Ideal Premier League

[robleflaneur]

And on the other side of the coin I've seen Villa play 5 current non league clubs when we were in divisions 2 and 3.
It's great that the Football league provides such different tales of success and woe and why the Premier league and the European Champions league should be forced to stop rewarding the top clubs .

[algy]

I wouldn't mind one team per nickname, like in America. Get rid of all but one each of the tedious Uniteds, Citys and Towns and bring back Bradford Park Avenue, New Brighton Tower and Middlesbrough Ironopolis.

Football clubs should have to play by their original name and use their original nickname (Small Heath, Newton Heath, Chelsea should be known as "The Pensioners" etc).  Should absolutely be a rule.

[Rich6by7]

I wouldn't mind one team per nickname, like in America. Get rid of all but one each of the tedious Uniteds, Citys and Towns and bring back Bradford Park Avenue, New Brighton Tower and Middlesbrough Ironopolis.

Football clubs should have to play by their original name and use their original nickname (Small Heath, Newton Heath, Chelsea should be known as "The Pensioners" etc).  Should absolutely be a rule.

This would have the added effect of giving us the number 1 ball in the FA Cup 3rd round draw, as Arsenal and AFC Bournemouth would return to being Dial Square and Boscombe St. John's Institute respectively, unless anyone knows of another team that would revert to a name before ours alphabetically?

[cdbearsfan]

Man City = Ardwick AFC.

[St AustellAVFC]

I've always thought that if Plymouth could ever get their shit together they could be a decent club.

I agree. They’ve surely got a decent catchment area for support.

I know loads of Argyle fans that are Plymouth based and also throughout Devon and Cornwall. Problem is, they all support other teams as well.

[Damo70]

No London clubs as the only London ground I enjoyed going to was Highbury (although we did well at White Hart Lane for a while). Nice reasonably easy away journeys so Small Heath, Smethwick, Wolves, Coventry (they'll be back ), Derby, Forest, Stoke, Leicester. The two Merseyside clubs, two Manchester clubs and two Sheffield clubs were always fairly easy journeys. After loads of horrible journeys to Selhurst Park to watch us play Charlton, Wimbledon and Palace (I think I have seen us win there once in the Dalian/umbrella game) I would be quite happy never to go there again.

[cdbearsfan]

If we are going to have a London club, I quite like Craven Cottage. But they would only be allowed in on the agreement that they let us win there at least occasionally.

[algy]

Man City = Ardwick AFC.

Nah, they were originally St.Mark's (West Gorton) FC.

Think Villa are the only west midlands team who'd keep their name:
- Small Health Alliance
- West Bromwich Strollers
- St.Luke's
- Walsall Town Swifts
- Singers FC (if you count Coventry City)

[Neil Hawkes]

West Ham and Burnley should be excluded under article 1874 aka the "kit stealing wankers" clause.

Burnley adopted claret & blue as a tribute/mark of respect to Aston Villa as (long ago) the elite team of the football league(s)

[danno]

West Ham and Burnley should be excluded under article 1874 aka the "kit stealing wankers" clause.

Burnley adopted claret & blue as a tribute/mark of respect to Aston Villa as (long ago) the elite team of the football league(s)

I had no idea, but from now on it's their away strip!

[Neil Hawkes]

West Ham and Burnley should be excluded under article 1874 aka the "kit stealing wankers" clause.

Burnley adopted claret & blue as a tribute/mark of respect to Aston Villa as (long ago) the elite team of the football league(s)

I had no idea, but from now on it's their away strip!

Sounds good to me!

[PeterWithesShin]

"The style of having contrasting body and sleeves was introduced in the late 19th century by Ollie Whateley.  The distinctive design became very successful and it was often referred to as the Villa style."

Trabzonspor also play in claret and blue as a tribute to us.

[dave.woodhall]

"The style of having contrasting body and sleeves was introduced in the late 19th century by Ollie Whateley.  The distinctive design became very successful and it was often referred to as the Villa style."

Trabzonspor also play in claret and blue as a tribute to us.

But why do we play in claret and blue?

[villa `cross the mersey]

A little known fact : we were once known as Abacus Villa
You could count on us to win things

[PeterWithesShin]

But why do we play in claret and blue?

I know it's been said as an influence of Hearts and Rangers but I can't recall there being seeing a definitive answer to it.