A number of Aston Villa fans took to social media on Wednesday to lavish praise on their club’s former manager Ron Saunders.
The former striker was in charge of Villa between 1974 and 1982, winning the First Division and two Football League Cups during his time at the helm.
It was Saunders’ 87th birthday on Wednesday, and it was not a surprise that Villa posted a special message due to his standing at Villa Park.
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The tweet, as expected, led to a number of the club’s supporters lavishing praise on him.
Saunders remains the only manager to have taken charge of Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion, which is some going.
And it difficult to see that happening again, at least for some time.
The Villa fans still have a very high opinion of their former head coach, though, with many taking to social media to hail him.
A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below: