Crying over the Villa

[ez]

I had a tear in my eye when the boys of '82 went onto the pitch before the Sheffield United game and Unmade Silent Movie started playing.

[OzVilla]

I got a bit emotional when we lost to Oldham at home in May 1993 to confirm Yanited as champions. I was upset for me, my fellow fans and the also for the players.  I knew after the Fergietime game thiings wernt going our way but it hit me hard at the end for some reason.

As for this lot, I might cry if they're still here next season but that's all.

[Pat McMahon]

My nam told me that my grandad came home crying from the Albion in 1959 when Ronnie Allen scored with 30 seconds to go to seal relegation. My grandad was distraught and was mocked by some Albion fans outside ethe Whorethorns. He was no hooligan but took his jacket off in order to land a few pissbawlers on his tormentors. He never cried at the Villa again, even when we dropped to the 3rd in 1970.

[robbo1874]

Welled up a bit last game in front of the Holte - when that clown was singing the scouser song and got drowned out by 40k people booing and whistling. That was magic.

[brian green]

A wonderful Birmingham lady named Amy Dainty died two years ago aged 99.  Her father and my grandfather were bosom friends and diehard Villa fans.  When we were relegated for the first time she told they made a pact to end it all by jumping off the gasholders at Saltley where they both worked.  When they got there the gasholders were empty and at ground level so they went in The Sycamore and got pissed.

[Chris Smith]

I cried at the first game I attended after my cancer treatment when my son put his arm round my shoulder during the 19th minute applause.

[brian green]

You have had our internet arms around you too Mr Smith.

[Chris Smith]

Thank you, Mr Green, it was all greatly appreciated. Three and a half years in remission now and life is good so I am not going to let the useless bastards masquerading as a football team bother me.

[Nunkin1965]

Mine was singing Abide with me with my Dad at the 2000 F A Cup Final. Something I always wanted to do.

[OzVilla]

Mine was singing Abide with me with my Dad at the 2000 F A Cup Final. Something I always wanted to do.

I almost look back on that 'performance' fondly now.

[Pete]

I had a tear in my eye when the boys of '82 went onto the pitch before the Sheffield United game and Unmade Silent Movie started playing.

Same here. That tune gets me every time. The only other thing I can recall bringing tears is seeing the Trinity reduced to rubble. That had me upset for weeks. What Villa are doesn't affect me any more. It's what we were that makes me emotional.

[somec]

The only time I have was as an 8 year old, losing the second leg to Inter Milan.

The current team deserve our scorn not our tears.

[curiousorange]

I teared up during Abide With Me last year, but the last time I properly sobbed was losing the 2000 Final.

[exigo]

2nd Feb 1997. Savo Milosevic scuffs a shot in against Sunderland on a bitterly cold day, during a terrible game. The Holte starts singing Holte Enders In The Sky.
It was my first game after my Dad died.

[luke95]

Walking out the 2000 final
First time we've been in the final for generations, nothing Villa related has come close to the disappointment of that day since.