Quote from: astonvilla82 on January 28, 2025, 05:59:49 PMQuote from: Sunny Villa on January 28, 2025, 05:38:16 PMQuote from: Flamingo Lane on January 28, 2025, 04:24:05 PMThe stuff about a Villa fan waving a tricolour that kicked off trouble is made up nonsense.Unfortunately it is not ....a car pulled up outside the Aston Hotel and threw two tricolours and half a dozen Celtic scarves to the lads outside .They were waved throughout ...I fully understand the sensitivity because of 74 but everyone was fuming about them in the Holte ....The lad ran into the pitch upto the halfway line and was dancing around .As the other chap said a bearded jock clutching a big blue teddy bear came out the Holte with a couple of others ....The Villa lad taunted them before running back into the Witton the rangers fans were encouraged to follow him but declined .... I witnessed it myself Thanks for clarifying that, thought old age was playing tricks on my mindWhen I see tricolour my immediate thoughts went to France and that's the association.But to be clear that's not the case here and for anyone else like myself who didn't follow:"The tricolour is the Irish flag that Celtic Football Club flies on match days to celebrate its Irish heritage. The flag is green, white, and orange, and it symbolizes the unity of Roman Catholics and Protestants"
Quote from: Sunny Villa on January 28, 2025, 05:38:16 PMQuote from: Flamingo Lane on January 28, 2025, 04:24:05 PMThe stuff about a Villa fan waving a tricolour that kicked off trouble is made up nonsense.Unfortunately it is not ....a car pulled up outside the Aston Hotel and threw two tricolours and half a dozen Celtic scarves to the lads outside .They were waved throughout ...I fully understand the sensitivity because of 74 but everyone was fuming about them in the Holte ....The lad ran into the pitch upto the halfway line and was dancing around .As the other chap said a bearded jock clutching a big blue teddy bear came out the Holte with a couple of others ....The Villa lad taunted them before running back into the Witton the rangers fans were encouraged to follow him but declined .... I witnessed it myself Thanks for clarifying that, thought old age was playing tricks on my mind
Quote from: Flamingo Lane on January 28, 2025, 04:24:05 PMThe stuff about a Villa fan waving a tricolour that kicked off trouble is made up nonsense.Unfortunately it is not ....a car pulled up outside the Aston Hotel and threw two tricolours and half a dozen Celtic scarves to the lads outside .They were waved throughout ...I fully understand the sensitivity because of 74 but everyone was fuming about them in the Holte ....The lad ran into the pitch upto the halfway line and was dancing around .As the other chap said a bearded jock clutching a big blue teddy bear came out the Holte with a couple of others ....The Villa lad taunted them before running back into the Witton the rangers fans were encouraged to follow him but declined .... I witnessed it myself
The stuff about a Villa fan waving a tricolour that kicked off trouble is made up nonsense.
MartinezCashKonsaDigneMaatsenKamaraTielemans RamseyWatkinsRogersBailey3-1 (Watkins (2), Rogers
Be interesting to see if McGinn starts from the off in this oneWe'll need his drive and I can imagine he'll be extremely keen to play.Celtic match was called off over the weekendStill I think we have the quality , tactical nous and desire to get all 3 points.3-1 Villa. Martinez Cash Konsa Digne Maatsen Kamara McGinn Tielemans Rogers Ramsey Watkins
Quote from: RamboandBruno on January 28, 2025, 06:43:22 PMMartinezCashKonsaDigneMaatsenKamaraTielemans RamseyWatkinsRogersBailey3-1 (Watkins (2), RogersBailey for McGinn is the difference here.Quote from: Footy-Vill on January 27, 2025, 07:23:42 AMBe interesting to see if McGinn starts from the off in this oneWe'll need his drive and I can imagine he'll be extremely keen to play.Celtic match was called off over the weekendStill I think we have the quality , tactical nous and desire to get all 3 points.3-1 Villa. Martinez Cash Konsa Digne Maatsen Kamara McGinn Tielemans Rogers Ramsey Watkins
Quote from: Footy-Vill on January 28, 2025, 06:16:09 PMQuote from: astonvilla82 on January 28, 2025, 05:59:49 PMQuote from: Sunny Villa on January 28, 2025, 05:38:16 PMQuote from: Flamingo Lane on January 28, 2025, 04:24:05 PMThe stuff about a Villa fan waving a tricolour that kicked off trouble is made up nonsense.Unfortunately it is not ....a car pulled up outside the Aston Hotel and threw two tricolours and half a dozen Celtic scarves to the lads outside .They were waved throughout ...I fully understand the sensitivity because of 74 but everyone was fuming about them in the Holte ....The lad ran into the pitch upto the halfway line and was dancing around .As the other chap said a bearded jock clutching a big blue teddy bear came out the Holte with a couple of others ....The Villa lad taunted them before running back into the Witton the rangers fans were encouraged to follow him but declined .... I witnessed it myself Thanks for clarifying that, thought old age was playing tricks on my mindWhen I see tricolour my immediate thoughts went to France and that's the association.But to be clear that's not the case here and for anyone else like myself who didn't follow:"The tricolour is the Irish flag that Celtic Football Club flies on match days to celebrate its Irish heritage. The flag is green, white, and orange, and it symbolizes the unity of Roman Catholics and Protestants"I read that in the voice of C3-P0. I’ve never heard t he Irish flag be called the tricolour before however. Anyway all that was before my time. I don’t see us winning tomorrow however. Hoping we do but not confident
This is definitely not my sort of thing with respect I don't go in for fictional galaxies.
Quote from: Footy-Vill on January 28, 2025, 07:01:43 PMThis is definitely not my sort of thing with respect I don't go in for fictional galaxies.All that "in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" stuff notwithstanding?
Were any of you at the infamous friendly v Rangers in 76?
I don't know what that is? C-3PO or See-Threepio is a humanoid robot character in the Star Wars franchise. Star Wars is a space opera film series about a war between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance. The story takes place in a fictional galaxy "a long time ago" This is definitely not my sort of thing with respect I don't go in for fictional galaxies.
There was about half a dozen of them on new street this afternoon shouting and drinking on the street and basically acting the c**t.
Quote from: brontebilly on January 27, 2025, 10:44:52 PMWere 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.
Quote from: bill on January 28, 2025, 01:43:45 PMQuote from: brontebilly on January 27, 2025, 10:44:52 PMWere 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.a Blues mate of mine had a knife waved in his face on the Tilton v Celtic.