sidcow Posted September 16, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2016 Has anybody else had this today? At work today for the second year on the trot a bluescum at work had caught me out by walking up to me and offering me a handshake before wishing me a happy Enckelman day. I mean how utterly sad and completely small time can you get? It's tragic really and a cursory Google reveals that this is a thing for them. I would normally rise above it but had to retalliate because when I got back to my desk he had followed up with an E-mail about it to all of the footy fans in the office. I couldn't help myself so responded with a comment: It's good to have a landmark day in September because it brings in a nice symmetry with the 1988 commemorations which were of course October and November: 12 October 1988 Villa Park Aston Villa 5–0 League Cup 2nd Round 2nd leg 9 November 1988 Villa Park Aston Villa 6–0 Full Members Cup 1st Round As I recall I had on only just drained the last glass of champers when I had to go out and purchase another case. Costly times! He then had the audacity to reply some mumbled gibberish about not forgetting the quarter finals win in the year they won the league cup in 2011 I responded that "The League Cup does not count until you have won it 5 (five) times" He had the good grace to let it go then but I take no satisfaction in allowing myself to be baited into it. Feel a little soiled to be fair but blinking heck Enckelman day... Really?? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Yep off my boss he didn't touch the ball, should have been a corner, shit word removed of a ref didn't know the rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 16, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2016 18 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Yep off my boss he didn't touch the ball, should have been a corner, shit word removed of a ref didn't know the rules Oh yes. This is an indisputable fact. He did not touch the ball. The ref didn't know the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 10 minutes ago, sidcow said: Oh yes. This is an indisputable fact. He did not touch the ball. The ref didn't know the rules. The ref may have. Enckleman didn't, and his reaction told the ref to give a goal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) 14 years later, they still celebrate beating us in a league match. Says it all about that sorry excuse for a football club. Edited September 16, 2016 by Davkaus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LondonLax Posted September 16, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2016 Haha to be honest that's pretty funny. Harmless football banter, don't get worked up about it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted September 16, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2016 Well they have to have something we have Rotterdam Day so let them have Enckleman Day! It shows exactly the class between us and them and also shows every other football fan they think more about Villa players than their own. Forever in our Shadow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfielder Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I live in a place where most people literally hate football and champion rugby (union) so luckily encounter no blues fans at all, no Enckleman day, I had no idea they did that. Pretty pathetic. Not like we have a Gary Cahill day is it. We're not pathetic enough to, but here's a Cahill minute to reminisce of a time in a Blues derby that mattered more. Is it Batistuta? Is it Signori? No , it's Cahill! Golllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllaaaacccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccciiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooooooooooo. SOTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Credit where credit is due Sid, as there's nothing like winding up an opposing fan.. you got owned/pawned or whatever it is the cool kids call it these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 17, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2016 29 minutes ago, villakram said: Credit where credit is due Sid, as there's nothing like winding up an opposing fan.. you got owned/pawned or whatever it is the cool kids call it these days. Where is the goddam don't like button? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 The fan running on the pitch to give enklemen the rocket polisher hand signal is still one of the most disgraceful things I've seen in football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 22 minutes ago, Richard said: The fan running on the pitch to give enklemen the rocket polisher hand signal is still one of the most disgraceful things I've seen in football Probably not as disgraceful as Dublin headbutting Savage, to be fair. Neither club often come out of those games with any dignity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 in fairness if you get worked up about a day named after a shit goalkeeper then you have some issues. Villa have lost once to them in 11 years so not worth arguing and that would piss them off more as we beat them 5-1 and then our waste of space striker always has the better of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Davkaus said: Probably not as disgraceful as Dublin headbutting Savage, to be fair. Neither club often come out of those games with any dignity. Dublin should of be Knighted for services towards words removed, Disgraceful stuff from the Queen! Edited September 17, 2016 by Kingman 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 (edited) Wouldn't have been able to name exact date but I must admit over the past 3-4 seasons I have sometimes had my own "Enckelman day". As in "well, this is really shit (again) but at least it's not as shit as that match when Enckelman..." Edited September 17, 2016 by briny_ear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 5 hours ago, Davkaus said: Probably not as disgraceful as Dublin headbutting Savage, to be fair. Neither club often come out of those games with any dignity. I was at that match and Savage's face was the only thing Dublin managed to get his head on all night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Shall we have Cahill scissor kick day? shall we have a 5-1 day? shall we have a Milner day? shall we have a Oliver terribly day? how about a worse villa side in history still beats blose day? nope sorry we are not as small time as you losers despite our recent troubles. Form is temporary, class is permanent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 17, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2016 8 hours ago, Richard said: one of the most disgraceful things I've seen in football I assume you have never actually seen St Andrews then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 8 hours ago, Midfielder said: I live in a place where most people literally hate football and champion rugby (union) so luckily encounter no blues fans at all, no Enckleman day, I had no idea they did that. Pretty pathetic. Not like we have a Gary Cahill day is it. We're not pathetic enough to, but here's a Cahill minute to reminisce of a time in a Blues derby that mattered more. Is it Batistuta? Is it Signori? No , it's Cahill! Golllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllaaaacccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccciiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooooooooooo. SOTC has to still be his best goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 1 hour ago, sidcow said: I assume you have never actually seen St Andrews then? More times thank I care to remember 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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