From the mouth of babes...

[wozwebs]

Took my lad to his second game yesterday (first was Wigan) and coming out he said "Villa are rubbish but we still love them don't we Dad?" He's only 3.

Mentioned it on Twitter and Paul McGrath has replied: "great shout from him, we lv em but give us a win, that kid is brill :-)"

Although it's getting harder to do with each passing game, keep the faith everyone!! UTV

[Nelly]

That has actually made me smile a lot! Thanks for sharing! What a top kid!

[PaulWinch again]

Indeed that cheers me a bit.

[He wears a magic hat]

Sounds to me like very good parenting

[Risso]

My 7 year old daughter for the umpteenth time this season - "Dad, do Aston Villa ever win a game?"  And "My headteacher is going to be very cross!"

[nodge]

As the final whistle went yesterday I grabbed my lads hand (he's 9) to leave and said "we're going down". As we were walking through the concourse area I could see people looking at him so I looked down and he was in floods of tears trying to hide it from me wiping the tears with his scarf.
I thought someone had bumped into him at first so I asked him what was wrong and he said "we are going down this time aren't we?"
I felt awful, had tears in my eyes myself thinking I've given him a life of football misery.

Then on the coach on the way back to cheltenham, he's singing Villa till I die!
Asked him if he wants to go and have a kick about in the park this morning and he said as long as I can wear my full Villa kit.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I knew I had to keep the faith after the Wigan game, I carried my Son on my shoulders back to pub and all the time he was singing.
'Don'cha wish your striker was Benteke.'

He accepts that we're shite, but still loves the whole experience of it.

[VillaAlways]

My 7 year old daughter for the umpteenth time this season - "Dad, do Aston Villa ever win a game?"  And "My headteacher is going to be very cross!"

My daughters headmistress is a massive fan,he.She says every time we lose they have a uniform inspection.
It's been weekly uniform inspections for some time

[N'ZMAV]

Keep the faith, although it is very very difficult.

[danlanza]

All of you who take your kids should be proud of them. You have set them on the path towards being very good people. UTV.

[citizenDJ]

My 7 year old daughter for the umpteenth time this season - "Dad, do Aston Villa ever win a game?"  And "My headteacher is going to be very cross!"

She's right, too.

[villa `cross the mersey]

I wasn`t feeling too good yesterday and asked VCTM jnr (now 12) if he minded if we gave it a miss - " No Dad we`re going and I will buy you a balti pie before the game" - how could I refuse?

[olaftab]

I have a junior season ticket and take turns to take my two nephews to the games. They are both 10. Normally they are on the phone days before asking what time I am going to pick them up and reminding me of the kick off time. They were at last two home games v Spurs and Wigan. This week I heard nothing from them and when I phoned up on Saturday to talk to the one due to go to this match he made some excuse about going to a friends birthday party. Phoned the other one and he said something similar. I am afraid having seen us trounced at home time and again this season they are suffering from abuse  handed out by Brummie reds at their schools.  Villa may be losing them....

[TopDeck113]

6 year-old boy in my class says to me on Wednesday morning, "Even Bury would beat Bradford."

[Dave Cooper please]

95%+ of football teams are shite, it's those of us who realise that and carry on regardless that keep this whole thing going.
Hopefully there are a lot more kids like those mentioned above who won't just give up and support a team that wins things.