Can't believe what I'm reading in this thread. As others have said about this, rivalry is healthy in sport like football because of it's tribal nature. It's your city, your club, your area and when fans from other clubs in the same city or city/town nearby is involved, it becomes more personal. To say it means nothing because teams aren't in the same divisions is bollocks, tell that to fans in the same cities such as Bristol, Birmingham, London and Sheffield. Or fans from cities/towns nearby that haven't played each other for years. I used to have an office in Brum and was with some Blues lads we know the first time they had played each other in years and it was f##king evil. Rivalry is built up over years and doesn't go away just because teams don't play for a few years.
Some are too young to remember the 'Villa days' or 'Wolves days' or even the 'Leicester days', but there are enough of us who do and you could bet your bottom dollar that if we got promoted to the same league or had them in a cup game then it would bring all of that rivalry back. Jesus, it's got to be better than Colchester away surely?
Finally, don't also believe that crap about the likes or Villa or Leicester not being bothered by us. Yes some aren't but they is still plenty who do hate us and would love to play us again.
I know I need my head testing Me laughing at how pathetic Villa were just seals it.......Any fans revelling in Villa losing yesterday need the heads testing. Villa fans don't even acknowledge our existence, let's try and focus on getting our own house in order so perhaps one day we might actually have a rivalry to talk about. The stupidity of our fans never ceases to amaze me.
Any fans revelling in Villa losing yesterday need the heads testing. Villa fans don't even acknowledge our existence, let's try and focus on getting our own house in order so perhaps one day we might actually have a rivalry to talk about. The stupidity of our fans never ceases to amaze me.
Its called Rivalry something you have clearly never understood over the years, rivalry does not just disappear, it carries on for years.
Ask Villa fans, I know quite a few of their lot who would love a crack at playing us again and they certainly don't like us, its maybe died down over the years due to no fixture together, but then the same happened between them and blues and it turned into a bloodbath when they met.
It certainly would not be pretty if we met again that is for sure, but just carry on with your internet blogs for now pal and let others have what is just a giggle on the forum about an old rival.
Ok mate I'll carry on with my career in journalism (tears that you have to make it personal). I understand rivalry, I've asked Villa fans and they've said they literally don't care about us - why would they tbh.
Yes there is a rivalry....but it is not strongly reciprocated from their side......certainly not in the same magnitude.
To compare it to real derby rivalries such as Sheffield or Tyne & Wear is quite frankly ridiculous though as all of our "rivals" have far more passionate & closer rivals themselves....
Villa & the Blues, Wolves & WBA, Leicester & Derby/Forest.....We are simply not first on anyone's rivals list.....meh!
Yes there is a rivalry....but it is not strongly reciprocated from their side......certainly not in the same magnitude.
To compare it to real derby rivalries such as Sheffield or Tyne & Wear is quite frankly ridiculous though as all of our "rivals" have far more passionate & closer rivals themselves....
Villa & the Blues, Wolves & WBA, Leicester & Derby/Forest.....We are simply not first on anyone's rivals list.....meh!
Different experiences I suppose but pretty much every Villa fan I've come across hate us as much as we hate them and I've been in Villa's end twice at games against them and both times became very sticky with once in their main stand getting threatened with being stabbed by normal blokes who sussed we were Cov. So a bit more than them just being bothered by us. Also, worked with a lot on sites and they all would love to play us again and some even held us in the same regard as Blues for hatred.
Sometimes when you have teams from same cities the day of the games can be lively but can also be love ins at other times such as Liverpool and the smaller teams in London.
Disagree with the Forest/Derby/Leicester thing though, Forest and Derby yes but Leicester were always the wart on the arse of the East Midlands and the DLA (some will know what I'm on about) thing shows that, as that would never happen with a lot of teams.
The one thing I would love for next season would be a 3rd round draw (if we get there) at Villa Park, that would show those that think they don't care that much about us how wrong they are and for the ones that have never experienced it how it can get.
Another spot on and to the point post The Gentleman.
A cup draw vs Villa away.... certainly not one to take your kids too if it ever happened that is for sure.
Anyone here saying that Villa fans despise us and see us as rivals are talking absolute nonsense. I was born in Cov but moved to Birmingham at a young age and still live here now. I know or knew many many Villa fans, loads from school who gave me absolute grief growing up, work and a good proportion who are close friends still now. They either see us as an irrelevant local(ish) club just down the A45, find our plight highly amusing, think that our hatred towards them is even funnier or actually don't mind us as a club.
In order of rivalries in the midlands it goes like this Birmingham City>West Brom>Wolves>Walsall>Coventry. We are insignificant.
That said, I absolutely despise Villa but that is mostly for reasons of growing up here and getting stick daily from kids at school. But they really dont hate us as much as what some people are saying here, believe me.
How many will dislike Villa if they sign Wilson like some are saying? Or are you allowed to go to Villa after leaving our club if there is a club in between?
We obviously don't move in the same circles because the ones I know hate us, there is quite a few of them you know.
They hate us so much that we are irrelevant to them...whilst we are in L1.Anyone here saying that Villa fans despise us and see us as rivals are talking absolute nonsense. I was born in Cov but moved to Birmingham at a young age and still live here now. I know or knew many many Villa fans, loads from school who gave me absolute grief growing up, work and a good proportion who are close friends still now. They either see us as an irrelevant local(ish) club just down the A45, find our plight highly amusing, think that our hatred towards them is even funnier or actually don't mind us as a club.
In order of rivalries in the midlands it goes like this Birmingham City>West Brom>Wolves>Walsall>Coventry. We are insignificant.
That said, I absolutely despise Villa but that is mostly for reasons of growing up here and getting stick daily from kids at school. But they really dont hate us as much as what some people are saying here, believe me.
I was close to being stabbed after a match at villa park in the 80,s... Only saved by a copper on horseback ..... Suffice to say, I'm not keen on the cunts !
I was close to being stabbed after a match at villa park in the 80,s... Only saved by a copper on horseback ..... Suffice to say, I'm not keen on the cunts !
Different experiences I suppose but pretty much every Villa fan I've come across hate us as much as we hate them and I've been in Villa's end twice at games against them and both times became very sticky with once in their main stand getting threatened with being stabbed by normal blokes who sussed we were Cov. So a bit more than them just being bothered by us. Also, worked with a lot on sites and they all would love to play us again and some even held us in the same regard as Blues for hatred.
Sometimes when you have teams from same cities the day of the games can be lively but can also be love ins at other times such as Liverpool and the smaller teams in London.
Disagree with the Forest/Derby/Leicester thing though, Forest and Derby yes but Leicester were always the wart on the arse of the East Midlands and the DLA (some will know what I'm on about) thing shows that, as that would never happen with a lot of teams.
The one thing I would love for next season would be a 3rd round draw (if we get there) at Villa Park, that would show those that think they don't care that much about us how wrong they are and for the ones that have never experienced it how it can get.
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