is collymore right?

[Toronto Villa]

why would he outwardly and very publicly claim to be the supporter of a side if he isn't? And especially one like ours where we are hardly glory hunting material. I don't like how he's gone about airing his recent feelings as I don't think they help, but that doesn't mean he doesn't support us. We all convey our support in different ways, and Stan would fit in fine on here because he's like anyone else with an opinion. His advantage is that he has a much better vehicle to voice his opinion that the rest of us, and with that comes a responsibility in how he uses it. Something I think he often forgets.

[Lucky Eddie]

Has any one of us ever witnessed Stan to pay an entrance fee to watch a Villa match?

I've known him since the mid eighties and I don't know one single person that's ever seen him follow us.

[Chris Harte]

why would he outwardly and very publicly claim to be the supporter of a side if he isn't? And especially one like ours where we are hardly glory hunting material. I don't like how he's gone about airing his recent feelings as I don't think they help, but that doesn't mean he doesn't support us. We all convey our support in different ways, and Stan would fit in fine on here because he's like anyone else with an opinion. His advantage is that he has a much better vehicle to voice his opinion that the rest of us, and with that comes a responsibility in how he uses it. Something I think he often forgets.

Him being Villa has been doing the rounds since the mid-90s. We were possibly viewed as on a par with the likes of Arsenal back then, while the likes of Chelsea and Man City simply weren't even in the frame. At the same time he was regularly being captured on film watching Wolves, though.

[Stirchley Villain]

He's a chancer. Contemptuous at best...

[eamonn]

Has any one of us ever witnessed Stan to pay an entrance fee to watch a Villa match?

I've known him since the mid eighties and I don't know one single person that's ever seen him follow us.

You knew him when he was a young lad?

[Dave Cooper please]

but I think it's about time folk cut him a bit of slack.

While he is happy to use his media profile to spout stuff I disagree with on the club I support I fully intend to continue to slag him off.

[Steve R]

A boycott of anything would be a blunt instrument that will harm as much as safeguard. Why not show the executive what we think of people who fuck the club over by taking someone from recent history who has done exactly that and nail them to the wall next to the directors' entrance.

[Lucky Eddie]

Has any one of us ever witnessed Stan to pay an entrance fee to watch a Villa match?

I've known him since the mid eighties and I don't know one single person that's ever seen him follow us.

You knew him when he was a young lad?

Mid teens.

[eamonn]

What were 'e like ?

[Lucky Eddie]

I'd describe him as a confident lad.

[old man villa fan]

A boycott of anything would be a blunt instrument that will harm as much as safeguard. Why not show the executive what we think of people who fuck the club over by taking someone from recent history who has done exactly that and nail them to the wall next to the directors' entrance.

Can I nominate Steve Hodge.

[trevor fisher]

from the responses, I guess Stan has not got the support he needs for a boycott - but it is a small sample. Maybe he can tell us what plan B might be. As there are personal memories of Stan the Young Man on this thread, I can put myself on the line. Though I have never met Stan, When I moved to Stafford I met a women who washed his kit when he played for Stafford Rangers. Do I qualify for an award?

Trevor Fisher.