Birmingham Mail and Villa coverage

[robbo1874]

I'm getting increasingly annoyed by Mail reporters calling us "the claret and blues." I have been Villa from birth and have never as far as I'm aware heard us called that before they started it.  It's either The Villa, The Lions or The Villains as far as I'm concerned.

Maybe so, but on a list of things to get annoyed about, this is pretty low right now for me.

jack Woodward used to use the term a fair bit too

[Steve67]

No shit Sherlock, the Championship you say? Thanks Gregg, where would we be without your cutting edge journalism? How about you do something useful and tell us why the Gollini and Tshibola transfers haven't gone through.

Credit where it is due Gregg, thanks for the update this morning.  Gollini to sign today and Tshibola to follow apparently.

[in exile]

I'm getting increasingly annoyed by Mail reporters calling us "the claret and blues." I have been Villa from birth and have never as far as I'm aware heard us called that before they started it.  It's either The Villa, The Lions or The Villains as far as I'm concerned.

Maybe so, but on a list of things to get annoyed about, this is pretty low right now for me.

jack Woodward used to use the term a fair bit too

And look what happened to him

[peter w]

Our hated rivals are called the Blues so why would anyone use any part of that when describing us is beyond me? I feel nauseous even at the thought of it. I read with interest when those long left Brummies say that their hatred of the putrid simmering Shit from Bordesley has been tempered by absence. Not mine. Not one bit. I'm still awaiting the day the horrible fuckwitted Vomitorium is closed forever and the stain on our fair city is removed once and for all.

And no there are no claret & ***** just the Mighty Aston Villa. Just use the name.

[saunders_heroes]

Our hated rivals are called the Blues so why would anyone use any part of that when describing us is beyond me? I feel nauseous even at the thought of it. I read interest when those long left Brummies say that their hatred of the putrid simmering Shit from Bordesley has been tempered by absence. Not mine. Not one bit. I'm still awaiting the day the horrible fuckwitted Vomitorium is closed forever and the stain on our fair city is removed once and for all.

And no there are no claret & ***** just the Mighty Aston Villa. Just use the name.

Hear hear!

[Toronto Villa]

I fucking hate this claret and blues thing. When the hell did it start and how do we get it to stop? We're not the fucking claret and blues.

[Toronto Villa]

Who are GAK 1902? Here is a quick guide to Aston Villa's Austrian opponents
14:56, 9 JUL 2016 UPDATED 14:56, 9 JUL 2016
BY JOE HEWLETT
Roberto Di Matteo's men will kick off their pre-season preparations on Saturday

Roberto Di Matteo will kick off his Aston Villa reign with his first match in charge during the pre-season training camp in Austria.

The first opponents of the new claret and blue regime will be amateur club Grazer Athletiksport Klub 1902, more commonly known by the shortened name GAK.

Joe...

[Diablo]

Is Gregg Evans a football fan? And if so who does he support?

[Richard E]

Is Gregg Evans a football fan? And if so who does he support?

He's not a football fan. He supports the Albion.

[not3bad]

And now a song.

The bells are ringing
For the Aston Villa

[Diablo]

Is Gregg Evans a football fan? And if so who does he support?

He's not a football fan. He supports the Albion.

Thank you. Everything is so much clearer. FFS.

[kippaxvilla2]

Do you remember Hugh Johns used to describe the kits down to the enth detail during the commentaries.  Claret shirts with blue trim etc, etc....

[Stirchley Villain]

Our hated rivals are called the Blues so why would anyone use any part of that when describing us is beyond me? I feel nauseous even at the thought of it. I read interest when those long left Brummies say that their hatred of the putrid simmering Shit from Bordesley has been tempered by absence. Not mine. Not one bit. I'm still awaiting the day the horrible fuckwitted Vomitorium is closed forever and the stain on our fair city is removed once and for all.

And no there are no claret & ***** just the Mighty Aston Villa. Just use the name.

Hear hear!

It's a passive aggressive thing designed to wind us up. It certainly winds me up anyway...

[Clampy]

It doesn't bother me that much, even if it is a wind up but that's what the Mail has become. They're best ignored.

[WarszaVillan]

And now a song.

The bells are ringing
For the Aston Villa

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