Aston Villa fans can't quite believe what Joleon Lescott had to say after relegation was confirmed

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

Lescott claimed that the picture was sent from his pocket while driving and 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. GettyImages-521571818

"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. 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 that the fans echo that sentiment. https://twitter.com/Mitrology/status/721374136652668929 https://twitter.com/AJWard1993/status/721374162380525568 https://twitter.com/AVFCSfan/status/721374042733862912 https://twitter.com/markbobwright/status/721373930490085386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/davidsummers64/status/721379767648403456 https://twitter.com/MFds17/status/721379208652390401 https://twitter.com/LeighBergin/status/721379053752725504 https://twitter.com/TLRProductions/status/721381080046182400 https://twitter.com/TaylorMack94/status/721381049020915712

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Aston Villa fans can’t quite believe what Joleon Lescott had to say after relegation was confirmed

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It's as if Joleon Lescott has been on a one-season mission to make himself the most hated man in North-East Birmingham.

It's as if Joleon Lescott has been on a one-season mission to make himself the most hated man in North-East Birmingham.

Aston Villa fans can’t quite believe what Joleon Lescott had to say after relegation was confirmed

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It's as if Joleon Lescott has been on a one-season mission to make himself the most hated man in North-East Birmingham.

It's as if Joleon Lescott has been on a one-season mission to make himself the most hated man in North-East Birmingham.

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