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madeeasy 11:25 Wed Jan 29
Supporting a "team"

Last night i went to the Villa game and took my other half's 9 year old boy and the smile on his face from start to finish was a lovely thing to see.

Speaking to a guy up there about West Ham and he said that he has always respected West Ham and liked the club but west ham today optimise everything that has happened with cleansing football of the old guard into the modern day thing that the tv money and business owners want it to be. I thought that was true and sad.

We support a ‘team’ what is the team. The player, most couldn’t give a fuck turn up take their money, it’s just a job. The manager, they don’t give a fuck and are rewarded in failure by getting a pay off to sit on their arse. The owners, all about making money and selling the club on at a profit. The stadium, does not matter where it is just as big as possible to get as many mugs in to pay money. So we are supporting a badge, a brand, oh wait up even that changes!

The one thing that they can't take is the fans. the loyal group, but eventually as older ones leave us and some of us think fuck it I am not being treated like that anymore and leave they will cleanse the true fan from the game for this modern day money grabbing ways and the game will be lost forever.

I loved last night, I wore my claret and blue striped scarf, as did he that we got from Nobles testimonial, and watched the true fans enjoying a cup run and being excited by a Wembley trip and a cup final and a chance of silver ware. when they scored the winner and the place erupted I didn't see a single fan, in the 40,000 that were there, that was upset as it may tire the players out and be a bit tough on the poor little legs in the end of season run in.

Horrible that you can enjoy going to a football match watching a team that you don't support and get into it and enjoy it more than your own club.

Perhaps it was just the fact that every time I looked down to my right there was a little 9 year old boy that had a massive smile and hope and could see what real football was all about and it took me back to how I felt 35 years ago. Shame that the current people running the club I love have slowly drained and removed that from me.

Northern Sold 11:35 Wed Jan 29
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Always had a soft spot for Villa... really made up for them that they have made a final... even if they go down this year they will have had a season to remember...... oh and really enjoy watching the boy Grealish... in a superb bit of form... proper player

Northern Sold 11:36 Wed Jan 29
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We are as much removed from the old West ham I can remember... an absolute shell... I mean the cunts even tried to change our name... identity... GONE

eusebiovic 11:40 Wed Jan 29
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Northern

Grealish reminds me of another ex-Villa great Gary Shaw who was also a proper player ahead of his time. Such a shame he retired through injury. Could have played for England for most of the 80's

Steven P 11:43 Wed Jan 29
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Turncoat

madeeasy 11:43 Wed Jan 29
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Grealish gets fouled a lot! he does play for it a lot and tried to get a penalty by delaying the way he shot at goal rather than just go for it, but he didn't draw a foul and then shot wide of the near post. His piece of skill to set up the first goal was excellent.

With a top class coach he could be amazing. Not sure what one of the top teams suit him best but he certainly has that ability.

The nice thing was though they don't rely just on him.

wd40 11:45 Wed Jan 29
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Grealish is a bit off a throw back and one of the few players you would pay to see.
Lovely place Villa's ground apart from the odd semi final game!

You could imagine Greallish and Bonds having a hell of a battle ( well world war three) then walking off shaking hands and having a beer aftwards

madeeasy 11:47 Wed Jan 29
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Steven P 11:43 Wed Jan 29

Hahaha Getting a 9 year old kid into supporting his local team is a good thing..!!

Eggbert Nobacon 11:47 Wed Jan 29
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so they have fans of other teams in the home end too then

Mr Kenzo 11:51 Wed Jan 29
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Ive seen Grealish a few times this season, he seems to play for free kicks most of the time. Yes, there is talent there, but give me Maddison over Grealish any day of the week

Northern Sold 11:56 Wed Jan 29
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Got a bit of the Gazza's about him... love the way the ball is stuck to his feet... he's a shoe in for the England squad... oh and I'd take Maddison as well... another great talent...

Aberdeen Iron 11:57 Wed Jan 29
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Bit of a Villa love-in going on here. Changed days indeed.

Northern Sold 11:59 Wed Jan 29
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Bit of jealousy from me AI… in a final… great day out for the fans… superb stadium full of history… still got their identity… oh and they got Grealish… yup… more than jealous…

Mr Kenzo 12:00 Wed Jan 29
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They are step up in class from those cunts in blue across the City

BRANDED 12:00 Wed Jan 29
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His smile will be a scowl one day.

It’s a good question but it can be location, friends, belonging, common knowledge, colours, history, brand loyalty, hope, commitment, invested cognition, invested cash, experience, language, competition, euphoria, despair, kinship.

Probs a lot of other nonsense too.

defjam 12:01 Wed Jan 29
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Mr Kenzo 11:51 - Maddison dives more than Grealish!

Mr Kenzo 12:02 Wed Jan 29
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Come on then ?

:)

defjam 12:03 Wed Jan 29
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ag ag ag!

Aberdeen Iron 12:05 Wed Jan 29
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No harm in that NS.

only1billybonds 12:14 Wed Jan 29
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Like Sold0 i always have had a fondness towards Villa. One of the great old Englush stadiums and on the whole their fans are a decent bunch. Also agree about Grealish,nice to see a player give so much to the team he supports as well as employ him.

Eggbert Nobacon 12:23 Wed Jan 29
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Northern Sold 11:56 Wed Jan 29
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Got a bit of the Gazza's about him..


he's a wife beating racist sex pest?

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