Fulham 0 Aston Villa 0
Attendance: 25,700
No goals but plenty of incidents in the Putney
Stand. My first experience of Villa fans and they proved to be a bit of a
handful, though I think this may have been down to it being the opening day of
the season, more than anything else.
Ironically, it was a group of Fulham fans that
were the biggest headache, as they had complained about people standing up all
around where they were sitting, and expected the stewards to get everyone to
sit down. Eventually, I found all seven of them seats in P2, though I later
discovered that they had experienced trouble with a Villa fan who was sitting
behind them. The only members of the group to thank me, incidentally, were the
females.
On a more positive note, I was able to
relocate a gentleman with a walking stick to the disabled area, as he was
unable to stand up and see the game because everyone around him was doing.
At the end of the game, I had to ask fans to
move towards the exits and came across a bunch of Japanese supporters. I
overheard one of them talking about Urawa Reds, but bottled out of speaking any
Japanese to them, as it might have freaked them out. Thinking back, I really
should have said something but next time, I’ll make sure to do so!
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© Steve
Taylor
The view of the
concourse from the top of the Putney Stand
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