04-10-2016, 09:45
I remember the late 60s when Villa slid from the 1st to the 3rd in consecutive seasons.
The Argus showed a back-page photo of the Witton End on one very wet Saturday while the match was being played, and we all had a laugh that night in the pub, counting the actual spectators!
Their fans actually, eventually, became very humble. We had a few Villa mates and we'd take them down the Brummie Road for a treat to cheer them up. Not only did they marvel at our football, but they had nothing like our Brummie Road back then. Those high-pitched "VI-LLA VI-LLA" (with little kids' tones) started back then, because their Holte End mob consisted of about 100 youngsters and 100 adults. (The BRE was about 3,000 strong at that stage, and about one in 10 had a flag or a banner to wave.)
It wasn't till 7-8 years later that they got their pride back (and we revelled in their lean years). But they came back brasher than ever. Have been ever since.
The Argus showed a back-page photo of the Witton End on one very wet Saturday while the match was being played, and we all had a laugh that night in the pub, counting the actual spectators!
Their fans actually, eventually, became very humble. We had a few Villa mates and we'd take them down the Brummie Road for a treat to cheer them up. Not only did they marvel at our football, but they had nothing like our Brummie Road back then. Those high-pitched "VI-LLA VI-LLA" (with little kids' tones) started back then, because their Holte End mob consisted of about 100 youngsters and 100 adults. (The BRE was about 3,000 strong at that stage, and about one in 10 had a flag or a banner to wave.)
It wasn't till 7-8 years later that they got their pride back (and we revelled in their lean years). But they came back brasher than ever. Have been ever since.
Start every day off with a smile and get it over with