By Paul Eddison
CHAMPIONSHIP

SUPPORTER: Dean Smith

DEAN Smith knows just how much the Second City derby means to Aston Villa fans – so much so that he attended as a fan while he was Brentford manager last year.
Now in charge at the club where his father used to work, Smith is relishing the chance to lead his boyhood side in the biggest game of their season so far.
And with Villa and Birmingham level on points and outside the play-off places looking in, there is more than just pride at stake for Smith.
He said: “I’ve sat in the stands as an Aston Vill...