It's as if Joleon Lescott has been on a one-season mission to make himself the most hated man in North-East Birmingham.
The Aston Villa defender has inspired even more ire from the club's fans just two months after
tweeting out a picture of a Mercedes Benz mere minutes after losing 6-0 to Liverpool.
Lescott claimed that particular picture was sent from his pocket while driving, but we'd love to hear his excuse for the ill-advised comments he came out with following the confirmation of Villa's relegation to the Championship which came after Saturday afternoon's defeat at Old Trafford.
"Now it's confirmed, maybe it's a weight off the shoulders and we can give these fans what they deserve, some performances," Lescott told
BBC 5 Live.
"Throughout the season we have given reasons for people to jump on us. It's part of football, we have to take that on the chin," he added.
"It's a tough time at the minute. At the back of our minds is next season to get promoted. I'm here for as long as Aston Villa want me."
The club may want to keep a hold of the former England international as they look to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, but we're not so sure the fans echo that sentiment.
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