Friday, June 29, 2012

Countdown to Portland

Updated information about AVFC California and the trip to Portland can be found on our "EVENTS" page. Also included is a link to the most current information on the 2012 Summer Tour for all three cities ( Philly, Chicago, and Portland) on the official Aston Villa website.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Kids in California Support Stan!

Monday, June 4, 2012

Euro 2012

All group stage matches are listed on our "Upcoming Fixtures" page (including t.v. info)!

These are the Group D matches for the Three Lions:

What will the new kit look like?

There so many renditions of what people think or hope what the new 2012-2013 Macron kit will look like. Alot of people are coming up with their own ideas and images are flooding the web. Personally, I prefer a traditional claret and blue home shirt. The away shirt - well, I think I will only say, I'll pass on the yellow.

***These are only mock images produced by people on the web. They are not anything official.***

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Lambert: The New Villa Gaffer

Paul Lambert, former manager at Norwich City, has been officially named Aston Villa's new manager (to replace Alex McLeish who was axed at the end of the Premiership season.

Paul Lambert confirmed as new Aston Villa manager after agreement reached with Norwich City

Villa appoint Norwich man Lambert as new boss to replace McLeish

Aston Villa: Fans urge Paul Lambert to sign Grant Holt
The Villa Nation sound very pleased with this appointment (but who wouldn't be after the season we just went through). Let's hope that the upbeat enthusiasm will continue into the 2012-2013 season.

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NEW KIT!

If you are going to be in Birmingham June 16-17, be sure to enjoy the festivities planned for the unveiling of the new Macron kits!

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2794879,00.html

How Did You Become a Villa Supporter?

"I wonder how many fans are actually originally from Birmingham or surrounding area. I am and I'm always interested if someone isn't from near Villa Park, why did they pick Villa as the team to follow." .............................................................................................. "I like Rick's story, he picked Villa as they were 'sponsored' by Acorns Children's Hospice at the time, a cause close to Rick's heart."..................................................................................................................... "I was born in Solihull (12 miles south of Villa Park) and my older bro turned me into a Villa supporter"................................................................................................................ "I am originally from Vauxhall (Birmingham B7) and have followed the Villa since my dad took me to see a game at Villa Park on my 4th birthday. I was a season ticket holder at VP from 1968 until I moved over here twelve years ago."........................................................................................................................"I am from Halesowen which is right next to the black country. Which is tesco carrier bag territory. However my dad is from the city and he always took me and my brother to villa games. I was a season ticket holder in the holte untill 2007 when I moved out here."......................................................................................................................."So why do I support Villa if I've never been to Birmingham? That's a very good question that I've asked myself many times over the years. When I started following the league almost everyone was a Liverpool fan for the same reason almost everyone now is a United, City, or Chelsea fan. Not being someone who follows the crowd I wanted to support a team that was unique and different. When I was a kid, Andy Gray was one of my favorite players and I used to read his columns in Shoot magazine about playing for Villa and thought a lot of the things about the team were unique: the team name, colors, and specially the history."..................................................................................................................."Born just a couple of miles from Villa park, with my father, mother, grandparents and more than half of my extended family with claret and blue blood (you can work out who the rest of that motley crew supported SOTC) it was written in the stars that I was going to be Villa through and through."...................................................................................................................I was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. Played the game for 30 some odd years and have been a Villa fan all my life. I have seen 2 live games(both losses, but a great atmosphere none the less). My grandfather was a steward at Villa Park for many years. My father and brother are members of the Canadian Villa fan club in Toronto. I'm here in the central valley, and know of couple of villa fans here in Fresno................................................................................................................