Fans Worried Over Villa Future

[peter w]

Sorry JD. Bebn away in Bangkok for a footie tournament. What a f ucking tale of mishaps. All in my favourite shitty month....let me begin.

13 players and club secretary head off -two 5 a side teams- to Bangkok for a tournament. An hour into the journey the misses calls. 'Have you got the car keys'? Checked my pockets and there they were. 'What am I supposed to do? I've got my stuff in the car?' ...she went on.

Get to Lahore airport - drove from Islamabad to Lahore - about 4 and a half hours - and we had a group check-in. So, passed my bags to the manager and settled back for some fun and frolics. In the departure lounge, already very pissed, my mate gave me a couple of valium, so in for a penny in for a pound I took them. Next thing I know I wake up just as we land. With a pounding head. With everyone laughing at me. Apparently, upon getting on the plane I become convinced that I've seen the other half get on. So, I'm not stumbling about calling out for her, saying she's at the front of the plane. Cabin Crew trying to sit my back down and then ' Where is she Sir'? The lads are pissing themselves at the sight of my idiocy and eventually the tell me she's at the back, sit me down, and off I nod. After calling the other half to confirm she wasn't on thre plane.

So, land in Bangkok Friday morning. Waiting for the bags on the Carousel. Everybody gets there. Except me. Went to the lost luggage and it seems that all baggage tags corresponded with what we had. Then the manager and the treasurer/player who checked the bags in remember seeing my bag. But as it was close to where a woman was standing they left it there. In Lahore airport. FFS!

Get through Immigration control and went to get money out. Wouldn't work. Tried 2 or 3 times, but nothing. Wanted to call the bank and fid out what was going on, but the International roaming wouldn't work, and the phone battery died and I was left up shit-creek. Luckily a mate borrowed me money, another one bought me the GT Rover shirt  and another lent some clothes.

Saturday we had the tournament, which we won, and back to the hotel to get showered, changed( or wear the same clothes as I had on in my case) and out for a few beers then off to watch the football. After that we decide to go on somewhere else. And I get a migraine. F UCK! As anyone knows who gets them they're not the most pleasant of things. So ends my Saturday.

Sunday, met up with the lads as we had to do some shopping as we were all given our shopping lists. Obviously mine was long since lost but luckily I knew what t'other half wanted. Off we went to get some stuff, then back to hotel, and straight out. Except 1 and a half hours later I get migraine number 2. F UCKING HELL!!!!!! At this point I wondered just who it was upstairs that I'd pissed off? Some days are just not your days. If anyone remembers the weekend I postes about a few months ago when I broke bones, and crashed cars, will get a feeling that someone may be taking the proverbial in the heavens! Anyway come 7 ish I start feeling human again and go out. Catch the Villa game, and things are at last enjoyable. In a club later on and my mate gets into an altercation lets say, he's now disappeared and these f ucking locals are trying to kick ten colours out of me!!! Finally catch up with my mate who badly cut his hand so I then have to cart him off to A and E where I spend the next hour or so. Its now 8 in the morning. I also have to pay 8000 Baht for his bill. He couldn't pay because we'd given a false name for him.

Got up Monday afternoon ready for the the flight home. Just wanting my BKK hell to end. In the pub before we go and everybodies giving the 'bottoms-up' and 'f ucking great weekend lads'. I would have begged to differ but though f uck it. Jonah would have called me unlucky.

Anyway, the tale does have a happy ending. Got back to Lahore and out Thai Airways greeter -the sponsored us and we were all in our beautiful pink t-shirts. Oh, and they paid for our flights!- mentioned that they had a bag that someone had left behind. Went to the blokes office and there it was!!! I'm off to Dubai in about 14 hours from now so at least I'm already packed!

Thank- f uck that's over. And at least we won the footie. Oh, and if anyones going soon stay at the Grand Presidential apartment suites. Brilliant place.

So, there ends my tale. Thankfully.

Oh, and Villa, well done for the point with such a young team. What happened to Petrov?

[Legion]

You need to work somewhere safer. Iraq?

[ROBBO]

I take it that writing it all down is part of the therapy. I didn't believe the part about migraines, only intelligent people get them, and throughout the sad tale little was seen. Do you realise your life isn't normal? I'm worried about you.

[John Blackwell]

I take it that writing it all down is part of the therapy. I didn't believe the part about migraines, only intelligent people get them, and throughout the sad tale little was seen. Do you realise your life isn't normal? I'm worried about you.

Are you sure that itīs not supposed to be "Do you realise you are not normal? I'm worried about you."? :-

[damon loves JT]

Saturday we had the tournament, which we won

so what do you mean, the trip was a disaster? I am worried you are losing your sense of perspective

[dave.woodhall]

You & Legion; it's a match made in heaven.

[Jordan-irish-villan]

LOL, sounds like 'Basil Fawlty Joins A 5 a side'. Could be a christmas special

[peter w]

I'm just worried about what's going to happen in Dubai over the next 4 or 5 days. Keep watching folks some f ucking disaster is waiting to strike.

[OneIanTaylor]

Sounds like you had an interesting time then Peter!

[JD]

Peter, can we make your life into a film? Who should we get to play you? Maybe Nicholas Lyndhurst.  :-

Seriously, sorry to hear about the nightmare weekend.  #-o

[ROBBO]

Your far too nice JD. Are you sure your a Villa supporter?

[JD]

Robbo, I just feel a bit sorry for young Peter. He's certainly having a bad month. I have to worry about something or someone,  8-[  things are looking too rosy on the Villa front at the moment.  :smt002

[ROBBO]

I am worried as the first test starts tomorrow and I am a lone voice out in sunny Seaford.

[tonyh]

I'm just worried about what's going to happen in Dubai over the next 4 or 5 days. Keep watching folks some f ucking disaster is waiting to strike.

Its DOL holiday fav, and hes out of work at the moment.

[JD]

Maybe Peter is meeting up with DO'L in Dubai for a secret holiday together.  :-k  That won't make Chris Smith happy.  :-