until the 74th minute to walk out in protest against the club’s board was too much to bear. The sight of Romelu Lukaku scoring Everton’s third, on the hour mark, had prompted many to make for the exits even earlier than planned on another chastening evening for the club.

It was not exactly a mass exodus later in the game, when a couple of thousand left their seats as part of the Out the Door on 74 campaign, but there was no escaping the hostility in the air, with the mood close to mutinous at times as the supporters made their feelings known.

Tom Fox, the chief executive, was subjected to some abusive chants as he looked on from the directors’ box and moments later “We want Lerner out” reverberated around the stadium. Randy Lerner, of course, is nowhere to be seen, with the Villa owner more detached than ever from a club that remain eight points adrift of safety with only 10 games remaining. It is a case of when, not if, Villa will be relegated."

But surely Tom Fox already knew we don't like him? And Randy already wants to sell, but he can't because nobody's buying football clubs anymore. Without a clear aim the fans have wasted their time. Etc....

Well done to everybody who took part. Ramp it up for the next game, and the next. If a couple of thousand are prepared to act, think what impact a scarf or towel throw, or something else more visual than a walkout would have?

[VillaAlways]

Pat Murphy :-

"The mood is turning ugly. The crowd are chanting 'from European nights to relegation fights - we want Lerner out'. A few fans are pointing fingers at chief executive Tom Fox in the directors' box.

"There are hundreds of fans streaming out of Villa Park. There are a lot of people who have paid a lot of money walking out. The Villa fans are voting with their feet. I haven't seen anything like this before at Villa.

"I remember the demonstrations against Doug Ellis, but he must seem a great chairman in retrospect. This is the worst team I've seen in 41 years of reporting on Villa, simple as that."

Absolutely well done to everyone involved

[Witton Warrior]

Whether you are out the door on 74 or stay behind to sing and make noise against the owner you are doing something.

There was a little murmuring about being "the true fans" by a couple of lads by me but I applauded those who walked and then sang out my displeasure for the rest of the match and shall do so for the rest of this miserable season.

[aj2k77]

I was surprised so many were still in the ground after the team managed 300 seconds before folding again. Shame on them. Respect for the 30,000 who still turn up.

[VillaAlways]

A good video in this article which gives a general feel of the atmosphere last night.

http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/aston-villa-fc/2016/03/02/watch-fans-out-the-door-on-74-as-villa-strugglers-fail-again/

[AVH87]

Hadn't planned to before the game, but ended up doing the 74th minute walkout. My mate wanted to leave when their 3rd went in, but I said wait until the 74th as it will be more powerful if everyone leaves at the same time. Reports that it was around 2,000 that left on 74, I'd guess at least 90% of these were from the Holte.

One thing I will say is it got widespread media coverage and is today, on driving in to work it was mentioned on Radio 1 during the Sport, and on regional stations Free Radio and Capital it was mentioned during their morning shows.

[chrisw1]

OK, so I was generally against the demo.  But at three nil down began to think I hope it's a success.

It was and there's obviously been a lot of publicity.  The solidarity from the Everton fans was fantastic and we should remember that.  I can't see how it will change Lerner's current stance one bit, but if he was under any illusions that we were ok with how he has run the club he's not now.

[Ron Manager]

The TV cameras seem to like showing random people holding the Lerner out scarves, the ones with the American flag crossed out on one end, and the Union Jack on the other, above their head. Noticed it on Saturday and again tonight.

But the point is he wants out! So those who bought these things are just wasting their money. Are they selling them in the club shop?  It could be that nobody wants to buy the club a position that WBA and Wolves also find themselves in. I think we are stuck with him and his harsh  costcutters. Its all very sad.

[Witton Warrior]

I was surprised so many were still in the ground after the team managed 300 seconds before folding again. Shame on them. Respect for the 30,000 who still turn up.

There weren't 30k - 25k max