Stephen65

I feel like I am in a nightmare that I cannot wake up from.

We can do them a favour and take Foster now they can't afford his wages.

Best signing ever. I don't want to think about where we would be without him.

I keep expecting to wake up. If its a dream it will include SHA being relegated.

I've always had a soft spot for Spurs and now you can repay that in spades.

SHA being sent down would be the silver lining on this otherwise crappy season. Go Spurs!

A glorious triumph for the 12 men of Aston Villa!

Can we have this ref EVERY WEEK?

Two thoughts: - isn't it more likely to enrage them that we can't even be bothered to hate them back? - does this mean Leicester have to be our friends?

This 2003 survey is interesting: http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf Basically it shows that even back then the serious Midland rivalries were exclusively among Villa, SHA, WBA and Wolves. Each of those teams sees the other three as their main rivals with Villa v SHA and WBA v Wolves obviously being the primary pairings. Nobody rated Coventry as a rival. Despite being ignored by the other four teams Coventry rated Villa as their #1 opponent and SHA as their #3. SHA are the only rivals I really actively dislike. I have nothing against Wolves and I quite like WBA. Coventry on the other hand just never enter my consciousness.

My experience with the Villa on line megastore was a very good one. Good price (saved about $50 on what I would have bought in a shop here) and regular emails about the status of my order, the delivery company and tracking number. Will get it here in less than a week from hitting 'go' on the credit card order. I can endorse this. I live in Australia and I've ordered from the Villa online store a few times. Only good experiences. Recommended.