Prince William 'using pseudonym' to post on Aston Villa forums

Prince William uses a "different name" as he shocks fans with his "vast knowledge", it has been claimed, as Villa continue to impress domestically and in Europe.
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Prince William is using a different name to post on Aston Villa forums, it has emerged. Prince William uses a "different name" as he shocks fans with his "vast knowledge", it has been claimed, as Villa continue to impress domestically and in Europe.

The Prince of Wales currently serves as chairman of the Football Association and is a renowned Villa fan, having attended the FA Cup semi-final in 2000 which saw Villa run out winners against second-tier Bolton Wanderers FC.

This week, Wills was in Birmingham to visit Wetherspoons, where he met fans at the London Northwestern pub at Grand Central Station. Sipping a Bulmers, the 42-year-old spent half an hour discussing the team with supporters ahead of Villa’s fixture against Everton.

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Steve Jones, a Villa fan for 35 years, revealed that the Prince of Wales "keeps abreast of Villa gossip because he is on all the fans’ forums”. He added: “He goes under different names and he posts on there because that’s how he gets the feeling of what’s going on and what’s the opinion.”

“He had a vast knowledge of Villa. We brought up a couple of topics and he was very eloquent." He said: "He didn’t have to look up to his aides, he knew everything. We spoke about the recent West Ham game and the changes [Unai] Emery made in the second half."

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Jones, who is also chairman of Chasetown Football Club, told the Atheltic: "He started talking about double pivots and how Emery moved Youri Tielemans’ position. We were like ‘What?’” He was talking about possible transfers, who might leave and who might come.

“We spoke about PSR (profit and sustainability rules) and Chelsea selling their women’s team. He admitted he would love to have more opinions on certain things within the game but he can’t in his role as president of the FA.”