Why are Aston Villa so unpopular with neutrals?

[N'ZMAV]

Lee Johnson is a prick

[Des Little]

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[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Lee Johnson is a prick

And his comments about them not being given the North Stand is only one tiny bit of evidence. there's lots more.

[PeterWithesShin]

Also, it’s so easy to find reasons to resent other teams the law of averages says you’ll eventually hate and be hated by all other teams especially if you throw in a relegation or 2.

Look at barcodes and Bristol city as two examples of teams who hate us with a passion for laughably flimsy reasons.

What is the Bristol City reason? They have a Wolverhampton shaped boner over us for some reason.

Didn't Lee Johnson make a massive fuss about their fans not being given an end at VP last season or season before? Being located in the same place as every other away team's lot wasn't good enough for Bristol City apparently!

No.

[Legion]

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lee-johnson-aston-villa-fans-2047711

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I know four Everton fans very well (old college mates - still in touch) ....2 never go to games and both seem to like us. One STH text me on Sunday morning to wish us well; the other STH said to me a long time ago: "Villa? We fuckin' hate Villa at Everton. You owe us."...never found out why.
Last year after the play off final I went out to join family in Spain...first day there I bumped into a group of 6/7 Liverpool fans killing time before going to Madrid for the final. They all said how chuffed they were that Villa were back in the PL. I have to admit that I did wish them good luck. It must have been the heat getting to me.
 

[Sexual Ealing]

It's probably an error to confuse a few maladjusted keyboard warriors with the majority support for any club, most of whom rightly couldn't care one way or another.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lee-johnson-aston-villa-fans-2047711

Cheers Leeg.
That's the thing.

[exigo]

Had plenty of other teams' fans wishing me well before and congratulating me after, including two Watford fans who are proper gentlemen.
That said, there seems to be a lot of happiness down here in London that Watford went. Asked one Palace fan why, and he sent me this:

Watford;

No alcohol served in away end
Invented and admitted to rotational fouling on Zaha
Sack a manager every 4 months
Troy ‘it’s all about me’
That bloody mascot
Bypassing FFP by loaning between club portfolio
Walk from the station
 
No further evidence your honour….

[themossman]

As far as I can tell, the Bristol city thing amounts to us taking kodjia off them then beating them a few times while we were in the championship, with an underlying air of we’re Johnny big bollockses for buying our way out of the second division. Basically nothing of any substance. You wouldn’t believe how chuffed they were over that fullback not joining us. It still gets mentioned.

[nodge]

[wince]

Because there are plenty of wanderers city’s, rovers , towns, uniteds and athletics. But there is only one fucking Villa.

[Brightoninpeace]

Short answer - you're not. Certainly not with anyone I know. I'm a Brighton fan who tends to swerve plastics who support the Big 6 so most people I chat about football with are, I find, a bit more clued up on football.  None of them have got a dislike of Villa. Clubs like MK Dons and Dirty, dirty Leeds are the most mentioned in that regard from lower league and a universal hatred for Man U.

It wouldn't surprise me if fans of the big 6 hate Villa. Clubs like yours  or Everton or Newcastle are the ones who will burst their bubble when the times comes. Take it as a compliment, I don't think Brighton even register with them.

I reckon most other fans quite like Villa,  a grand old club & founder member and a winning the European Cup under the proper rules. Speaking for myself, it's my favourite away ground. That Holte End should be Grade A listed. It's stunning.

Well done on staying up by the way. What a way to finish the season!

[JD]

Thanks Brightoninpeace, that's an excellent first post by the way 

[JD]

Because the 'top six' see us as a real threat if we get our sh@t together.
Because teams like Newcastle, West Ham, etc know we are bigger and better than them and it's just a matter of time.   
Because our local 'rivals' are jealous of our history, honours and size of both club and fan base.
Because smaller teams like to see a big club struggle and feel better about themselves if they can compete with a club of our stature.
Because we are ASTON VILLA.