Conor Hourihane brilliantly gets his own back on Aston Villa doubter | OneFootball

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Dan Burke·11 August 2019

Conor Hourihane brilliantly gets his own back on Aston Villa doubter

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Aston Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane made his long-awaited Premier League debut in his side’s 3-1 defeat to Tottenham.

But five years ago, when he was still at Plymouth Argyle, the Irishman was told he would never make it to the top flight.


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“@ConorHourihane good article mate. You’re Argyle’s best player kid no danger, but the Premier League? There’s ambition and there’s reality.” wrote Villa fan Craig Taylor on Twitter back in January 2014.

“Something to work towards everyday…can I not dream!!?” replied Hourihane, who was still only 23 at the time.

But Hourihane never forgot that exchange and this weekend, he finally got sweet vindication.

“Hi Craig, remember this tweet back in 2014,” the 28-year-old tweeted on Sunday.

“I always remember it to this day. Ironically you’re a Villa fan who I made my debut with! Never tell anyone they can’t achieve something.”

RIP Craig Taylor. Let this be a lesson to us all.