It's Second City derby day in Dubai too
Oct 29 2010 by Nick McCarthy, Birmingham Mail
DERBY-DAY rivalries are set to stretch 3,500 miles across the globe on Sunday when Blues and Villa fans settle down for kick-off at the Crown & Lion pub in Dubai.
The pub is home to more than 30 ex-pat Bluenoses who meet at the hotel bar to watch their beloved team.
And they are often joined by several Villans, who also live nearby.
Dan Perry set up the supporters’ branch five years ago after getting fed up with watching Chelsea and Man United. The 37-year-old married dad of two sent in an appeal letter for other Blues fans to get in touch in his local Dubai newspaper and it grew from there.
Dan, who runs his own packaging firm in the country, said: “We just had enough of watching the same old teams so I sent a letter to the local paper and it snowballed from there really.
