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Stone has been a Villa fan since he moved to Birmingham as a young boy and his uncle bought him a club shirt.
“No one told me who to support, but that’s how it started,” he told BBC Sport.
“I lived in Walthamstow initially and wasn’t interested in football at the time, but when I moved it was around the same time my uncle gave me that shirt and I thought being at Birmingham, it all made sense.
“I didn’t leave the shirt behind. AST were the official sponsor, so it was old school even then, although I can’t remember exactly what year it was.
“I rarely took it off. My mom told me that when she wanted to wash it, I would wait by the washing machine to finish washing it, so I could wear it more.
“I have to be honest, though, I wasn’t loyal at first.
“My favorite Villa player is Darius Vassell, and when he moved to Manchester City, my cousins used to make fun of me when I came back to London, because I was such a big fan of his that I wore a City shirt for a while.
“In addition to Vassell, I just remember Thomas Hitzlsperger was amazing – he had a missile on him – and Juan Pablo Angel was fantastic up front, and then Gabriel Agbonlahor as well.”
Some Villa legends out there, but what about Chris Sutton, who joined Villa in 2006?
“It’s been a short time with us, hasn’t it?” Stone added.
“Obviously I know him as a pundit, but I don’t remember him much as an Aston Villa player. Sorry, Chris!”
Chris Sutton and Kofi Stone were speaking to BBC Sport’s Chris Bevan.
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