Cyril scored but we didn't go down-managed to survive as Notts County were playing Luton I think. One thing I do remember from that day though was a load of us got tickets in the Holte as Cov tickets were all gone. Just before ko a load of meat heads chased us onto the pitch and we had to run the full length into the safety of the Cov fans. That was after tripping over a St Johns ambulance stretcher at the side of the pitch!When you are old as me it still gets to my craw! Working in the car industry in the 70s and 80s a lot of work colleagues commuted from Birmingham and Leicester and needless to say mainly villa supporters and the bastards used to wind us city supporters relentlessly for years and it didn't help with big Cyril scoring for villa to send us down either. memories are long
I don't hate them or any other team. Hate eats away at your soul. I occasionally hate a player who deliberately fouls and injures an opponent or a referee who makes a stupid decision.Got into a conversation with the Mrs earlier about why I hate the Villa and also why all cov fans also hate them.
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What's your reason?
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Still singing about a lucky European Cup win over 30 years ago, Claret and Blue look vile together, stupid accents, history of attacking shirters, scruffy fuckers,etc etc etc.
Remember it the same - I think I may have helped you into the away stand. Didn't a couple of lads get a good kicking though.Cyril scored but we didn't go down-managed to survive as Notts County were playing Luton I think. One thing I do remember from that day though was a load of us got tickets in the Holte as Cov tickets were all gone. Just before ko a load of meat heads chased us onto the pitch and we had to run the full length into the safety of the Cov fans. That was after tripping over a St Johns ambulance stretcher at the side of the pitch!
It most certainly isn't!I hate their kit. And I've known am inordinate amount of dickheads who have supported Villa. But any hate for the club is just left over from when we were in the Prem.
Couldnt care less about Leicester really, it was quite sweet to be working there when they won the league. Their happy little faces. I think the hatred of them is a younger thing.
Isn't it a bit puerile for grown men to hate another football team?
Particularly pathetic when i see middle aged blokes spewing expletive filled rants with contorted faces. Just don't get it.
I suppose i get more satisfaction out of beating a certain team over others but that's about it.
Its about Cov beating anybody for me!
Isn't it a bit puerile for grown men to hate another football team?
Particularly pathetic when i see middle aged blokes spewing expletive filled rants with contorted faces. Just don't get it.
I suppose i get more satisfaction out of beating a certain team over others but that's about it.
Its about Cov beating anybody for me!
It most certainly isn't!
I started attending Cov matches without parental supervision in the mid 80's and remember Leicester were pretty despised then. Indeed, I remember giving our current manager dogs abuse from the Main stand touchline as he trundled to the tunnel, sent off in our 1-0 victory over them in 1986.
As for Villa, I think the hatred from my generation of fans was due to a number of factors, such as the Sky Blue Army fanzines constant denigrating of them, Gary Newbon giving them star billing in Central News sports section during the season we were top flight and they were second division. I bought a copy of their fanzine Heroes & Villains too once, and the pomposity of it was vom inducing.
I was on that corner we congregated in dribs and drabs I got in holte end at 2.30 villa did nothing just pointing at us annd staring one lad even openly wore his cov top until 3 o'clock wen police surrounded us then bit of a surge from them we spilled onto pitch I walked to our end lol was shouting don't give em satisfaction running we did get a nice round of applause from cov fans as I recall the old city aggro song but not a punch thrownCyril scored but we didn't go down-managed to survive as Notts County were playing Luton I think. One thing I do remember from that day though was a load of us got tickets in the Holte as Cov tickets were all gone. Just before ko a load of meat heads chased us onto the pitch and we had to run the full length into the safety of the Cov fans. That was after tripping over a St Johns ambulance stretcher at the side of the pitch!
We were 2-nil up at half time on the day we were relegated. 3 second half goals did the damage. Scorers were Vassell, Angel and Merson.it didn't help with big Cyril scoring for villa to send us down either. memories are long
Probably the same people who were wearing Blackburn shirts when they won the league.For me Man United were the team I disliked the most, probably because so many people who supported us at home game were sporting red scarves when they came visiting. That I never understood........
I am not that bothered by them. I think the worst thing about them is the dickheads in places like Leamington and Warwick who follow them.
You have the wrong game Adge. The relgation game came at Villa Park in May 2001.Cyril scored but we didn't go down-managed to survive as Notts County were playing Luton I think. One thing I do remember from that day though was a load of us got tickets in the Holte as Cov tickets were all gone. Just before ko a load of meat heads chased us onto the pitch and we had to run the full length into the safety of the Cov fans. That was after tripping over a St Johns ambulance stretcher at the side of the pitch!
I was on that corner we congregated in dribs and drabs I got in holte end at 2.30 villa did nothing just pointing at us annd staring one lad even openly wore his cov top until 3 o'clock wen police surrounded us then bit of a surge from them we spilled onto pitch I walked to our end lol was shouting don't give em satisfaction running we did get a nice round of applause from cov fans as I recall the old city aggro song but not a punch thrown
Edit: how could I forget - Adam Johnson too!
Villa was as much about frustration as anything else. just couldn't seem to beat them.
leicester was reignited around 83/84 when they got into the top of the old West Stand. kicked off and suddenly there were 000s on the pitch. went off all afternoon. return game was moved to an early Sunday kick-off and can't think of many game when I've seen so many police on the wau to a game and around a ground.
Maybe I just missed it then. Leicester were a nothing team when I was growing up (90s) really, it wasn't until later on when O'Neill brought them up, but even then I never heard much hatred of them. For me it seemed to start in the Championship.
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