It was fun yesterday remembering how I became a fan of Aston Villa so many years ago. Why I became a football fan is another story which I've never really thought about.
To answer the question as to whether I had any direct connection with Aston Villa, or Birmingham, (the question was asked by me as a projection of what somebody might ask) it's a no. Nobody from my family is or was in Birmingham, or had any connection there. If I had to follow a team from the one side of the my family I would be a fan of Middlesbrough or Grays Athletic. Thankfully, I didn't find out about my mother's birthplace until long after I had discovered Villa. And Grays? They were, and still are, a non-league team so they don't really count.
I was going somewhere with this other than another trip down memory lane. Where to, I don't remember. So I'll just like any bad writer I'll leave it there, with no conclusion. Take it as a snapshot. Nothing more.
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