“I am not really being a turncoat. ”I was perfectly happy and contented at Birmingham City and keen to do anything I could for the club - and I hope what I have done there has been helpful. “I can say, in fact, I was devoted to [Birmingham City]. “But when Villa were playing and we [Birmingham City] were not. I was always a guest at Villa Park. “As a matter of fact, when I started my own business. I bought a season ticket for both grounds. though I could not really afford the money." “I have always liked both teams - but while I was with Birmingham I was what you could call 101 per cent loyal to Birmingham and now this position is reversed I am similarly 101 per cent for Aston Villa. “At present, I intend to go every morning to Villa Park. Say at about 9.30. And stay there until I have a late lunch. Today, for example, I left there at 2 p.m." Herbert Douglas Ellis.