Why Are WE Hated ?

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

It happened to Newcastle.

I don't think they hate us as much as find it hilarious that, for a club of the size we are, we're so shit and going down.

Like we thought when we sent Newcastle down.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Thread smells of a wind-up.

Treating it seriously - everyone wants to see a big club get humbled.

I've no particular beef with Arsenal or Everton (for example) but I'd love it if they went down.

[DeKuip]

Anyone who uses their time spouting hate about anything on an Internet forum isn't really worth worrying about. They're the ones who need to be worried.

[alftitimus]

OK...I take the points many have made about it all being joshin' and banter.

But, I've always believed that the major NUETRALS - the armchair / pub guys, who could become followers, had a soft spot for us, even as a second side.

We've never been dirty, like Leeds who have a really strong nationwide following and are truly hated.
We Have Never doled out multi-millions like both Manchester clubs ... but both have a genuine hardcore hatred on fan sites.

I really genuinely believed that we were an OK side with the nuetrals.

But I see nothing but sarcasm, puerile hate and possibly jealousy now.

A lot is made of our fan's comments about being a "Big Club" and hating the owner.

Not so much about our performances, but more directed at villa forums and US the fans posting our records of disaster thanks to Lambert/Sherwood/ etc They pinch that.

BUT...what I don't get is the "HATE"

That isn't "banter".
To wish a cancer on a player, seems to come from a villa fan, more than a stranger, but I've read that. It isn't "banter" beliueve me.

And it is followed by putrid abuse about us. Our brilliant fans.

Where in God's Name did this hate come from? Why do we deserve it ?

They aren't blouses or doghead forums - but minor and major club forums.

That is the shock to me. I always really believed that we were every fair-minded fan's
second choice team, in a game where their team wasn't involved, I always, really believed they'd support us.
That was my belief.

I've been really shocked by the venom about us, that I've read these last few days.

Pass it off as banter.
Pass it off as jealousy.
Ask me to Chill.

 

But I can't.

OK ?

[Ian.]

Eh? Who's jealous of us at the moment?!

Anyhow why does it bother you? Who cares what anyone else thinks and if you do I'd stay away from other fan sites.

[alftitimus]

Eh? Who's jealous of us at the moment?!

Anyhow why does it bother you? Who cares what anyone else thinks and if you do I'd stay away from other fan sites.

Second stupid question first. 

I explained in the OP... WHY I searched.
WHY I was upset by what I read.

The purpose of this thread.

Got It  Ian ?

First question.

Who is jealous of us ?

EVERYONE

Not of our position, TODAY, but of our records and history.

The facts that don't dissemble-- and the repeated Tweets, FB  and Forum comments about our history is a red-rag to them.
That's Why they attack us I'm now thinking....and why, I think, we have grown from a 'figure-of-fun'  to a "Hate".

Because of us. The Fans. Like you, laid back and joyous and assuming we'll survive and bounce back.

Good luck mate...I'm worried and not at all complacent !

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Eh? Who's jealous of us at the moment?!

Anyhow why does it bother you? Who cares what anyone else thinks and if you do I'd stay away from other fan sites.

It doesn't bother him.  He's a wind-up merchant.

[alftitimus]

Eh? Who's jealous of us at the moment?!

Anyhow why does it bother you? Who cares what anyone else thinks and if you do I'd stay away from other fan sites.

It doesn't bother him.  He's a wind-up merchant.

OK..thanks...I didn't know that.
Me half-term is over, so I suppose I'll be a regular
un-regular poster again

Bloody catch-up time on essays now...

[Chico Hamilton III]

OK...I take the points many have made about it all being joshin' and banter.

But, I've always believed that the major NUETRALS - the armchair / pub guys, who could become followers, had a soft spot for us, even as a second side.

We've never been dirty, like Leeds who have a really strong nationwide following and are truly hated.
We Have Never doled out multi-millions like both Manchester clubs ... but both have a genuine hardcore hatred on fan sites.

I really genuinely believed that we were an OK side with the nuetrals.

But I see nothing but sarcasm, puerile hate and possibly jealousy now.

A lot is made of our fan's comments about being a "Big Club" and hating the owner.

Not so much about our performances, but more directed at villa forums and US the fans posting our records of disaster thanks to Lambert/Sherwood/ etc They pinch that.

BUT...what I don't get is the "HATE"

That isn't "banter".
To wish a cancer on a player, seems to come from a villa fan, more than a stranger, but I've read that. It isn't "banter" beliueve me.

And it is followed by putrid abuse about us. Our brilliant fans.

Where in God's Name did this hate come from? Why do we deserve it ?

They aren't blouses or doghead forums - but minor and major club forums.

That is the shock to me. I always really believed that we were every fair-minded fan's
second choice team, in a game where their team wasn't involved, I always, really believed they'd support us.
That was my belief.

I've been really shocked by the venom about us, that I've read these last few days.

Pass it off as banter.
Pass it off as jealousy.
Ask me to Chill.

 

But I can't.

OK ?

NEUTRALS.

[mr underhill]

Alf turn the volume down a little, please.

[Chris Jameson]

I think the 'hatred' and 'abuse' are possibly as a result of your style of posting and the jealousy is because their message boards don't have loads of fancy buttons to insert emoticons, colours and use different typefaces.

[Ads]

Does anybody else read some of Alfie's posts in the voice of Ralph Wiggum?

[Rioch is King]

I used to like Newcastle united - then I started to associate them a hysterical Kevin Keegan and topless fat blokes sitting in plastic seats crying because they'd lost or got relegated and I went off them.

As a club you get the respect you deserve - if we play entertaining football and as fans behave in a good humoured but impassioned way -  then, in general,  the way people think of us will be more favourable.

HOwever, this thread is a wind-up.

[aj2k77]

HOwever, this thread is a wind-up.

I'm glad someone brought this up because every post I see from the originator is choc full of trollish language.

''laughing stock of football
At best I would have thought that we would always be a mid-table side that now and again picked up a fan or two who stuck with  us, and grew slowly.''

I'm calling him out as a pathetic, green eyed nose who's obsession yet again leads him to surrounding himself with Villa and Villa related chat. The prick.

[Tony Erdington]

I don't give a monkeys,

I do agree our position is ridiculous , though.