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11-21-08, 12:18 PM
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I like to get my money in when behind, that way I cant get drawn out 
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11-21-08, 03:43 PM
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it depends on what your cable/satellite network carries, as you probably want to pick a team that you can actually watch every now and then. Based on being a Villa fan, I think you have to with one of the original 6 founding teams in the NHL.
Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings Chicago Blackhawks. Extrapolating on what a Villa fan would like, The Rangers and Red Wings are no good, as the Rangers are in New York, which is too big of a market and the Red Wings are too much of a powerhouse and do not emphasize their junior levels. The Bruins were great 30 years ago but since are underachievers and somehow also trade away their best talent. They are owned by the biggest cheapskate in professional sports, and have an incredibly loyal fan-base despite all that, so that probably sounds good to you. The Blackhawks are also a potential candidate for support, they always tend to do well, but only seldom do great. The colors of the Blackhawks are closest to that of Villa as well. The other two teams are Canadian and an Englishman supporting a Canadian hockey team is just not right. |
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11-21-08, 03:54 PM
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Was this whole post basically to rubbish Aston Villa or did I miss something?
The way I read it is that i'm a loyal supporter but my team is basically never gonna achieve anything and thus a non-runner and that I should support a team who basically plays in similar colours or is of similar stature in the given sport. Melioris, if you follow english football (soccer) and i think you do, you will be well away that Aston Villa are currently 5th in the league tied on points with the mighty Arsenal who we convincingly beat last week 2-0, and only 2 points behind the Mighty Man-Utd who we will convincingly beat tomorrow. Aston Villa aside I still have the Red Wings as my front runner. |
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11-21-08, 07:52 PM
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Aston Villa are great, and I know they are having a fantastic season. The win over Arsenal was awesome, and I didn't mean to trash Villa at all. It was more trying to draw parallels as to how they are successful and to what teams in the NHL they would be similar to in that regard.
Villa has one of the deepest traditions in the EPL with a rabid fan-base. They usually groom players from within or sign younger/role players for a comparatively smaller fee as opposed to splashing around lots of cash on big name players. Usually this method works for them, but it does result in a particular type of club history that is analogous to other teams in other sports. |
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