Falling in love again

[darren woolley]

Great read Dave.

[simon ward 50]

Poignant words as ever Dave!

[Holte132]

Maybe some of the half and half scarves were bought by regular fans as souvenirs of a great event?

I’ve no doubt the majority were, but surely the red half could have been hidden away until they got home.
Back in the day I remember my mom saying that scarf won’t keep you warm tied round your wrist. She also used to say “Stop moaning and be grateful”.
Great article.

Good point about hiding the red half!

[claret+blue ed]

Maybe some of the half and half scarves were bought by regular fans as souvenirs of a great event?

I normally cringe at the thought of a half and half Scarf, but after I saw lots of other buying them, it made me think that I would like a momento of what would be an historic win (yes I had a feeling we would) and it was also my birthday, so the date being on also meant something to me

I did hide it in my coat pocket for the game though and gave to my boy the next morning who was buzzing with it

[dave.woodhall]

Great read Dave.

Thanks Daz.

[KingstandingVilla]

I posted this on FB on Weds before the game.

"A few years back.. I had two hobbies, in fact one was a love affair, following Aston Villa, and the other was fishing.

Most of what occurs in these sports revolves around a weekend due to me working Mon to Fri and the football and  fishing fixtures

It was impossible to do both properly, due to time conflicts, financial and family ties.

I chose fishing.

Tonight I'll be watching the game with my son on the box, Sunday I'll be fishing a match and listening to it on the radio. I hope that everyone in there tonight and Sunday really appreciates what special times these are.

Did I make the right decision in picking fishing over football... I think so.. Im still mates with my football pals.

Am I jealous as f**k of everyone in there tonight? OH YES

If youre there tonight get behind em.. Give em a shout from me

UP THE F**KIN VILLA"



Looking back after Wednesday, what I saw on TV, the atmosphere, the noise, colour, passion, the will to win the ball, bodies on the line, I've never enjoyed a game on the box so much, I watched it with my boy, who's 14 and Villa daft, we had a beer or two together and had a real special time watching it together, even more so as he's lost his mother 4 weeks ago, so it was a proper special time watching one of our greatest nights, and his mood visibly lifted ( thats what football does ) I do wish we'd been there in person.

Ive found if you take time away from actually going to the game, it becomes a habit, and something takes its place. and since giving up my season ticket in 2008, Ive probably been to 50 games, mostly when someones shifting a spare, but the love never leaves you, you see something like Wednesday night, or Man City last year, and you know, you just know that one day you'll be back there, next time itll be with the new wife and lad in tow, passing the baton onto him. Hes already done a few games with me as a toddler but hes really got the bug now. Short term its the Firestick and fishing rods ..long term .. who knows

Sunday is 48 hours away, and I'm almost tempted to forget to set my alarm, but I have a feeling Ill still be on the river bank listening to us do United like I did for Emery's first game, I nearly fell in the river when we went 2-0 up that day, I was jumping around like Zeberdee on acid.


as per the post title falling in love again... this week has summed it up perfectly

[The Man With A Stick]

Don't really like them, but those half & half scarves were just about forgivable the other night.

Anyone who buys one on Sunday though should be banned for life and shot in the face with a harpoon.

[Legion]

Done.

[DeKuip]

Brutal. Shouldn’t you have at least waited until Sunday though?

[andrew08]

Never mind the scarves,  the flags were half n half as well. Left mine under the seat… humph.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Maybe some of the half and half scarves were bought by regular fans as souvenirs of a great event?

I normally cringe at the thought of a half and half Scarf, but after I saw lots of other buying them, it made me think that I would like a momento of what would be an historic win (yes I had a feeling we would) and it was also my birthday, so the date being on also meant something to me

I did hide it in my coat pocket for the game though and gave to my boy the next morning who was buzzing with it

I thought the same. As we were walking down Trinity Rd from the church end and approaching the car park there was a large queue, we looked at each other and said it was long to get in the holte end, it turned out they were queuing for a programme. Much the same I would think they were mostly bought as a memento of a famous night.

[astonvilla82]

I posted this on FB on Weds before the game.

"A few years back.. I had two hobbies, in fact one was a love affair, following Aston Villa, and the other was fishing.

Most of what occurs in these sports revolves around a weekend due to me working Mon to Fri and the football and  fishing fixtures

It was impossible to do both properly, due to time conflicts, financial and family ties.

I chose fishing.

Tonight I'll be watching the game with my son on the box, Sunday I'll be fishing a match and listening to it on the radio. I hope that everyone in there tonight and Sunday really appreciates what special times these are.

Did I make the right decision in picking fishing over football... I think so.. Im still mates with my football pals.

Am I jealous as f**k of everyone in there tonight? OH YES

If youre there tonight get behind em.. Give em a shout from me

UP THE F**KIN VILLA"



Looking back after Wednesday, what I saw on TV, the atmosphere, the noise, colour, passion, the will to win the ball, bodies on the line, I've never enjoyed a game on the box so much, I watched it with my boy, who's 14 and Villa daft, we had a beer or two together and had a real special time watching it together, even more so as he's lost his mother 4 weeks ago, so it was a proper special time watching one of our greatest nights, and his mood visibly lifted ( thats what football does ) I do wish we'd been there in person.

Ive found if you take time away from actually going to the game, it becomes a habit, and something takes its place. and since giving up my season ticket in 2008, Ive probably been to 50 games, mostly when someones shifting a spare, but the love never leaves you, you see something like Wednesday night, or Man City last year, and you know, you just know that one day you'll be back there, next time itll be with the new wife and lad in tow, passing the baton onto him. Hes already done a few games with me as a toddler but hes really got the bug now. Short term its the Firestick and fishing rods ..long term .. who knows

Sunday is 48 hours away, and I'm almost tempted to forget to set my alarm, but I have a feeling Ill still be on the river bank listening to us do United like I did for Emery's first game, I nearly fell in the river when we went 2-0 up that day, I was jumping around like Zeberdee on acid.


as per the post title falling in love again... this week has summed it up perfectly

Perfect post in all

[Gaztonniller]

It's easy to get carried away with all the media hype at the moment especially when seeing videos like this... https://youtu.be/PBbFuXI0EmA  ... but with it lays the seeds for destraction and the enevitable fall.
Let players and fans alike walk that media hype tightrope in humility. Keep our sights laser focussed and our steps sure footed to avoid us falling into that pit of poisonous egos and abnoxious arrogance.

[Scratchins]

I was lucky enough – and old enough – to be at Rotterdam but I enjoyed Wednesday even more. To be in VP with that atmosphere, family members beside me was wonderful. Back then we enjoyed it for what it was, now we look forward with anticipation. I’m still buzzing.
If you had pitched this story last Tuesday you would have been laughed at.                                                                                                                                 

“A club who had their most glorious match 43 years before finally manages to enter the competition again. The first game at their iconic home ground is, coincidentally against the team that they beat to win the trophy 43 years earlier. This team is one of the favourites to win it again. The fans are super excited and this includes the players who played in that famous match. Then 2 weeks before the game, one of the class of ’82 dies tragically at the young age of 63. Emotional tributes are paid at each game played with away fans joining in. The first goal scored in the competition - at the away ground, wears the squad number of the deceased player. The match at home begins in a feverish atmosphere and with 15 minutes left the number 9 enters the field. This is the squad number of the scorer 43 years before. Within 10 minutes he scores an amazing goal and the match ends with the scoreline 1-0. The crowd are ecstatic and universally the club is lauded as one of the best teams in the country and beyond. “

[Villa Lew]

Great read Dave particularly the last sentence.