Villa Fans - Where Were You?

As posted in the bitterly disappointed head liner. Ok Mr G I feel guilty enough for missing a match, I don't miss many, I have done many midweek matches to end up getting home to N Wales at stupid o'clock in the morning, but this time it was purely finance, just couldn't scrape that extra £100 together, so it was last night or Saturday, taking everything else into account I went for Saturday, but saying that I suppose all the no shows believe they have a valid excuse. My apologies to my fellow faithful and to the mighty Aston Villa for my lack of support in their time of need. So in summary, I should be at work (but I do normally get cover which costs me) I do live a reasonable distance away (never normally stops me) So mainly down to the cash this time I'm afraid : (

as a Villan fan for over 40 years , I have a sixth sense when it comes to Villa and when to miss a match! Last night was one of those occasions , it was on the cards , 3away wins all the hype . Just knew what would happen because it's Villa . 20,000 missing fan's will understand me even if I don't!!!

We only have one car, and my wife had a parents' evening at school. I could have caught the train from Warwick, but I went to the Leicester game last year, and just knew that the players would not be up for it, whoever played. So sorry, I will be there on Saturday, but these days, I will give 100% commitmant when I know thw Villa will do the same. Let down by MoN, I' afraid. Steve J, Warwick

Many fans will have been unable to make it for a variety of reasons. Finance, work, holiday, health etc. There is no reason why any fan has to justify why they didn't attend. At the end of the day it is all about individual circumstance. There were probably many people who are huge Villa fans who would love to have been there, but who just couldn't make it. It is also true that fans provide different levels of support. But never liking to sit on the fence I feel the following comments are perfectly valid. Those people who made the effort last night can be classed as bigger supporters of the club than those who couldn't be bothered. Before I get slated, let me just reitterate, I do not include those supporters who couldn't make the game because of illness, work, holiday or other committments. Some of the biggest and most passionate supporters could not make it. But if you were sat at home watching the tv, were out with your pals, and generally couldn't be bothered to invest in the club that is your choice, but you are less of a supporter than those who did. The barcodes are getting pelters because they only got 20,000 against Spuds. They are getting accused of being part time supporters, not being a big club, being an embarrassment to the club. But they are in turmoil, have a crap team, have an owner that the fans do not want, have no manager and the game was live on the tv. Once the away fans were taken off the attendance, more Barcodes fans attended than Villa fans. So what exactly does that say about us? Some people have said they didn't go because they had a feeling we would lose. Well when it gets to the UEFA Cup semi final against the likes of AC Milan will those same fans be saying 'not going to bother going to that because I have a feeling we will lose?' The owners have bent over backwards to put this club in the position it is today. We are all looking at the opportunity of breaking into the top 4, but just 2 years ago we wondering if we could even remain in the top flight. That has taken time, effort and money from people who had no history with the club. I thank you and salute you Mr Lerner for what you have done. For fans to treat him with such disrespect I believe is a disgrace. The same fans who could not be bothered to invest in the club on Wednesday, will be demanding in January for him to dig deep in order for us to make the push in the final half of the season. I think it is pathetic, hypocritical and should actually mean that your opinion is about as valid as our claim to be a big, well supported club. No doubt some of these part itme fans will be back on Saturday singing 'your support is f*****g s**t, to the Sunderland fans'. Could we ever blame the board for not supporting the club, when as fans we can't even support it ourselves?

One final point of interest from yours truly, the attendance was even less than the turnout against this lot a couple of seasons back, when we beat them 3-1. The scenario looks much brighter now, so why we can attract fewer punters through the gates is beyond me.

I was inNorway as I live in Norway and don't get to VP at all. Sad but true. I did, however, attend the cup semi-final here in Norway yeaterday and was witness to the expulsion of my local team at the hands of Vålerenga. I think I must be cursed!!!!

villan444. I think that you are wrong on this. Villa fans apathy on Wednesday could come back to haunt us. We want to keep our best players but why would they want to put the effort in for fans who can't be bothered themselves. We ask our owners to keep the good players and attract better ones. But attendances like the one witnessed on Wednesday, means that job becomes so much more difficult. Our apathy could indeed make uo break this club. Not imminenetly in a financial sense, but in the bigger picture, non attending Villa fans on Wednesday night may well have set the club back years.

The state of my health makes evening games vertualy impossible, dip in temp, cold rain excetra. Weekend games in that weather requires two days bed ridden afterwards, I hate missing games but with the wife working I can't be bed ridden and without help in the house as a consequence of attending midweek. Yes it mean if we are home on a Monday night I can't go either.

When you consider the attendances in other games especially those featuring PL sides playing each other the attendance was about par for the night. The big attendances come when a club reaches the latter stages. Of course that rarely happens these days at Villa

couldnt afford it.. plus saturday and next thursday so i decided 2 miss out on it! rather watch us in the prem and uefa cup to be honest! also im a tax dodgin student haha

It is a common problem rhymez1. I would suggest sticking them in the microwave for 10 minutes next time. Won't help you dry them but the fire it would cause is always good for a laugh!