Almost a full-time business; SURVEY: Fans' hours of devotion.Byline: Paul Suart CALL yourself a fan? Followers of Villa devote an average of almost 17 hours per week to their club according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the findings of a quirky fan survey. Bluenoses pledge just over 15 hours, while Wolves supporters spend an average of 15 hours on their club, according to Virgin Money research. The personal finance company ranked fans of the 20 Premier League clubs on how much time they spent watching their team, travelling to and from matches, searching the internet and talking about their club with friends. Villa fans came 11th in the table, Blues were 15th and Wolves just escaped the drop zone in 17th. A spokesman for Blues said: "It comes as no surprise to us to hear our supporters dedicate so much of their time every week to following their club. "This research mirrors feedback - in the form of letters, survey responses, emails and phone calls - we regularly receive at St Andrew's, highlighting the passion of our fans." Aston Villa declined to comment on the survey, which revealed that the average Premier League club supporter spared 15.3 hours per week. Fans of newly-promoted Burnley would appear to be the most dedicated with its fans putting in an average of 18.1 hours a week, just edging out Spurs followers on 17.9 hours, while supporters of Sunderland, West Ham Coordinates: West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located 6.1 miles (9.8 km) east of Charing Cross. From 1889 to 1965 it formed part of the County Borough of West Ham. and Portsmouth made up the bottom three. A Wolves spokesman said: "You know what they say about statistics being able to prove anything - but I suppose at least Wolves are outside the relegation zone! "I think the reality is that Wolves would be a lot higher up in that table than the survey suggests." Grant Bather, of Virgin Money, said: "It's only 90 minutes on the day for the players but for the fans it's a lot more than just a game." Your opinion Write: Your Say, Birmingham Mail The Birmingham Mail is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, UK but distributed around Birmingham, The Black Country, Solihull, Warwickshire and parts of Worcestershire and Staffordshire. , Floor 6, Fort Dunlop Fort Dunlop (grid reference SP129902), is the common name of the original tyre factory and head office of Dunlop Tyres in the Erdington district of Birmingham, England. It was established in 1917 and by 1954, the entire factory area employed 10,000 workers. , Fort Parkway, Birmingham B24 9FF Email: letters@birminghammail.net Visit: www.birminghammail.net and click 'Forums'. CAPTION(S): Passions revealed: Villa fans devote nearly 17 hours a week to club. |
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