Club vs Country.

[Deano's Mullet]

I upset someone at work today when i said i would rather see the Villa win a trophy than  see England win the World Cup. Possibly controversial but if England lose tonight i will be a bit disappointed, however  i wont lose too much sleep over it, whereas Villa losing those Wembley visits in 2000, 2010, 2015 and this year really did hurt. Jack Grealish scoring at Wembley after that Maradona-ish run or Harry Kane poking in a 90th minute winner vs France... no question its Villa every time for me.
Anyone else agree with me or does the World Cup take precedence for you?

[Small Rodent]

Club, every time.

[in exile]

Club for me too

[olaftab]

Country pride is only an issue when I am discussing football with foreign friends and a not so frequent event whilst Club football is an everyday issue and matters more in my life.

[Deano's Mullet]

Villa is our private little pleasure. The England thing is something we share with loads of people who wont give a shit about football by the time August comes around. And obviously a fair chunk of the people you see  supporting England are fair weather or support clubs we detest domestically. I think i'm just bitter ha ha.

[cdbearsfan]

Club. Only people that aren't real fans would even give the question serious consideration.

[Axl Rose]

Country pride is only an issue when I am discussing football with foreign friends and a not so frequent event whilst Club football is an everyday issue and matters more in my life.

This.

Victory tonight, mate?

I'm off to bed, up at 3, hopefully win in normal time, so I can have a few hours in bed before a day of lecturing!

[Deano's Mullet]

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Club. Only people that aren't real fans would even give the question serious consideration.

The guy i disputed this with is a Palace season ticket holder who goes every week to home games.

[TheTimVilla]

The Villa

[cdbearsfan]

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Club. Only people that aren't real fans would even give the question serious consideration.

The guy i disputed this with is a Palace season ticket holder who goes every week to home games.

Home games every week? Jammy bastards, no wonder they're a division above us!

Maybe I was wrong, then. But can't get my head around that at all.

[VILLA MOLE]

I don't think about England as much as I do Villa sex and food , which is all the time 

[Deano's Mullet]

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Club. Only people that aren't real fans would even give the question serious consideration.

The guy i disputed this with is a Palace season ticket holder who goes every week to home games.

Home games every week? Jammy bastards, no wonder they're a division above us!

Maybe I was wrong, then. But can't get my head around that at all.

Every other week i mean!

[Chris Jameson]

Always been club for me, I have never taken any interest in the national team but have to say that this bunch are a likeable lot with a great man as manager.

[NeilH]

One of the regulars on here once said to me he'd rather Villa win a corner than England a match - I'm not that extreme and of course I would like to see England win tonight, but I'd sacrifice every single ounce of England success to see Villa win a trophy once more - I don't think any level of joy or emotion from the nation team can capture the joy of seeing us lift trophies at Wembley and similarly lose finals there too.

My bug bear with England is the pseudo fans that turn up every 4 years and suddenly display emotion that belies there otherwise indifference to football as a whole - i can't stand it.

[Toronto Villa]

Love for England is momentary and fleeting and something that is often difficult to closely associate with. Club is what we associate with all the time. If England lose today we will be upset, shrug our shoulders and soon forget about it. When Villa lose or go through the various trials and tribulations as we have seen across the past decade it lingers all the time like black thundercloud.