Villa Disrespect

[sydney]

Yeah, he does the cringeworthy "Please welcome some shit northern non-entity and our very own wheelchair-bound Brighton and Hove Albion" routine.

Genuinely can't see why this would even cross anyone's minds. If we were never welcomed onto the pitch by a tannoy announcer again I don't think I'd feel the urge to try and find out why.

well , he is employed as the stadium announcer isn't he.......what else is he supposed to do,reel off the menu from the catering dept , talk about the weather or debate the crowd on the best way to bring his wife to orgasm....

 

[Paul Skinback]

Must say that all the Villa fans that we talked to and met today were great and friendly and the stewards. However, thought that their ground announcer was extremely rude as he only announced Aston Villa as they came out for both halves. Also, at the start of the game they went right through their team and did not even bother to call out ours. It was as if we did not matter and weren't even there. Thought it totally disrespectful.

You loser. How about this for a clue. They are Villa, wearing their home kit, you, BHA wearing your kit. Of the two teams there, did you know who you were going to support? Of all the things to worry about, you get offended because someone didn't shout out loud that your team was coming onto the pitch. Maybe 6000 other 'mates' you had up there noticed and cheered helped you out.

Email Villa, infact-sue them. Hurt feelings. Maybe they'll send some hugs down for you luv. FFFFFFFFFS

 

[villan]

Along with him you have another complete fairy/twat in Heskey, for a man who is built like a brick shithouse he constantly rolls around like he's been shot. Pity he wasn't playing today we might of beaten you as the guy is gash. Blackburn must be really shit to let him score. Mind you it was with him yet again falling over at the time and the ball hitting him.

Anyway cheers for your comments.

emile's just an oaf, he can't help it! it was hilarious the other night seeing him slip over and still somehow manage to get the ball in the back of the net with both feet. i don't think he's scored a goal for us yet without falling to the floor afterwards.

tbf though and in response to your comment about him being gash, he's been much improved since the end of november/early december and has helped us to keep the ball on the deck (believe it or not) and create chances by actually passing the damn ball around. there's no point launching it up to him when gabby doesn't have the intelligence to realise where the flick ons will land. with milner pushed into the centre, it's no coincidence that heskey's been able to get a couple of goals in that area and has helped link midfield to attack better than it had been previously.

his goal against blackburn was all about milner's probing pass that sliced through their defence; it was a carbon copy of the goal he made for heskey at both portsmouth and sunderland. the aforementioned were finished brilliantly though.

 

[Horney]

Previous posters are right....our team was read out twice....so get in the bloody ground earlier !!!
And as has also been mentioned, the big screens featured the teams and benches throughout the game.
FFS....I wish we had a fraction of this info at Withdean. Trying to remember who is on the bench and who has been booked etc.
Petty and small minded cribbing, on a great day out, at a class ground, against a very good side.
( p.s most BHA regulars would have been able to tell you the starting line-up and bench, without waiting for it to be announced )

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

I am sure I heard both teams read out before the game.

However, as per the other posts I really don't care that much.

 

[trueblue]

Is this for real? You know what, I'm pretty sure at least 4000 of us booed Villa's team announcement and launched into a hearty rendition of 'who are ya?'. And the group of blokes behind me who were giving Stewart Downing dog's abuse for no apparent reason didn't seem to be overflowing with respect either.

Personally, what the PA announcer says when the team comes out makes no odds to me at all. Find this thread a bit irritating because I thought Villa were excellent hosts. The fans we spoke to were all really good lads, no hassle from police or stewards, woman on the turnstile was friendly, team selection showed us some respect and Martin O'Neill's comments about needing Milner to beat us were by inference very complimentary. And the match was played in a great spirit too. You do have to try really hard to find something to whinge about after a day like that.

 

[The Oldman]

Is this for real? You know what, I'm pretty sure at least 4000 of us booed Villa's team announcement and launched into a hearty rendition of 'who are ya?'. And the group of blokes behind me who were giving Stewart Downing dog's abuse for no apparent reason didn't seem to be overflowing with respect either.

Personally, what the PA announcer says when the team comes out makes no odds to me at all. Find this thread a bit irritating because I thought Villa were excellent hosts. The fans we spoke to were all really good lads, no hassle from police or stewards, woman on the turnstile was friendly, team selection showed us some respect and Martin O'Neill's comments about needing Milner to beat us were by inference very complimentary. And the match was played in a great spirit too. You do have to try really hard to find something to whinge about after a day like that.

What he said!