Aston Villa Football Club - California Supporters: The Mad Dog in the Fog

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Ups and Downs: 2015 FA Cup Final

THE DOWNS: All of the excitement leading up to Villa's first FA Cup Final appearance since 2000 was drowned by the result of the game and the awful behavior by some Villa supporters during and after the game.

THE UPS: Fantastic turnout across North America as photos from meet-ups in Cleveland, Chicago, Toronto, Denver, Vancouver, San Diego, and many more were posted on Facebook. In San Francisco, we had a great turnout at The Mad Dog in the Fog where we outnumbered the Gooners easily 10-1. We had a great time with our "regulars", new people to the club, and Villa supporters visiting California from the UK.

UTV!

Friday, December 26, 2014

Happy Christmas from the Mad Dog in the Fog!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Not Pretty

Villa tumbled to Man Utd this morning 4-nil. The wheels didn't fall off of the bus until the second half and the United goals came in a flurry. None of this was unexpected, but it is still painful to watch. We at the Mad Dog in the Fog hung in there until the bitter end though. The boys did fight hard, especially in the first half, but falling behind will knock the winds out of you sails eventually.

Monday, December 26, 2011

1 Point Draw with Stoke

California Lions @ The Mad Dog in the Fog (San Francisco) for the Stoke game.
(l-r Jay, Rick, Simon, Lee, Howard, and lil' Jamil)

It wasn't a very good game for the Villa today...good thing it was also not a good game for Stoke City (except for that called non-goal that I do not want to see any more replays). A point is a point. (nil-nil draw)

Monday, May 9, 2011

Villa vs Gunners - Sunday 15 May 2011

U.S. televised match. 8 a.m. kickoff (pacific)

Locations for AVFC California:

Northern California: The Mad Dog in the Fog (San Francisco)

Southern California: The Olde Ship (Santa Ana)

Location details, addresses - click on the "Match Viewing" link above.

UP THE VILLA!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Villa Punished By West Brom

It was an ugly game. West Brom won 2-1 (Villa's only goal was an own goal courtesy of the Baggies). We did have a few chances, but could not deliver. (1) Why is Marc Albrighton seeing so little playing time? (2) What about Carlos Cuellar? Luke Young's defense was horrible today.

Change in Nor Cal Home for AVFC California:

After a second time showing up at Kezar Pub with their doors locked and lights out inside, we again moved across town to The Mad Dog in the Fog on Haight. Following today's match - AVFC California will be officially changing its unofficial Northern California meeting spot to The Mad Dog in the Fog

530 Haight St
(between Fillmore St & Steiner St)
San Francisco, CA 94117

http://www.yelp.com/biz/mad-dog-in-the-fog-san-francisco

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................................................................................................................