Why are Aston Villa so unpopular with neutrals?

[darren woolley]

Most people I meet down here say a similar thing when I tell them I'm a Villa fan. "Big club, Villa..... proper ground......good support". I've never really experienced negative comments.   

Same here.

[CT]

I've never met a Leicester fan yet who doesn't share the average Coventry fan's rabid and slightly bewildering dislike of us.

I'd be a bit worried if anyone or anything from Leicester liked us.

They certainly spent many a game last season singing about us going down, which again, is very strange.

Of course, the song ended up being factually incorrect as well....

[dave.woodhall]

Most people I meet down here say a similar thing when I tell them I'm a Villa fan. "Big club, Villa..... proper ground......good support". I've never really experienced negative comments.   

Same here.

That's because they're afraid of you Daz.

[Ad@m]

Man United were the most hated club in the land in the 90s when they were winning everything.

Same for Chelsea in the early 2000s.

I’d be quite happy if the Villa got the same treatment in the 2020s...

[Steve67]

We were really respected when MON was in charge and we were finishing around the top six.  I'd hope that days like those are just around the corner and we head back in to the positive thoughts of the general public/pundits.  We had become a basket case of a club and didn't really deserve much respect when we seemed to appoint a new manager ever year.  Randy to Xia, Sherwood to Garde to Bruce.  All wasters.   I hope Dean can give us back the respect that we should have, being the super club we are. 

[Deano's Mullet]

I've never met a Leicester fan yet who doesn't share the average Coventry fan's rabid and slightly bewildering dislike of us.

I'd be a bit worried if anyone or anything from Leicester liked us.

They certainly spent many a game last season singing about us going down, which again, is very strange.

Of course, the song ended up being factually incorrect as well....

And singing that our city, just like Leicester, is blue.

[SamTheMouse]

I despise all other clubs and their fans by default, but if I ever meet any in person, I'm always friendly, and usually so are they.

Aside from the occasional wankers that you sadly find in every section of society, the bitter hatred of football rivalry is largely theoretical, which is what makes it so much fun.

[The Edge]

While on holiday I was having a drink outside a bar with the misses.A noisy group of lads, some right bruisers,
sat near us and we got chatting football. Turns out they were Notts County fans and when I told them I was Villa they got us a drink. They were just happy I wasn't a blue nose as they hated them "scumbags" We had a cracking couple of hours and every one of them agreed Villa were by far the biggest club in the Midlands and they loved to "put forest straight" about that fact. Apparently we're well supported in the east midlands and highly regarded in their view. I've had plenty of similar experiences on my travels. So I don't think we're any more disliked than similar clubs of our size apart from with fans of our bitter and jealous neighbour's. It's a myth they love to peddle.

[Lastfootstamper]

I've never met a Leicester fan yet who doesn't share the average Coventry fan's rabid and slightly bewildering dislike of us.

I'd be a bit worried if anyone or anything from Leicester liked us.

They certainly spent many a game last season singing about us going down, which again, is very strange.

Of course, the song ended up being factually incorrect as well....

And singing that our city, just like Leicester, is blue.

I'd hazard a guess at them singing it at old trafford and anfield too.

[AVH87]

I've never met a Leicester fan yet who doesn't share the average Coventry fan's rabid and slightly bewildering dislike of us.

Only ever known one Leicester fan, and you could just tell he didn't like us one bit, despite never really going further than 'you're fair weather supporters, fair weather', you can get a general vibe from someone though when you say who you support.

Much prefer Forest and Derby fans from that neck of the woods, never really met any County.

[Richard E]

Thread called lawyer up (like suit up ref from how I met you're mother )

https://bournemouth-forum.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/time-to-lawyer-up.12016/

I can imagine some will have a dislike to villa due to Hawkeye controversy.

What’s the point of a Bournemouth forum? Can the three of them not just What’s App each other?

[Exeter 77]

I only remember meeting one Bournemouth fan. A woman of around 50 on a platform on New Street station before we played them in the FA Cup in 2015 and they were top of the Championship. In a plummy accent she arrogantly asked why we were bothering to go as the result was such a foregone conclusion. I would have loved to have met her after the game.

My entire view of Bournemouth fans is based on that one incident. I'm sure there must be others who would balance it though.

[cdbearsfan]

Thread called lawyer up (like suit up ref from how I met you're mother )

https://bournemouth-forum.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/time-to-lawyer-up.12016/

I can imagine some will have a dislike to villa due to Hawkeye controversy.

What’s the point of a Bournemouth forum? Can the three of them not just What’s App each other?

They don't trust the technology.

[Jon Crofts]

I only remember meeting one Bournemouth fan. A woman of around 50 on a platform on New Street station before we played them in the FA Cup in 2015 and they were top of the Championship. In a plummy accent she arrogantly asked why we were bothering to go as the result was such a foregone conclusion. I would have loved to have met her after the game.

My entire view of Bournemouth fans is based on that one incident. I'm sure there must be others who would balance it though.

My daughter is at Uni in Bournemouth, used to live 500 yards from their garden shed, she reckoned the average Cherries fan was either a student or a pensioner with very little in between.

[Legion]

Their ears?