A brief guide to the complex rivalries of Midlands football

[nigel]

It seems a very longwinded way of saying "Everybody hates Villa".

The one bit they got right 

[levico]

Even Villa fans hate the current Villa.

[Ads]

It seems a very longwinded way of saying "Everybody hates Villa".

Does anybody else have a warm and fuzzy feeling their stomach knowing that is true?

[dave.woodhall]

Even Villa fans hate the current Villa.

Speak for yourself.

[Dr Butler]

Even Villa fans hate the current Villa.

someone on here and a lot wiser than I once said...

"I love you Villa, but at this moment I just don't like you"

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[Hillbilly]

My benchmark when I started reading was if it picked the Cov-Leicester hatred. It failed.

[tomd2103]

It certainly has a nose tinted angle.  Includes the old nose myth of Villa fans coming from more well to do areas, which is absolute rubbish.  Yes our fan base stretches right across the West Midlands and beyond (a lot of that has to do with previous generations moving out of certain areas of Birmingham) but there are still big numbers in places like Great Barr, Kingstanding and Erdington.

[russon]

The claim that Villa & Coventry don't get on is only 50% correct in that they don't like us but we couldn't give two hoots about them.

And someone needs to tell him it was Staunton not Mellberg (not that this makes the memory any more palatable).

[Jimbo]

It certainly has a nose tinted angle.  Includes the old nose myth of Villa fans coming from more well to do areas, which is absolute rubbish.  Yes our fan base stretches right across the West Midlands and beyond (a lot of that has to do with previous generations moving out of certain areas of Birmingham) but there are still big numbers in places like Great Barr, Kingstanding and Erdington.

They need something to cling onto in the face of their many inadequacies.

1) Da bloos are proppa werkin klass Brummiz.
2) Da bloos are da ones wiv da pashun.
3) Da vile all live in cassuls in Wussta an Lishfeeuld.

To which, we may counter:

1) Then why do you live in Solihull?
2) Then how come there are only about 15,000 knuckledraggers that can be bothered to attend their shithole of a ground?
3) Given that there are no Villa fans in a city of over 1million people, go to 2).

[Dave]

And someone needs to tell him it was Staunton not Mellberg (not that this makes the memory any more palatable).

It was definitely Mellberg.

[joe_c]

And someone needs to tell him it was Staunton not Mellberg (not that this makes the memory any more palatable).

It was definitely Mellberg.

Olof not Olaf though.

[castlefields_villan]

It certainly has a nose tinted angle.  Includes the old nose myth of Villa fans coming from more well to do areas, which is absolute rubbish.  Yes our fan base stretches right across the West Midlands and beyond (a lot of that has to do with previous generations moving out of certain areas of Birmingham) but there are still big numbers in places like Great Barr, Kingstanding and Erdington.

I grew up in Great Barr (by the Post House) and my brother still lives not far from the Scott Arms - Birmingham Road side - whenever I go there to see him, I only see Villa tops.

[russon]

And someone needs to tell him it was Staunton not Mellberg (not that this makes the memory any more palatable).

It was definitely Mellberg.

Blimey I never knew! Have never brought myself to watch it again. You'll be telling me Father Christmas doesn't exist next.

[West Derby Villan]

I also grew up in Great Barr and it was divided between Villa and Albion with the odd delusional nose

[Duncan Shaw]

And someone needs to tell him it was Staunton not Mellberg (not that this makes the memory any more palatable).

It was definitely Mellberg.

Blimey I never knew! Have never brought myself to watch it again. You'll be telling me Father Christmas doesn't exist next.

Still boils my piss that Encklman didn't just calmly pick the ball out of the net and throw it towards the corner.  Just shows the value of players actually knowing the rules, had he done that and shouted corner, the ref would have realised the error.  Still, made them happy for a couple of years.  This will be the best season since then for them, if we go down.