Aston Villa Football Club - California Supporters

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Villa Draws with Stoke 1-1

Darren Bent scores the equalizer before halftime to help Villa gain a point versus Stoke City. Brad Friedel had several great saves to keep Stoke from scoring a second time.

Darren Bent's header scores the equalizer late in the first half.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Villa Post Match Show/Program??

Greetings Fellow Villans -

One of our AVFC California members was wondering if there was a Villa-specific post match show that existed? He currently listens to 606 Football phone-in (BBC) but often Villa is not discussed much (I know because I listen to the 606 podcast).

If anyone knows of something that exists out there - post a comment (whether it is a phone-in program or an interactive program via the internet, etc).

Thanks!!

AVFC California @ West Ham Match!

AVFC California member Sergio S. was able to attend the most recent Villa match v sWest Ham Utd and sent these photos in. Thanks Sergio!

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Villa's Strong Heart Leads to Victory over West Ham

The Villa boys are showing how they can finish strong this season. 3 more points from today's 2-1 victory over West Ham United. Villa now has 40 points at sits at 9th in the table. Let's keep it going boys - Up the Villa!

Monday, April 11, 2011

3 Critical Points!

The Villa held on to a narrow 1-nil lead to beat Newcastle yesterday. We were at the Mad Dog in the Fog (for some reason the Kezar wasn't open - still haven't figured that one out yet). James Collins knocked in the only goal of the game but it was enough. We were holding our breath - especially when that free kick got awarded just outside the penalty area. We need at least 3 more to make me comfortable. UTV!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

C'mon Villa!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnqWi0s1n90

Monday, April 4, 2011

UPDATE: AVFC vs Newcastle kickoff time

Thanks for the comments re: our upcoming "Villa Viewing" this coming Saturday. There was a question about the kickoff time (I originally had it down as 7am PT). The fixture is listed as 3:00pm on the Villa website (this is Birmingham time). I checked Fox Soccer Channel site and it lists the game starting at 11am (ET), which translate to 8am (PT) for us. Maybe the problem is he Daylight Savings Time change? If I had to choose I had to choose a time, I would go with what FSC lists (since they are broadcasting it).

So the update is that kickoff is 8:00 am PT this Sunday, 10 April.

Sounds like we'll have good size groups at both Kezar and The Olde Ship!

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