hippo Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffer85 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Ha seen more football in that highlights than I did in 2 year under bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffer85 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Also why were we singing you'll never walk alone at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, gaffer85 said: Also why were we singing you'll never walk alone at the end A lot of fans used to sing it back then, I never really understood why, it’s always been the Bin dippers song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 2 hours ago, hippo said: Wonderful stuff, I was there. Of course it was much easier back then playing in the mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 hours ago, DaveAV1 said: A lot of fans used to sing it back then, I never really understood why, it’s always been the Bin dippers song. It's alright... Who needs "You'll Never Walk Alone" when you have a classic like "Shit on the City" to belt out over and over every game? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 5, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, gaffer85 said: Also why were we singing you'll never walk alone at the end Because we always used to, sometimes a fast version with clapping interceding the words. In fact we used to sing a whole range of songs which were not Holte Enders In The Sky. Edited October 5, 2018 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 5, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2018 For all those "we don't need a bigger stadium" doomsayers, Villa Park would have been 48,000 then and was packed to bursting against Middlesbrough. In those days football was nowhere near as popular as now as well. Anyone who gets a properly successful team down there will need a bigger stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffer85 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, sidcow said: Because we always used to, sometimes a fast version with clapping interceding the words. In fact we used to sing a whole range of songs which were not Holte Enders In The Sky. Would have liked to been there on those days atmosphere must have been electric Pity we didn't take to some song it would be nice to have a proper anthem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 5, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2018 51 minutes ago, gaffer85 said: Would have liked to been there on those days atmosphere must have been electric Pity we didn't take to some song it would be nice to have a proper anthem Back in the olden days it was The Bells Are Ringing. Can't understand how it's disappeared but more baffling is our complete lack of innovation for songs. You hear other clubs with loads of songs. Even our player songs are just the off the shelf standards. It's like the apathy of the team has resulted in apathy amongst the fans. But yes, there will never again be the atmosphere of a swaying packed old Holte End. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffer85 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Makes you think now with so little good chants do we need some sort instruments in the crowd Like preseason at dynamo Drsyden they had a good atmosphere there and it was a friendly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 5, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2018 24 minutes ago, gaffer85 said: Makes you think now with so little good chants do we need some sort instruments in the crowd Like preseason at dynamo Drsyden they had a good atmosphere there and it was a friendly No 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffer85 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 35 minutes ago, sidcow said: No Not on the fence anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, sidcow said: For all those "we don't need a bigger stadium" doomsayers, Villa Park would have been 48,000 then and was packed to bursting against Middlesbrough. In those days football was nowhere near as popular as now as well. Anyone who gets a properly successful team down there will need a bigger stadium. Er no the attendance was about 38,000- and for the season it was around 34,000. Villa only got crowds over 40,000 at home on 5 occasions. Mitigating circumstances was the fact that football across the board were suffering decline in attendances which only started to reverse at the end of the 80's, and that Brum by then was suffering from high unemployment. Edited October 5, 2018 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 5, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Er no the attendance was about 38,000- and for the season it was around 34,000. Villa only got crowds over 40,000 at home on 5 occasions. Mitigating circumstances was the fact that football across the board were suffering decline in attendances which only started to reverse at the end of the 80's, and that Brum by then was suffering from high unemployment. I am amazed at that, god only knows where you would fit another 10,000 people in looking at those pictures. The Holte End looks full to the rafters and none of the visible stands have got swathes of seats empty like you see now. I wonder how accurate their counting systems were back then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, gaffer85 said: Makes you think now with so little good chants do we need some sort instruments in the crowd Like preseason at dynamo Drsyden they had a good atmosphere there and it was a friendly For the love of McGrath and all that is holy and sacred, please no. No drums or any shit like that. We are not Bolton. Edited October 5, 2018 by Hughes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffer85 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 50 minutes ago, Hughes said: For the love of McGrath and all that is holy and sacred, please no. No drums or any shit like that. We are not Bolton. Yes we are not Bolton but sometimes you could a pin drop in villa park and this makes it to easy for opposing teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, gaffer85 said: Yes we are not Bolton but sometimes you could a pin drop in villa park and this makes it to easy for opposing teams rather dead quiet than the endless beating of a drum.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Hughes said: For the love of McGrath and all that is holy and sacred, please no. No drums or any shit like that. We are not Bolton. My sentiments exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 And people say we're stuck in the past.......how very dare they. Something that happened 40 odd years ago is totally relevant to today........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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