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Author Topic: How was it for you?  (Read 3313 times)

Offline Chris Smith

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2025, 08:56:38 AM »
The kettling in the Holte End car park has been scrapped which alleviated some of the congestion. We gave ourselves extra time anticipating there being issues which meant we were able to have a pint of gassy beer while we waited.

Offline darren woolley

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2025, 02:57:18 PM »
Got in early no problems.

Offline AlexAlexCropley

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2025, 04:00:42 PM »
Oh I forgot: my son was in Lower North with a guy in front of him in a Liverpool hoodie just continually taking shots of the Newcastle fans. Words were said

Offline walsall villain

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2025, 04:08:24 PM »
Oh I forgot: my son was in Lower North with a guy in front of him in a Liverpool hoodie just continually taking shots of the Newcastle fans. Words were said
Was it Kevin Keegan?

Offline AlexAlexCropley

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2025, 04:48:56 PM »
Oh I forgot: my son was in Lower North with a guy in front of him in a Liverpool hoodie just continually taking shots of the Newcastle fans. Words were said
Was it Kevin Keegan?
Yes.Yes it was.

Offline walsall villain

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #20 on: August 17, 2025, 04:52:29 PM »
Oh I forgot: my son was in Lower North with a guy in front of him in a Liverpool hoodie just continually taking shots of the Newcastle fans. Words were said
Was it Kevin Keegan?
Yes.Yes it was.
I’d love it if it was, love it!

Offline AlexAlexCropley

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2025, 04:54:55 PM »
Oh I forgot: my son was in Lower North with a guy in front of him in a Liverpool hoodie just continually taking shots of the Newcastle fans. Words were said
Was it Kevin Keegan?
Yes.Yes it was.
I’d love it if it was, love it!
Bet you'd be Head Over Heels In Love

Offline MillerBall

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #22 on: August 17, 2025, 04:56:26 PM »
Last season in the Lower Holte we had the excellent "PieTanic" brand Pies. Couldn't find any yesterday at 14:45 hrs and the refreshment folks said there would not be Pies at half time either.
Always got a Pie at all of last seasons  home games but this season it night be a case of no Champions League means we will be on stale bread and gruel with a side order of  fried Boll Weevils.


Offline eamonn

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #23 on: August 17, 2025, 05:01:19 PM »
Why bother with the beer if it's always pish?

Offline Cleybrooke

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #24 on: August 17, 2025, 05:33:33 PM »
Chatting to chief steward in Upper Holte, they’ve had to bring in a third party company to deliver stewarding.  Hence all the random folk in coloured fleeces.  He pointed out that Villa had not done any training or recruitment for many years. A shame as it’s good to know folk working around you and acknowledge the contribution they make. 

Offline Chris Smith

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #25 on: August 17, 2025, 05:34:05 PM »
Why bother with the beer if it's always pish?

We don’t normally but we left the pub a bit earlier in case of issues and as there weren't we tried the outlet in the car park before we went in.

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #26 on: August 17, 2025, 07:41:50 PM »
Oh I forgot: my son was in Lower North with a guy in front of him in a Liverpool hoodie just continually taking shots of the Newcastle fans. Words were said

Maybe he was a paparazzo and Ant & Dec were in the away end.

Online Exeter 77

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #27 on: August 17, 2025, 07:51:57 PM »
On the subject of stewarding one of them send me to the adjacent turnstile yesterday. That one did the cursory pat down and sent me back to the first one, who had watched his mate each me, then proceeded to pat me down again. I must not look trustworthy!

Offline VILLA MOLE

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #28 on: August 17, 2025, 08:04:31 PM »
On the subject of stewarding one of them send me to the adjacent turnstile yesterday. That one did the cursory pat down and sent me back to the first one, who had watched his mate each me, then proceeded to pat me down again. I must not look trustworthy!


or you just nice to grope ,  which turnstile was this , just in case 👀

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Re: How was it for you?
« Reply #29 on: August 17, 2025, 08:07:43 PM »
That thought did cross my mind but more in jest. The turnstiles were 48 and 47 on the right of the Holte upper.

 


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