Should i support aston villa

Since he purchased the club from Doug Ellis, he has been perhaps one of the only foreign owners not to cause any major controversy. As a result, Villa have flourished, becoming one of the best six clubs in the country. Villa play entertaining football, at Villa Park. Their main rivals are West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City, and in the recent past there has always been at least one of these clubs in the top flight, meaning Villa fans always get a derby game.

There is little doubt that Villa are one of the best clubs in the Midlands. By Joey D'Urso Dec 29, For much of the past decade, introducing myself as an Aston Villa supporter has invited a concerned grimace followed by a patronising pep talk. My colleagues do, most notably Gregg Evans, our Aston Villa reporter. As a Villa fan you generally have to lean on former glories. Already a subscriber?

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Subscribe Now. Continue reading this story Already have an account? Create a free account to read 3 articles on us. Here were two lifelong Villa fans, turned manager and captain respectively of their club, smiling with genuine satisfaction on that famous promotion-winning day at Wembley in May The warmth could be felt by all of those who passed by.

Until now. As of Sunday, Smith and Villa are no more. That wonderful and almost unheard-of connection in modern football has been extinguished for good. The fairytale of a Villa supporter leading his club through thick and thin is now over. In years to come, Villa fans will look back on his 37 months in charge and smile.

Because he made it fun to support the club again. To think there were doubts when he first arrived. Already a subscriber?

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