Bob Piper has been a Labour Councillor for the Abbey
Ward in Sandwell, West Midlands, for 10 years. He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa Football Club and a follower of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The views expressed here are mine in a personal capacity, not those of the Labour Party, Sandwell MBC, Aston Villa or Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Get it! Mine... just mine!
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The Conservative leader of Birmingham City Council is a buffoon. Just how embarrassed must his fellow Tories be (and the Lib-Dems with whom he has a cosy coalition) about this proposal.... Council leader tells Aston Villa: Call yourself Birmingham.
How to upset the football supporters of both Aston Villa and Birmingham City at the same time.
Coun Whitby said: "Aston Villa is one of Birmingham's great institutions and is an international brand that the city is proud of.
"I think that a closer association between Aston Villa and the city of Birmingham could help boost Birmingham's profile across the world."
What a complete muppet. We should really hope the hapless Whitby makes this one of his party's election pledges in future.
There is a team carries the name of the city, and a team we like to forget ;)
Matthew Stiles said:
November 28, 2008 9:14 PM | permalink
Hilarious
What else is he suggesting, "Liverpool Everton FC"? or Arsenal to call themselves "North London just off the Holloway Road FC"? or "West Bromwich Albion very near Birmingham FC"?
Paul Sandars said:
November 29, 2008 12:32 AM | permalink
Villa would do so much better if they changed their name to 'West Bromwich Albion Reserves'.
Luke Moore, for instance, Paul? Do Villa actually have any WBA reserves other than the 9 million pound centre half recently selected in the England squad?
Gery Elsby said:
November 30, 2008 12:36 PM | permalink
Sounds like a good guy to me.
Bob the Black Country Brummie said:
December 1, 2008 10:32 AM | permalink
I think we should call Birmingham, Aston much better brand name. Greater Aston seems OK we might even rope in Sandwell and the black country. Whatever next?
Hmm. Hasn't Whitby got better things to be doing? He could look at the state of child protection in his city, for example (from personal experience, I can say that it is stretched to say the least)
The Conservative leader of Birmingham City Council is a buffoon. Just how embarrassed must his fellow Tories be (and the Lib-Dems with whom he has a cosy coalition) about this proposal....
November 28, 2008 6:21 PM | permalink
I agree.
There is a team carries the name of the city, and a team we like to forget ;)