Villa donate gate receipts to Barrow

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

A fantastic gesture by our fantastic football club!
Good luck Barrow going forwards and UTV!

[Ian.]

Fantastic, just really brilliant news.

[Rory]

“All those associated with Villa conducted themselves with real class on Tuesday night so this gesture just underlines what a great club they are so we thank them and wish them well for the rest of the season.”

Fantastic gesture.  From their forum ...

Spot on from Villa, hopefully invested in the infrastructure of the club!
Put some of it towards a proper food hut at the away end and call it The Food Villa with a plaque to commentate the game.

Great set of fans and now a considerate club. Well done, Villa.

After watching there first class performance from mostly youths, and the way the club and fans mingled round town before game
And now they donate the match fee ?
What a fabulous club they are
Thank you to Aston Villa and hope you have a great season

Class club I’m planning on following Villa for the rest of the comp hope they make it past Chelsea next round

They sound like a lovely, gracious bunch as well. Good luck to them!

[Moonraker]

I see the BBC have picked up on it. They are posting Barrows tweet thanking us. Nothing from the Villa at all. Pure class.

[The Edge]

The gesture is magnificent and sounds like our fans also gave a good impression of our club. Add all that to what happened on the pitch with our outstanding young players and it makes me swell with pride. Billiant all round.

[Mike Jeffries]

It does deserve a thread of it's own and it's bloody great! A lot to be proud of last couple of days!

[Drummond]

Another positive. Its great to be in love with something so marvellous isn't it?

[kipeye]

Just read their thread on the Barrow fans site. It is humbling to see how much it meant to them and the fact that the Villains mingled around town without the 'Big I Am'. Not only made friends with the club and fans but also the town and City. Barrow deserves the recognition as thier history is a tough one for club and town.

[not3bad]

Well done Villa!!!

[paul_e]

I find it amazing that premier league clubs don't do this as standard when they play away to L2 or non-league clubs. The money we'd be getting wouldn't cover a weeks wage for our top earners but it can make a huge difference to those clubs.

[itbrvilla]

“All those associated with Villa conducted themselves with real class on Tuesday night so this gesture just underlines what a great club they are so we thank them and wish them well for the rest of the season.”

Fantastic gesture.  From their forum ...

Spot on from Villa, hopefully invested in the infrastructure of the club!
Put some of it towards a proper food hut at the away end and call it The Food Villa with a plaque to commentate the game.

Great set of fans and now a considerate club. Well done, Villa.

After watching there first class performance from mostly youths, and the way the club and fans mingled round town before game
And now they donate the match fee ?
What a fabulous club they are
Thank you to Aston Villa and hope you have a great season

Class club I’m planning on following Villa for the rest of the comp hope they make it past Chelsea next round

What were our players up to before the game?

[tomd2103]

I find it amazing that premier league clubs don't do this as standard when they play away to L2 or non-league clubs. The money we'd be getting wouldn't cover a weeks wage for our top earners but it can make a huge difference to those clubs.

Exactly Paul.  As some of the posts from their fans mention, that money can be massive in terms of investing in infrastructure and facilities.  Great gesture from Villa and well done to those involved in the decision. 

[darren woolley]

That's a really nice thing to do well done Villa.

[clash city rocker]

Puts some pressure on other prem clubs now.

[West Derby Villan]

Once again this club sets a good charitable example