Villa to play 3 games in US for Preseason

[Walmley_Villa]

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2696527,00.html

[cfetters]

Living in Seattle, I'm up for helping out any Villans traveling to the NW for the first time.  I'm three hours away, but I'll be down in Portland as soon as I get back from the Chicago game and am willing to help out.

Also, for any Chicagoland Villans - I know it's early days but is anyone interested in setting up things to do and places to meet up, especially pre- and post-match? 

I'm definitely flying in to see the boys...Chicago and the Villa - two of my favorite things in the world!!!

I hope to see some H&V in the states this summer. 

-C.

[VancouverLion]

Portland here I come!!!
I'm sure our supporters club here in Vancouver will put a coach on for this. Sweet!!

[Tucson Villain]

I will probably go up to the Portland game.

[villadelph]

Absolutely ecstatic they chose Philadelphia, I'm there in a heartbeat

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Pie eating champion ChicagoVilla is going to be a happy chap. He was seen eating a large quantity of of hot dogs at a Chicago Fire game the other day.

[UK Redsox]

If they'd have announced this earlier I'd have tried to work my 2012 Stateside trips around at least one of these games. However, I'm already committed to going over in June and August.

[Toronto Villa]

A little more tricky than in past years for me because of my two new arrivals, but I will do everything I can to get to Chicago and Philly.

[olaftab]

Villa CEO Paul Faulkner added: "There will be real value in the tour for Alex

Disappointed!

[olaftab]

I will fly over for the match in Chicago. Any excuse would do to get back to that great city.

However this means that we are not going to enter Europa League through any back door method...such as being very fair to oppositions by not scoring from corners all season!

[Jon Crofts]

I will arrange to be in Chicago and hopefully NJ around the time of the Philly game.

Post match pizzas in Ginos East.

[Californian Villain]

I guess Portland is getting closer to me than on the last US tour, but why not come to the bay area? Most of SF had to close when Real Madrid played here 2-3 years back, and Chelski sold out the new stadium at Stanford on their tour so the demand is definitely here...maybe next time around....?

[eamonn]

Hopefully Luke Moore rips all the North Americans apart again.

[dave.woodhall]

I guess Portland is getting closer to me than on the last US tour, but why not come to the bay area? Most of SF had to close when Real Madrid played here 2-3 years back, and Chelski sold out the new stadium at Stanford on their tour so the demand is definitely here...maybe next time around....?

Last time we played there we came back with Stan Collymore. Best not to take the risk.

[Chicago_Villa]

I have been away from these pages for quite some time, but kept in touch with a number of the posters, mainly through Facebook. After a spell in Orlando and Houston, I returned to Chicago in December 2011 and could not be happier with this news. I hope Mac and Dave do not mind me posting this, but I have set up an event page on Facebook to try and collect as many ideas as possible to make this as memorable as the visit to Columbus in 2007. Great to see my old mucker TV still posting here. Maybe we can do a repeat of the fans game. I have already reached out to people at the Fire to see if they are interested.

If you are on Facebook, please sign up to the event at http://www.facebook.com/events/359316637445257/ and spread the word.

Again. if I am violating any rules by posting this, please forgive me.

UTV and here's to July 21st!!!