Should you support Villa or somebody else?

[waynejames]

Looks like most people would be prepared to  'walk a mile and a bit'

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.

Looks like you would walk 'a mile and a bit'

[TheSandman]

I should be a Hibs supporter.

[Sexual Ealing]

Shrewsbury. Then Telford, then Wolves, then Walsall, then Stoke, then Albion. Oh God. I'm one of them. And I'm even a shit if I do go loyal to my roots because I quite like Shrewsbury AND Telford, which is a bit of a no-no, they say. For shame.

[Hopadop]

http://www.hopewiser.com/proximity-search/ is a good way to check.

Grew up in Erdington / Sutton so comfortably Villa. Now I'm between a cock and an arse place.

[rob16v]

Grandad had an off=licence in Bracebridge Road, a stone's throw from Villa Park before the 2nd World War. I grew up on stories about his heroes - Pongo, Billy and the rest -and they were good enough for me. I was hooked and Gerry Hitchens scored the first goal I ever saw at Villa Park. Why would you want to support any other club?

[rjp]

I grew up in Shard End which is slap bang in the middle of nose territory apparently although most people I knew growing up were Villa.  My dad grew up on Little Green Lane right behind the sty, my mom grew up within sight of Villa Park but I'm not sure of the road.  Luckily for me my dad hates football.

[Smirker]

Villa is easily the closest, walking distance.

[adrenachrome]

We had one of these many moons ago, with a web site url for checking.

Mine were, at the time:

1. Born.   WBA

2. Grew up. Blues

3. Living. Brighton.

[cdbearsfan]

I'm not playing.

[Goldie.7]

Where i grew up i could look out of my sisters window and see Villa Park, It was a easy decision. None of my mates even liked football or supported Villa, fucking glory's!

[Nelly]

I live in Winson Green (the area) so I think I'm just a tad closer to the Hawthorns. Luckily I hadn't even heard of Albion when I was young: my brother used to go and stand on the old Holte and persuaded me.

[amfy]

Born in Wolverhampton, then lived in Smethwick before moving to Southampton when I was 7. Even when I came back to Birmingham I was on the south side of the city, firstly, Bartley Green, then Moseley.

It's only the last 10 years when I have lived in Sutton that I am finally closest to Villa, who by location, it would seem are the last local team I should support.
However, the generations of Villa fans before me ensured that location had nothing to do with it.

Interestingly, my new nephew born yesterday should be the latest Villa fan, but my brother says he will make his own mind up when he gets old enough. Of course - I will pretend to go along with this, but if he thinks a baby whose first game (in his mummy's tummy) was a 6-1 thrashing of Sunderland, and who was born on the 23rd birthday of Christian Benteke is going to be supporting anyone but Villa, he is sadly mistaken.

[peter w]

Grew up in Newton/Lozells area.

Whole family on both sides are fervent Villa fans.

No supporters of any other team are in our family or, indeed, allowed in our family, that includes boyfriends/girlfriends/spouses.

It really is a Villa family.

Lovely.

[Jon Crofts]

Fulham would have been my closest team to support just shading Crystal Palace.  Incidentally my first ever Villa game was away at Craven Cottage in the old 3rd Division, we won 2-0 and so it began.

[Damo70]

I grew up in a nose family and in a nose area and have always lived closer to the temple of tossers. Thankfully the next door neighbours got me hooked on Villa when I was about six before my family could lead me down the wrong path.