Comments for The Doc's Diary: Bad value for money at http://www.avfcblog.com , comment 1 to 34 out of 20 comments http://www.avfcblog.com Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:19:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13696 Just a small point - Villa have many large screens around the stadium concourse areas, showing every minute of the match. It takes a long time to get served at the bar at half time, so understandably some people leave before half time to que up whilst still watching the match on the screens. It's not ideal, but still seeing the action. Why do you think the bars open 15 mins before half time? If these people didn't go down early, there would be far more congestion during the actual break. Also, at the end of games it's not uncommon for people - especially when we winning comfortably and the game is petering out, to go down to the concourse to watch the last few mins on the screens. Plus, not everyone goes by car, some like to get to witton/aston stations before the que stretches 200 yards, or get on a bus before the traffic builds up. - Neil M Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:43:41 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13657 I'm a season ticket holder in the Holte end but last week there was a spare seat going with somebody i knew in the doug so i gave my seat up to a mate and took up the invite to sit with somebody else so my mate could go the match instead of watching in the local. I was bloody shocked when with about 6 or 7 minutes plus injury time left to play and villa putting Arsenal to the sword i dont think a naked Rachel Stevens could have dragged me from my seat. I was totally embarassed! it hasn't really bothered me before because there are old people etc that have good reason to leave a little early to avoid the squeeze out but then if i was 80 and struggling i'd probably stay in my seat for 5 minutes and wait for the traffic to die down. I dont think i'll be sitting with them again! - villa82 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:34:54 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13644 I'm going to start arriving late and leaving early just to annoy people like you who think they can decide what other human beings who pay the same amount do with their own lives. Victor Meldrew - taglor Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:40:49 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13625 Would you go to the Cinema and leave 10 minutes before the film finished? I guess not as it would be a waste of money; so why miss the end of a football match just to miss 10 mnutes in the traffic? Yes it is annoying when people leave their seats then stand in the aisle blocking other peoples view and yes id Doc wants to moan about it then good on him. Those who mention travelling 200 miles etc; when we travel away we don't leave early so t miss the traffic - the whole purpose of going t the football is the game so why miss it? - BigAnd Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:21:01 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13620 Damian and Mackaavfc, off to The Ghetto NOW! :P - Dizzy Mugs Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:38:49 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13611 haahhah i think your a bit grumpy, although maybe annoying as it is the fan has the same right as you to get up and go whenever he likes. if it bothers you so much have a polite word in his ear. dont forget hes a villa fan too. sometimes i think your on a very high horse...... - i love villa Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:56:23 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13601 If you pay your money, you pay for the seat, not standing in front of me. I was at a Lauryn Hill concert (i know, missus birthday) and two idiots were in the seated section standing dancing etc, i told them where the standing section was and to sit the F**K down. Admitttably one of the girls boyfriends wasnt happy, but he respected the fact that i had paid my money (too much ofcourse). So i would say get some balls and talk to the person or people.............Is this Doctor Phil or something? - Leroy Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:28:59 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13598 Valid opinion to be honest, but don't think it really warrants a complete article to it's own, surely there is better news/information to be reporting? - Thegreatdando Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:49:18 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13595 More of a forum article - I HATE BLUES Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:52:30 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13594 At least you're there! I'm 7000km away in a cold house (its currently -22C outside, cools the inside a bit) watching the Villa. - Gwyllum18 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:20:56 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13593 This is a really stupid article... how this is Villa news or even remotely interesting I dont know. I'm off to read the Harewood article! - Woodinho Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:38:00 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13592 i agree fully with people leaving early but i go every week im there from when the whistle is blown start half time and finish. but sometimes at half time the ques are that long with some people pi**in around tryin to decide what they eat that its hard to get back for the second half ontime. this happens to me regulary and one time it took a man 10 minutes to order a pak of crisps and beer. - avfc-anthony Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:12:53 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13590 I agree that I don't like it when people leave early, and maybe I'm missing the point here because I don't go to as many Villa games as most of you (have sympathy, I'm a penniless student living in Leicester atm), but why does someone leaving early cause you, your wife and kids to miss 10 whole minutes? Whenever someone leaves early when I'm at the Villa, I miss the one second of the game it takes for him to walk past me, then he's on the steps and gone. Maybe I've missed the point or I'm picturing it wrong. You can tell I'm a student, can't you. - SuperSeanUK Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:16:21 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13587 its up 2 u when u arrive its up 2 u when u leave. i think ur moanin abit - syavfc Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:39:04 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13586 This post although an interesting subject is short sighted for the fact that the guy being there, leaving early may be annoying for leaving for what reason we dont know, but this happens at every match in the premiership, not just at VP. But you cant question if he is a fan or not! He has spent alot of money for a ticket/season ticket instead of watching the match somewhere else, and in turn contributed his own cash to the club we all love. Damian, calm down mate, you've really taken this a tadd too far, the bloke offered his apology to you and you threw it back in his face? and then you have the (ironically quoted) bollox to ask him if hes got any bollox! grow up, and be a man. - essjaydee Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:16:04 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13581 we travel from the isle of wight some times by car and some times by train and it all depends on hold ups and times we can get the trains/ferry back home, so some tmes we are late or have to leave early we hate it just as much anyone else but what can people do we travel miles to watch them play its great when we play pompy home game for us lol - oldman villain Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:27:57 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13577 You absolute tit!have you ever thought ppl need to leave before the end of the half as most of the time it takes you 15 minutes to get served to a beverage.Alot of ppl travel for miles to watch the villa so if they travel 200 mile rnd trip their not real villa fans cos they leave 10 mins early to get a head start on their return journey home.As for younger children not being able to see their idols when i was a youngster going the Villa i could hardly see fuck all when it was all standing. - I HATE BLUES Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:11:34 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13575 You clearly don't understand mackaavfc. The point isn't about getting your name. Its that you will come on here - have a pop at someone after not even reading the post and call the man a coward and tell him to be a man. Then when someone has read all your comments and challenged you with exactly what it is you have said - you prove to everyone reading that you dont have any boll0x, that you're not a real man and you are a coward. Oh, the irony. Now, just so you know - only comments relating to the actual post will be published in future. If you have anything to say on this subject I'm afraid you'll have to wit until the poll results are out. - Damian Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:58:07 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13574 Answer the question Damo, why do you want my name? Start what polls you want mate, couldn't give a flyin fook. - mackaavfc Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:53:32 +0100 http://www.avfcblog.com/content/view/2101/70/#comment-13573 mackaavfc I'm just using what you said in the very first comment to throw it back in your face. [b]quoting you now[/b][quote]instead of bitching on a website, be a man, show some b******s, and stop being a coward.[/quote]Or is it that you have no boll0x and you are a coward? Maybe I should start a poll titled: Is mackaavfc a coward? - Damian Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:51:15 +0100