mattyvilla

5 minutes ago, Condimentalist said:

Sure you don't mean the playoff semi? 

I don't get to all the games sadly but went to a fair few of that run and that one stood out. Probably my favourite VP atmosphere. 

The 6-4 against Blackburn in the League Cup semi 2nd leg 10 or so years ago was also pretty great - including the pitch invasion. 

no definately fa Qtr , it was a 5.30 ko and was volatile to say the least , plenty of chairs ripped out of the north upper

Albion in the fa cup qtr a few years back was special

Not sure if its been mentioned but at half time 10-15 riot police come and stood along the main stairs in the holte end lower , thjere were plenty of children visably worried , thought it was a bit poor from WMP , it was an absolute mile from anywhere there was trouble.

Total embarrassment to their club , you have to feel for the genuine supporters (if any ) who travelled.

20 minutes ago, troon_villan said:

Is the presser today?  Waiting to hear about John McGinn

Doesn't look like he is in the training pics

Wasn't too much wrong with the atmosphere today I don't think , had a lull second half when we weren't so good

7 minutes ago, Enda said:

Behind the keeper though, wasn’t he?

I’m going to be Mr Unpopular here and say our offside goal was a bloody fantastic call by the linesman. I never would have reached his conclusion. I always think of “last man behind the ball” as the last defender but, in this specific moment, the keeper and the defender on the line have essentially switched places. Very good officiating to notice that, even if it’s a decision against us.

But it was last intentionally played by the defender?

on thursday in the holte end lower 2 stewards  , bearing in mind 75% of fans were stood up decided to pick on 2 lads maybe 17-18 and make them sit down. Frankly its pathetic , everyone knows what you get if you sit in the holte , most weeks people complain about others standing.

i think its 100% the type of football , its quite difficult to have an aggressive atmosphere when we play the ball around at such a slow pace , i don' think its anything to do with our fans being poor , when the football is blood and thunder villa park is as loud as anywhere.

1 minute ago, AvonVillain said:

Don't you have to be paying for Sky to get it?

not 100% , i dont pay for sky but do have virgin and its on

on sky showcase if anyone fancies it , very poor today could be a big score

1 hour ago, VillaAlex said:

Embarrassing club. 

 

 

Bacuna doesnt even have the z the right way around

unless the fracture was displaced surely it would have healed along with the others , if it was displaced it would have been spotted. If there is indeed another break it is unlikely have been from the original injury

21 minutes ago, avfc456 said:

Terrace View says "sold out", is that sold out or not open?

showing as 266 tickets available for me this morning

Think the capacity is somewhat reduced for this , the first 3 rows of the hole and north are closed , something to do with advertising boards

35 minutes ago, Follyfoot said:

Both of my lads can’t make it today because of football commitments, but I’ve gone online and it looks like I can only sell my ticket back to the club. How does that work?

One has an under 21 season ticket and the other an under 18

You list them and the club put them on general sale , if they sell you get 80% of what you paid for them

to be fair seemed way more than 24k , lots of empty seats but not as low as that

The boos during the lower grounds advert last night were telling , there is a danger of them and us developing 

9 hours ago, neilski said:

Yeah me too ,looked today(tuesday) and there is between 250-500 seats still in nearly all sections. Ive paid 50 wuid for me and my 10 year old son to go, its part of his birthday present and weve managed to get font row seats in the doug Ellis,its his 1st cup game too so 2 bonus's for us. Just hope the weather isnt too bad as forecast, are we likely to get soaked at the front?

Yes fairly likely , ask the ticket office to move your seats back a few rows

The club should have considered giving the free cup game back to STH for this given the european games , dissapointing how many people i hear saying they can't get tickets and clearly when a game like this comes up they still don't buy

11 hours ago, Keyblade said:

Warsaw really put our support to shame. Most games are deathly silent until we score or have a big chance and we wake up for a bit and get a little "Holte Enders in the Sky" going, then at the end of the game we might get a Allez Allez at the end of the game if it was a good win . Best atmosphere I can remember was around promotion, before and right after. That Everton game when El Ghazi scored the winner was awesome. We haven't reached those heights since.

Put our support to shame in terms of noise yes ... Thats where it ends , they have a fanatical fanbase  , but in a city as big as birmingham and paying a third of what we pay for tickets they average under 20k.

obviously they play at a far inferior level than us , looking back at their results i make it 1 defeat in 18 for them , its not going to be easy

11 minutes ago, romavillan said:

No team news?

not for another 2 days i dont think

18 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said:

18444 to be pretty much precise. Currently the attendance is sitting around 21500

its ok we have 30k on the waiting list