Aston Villa have two pretty hard and committed supporters. Take Prince William, for example. If you cut him he bleed (claret and) blue blood.
Or Tom Hanks, who is regularly seen in the Holte End with his top off chanting ‘I’m Villa till I die’.
But neither of those truly match the loyalty and commitment of British Prime Minister David Cameron, who has today given his blessing to the appointment of Tim Sherwood as manager of the club he loves so much he only remembers to mention it around the times he needs to look like an ordinary bloke. Like in the run up to an election or a World Cup.
So here’s what Cameron said today about the Villa and here’s what we think he really means. Obviously we don’t know what he really means. Nobody does. That’s why he’s a politician.
What he said: [Sherwood] is a very good guy and will make a big difference.
What he really meant: I’m don’t really know much about him, but I’m hardly going to slag him off, am I? And how could I possibly know if he’ll make a difference or not? But I may as well say he will. That’s a lot less likely to come back and haunt me.
What he said: The thing about the Premier League is you only need a couple of wins to get you out of the danger zone.
What he really meant: I heard someone say this once. Sound pretty good.
What he said: You have to get some wins against the teams that are at your level or below.’
What he really meant: This is just a basic rule of finance, something I actually know something about. But don’t ask me to name any of the teams around or below Villa.
Hat tip to the Guardian.
