ChrisVillan Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Various players and teams around the world for a number of reasons, but in the spirit of the answers so far: Axel Tuanzebe Albert Adomah Tammy Abraham Glenn Whelan Mile Jedinak I'll never forget the team that competed in the play-offs last season. I'm too young to remember a title win but Wembley in May was a high point like I never thought I'd experience. The club could have given them all contracts for life and I'd have been fine with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 A few ex-Villa, obviously, but other than «my» two clubs I hate most other teams and their players. If they’re a potential rival, they’re words removed. I’m very tribal when it comes to football. I do like St. Pauli and Union Berlin for their club culture, but I don’t follow German football closely, and Lionel Messi’s Barca is a long time guilty pleasure of mine. Other than that, f*** the lot of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Zatman said: Even Inter Yep. I don't live in Milan, and I've been given no reason to dislike them, so more than happy for them to win in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Zatman said: Even Inter Yep. I don't live in Milan, and I've been given no reason to dislike them, so more than happy for them to win in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Man City and Pep Guardiola. Just so Liverpool don’t win the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 8 hours ago, kurtsimonw said: Yep. I don't live in Milan, and I've been given no reason to dislike them, so more than happy for them to win in Europe. Cool though I just found out recently that Milan fans hate Atalanta as much as Inter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I'm actually disappointed Benteke's career has amounted to nothing since leaving us. Guy was like a god figure to me when he was scoring his 20 goals a year for us. Certainly will be very much in the minority on here in that I wanted him to do well at Liverpool. What isn't needed is him waking up and scoring again now we'll be in competition with Crystal Palace to stay up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted August 12, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2019 Andrés Iniesta - probably my favourite footballer. Gianluigi Buffon - even though I don't particularly want to see Juve and PSG win anything, I'd love to see him lift the CL trophy. Jürgen Klopp - very difficult to see him at Liverpool, even if they are far less detestable as a club overall than they were when Gerrard, Carragher etc. were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 58 minutes ago, VillaChris said: I'm actually disappointed Benteke's career has amounted to nothing since leaving us. Guy was like a god figure to me when he was scoring his 20 goals a year for us. Certainly will be very much in the minority on here in that I wanted him to do well at Liverpool. What isn't needed is him waking up and scoring again now we'll be in competition with Crystal Palace to stay up. I'd say the Achilles injury he sustained here is what ended his chances of going on to becoming a 'top' player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 No one. Not interested in non-Villa. Oh wait, one exception. I follow the mighty Olof Mellberg's managerial career. I think he will manage our team one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Marcelo Bielsa. Was my favourite manager in the world for a decade until I got acquainted with Dean Smith. I still hold him in a high regard and hope he gets Leeds back to the PL. He had the decency to order his players to give us a goal after all the unsportsmanlike shenanigans they showed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Son, Salah, Giroud, Tammy, Axel T, Kante, Pogba and of course OGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I follow Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga (although about 5% as closely as I follow Villa) so I always want them to do well. Also take an obvious interest in the Australian players in Europe, particularly in England and Germany so that covers Mat Ryan, Aaron Mooy, Mass Luongo, Mathew Leckie, Brandon Borrello. But probably more in the spirit of this thread, the one that immediately comes to mind is Juan Mata. Just wish he would leave **** United. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Rev Posted August 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2019 Mine varies week by week. I've made a list if anybody is interested: 5 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 My mates kid who plays for Bolton Wanderers. Went to watch him play the other day against Coventry - he was unlucky not to score having a great effort saved by their keeper. I have t o admire their fan base too. Plenty turned out and really backed, what was essentially a youth team. terrible situation that club has found itself in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 5 hours ago, The_Rev said: Mine varies week by week. I've made a list if anybody is interested: Gotta love the brass tacks involved in listing the FA Cup Final on their fixture list 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Gotta love the brass tacks involved in listing the FA Cup Final on their fixture list exactly my immediate thought process too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Gotta add Snoddy to the list. Great player for us. Wish he would have stayed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I liked snoddy, was a good player for us and he was another that you could tell enjoyed it here and got what the club is about But the "come home" "I miss you" stuff on social media is utter bollocks, it sends me the other way and is making me dislike our association with him through no fault of his own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I'm a big fan of Pochettino. I've said quite a lot that I don't get the Spurs hatred, at least not under Pochettino. Hating Redknapp I can understand, but I wanted Spurs to win the Champions League last season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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