My Dad is forever complaining about his older brother moaning about the Villa and always says he doesnt even go to the match these days.So do you have a right to moan if your not handing over your money and going to Villa Park?
Slight tangent but does anyone else find that, when at the match, actually watching the game, the nerves are far easier to handle than they are when watching on television / internet / even just following the score on a phone?If you take two matches of equal importance, frustration, tension, one watched at home, one at the game, I always find the games watched at home way, way more horrible - I frequently end up turning the telly off and just checking the score after it has finished (and walking repeatedly around the house until I know it has done so).At the match, I suddenly become far more zen about the whole thing.
The key for me is you have to be a Villa fan. No one else can even suggest there is anything slightly wrong with our club. The 'better fan than you' issue is one I always find interesting. If you go to all the games then surely you are a better fan than someone who picks up the paper on a Monday and notes the score.