Just made the mistake of looking on Twitter at what villa fans are saying. God, it must be a miserable life up there in Birmingham. What a bitter, angry, salty bunch of people. The sense of entitlement is insane. Apparently, I have learned, that they have more fans is justification alone for their promotion to the premier league, or if not that, that their players have more experience at Wembley, or if that, that we have clappers, or if not that, that we celebrated on the pitch at the semi. Compare to theirs, the fans turned on each other!! They are so entitled it's bizarrw. Obsessed with their 'size' and how many fans they haveq. Not one Fulham fan would claim that Fulham is 'bigger' than villa and so what? We're blessed and love the club the way it is.
They use the words tinpot every other thread, like football teams SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO EXIST if they do not have the fine exalted history and attendances and endless list of achievements that a club the stature of villa has. We are not allowed to have our fun, and the mere possibility of a Fulham victory (which none of them allow might happen) is an affront to the natural order of things.
Fulham fan tweets though are celebratory, well spirited, excited, helpful (getting each other tickets, people like mjg helping out etc), funny. Nothing like that coming out of villa.
At the end of they day, win or lose they will still live in Birmingham, and we will still be part of this amazing community the Fulham family.
Example tweet, apropos of absolutely Nothing, typical salty villa fan.
The #fulforce twitter hashtag , the singing section , fulham are a joke club it's embarrassing we've even gotta have a contest with that shambolic tourist club to go up .. #AVFC
And this is typical. It's embarrassing playing us apparently. Might as well call it off and forfiet the match.
Aston Villa - sounds fancy but it's not.
Expect more of the same this week but whatever you do don't bother the wind up radio station Talk sh**
If it's as sorted as they think then someone needs to tell the bookies who have us as clear favourites.
This only succeeds in firing us up with even more determination to beat them on the day.
They seem to have no respect, and are deluded, we have been beating better teams than them all season.
It's abour football not size, history counts for nothing on Saturday. We are entitled to be there at the Final, we have earnt the right to be there on merit, by playing football these football snobs can only dream about.
The best way to answer their deluded nonsense, is to do our talking on the pitch.
Whatever, the result I shall be more proud of my team than any Villa fan can be of his team.
It's games like the one we've got coming up at Wembley that helps clubs grow and build their fan bases.. and if we win, makes other clubs with bigger fan bases take us more seriously and notice us for our history that continues to grow with games like these.
Villa is a bigger club, they've more finals and succeses then us.. but if you went back 20 years that would've been the case with them when compared to some of the global powerhouses of English football we see today... Chelsea, Man City, arsenal, Tottenham etc.
The one thing I'll take from the game the most regardless of result (although I hope we win) is the amount of fans we'll have there. It sounds as if we've sold out our allocation or will have (although I worry how many empty seats will be there due to touts).. I remember nights at the cottage and the europa league and what's best about those memories are the atmosphere and seeing so many fulham fans in one place.. it's great to be part of the fulham family and even greater when you can share all the same memories together.
38,000 fans at Wembley will be quite something.. just hoping the headlines after the game will be just as euphoric.
Imagine being so angry at the world that you have to place the entirety of your pride in a football club's fanbase and history. Most of these idiots are young and haven't been around when Villa were good so who gives a toss about their history? We're the oldest team in London and have a good history too. Sure, they draw larger crowds, but that doesn't entitle you to win anything. They haven't been a top team for a very long time and they shared the same league as Burton Albion for two seasons. They're on the same pitch as us and they need to show a bit of respect. Nobody cares about your fan base. Grow up.
Hope we condemn them to another few years in this league. Maybe after an extended period in this league they will grow some humility.
Quote from: Statto on May 20, 2018, 08:52:02 PM
If they were Man City or Real Madrid I'd doff my cap to them. But they're not. They haven't won anything for 40 years. They get 32,000 each week, not 70,000. Their manager is Steve Bruce FFS.
Personally if I were them, I'd have a bit of perspective and humility... like most Fulham fans for example.
In the last 40 years we've won the league, European Cup, battered Barca in the Super Cup and won 2 league cups and played a lot of European football.
A rather nebulous idea of nothing you have there.
Villa have more support and a more glorious past. It's been Fulham supporters who've been to a European Final this century.
On the pitch, where we've faced each other in three divisions, each club has won 23 and there've been 22 draws. All in all, it's not David versus Goliath.
Only a BIG club like Villa would spend so much buying Ross McCormack from us - that is the true mark of their more recent success
Even more amusing is that Ross will get a big pay rise if they beat us next Saturday, even though he has not played for them this season, and to make matters worse, for them, is that they will be paying it until 2020.
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 12:07:25 AM
Quote from: Statto on May 20, 2018, 08:52:02 PM
If they were Man City or Real Madrid I'd doff my cap to them. But they're not. They haven't won anything for 40 years. They get 32,000 each week, not 70,000. Their manager is Steve Bruce FFS.
Personally if I were them, I'd have a bit of perspective and humility... like most Fulham fans for example.
In the last 40 years we've won the league, European Cup, battered Barca in the Super Cup and won 2 league cups and played a lot of European football.
A rather nebulous idea of nothing you have there.
He's back .
Quote from: Statto on May 21, 2018, 12:15:34 AM
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 12:07:25 AM
Quote from: Statto on May 20, 2018, 08:52:02 PM
If they were Man City or Real Madrid I'd doff my cap to them. But they're not. They haven't won anything for 40 years. They get 32,000 each week, not 70,000. Their manager is Steve Bruce FFS.
Personally if I were them, I'd have a bit of perspective and humility... like most Fulham fans for example.
In the last 40 years we've won the league, European Cup, battered Barca in the Super Cup and won 2 league cups and played a lot of European football.
A rather nebulous idea of nothing you have there.
I apologise.
I feel like such a fool.
Superfluous words cut.
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 12:07:25 AM
Quote from: Statto on May 20, 2018, 08:52:02 PM
If they were Man City or Real Madrid I'd doff my cap to them. But they're not. They haven't won anything for 40 years. They get 32,000 each week, not 70,000. Their manager is Steve Bruce FFS.
Personally if I were them, I'd have a bit of perspective and humility... like most Fulham fans for example.
In the last 40 years we've won the league, European Cup, battered Barca in the Super Cup and won 2 league cups and played a lot of European football.
And yet all you are at this time is a Championship club :54:
A rather nebulous idea of nothing you have there.
He made a statement that didn't bear much scrutiny. He said we'd won nothing, when we have won more in that time than all but 5 or 6 clubs out the 92, including trophies Man City still dream of.
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 07:01:14 AM
He made a statement that didn't bear much scrutiny. He said we'd won nothing, when we have won more in that time than all but 5 or 6 clubs out the 92, including trophies Man City still dream of.
You're missing the point. Which is that you're all so angry about this. And that none of this counts for anything on the pitch on Saturday. Yet you and a bunch of other angry young men, who weren't even born when the events you mention took place, seem to think that the play off match is an irrelevance and you should just get promoted in recognition of your 'history '.
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 07:01:14 AM
He made a statement that didn't bear much scrutiny. He said we'd won nothing, when we have won more in that time than all but 5 or 6 clubs out the 92, including trophies Man City still dream of.
History is just that, England won the World Cup in 66 but have been Pants ever since the fact that Villa have ended up in the Championship shows that past glories (and that's all you have) mean absolutely nothing, so go back to you Villa mates and talk about the olden days and look forward to Saturday its a game you must win as if you don't you can expect to see your best players move on just like we will no doubt.
Whoever wins on Saturday will edge in front over 69 head-to-heads.
I'll be there, as in 1971 when we lost both fixtures but still got promoted from what's now called League One. Villa had to wait another season. Before too long they were champions of Europe.
A blink of an eye on from beating Juventus, we are losing to Burton. History is like that. Makes life interesting.
The present is intriguingly poised -- why not leave it at that?
This Coldhands guy is a bit of a jerk (I assume his real name is Luke?). Seriously, who cares whether it was 40 or 36 years ago that they last won anything? Statto made a perfectly fair point and he displays exactly the sad bitterness that the OP was commenting on. Talk about proving the point!
The ground has seen better days, the squad is ageing, the glory days are past. I'm not gloating, I will freely admit that they were a bigger club than we have ever been, but these clubs and their fans that think their past glories entitle them to success in the present day are living dangerously. Just look at Leeds as an example.
In the past they've been a bigger club. If I remember rightly, they once held the record for FA cup wins at 7. I expect it's still 7. In my time the two clubs have been pretty much nip and tuck. Perhaps they have more fans as there are fewer teams in Brum but what's that got to do with the quality of the football?
Coldhands, in poker means that each player is dealt 5 cards ♥️ ♦️ face up, and the highest hand wins.
Quote from: Woolly Mammoth on May 21, 2018, 09:56:42 AM
Coldhands in poker means that each player is dealt 5 cards ♥️ ♦️ face up, and the highest wins.
Sounds like a game of real skill.
it makes you wonder who they're trying to convince? sounds like whistling in the dark to me
Quote from: rubbernecca on May 20, 2018, 09:31:29 PM
Aston Villa - sounds fancy but it's not.
The name to be used at Wemblel is Aston Vanilla, it is a special frozen solid type of ice cream.
I remember their cousins from Birmingham, then top divisions, in the 1975 FA Cup semi final against us at Sheffield, they too were over the top with superiority. We beat them , we could now do the same to Vanilla.
Quote from: flyingfish on May 21, 2018, 07:12:25 AM
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 07:01:14 AM
He made a statement that didn't bear much scrutiny. He said we'd won nothing, when we have won more in that time than all but 5 or 6 clubs out the 92, including trophies Man City still dream of.
You're missing the point. Which is that you're all so angry about this. And that none of this counts for anything on the pitch on Saturday. Yet you and a bunch of other angry young men, who weren't even born when the events you mention took place, seem to think that the play off match is an irrelevance and you should just get promoted in recognition of your 'history '.
You're making several assumptions. I am not angry, merely correct the factual hole in his comment that "we've won nothing in 40 years". No more no less.
Quote from: Twig on May 21, 2018, 09:29:08 AM
This Coldhands guy is a bit of a jerk (I assume his real name is Luke?). Seriously, who cares whether it was 40 or 36 years ago that they last won anything? Statto made a perfectly fair point and he displays exactly the sad bitterness that the OP was commenting on. Talk about proving the point!
The ground has seen better days, the squad is ageing, the glory days are past. I'm not gloating, I will freely admit that they were a bigger club than we have ever been, but these clubs and their fans that think their past glories entitle them to success in the present day are living dangerously. Just look at Leeds as an example.
He made a foolish point, based on ignorance. 5 trophies isn't brilliant, but it's better than most.
Why would I look to Leeds? A traditional 2nd division club whose won not a great deal?
I'm not trying to provoke a bigger club debate. There isn't one to be had. But I will correct inaccuracies.
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 10:18:21 AM
Quote from: Twig on May 21, 2018, 09:29:08 AM
This Coldhands guy is a bit of a jerk (I assume his real name is Luke?). Seriously, who cares whether it was 40 or 36 years ago that they last won anything? Statto made a perfectly fair point and he displays exactly the sad bitterness that the OP was commenting on. Talk about proving the point!
The ground has seen better days, the squad is ageing, the glory days are past. I'm not gloating, I will freely admit that they were a bigger club than we have ever been, but these clubs and their fans that think their past glories entitle them to success in the present day are living dangerously. Just look at Leeds as an example.
He made a foolish point, based on ignorance. 5 trophies isn't brilliant, but it's better than most.
Why would I look to Leeds? A traditional 2nd division club whose won not a great deal?
I'm not trying to provoke a bigger club debate. There isn't one to be had. But I will correct inaccuracies.
Thank you for going out of your way to do so. We all stand corrected.
(can you tell that no-one gives a poo? Jeez, talk about failing to read a room.)
Thank you for taking the time to register your disinterest.
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 10:32:48 AM
Thank you for taking the time to register your disinterest.
Its not disinterest its just that we've never had the Pleasure of a Village Idiot posting on here in fact you have even made Brentford fans look intelligent :54:
Quote from: KJS on May 21, 2018, 10:39:01 AM
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 10:32:48 AM
Thank you for taking the time to register your disinterest.
Its not disinterest its just that we've never had the Pleasure of a Village Idiot posting on here in fact you have even made Brentford fans look intelligent :54:
He clearly doesn't know what disinterest means. No-one on this board is disinterested, we all support FFC or AV, therefore we have an interest. Perhaps he means uninterested.
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 10:18:21 AM
Quote from: Twig on May 21, 2018, 09:29:08 AM
This Coldhands guy is a bit of a jerk (I assume his real name is Luke?). Seriously, who cares whether it was 40 or 36 years ago that they last won anything? Statto made a perfectly fair point and he displays exactly the sad bitterness that the OP was commenting on. Talk about proving the point!
The ground has seen better days, the squad is ageing, the glory days are past. I'm not gloating, I will freely admit that they were a bigger club than we have ever been, but these clubs and their fans that think their past glories entitle them to success in the present day are living dangerously. Just look at Leeds as an example.
He made a foolish point, based on ignorance. 5 trophies isn't brilliant, but it's better than most.
Why would I look to Leeds? A traditional 2nd division club whose won not a great deal?
I'm not trying to provoke a bigger club debate. There isn't one to be had. But I will correct inaccuracies.
Mate, it was a great achievement to win the league and European Cup in 81 and 82 (remember it well and was over the moon for you), but since then you've won a couple of league cups and reached 2 FA Cup finals, losing both. Hardly a stellar last 35 years and more recently you've been no 'bigger' than us, especially during the last 10 years where we have reached our own European Final.
The one thing you'll always have on us is the size of your support - and that is just a geographical certainty - one of only 2 clubs in the second largest city in England (competing with Birmingham) compared to one of a dozen (at least) in London competing with some very successful teams, one of which in our own borough of course.
However, on Saturday we will be on a level playing field, having just sold our full allocation, and if we play close to our best we will have a great chance of getting back up to the Premier League and would deserve it just as much as Villa.
The End. MMXVIII
Yes, exactly Chesh. I was also delighted when Mortimer lifted that cup, just as many were rooting for us against Atletico Madrid. Over the years, I've seen us W, L and D, including a 0-0 at VP when my neighbour literally dozed off it was so soporific. Saturday should be at the other extreme, but is still only about the title of 23rd in England. Neither set of supporters would have been keen on that status till recently. All that stuff is best left on the back-burner in my view too.
Quote from: Holders on May 21, 2018, 10:43:40 AM
Quote from: KJS on May 21, 2018, 10:39:01 AM
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 10:32:48 AM
Thank you for taking the time to register your disinterest.
Its not disinterest its just that we've never had the Pleasure of a Village Idiot posting on here in fact you have even made Brentford fans look intelligent :54:
He clearly doesn't know what disinterest means. No-one on this board is disinterested, we all support FFC or AV, therefore we have an interest. Perhaps he means uninterested.
:005:
He has a disinterest in what I say. I have a disinterest in furthering a debate on the meaning of disinterest in all honesty.
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 11:12:47 AM
He has a disinterest in what I say. I have a disinterest in furthering a debate on the meaning of disinterest in all honesty.
So jog on then pal and post on your own forums.You are very boring.
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 11:12:47 AM
He has a disinterest in what I say. I have a disinterest in furthering a debate on the meaning of disinterest in all honesty.
https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-Correct-English-Reference/dp/0340867868
Quote from: FFCFOREVER on May 21, 2018, 12:00:44 PM
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 11:12:47 AM
He has a disinterest in what I say. I have a disinterest in furthering a debate on the meaning of disinterest in all honesty.
So jog on then pal and post on your own forums.You are very boring.
Oh dear. Danny Dyer is here.
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 01:41:51 PM
Quote from: FFCFOREVER on May 21, 2018, 12:00:44 PM
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 11:12:47 AM
He has a disinterest in what I say. I have a disinterest in furthering a debate on the meaning of disinterest in all honesty.
So jog on then pal and post on your own forums.You are very boring.
Oh dear. Danny Dyer is here.
God are you on Half term already?? Go out to play with you imaginary friend and let the adults get on with their work (Work is what we do down south in case you wondered what it meant!)
You need to work? How awfully quaint.
Sounds like the Villa fans are still in denial about being relegated two seasons ago, which is strange because you can chart their gradual decline over at least ten years. They may think they are still one of the big clubs but quite simply, they are not. It's not about your gate or the number of empty seats in your stadium. It's about league position.
Ha ha what a knob. Personifies what Brummie are like.They think they're funny and won't shut up.
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 02:43:35 PM
You need to work? How awfully quaint.
Yes tw@t we do work.We would love to be on benefits street but you know,we have some pride down here.How is fat Dee btw?lol
Quote from: FFCFOREVER on May 21, 2018, 05:19:47 PM
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 02:43:35 PM
You need to work? How awfully quaint.
Yes tw@t we do work.We would love to be on benefits street but you know,we have some pride down here.How is fat Dee btw?lol
Earning more money in the capital than they could ever dream of. We could buy up half of Birmingham, but we don't, because frankly, it's poo. A Tuscan villa is so much more pleasant, don't you find?
Quote from: Holders on May 21, 2018, 10:43:40 AM
Quote from: KJS on May 21, 2018, 10:39:01 AM
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 10:32:48 AM
Thank you for taking the time to register your disinterest.
Its not disinterest its just that we've never had the Pleasure of a Village Idiot posting on here in fact you have even made Brentford fans look intelligent :54:
He clearly doesn't know what disinterest means. No-one on this board is disinterested, we all support FFC or AV, therefore we have an interest. Perhaps he means uninterested.
Nice point Holders correcting a factual inaccuracy!
Hmmmm.Let me see. A lovely Tuscan villa vs a shanty town in Brum.Well I know which I prefer.Anyway Mr Danny Dyer and I are off for a game croquet at Tarquins garden party.Toodle pip
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 07:01:14 AM
He made a statement that didn't bear much scrutiny. He said we'd won nothing, when we have won more in that time than all but 5 or 6 clubs out the 92, including trophies Man City still dream of.
You have won nothing for years, you are trading on history. Welcome to the real world where you are a lower division club.
Hi guys, Villa fan here in peace.
We're not all a salty bunch, unfortunately Twitter is not a good representation of any clubs supporters imo, I'd ignore most of those.
Most supporters that I speak to are very respectful of Fulham and what you've achieved this season, and are very wary of playing yourselves in such an important game.
Why don't we leave all the squabbling/name calling etc in the playground where it belongs and look forward to what should be a cracking game?
Anyway, good luck for Saturday. May the best team win.....
Quote from: Villa Gloucester on May 22, 2018, 02:39:56 PM
Hi guys, Villa fan here in peace.
We're not all a salty bunch, unfortunately Twitter is not a good representation of any clubs supporters imo, I'd ignore most of those.
Most supporters that I speak to are very respectful of Fulham and what you've achieved this season, and are very wary of playing yourselves in such an important game.
Why don't we leave all the squabbling/name calling etc in the playground where it belongs and look forward to what should be a cracking game?
Anyway, good luck for Saturday. May the best team win.....
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Quote from: Villa Gloucester on May 22, 2018, 02:39:56 PM
Hi guys, Villa fan here in peace.
We're not all a salty bunch, unfortunately Twitter is not a good representation of any clubs supporters imo, I'd ignore most of those.
Most supporters that I speak to are very respectful of Fulham and what you've achieved this season, and are very wary of playing yourselves in such an important game.
Why don't we leave all the squabbling/name calling etc in the playground where it belongs and look forward to what should be a cracking game?
Anyway, good luck for Saturday. May the best team win.....
Twitter is probably the worst place to look for opinions on other teams. Am I right that Villa sold out their allocation today as well? Can't wait for Saturday! Indeed, may the best team win...(Up the Fulham!)
Quote from: WhiteJC on May 22, 2018, 02:41:33 PM
Quote from: Villa Gloucester on May 22, 2018, 02:39:56 PM
Hi guys, Villa fan here in peace.
We're not all a salty bunch, unfortunately Twitter is not a good representation of any clubs supporters imo, I'd ignore most of those.
Most supporters that I speak to are very respectful of Fulham and what you've achieved this season, and are very wary of playing yourselves in such an important game.
Why don't we leave all the squabbling/name calling etc in the playground where it belongs and look forward to what should be a cracking game?
Anyway, good luck for Saturday. May the best team win.....
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Quote from: Maidstone Lee on May 22, 2018, 02:44:14 PM
Quote from: Villa Gloucester on May 22, 2018, 02:39:56 PM
Hi guys, Villa fan here in peace.
We're not all a salty bunch, unfortunately Twitter is not a good representation of any clubs supporters imo, I'd ignore most of those.
Most supporters that I speak to are very respectful of Fulham and what you've achieved this season, and are very wary of playing yourselves in such an important game.
Why don't we leave all the squabbling/name calling etc in the playground where it belongs and look forward to what should be a cracking game?
Anyway, good luck for Saturday. May the best team win.....
Twitter is probably the worst place to look for opinions on other teams. Am I right that Villa sold out their allocation today as well? Can't wait for Saturday! Indeed, may the best team win...(Up the Fulham!)
Yeah, sold out this morning. Been a pretty long process for fans getting tickets from what I've been told. I'll be on my honeymoon so can't make it to Wembley myself, probably for the best as these sorts of games are not very good for my stress levels lol.
Quote from: Villa Gloucester on May 22, 2018, 02:51:23 PM
Quote from: Maidstone Lee on May 22, 2018, 02:44:14 PM
Quote from: Villa Gloucester on May 22, 2018, 02:39:56 PM
Hi guys, Villa fan here in peace.
We're not all a salty bunch, unfortunately Twitter is not a good representation of any clubs supporters imo, I'd ignore most of those.
Most supporters that I speak to are very respectful of Fulham and what you've achieved this season, and are very wary of playing yourselves in such an important game.
Why don't we leave all the squabbling/name calling etc in the playground where it belongs and look forward to what should be a cracking game?
Anyway, good luck for Saturday. May the best team win.....
Twitter is probably the worst place to look for opinions on other teams. Am I right that Villa sold out their allocation today as well? Can't wait for Saturday! Indeed, may the best team win...(Up the Fulham!)
Yeah, sold out this morning. Been a pretty long process for fans getting tickets from what I've been told. I'll be on my honeymoon so can't make it to Wembley myself, probably for the best as these sorts of games are not very good for my stress levels lol.
Thanks for the more level headed post. Congratulations on your marriage and enjoy the honeymoon (although I obviously hope you have to get over the disappointment of a defeat).
Most fans on both sides are like me nervous and wish we could do other things to keep our mind off the game. But we can't. There will always be the kiddies and the big mouth fans who like to pretend their gang is better than the other gang. But for most of us these games are rare and painful up until kick off. Then twitchy and nervy during the game. Then either euphoric or funereal after. Just hope that nobody makes a big mistake, that we can play and be proud of the day. Whatever happens we will all still support the same sides after the game as we did before the game. Just wish the game wasn't so important. I don't like the stress either.
Quote from: Twig on May 22, 2018, 03:35:18 PM
Quote from: Villa Gloucester on May 22, 2018, 02:51:23 PM
Quote from: Maidstone Lee on May 22, 2018, 02:44:14 PM
Quote from: Villa Gloucester on May 22, 2018, 02:39:56 PM
Hi guys, Villa fan here in peace.
We're not all a salty bunch, unfortunately Twitter is not a good representation of any clubs supporters imo, I'd ignore most of those.
Most supporters that I speak to are very respectful of Fulham and what you've achieved this season, and are very wary of playing yourselves in such an important game.
Why don't we leave all the squabbling/name calling etc in the playground where it belongs and look forward to what should be a cracking game?
Anyway, good luck for Saturday. May the best team win.....
Twitter is probably the worst place to look for opinions on other teams. Am I right that Villa sold out their allocation today as well? Can't wait for Saturday! Indeed, may the best team win...(Up the Fulham!)
Yeah, sold out this morning. Been a pretty long process for fans getting tickets from what I've been told. I'll be on my honeymoon so can't make it to Wembley myself, probably for the best as these sorts of games are not very good for my stress levels lol.
Thanks for the more level headed post. Congratulations on your marriage and enjoy the honeymoon (although I obviously hope you have to get over the disappointment of a defeat).
Thank you Twig, although I obviously hope for the opposite to your last point haha.
Fulham fan based in Birmingham here. I can vouch for Villa Gloucester. Most Villa fans would (grudgingly) wish us well if we win... once they calm down and stop ranting. I've had brilliant banter this season as we climbed up the table. The past few days - Birmingham City apart - have been great. There are always the hardline Villa loonies, but every club has them. The mantra up here is all about Villa's experience/our lack of it, and that Birmingham have shown how to beat us. Ticketmaster proved impossible even with my purchase history, so it's a local boozer for me on Saturday. Better than two hours on the train each way full of pissed up Villa fans, mind.
Quote from: Lighthouse on May 22, 2018, 03:55:25 PM
Most fans on both sides are like me nervous and wish we could do other things to keep our mind off the game. But we can't. There will always be the kiddies and the big mouth fans who like to pretend their gang is better than the other gang. But for most of us these games are rare and painful up until kick off. Then twitchy and nervy during the game. Then either euphoric or funereal after. Just hope that nobody makes a big mistake, that we can play and be proud of the day. Whatever happens we will all still support the same sides after the game as we did before the game. Just wish the game wasn't so important. I don't like the stress either.
Nail on the head there mate, this game has the makings of a cracker. You hope either way that the game is decided on a moment(s) of quality rather than errors. There just feels like there is such a long way to go until Saturday......
Quote from: Coldhands on May 21, 2018, 11:12:47 AM
He has a disinterest in what I say. I have a disinterest in furthering a debate on the meaning of disinterest in all honesty.
This is why brothers and Sisters should not sleep together!!
Just saying 👍 😂
Nice guy villa fan from Gloucester, tough game I would make villa favorites. They will play like brum did against us, and hurt us from set pieces, but if it's level after 70 mins I would then fancy us
Quote from: fulham traveller on May 22, 2018, 06:42:55 PM
Nice guy villa fan from Gloucester, tough game I would make villa favorites. They will play like brum did against us, and hurt us from set pieces, but if it's level after 70 mins I would then fancy us
70 mins!
Not very much faith in us then?
Decent people from Gloucester in my experience.One of my best mates Graham lives there, Fulham Fan though.Coming back from holiday early to support the Whites at Wembley.
Quote from: BestOfBrede on May 22, 2018, 06:56:26 PM
Quote from: fulham traveller on May 22, 2018, 06:42:55 PM
Nice guy villa fan from Gloucester, tough game I would make villa favorites. They will play like brum did against us, and hurt us from set pieces, but if it's level after 70 mins I would then fancy us
70 mins!
Not very much faith in us then?
We usually start slow, think Bruce will look to stop us playing, and sit with 10 men behind the ball
Odds for 90 mins win
Fulham 5/4 Villa 9/4
Anytime win
Fulham 4/7. Villa 6/4
Fair that you (Fulham) would be favourites - but I think the odds have lengthened because a rush of money.
BTW tickets in your end are/were selling for £ 120 - tickets in the Villa end - as much as £900. I think you might have some guests on Saturday.... :clap_hands:
If there are any in level 5 then they better behave or learn to fly!
Quote from: Stevie S on May 23, 2018, 02:39:41 AM
Odds for 90 mins win
Fulham 5/4 Villa 9/4
Anytime win
Fulham 4/7. Villa 6/4
Fair that you (Fulham) would be favourites - but I think the odds have lengthened because a rush of money.
BTW tickets in your end are/were selling for £ 120 - tickets in the Villa end - as much as £900. I think you might have some guests on Saturday.... :clap_hands:
Is this a Villa board now . Why dont they just leave us alone.
Obsessed about tickets .Apparently we will have 8000 empty seats .
Who gives a toss about the odds ?
May the best team win.
Wasn't going to enter this poo-sling but when in reference to the tweet quoted by OP, when I hear the phrase "tourist club" Fulham ain't what I think of. Think the tourist set tend to be more interested in the blueshite up the road, and fair play to 'em, personally the first word that comes to mind when I see the Bridge is "eyesore."
Anyway it'll be a good match, hope to see us come out on the better end of it, but from now til then (and after) friendly reminder that the loudest people on Twitter aren't necessarily representative of the populations they claim to represent c.f. a certain tangerine weasel pretending it's a world leader
Quote from: Statto on May 23, 2018, 08:10:52 AM
Quote from: Stevie S on May 23, 2018, 02:39:41 AM
Fair that you (Fulham) would be favourites - but I think the odds have lengthened because a rush of money.
BTW tickets in your end are/were selling for £ 120 - tickets in the Villa end - as much as £900. I think you might have some guests on Saturday....
I've never met a set of fans with such a hostile attitude to reality. Truly Astounding.
Is that what you read into my post? "A hostile attitude to reality" ?? I assume you are talking about something else...? Smh
Quote from: Stevie S on May 23, 2018, 05:15:37 PM
Quote from: Statto on May 23, 2018, 08:10:52 AM
Quote from: Stevie S on May 23, 2018, 02:39:41 AM
Fair that you (Fulham) would be favourites - but I think the odds have lengthened because a rush of money.
BTW tickets in your end are/were selling for £ 120 - tickets in the Villa end - as much as £900. I think you might have some guests on Saturday....
I've never met a set of fans with such a hostile attitude to reality. Truly Astounding.
Is that what you read into my post? "A hostile attitude to reality" ?? I assume you are talking about something else...? Smh
Sad case spending time here.
Go back to your big club message board .
And all have a sing song Kumbaya my Lord.
And fawn over JT and his blue badge.
Bye
I'm sorry but its implausible that we would have 2000 people with a booking history this year effectively being touts buying 4 extra to sell on. Last week villa etc said we wouldn't get near to selling out so seems a bloody risk to take for a tiny potential profit. And how on earth could villa tickets be for resale. I thought only 100% true committed fans could buy as they are such a massive club. Villa fans taking the trump approach. Just saying it enough to think its true.
Late to this thread but totally agree with the OP. I have never known a fan base like it. Twitter, their forums, the local press. They are obsessed with us and trying to run us down all the time whilst being the most arrogant and self entitled mob I've ever known. There's no humour in it either. They are proper facety. I got a Birmingham mate who has been slagging off the villa fan base to me for years about being a humourless, arrogant lot and I just assumed he was a bitter local rival. But EVERYTHING he has said seems to be true. It must be something about being a massive club that has lost its status but I've never known a fan base like it. As the OP says, a proper salty bunch.
I had a new bed delivered last Friday and the geezer was a Wolves fan - blimey very passionately supporting us because of hatred to Villa!
I think if we do win he may come back to buy me a pint!
Yes, found that to on their website....went for a nose to see what they are saying about us.
Not much talk about how they are going to play football, all about our clappers and how massive a club they are.
Mind you apparantley I have won loads of Argos vouchers, a lawn mower and countless other rewards.....a very strange web site.
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Isnt it nice knowing that whatever happens on saturday, we will have the last laugh - they're back off to birmingham at the end of the day!
It's honestly their fault for being in this situation. Clubs in Playoff finals are more typically Fulham's size, more or less, in terms of history and support base. We are hardly dwarfed by Huddersfield and Reading, for example, who sold out their allocations this time last season -- presumably not to Villa supporters!
Tough luck if you are too "big" a club off the pitch or too successful in earlier times to "deserve" to be sparring with the Readings, Cardiffs and Fulhams in 2018. Do better on the actual pitch and you won't need to! One of the aforementioned has already returned to the top division, and if the 2010 Europa League finalists win on Saturday there will be no injustice about them doing so too.
Whoever triumphs can then mix it come August with Huddersfield, Bournemouth, Watford, etc.
