Hi Gen,
Just a quick thought. I was in London a few weeks ago and I went by train...I went to WH smith in Birmingham New Street and was looking at the magazines on offer, had a look in the sports section, and I was quite surprised by what I'd seen. I saw Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool magazines, even a Newcastle United magazine, even a BIRMINGHAM CITY magazine...but no issue of Claret & Blue on sale? Over the years in various newsagents and supermarkets too I've seen this, almost every freelance newsagent that sells magazines in Birmingham has Birmingham City magazines and Manchester United magazines for sale. Then, when I got to London, at the WH Smith at the train station, it was the same magazines minus the Birmingham City one and there were Tottenham and West Ham magazines for sale there. It seems that the cities in question have their local teams magazines for sale in Wh Smith terminals around the city the club is located in.
So here is my question, have you ever thought about the sale of Aston Villa magazines in newsagents or Wh Smith in terminals for train stations and/or airports around Birmingham? I'm sure they would be a huge hit for those who are choosing something to read for a long distance journey, and it would also raise the profile of the club at the same time...I was with 3 other Villa fans on my journey to London and they said that they would have loved to buy one for the trip.
Just a thought Gen
All the best