Aston Villa v Celtic Pre match

[ADVILLAFAN]

One day there will be half and half Clyde/Villa scarves. Preferably commemoratėng the Champion's League Final.

[Tayls_7]

One day there will be half and half Clyde/Villa scarves. Preferably commemoratėng the Champion's League Final.

Ah, this must be the Infinite Universe Theory. 

[Godfrey Brian]

Were any of you at the infamous friendly v Rangers in 76?

Luckily I'd been in town that morning so anticipated what it would be like nearer the ground. That said I've never seen so many drunks in one place. I remember stepping over fans slumped against walls on Aston Lane clutching bottles of port as I was on the way to the game. Two specific memories, firstly the next home game The Holte was littered with thousands of whisky bottle caps flattened into the concrete. Secondly I worked for Birmingham Social Services at the time and as late as the following Friday the social work teams were trying to arrange safe returns to Glasgow for large numbers of younger teenagers who had travelled down unaccompanied and run out of funds to return (or been detained by the police).

[Nelly]

I know on paper we're probably better but you could say the same about West Ham and Monaco. If we turn up, energised and *taps temple* tactically aware, I think we win. Celtic are a team that are used to big European games and they do tend to give a good account of themselves generally. I don't think we should underestimate them at all. Looking forward to it, whatever happens! I'm still so grateful that Villa at long last are able to compete on this level and write more chapters into our history. Do us proud, Villa.

[VILLA MOLE]

It is a cup game , you only have to look at Man u and Rangers we have to show more than we have done the last month or so

[Olneythelonely]

It is a cup game , you only have to look at Man u and Rangers we have to show more than we have done the last month or so

Man U are fucking tripe though.

We’ll win by 3 clear goals.

[PaulWinch again]

I think we’ll win, although the centre back situation concerns me - but the idea we’ll just walk through them flies in the face of, both, everything I know about Villa and also our general performance levels this year.

[Chip Butty 111]

This is a game where the Villa fans need to find their voices, as we are in a dodgy spell form wise and the Celtic fans will no doubt be refreshed from an all dayer In town and very noisy. We are so unpredictable at the moment any result is possible, but if we put in a 7/10 performance we will win.

[Bully2345]

This is a better Celtic side than has graced Europe for a number of years. They've added a pragmatism under Rodgers II to the Angeball that swept Scotland aside for two years but flopped in Europe.

We're helped by Maeda's suspension and Kyogo leaving but despite us being favourites, don't expect an easy ride. Their biggest threat will be Kuhn, who plays wide on the right but cuts inside onto his left.

[LeeB]

Yeah, well we've got Bailey!

[Nelly]

*crosses self*

[Hookeysmith]

I do agree with the crowd being key to this. Obviously the atmosphere will not intimidate the away team but it has been mentioned many times it inspires our team.

I really hope we turn it on for this game and wipe the floor with them

Remember even tactics Tim outsmarted the genius that is Rogers

[stubbsyandy]

Were any of you at the infamous friendly v Rangers in 76?

Luckily I'd been in town that morning so anticipated what it would be like nearer the ground. That said I've never seen so many drunks in one place. I remember stepping over fans slumped against walls on Aston Lane clutching bottles of port as I was on the way to the game. Two specific memories, firstly the next home game The Holte was littered with thousands of whisky bottle caps flattened into the concrete. Secondly I worked for Birmingham Social Services at the time and as late as the following Friday the social work teams were trying to arrange safe returns to Glasgow for large numbers of younger teenagers who had travelled down unaccompanied and run out of funds to return (or been detained by the police).

I was at Aston Uni, watching the drunken marauding hordes rampage across the campus!

[JUAN PABLO]

Were any of you at the infamous friendly v Rangers in 76?

I was there, yes, along with my dad and two sisters. Quite what dad was thinking, taking us, I don't know. It was a seriously scary couple of hours.

yes too

11 years old with dad and grandad , was a right eye opener . I think I was still waiting for the second half as I was a bit naive saying to my dad , they will sort the goalposts out wont they .   Very disapointing to go back Hinckley early but Im sure Dad just wanted us back safe .  My Rangers mates are always mentioning ths game when we go for beers, never forgotten.

[bill]

Were any of you at the infamous friendly v Rangers in 76?

I was walking through town at 7 in the morning after an all night party in Moseley. Saw coaches coming off Spaghetti junction, full of rabid Scots banging the windows and offering us out. Decided to give it a miss. Few of my mates saw me after the game and filled me in on what had happened. Quite a few Dads went to the City centre that evening looking for payback. Tony Butler on BRMB was imploring people not to go out for revenge. Looking back, I’m amazed Villa arranged that friendly. Rangers had caused mayhem at Elland Road and St James Park in other so called friendlies . It is of note though that the Blues had played a friendly the week before against Celtic, and although there were a few arrests, pretty normal for those times, there was nothing like the mayhem we were subjected to.