This year marks my 30th year as a Villan. Lot's of ups and downs with the Villa and with life in general during that time. Never in a million years did I expect to be feeling this week as giddy as I did all those years ago as a wide eyed kid astonished at the sheer beauty of the stadium and the sea of claret and blue that greeted me for the first time.
This game, this result, this statement from this team has taken me back to those days and filled me with hope and wonder and excitement for the future. And when a simple game of football can make a tired old skeptic feel like a kid again that's a special thing. It doesn't come around that often.