The morning after making his Premier League debut, Aston Villa's Irish midfielder Conor Hourihane highlighted a five year old tweet sent to him by a football fan who said he would never make it to the top level of the game.
Hourihane, 28, was a crucial component to Aston Villas promotion push last season, masterminding the midfield of the team which earned their Premier League spurs by defeating Derby County in the Championship Playoff Final in May and, the morning after his official debut for Villa in Englands top flight, he made sure to settle a score with a doubting football fan from more than five years ago.
Hi Craig, remember this tweet back in 2014… I always remember it to this day. Ironically your a Villa fan who I made my debut with! Never tell anyone they cant achieve something
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— Conor Hourihane (@ConorHourihane) August 11, 2019
The Irishman, then in the colors of lower-tier side Plymouth Argyle, had spoken of his ambition to play at Englands highest level in an interview conducted in 2014 – an assertion which one Twitter user took umbrage with.
“Youre Argyles best player no danger, but Premier League?” Twitter user Craig Taylor wrote. “Theres ambitions and theres reality.”
Hourihane replied at the time: “Something to work towards every day. Can I not dream!!?”
On Saturday, that dream came true. Hourihane was selected to start Aston Villas first top-flight fixture since being relegated to the Championship in 2016. And the Irishman impressed Villas defeat to Champions League finalists Tottenham Hotspur, prompting the player to issue a reminder to fans to “never tell anyone they cant achieve something.”
The morning after making his Premier League debut, Aston Villa's Irish midfielder Conor Hourihane highlighted a five year old tweet sent to him by a football fan who said he would never make it to the top level of the game.
Hourihane, 28, was a crucial component to Aston Villas promotion push last season, masterminding the midfield of the team which earned their Premier League spurs by defeating Derby County in the Championship Playoff Final in May and, the morning after his official debut for Villa in Englands top flight, he made sure to settle a score with a doubting football fan from more than five years ago.
Hi Craig, remember this tweet back in 2014… I always remember it to this day. Ironically your a Villa fan who I made my debut with! Never tell anyone they cant achieve something
— Conor Hourihane (@ConorHourihane) August 11, 2019
The Irishman, then in the colors of lower-tier side Plymouth Argyle, had spoken of his ambition to play at Englands highest level in an interview conducted in 2014 – an assertion which one Twitter user took umbrage with.
“Youre Argyles best player no danger, but Premier League?” Twitter user Craig Taylor wrote. “Theres ambitions and theres reality.”
Hourihane replied at the time: “Something to work towards every day. Can I not dream!!?”
On Saturday, that dream came true. Hourihane was selected to start Aston Villas first top-flight fixture since being relegated to the Championship in 2016. And the Irishman impressed Villas defeat to Champions League finalists Tottenham Hotspur, prompting the player to issue a reminder to fans to “never tell anyone they cant achieve something.”
