Villa are f**ked, aren't they? Bye bye Villa.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Remember them winning the league at Highbury despite us beating them, because Ipswich lost? There was a pretty decent ruck on the North Bank during the second half, which seemed odd, as Villa never had much of a reputation for hoolie behaviour. Gary Shaw, Peter Withe, Dennis Mortimer - they were a decent side... then they won the European Cup, for God's sake!

A proper stadium, as well. The Holte End could make some noise back in the day. And it never had that nasty edge like St Andrews or The Hawthorns.

What are the chances of their fans seeing such days ever again? Minimal, I should say.

On the other hand, they are Brummies, so f**k em. (Apologies to Withnail.)

[Dutch Gooner]

....the games against the top 10 are not important...they have 23 games left to get 33 points...win against the bottom 10 and get 3 draws and they are save....he can do it..Arsene believes in him you know http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/xmasrubchin1.gif

[Red N White Army]

Agree about Villa Park though, cracking ground. Won't be long before all the proper football grounds have gone. :-(

[Mo Britain less Europe]

They used 14 players all seasonn?

Never say never though. We are at a stage in football where an arbitrary decision by a billionaire can change the football scene. Chelsea winning titles? Man City one of the wealthiest teams in the world? In both cases it was their relative weakness which was attractive to the money guys.

It could happen again. In England teams like Leeds, Newcastle or indeed Villa might be seen as a good investment for the net oligarch.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

You're not some variety of northerner, are you?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[7evens]

Although this statement, although well intended, could be in fact be a load of *******s..

[Red N White Army]

Stadia bore me a little. The absence of piss running down the terraces or in a pocket is welcome though, I admit.

[Brentwood]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

with a channel cut in the floor at its base on one side. Totally open to the elements. Just a line of blokes pissing against a brick wall.

We were f**king animals in this country 30 years ago.

[Red N White Army]

I pissed in a sink. A sink! Clearly taken leave of my senses. In my defence, much booze was taken.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The other lying f**ker will deny it. Although I suppose the numbers might be changing now that we don't have sleeper trains and we don't go on overnight ferries any more.

That's what Easyjet has done. Stopped blokes pissing in sinks!

[Pat Vegas]

Reinvent themselves as a championship team.

Fulham are looking pretty ****.

[Red N White Army]

The cabon does have a toilet though, making the sink redundant.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I sort of miss ferries.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Ringaskiddy to Roscoff. Very drunk, then very sick, then waking up in France to find out we had no tent and us on a camping holiday.

****e.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

A wise man. Irish, as well.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Thank you.

[Red N White Army]

And if you miss ferries, you could move to the Isle of Wight. Have to use the (useless) f**kers then.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The Crab and Lobster at Bembridge is a favourite, although I hear mutters of Bembridge airfield closing, which would be a blow.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I had lunch once with a wise old Lancaster pilot at his house in north Yorkshire; I stuck to a small glass of wine with the meal. After lunch he insisted that we break open a bottle of Scotch. When I protested that I had to fly home he advised that, 'In the same way aeroplanes need petrol, so pilots need booze.'

That chap knew his way around an aeroplane, I can tell you.

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

I remember that game. Pele came out before the game and everyone was chanting ''Sign him up''.
Cannot remember the fight in the North Bank but after the game both sets of fans invaded the pitch with a very thin line of coppers between them, so they climbed up into the seats either side and it was going off all over the place in the East and West lowers. First, and probably last time that will ever happen.

[Luis Anaconda]

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

then buy more beer. That was in the days there was a bar allowed at the back.

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

I remember the coppers in the middle of the pitch looking at the seats and shrugging.

I was nicely situated in the North Bank away from such happenings

[Red N White Army]

Crab and Lobster is indeed most excellent.

[PSRB]

no great love for them, couldn't give a toss if they go down. Anything that upsets Stan Collymore is good in my book

[Chief Arrowhead]

Who was it?

But that money is fickle as f**k.

A Premiere league without Aston Villa is a lesser league, imo.