We had a quick sandwich at Ricoh Arena and got back in the car and headed into Birmingham to visit Aston Villa. I took the wrong exit off of the M6 but we finally made it after a detour through the outskirts. At least we didn't hit any traffic as I know it can a nightmare. We arrived at Villa Park after a little rainstorm, but the sun was coming out and our spirits lifted as we approached the ground.
Parking is easy during the week and we happily jumped over a few puddles into the shop. It was the first premier league club we visited on this trip and we weren't too sure how we would be welcomed. We had not made it onto any of the pitches at premier league sides. We enjoyed taking the photos of the shop and asked the shop assistant who we might speak to. He suggested that we ask the security desk by the entrance. So we wandered over there and had a chat to the man running the desk. He couldn't understand why we weren't living in the US as we could (being US citizens) and explained how he wanted to immigrate there. But we got back onto the subject of football grounds and he called one of his collegues who very kindly showed us into the stadium and next to the pitch for some photos. All in all, we were happily surprised by their generosity. Aston Villa have issues this season with winning, but hopefully they will be able to be "prepared" to get through it in the end.
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| The boys liked this celebration |
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