Should you support Villa or somebody else?

[waynejames]

Bit of fun on here for everybody to have a bash at.
When i was a lad many moons ago, i grew up in Alum Rock slap bang between Small Heath and Aston........ so i thought.

Having just checked how far i lived from the two grounds (Villa Park and the San Giro) i have discovered that i when lived in George Arthur Road, from 1972 to 1998  i was 0.6 miles closer to that shower of shite.
So my question to you all is...........

Who are ya?
Or who, might you have become? ( that's a scary fecking thought!)

Villa Park is B6 6HE as well all know. (2.3 miles from my childhood home)
That shite is B9 4RL...........Plaaaaa mouthwash please (1.7 miles from my childhood home)

I now live within walking distance of Nuneaton Town and Coventry City come from Northampton so they just don't matter.

[Chipsticks]

Being from Stratford-Upon-Avon, I'm pretty sure my closest club is Cov. Dodged a bullet with that one.

[cheltenhamlion]

I would guess my nearest league club was Cheltenham Town. Villa were the nearest top flight team but I was sold on family ties to us.

[olaftab]

Only if ASTON VILLA did not exist ....nooooooooooooooo that's a horrible thought.

[the-farmer]

Coventry are my nearest too 

But Grandad used to have a farm at Whittington, Lichfield
When he moved here he still supported Villa, so did Dad
Then Dad took me, now I take my son 

[danlanza]

Born in Wolverhampton. Did not even have to think about it to be honest.

[aj2k77]

Blessed to live close enough to see the ground from my sons bedroom 

[danlanza]

I do however have a soft spot for Hednesford Town and Kidderminster Harriers.
Doctor !

[PeterWithesShin]

I was born in Stourbridge, with my family there was never any doubt it would be Villa for me.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I have a soft spot for Kiddy Harriers.

[Diablo]

Born at the old Sorrento hospital. The dark side edges it by a couple of miles by my reckoning. Jeez this is like that revelation in Star Wars but worse and dirtier. Think I need a drink and a bath.

[Ian.]

I should have been Wolves but after receiving a Villa shirt at 5 years old and then my uncle taking me under his wing there was no turning back. Moving down to Devon only helped my love in with Villa with my uncles match day programmes arriving in the post every other week. I used to love getting them.

I still have a soft spot for Wolves and would love to see them back in the Premier just as long as we do the double over them of course.

[E I Adio]

As a child I lived a little closer to the Hawthorns than Villa Park and most of my mates were Baggies. My uncle who was some sort of official at the baggies took me there when I was very young but for some reason that I can't remember I didn't like it. I think that prompted my dad to start telling me about his hero, Billy Walker and when the Villa were playing at home and the wind was in the right direction I could hear the roar from Villa Park from my open bedroom window, so when he did eventually take me I was hooked immediately.

The Albion had their chance, but blew it. Never could understand what people saw in them.

[DrGonzo]

Hong Kong for me....so do I get to choose?  My Dad was a West Ham fan (from a 60/70's footballing ideological standpoint) born in Kent,  my Mum's family are Nuneaton and Hinckley.  No choice as far as I was concerned.  Currently the Baggies are the nearest PL club by 2.7 miles, I'd always go the extra 2.7 miles for Villa.

[VancouverLion]

Born in Sutton Coldfield, grew up on the Vale so it was either Villa or a car thief, I chose Villa!