Category: Opinion

This should be pretty straightforward you would think, but nothing is when it comes to the Villa, is it? We recently played Everton, beating them 4-0 at home, where I thought the Toffees looked terrible and definite relegation candidates, but I watched them at Brentford on Saturday and they looked much improved, well deserving their…

So, a recap. We’ve done very nicely, ta, over our first few games, with a loss at Newcastle, which is no disgrace to say the least and a couple of wins against Everton and Burnley. So basically, about where we ought to be if we’re being honest. Now the real tests begin and we face…

It’s easy for me to think that Burnley will seriously struggle this season, as returnees to the league. But I don’t think they will, as Vincent Kompany seems to have done a decent job in managing them. I can’t say I know much about them or how they set up, but I do suspect they’ll…

Well, how easy was that? Unai Emery surprised me with this game, with the team he chose. I think the commentator said it included eight of our most expensive signings and was very close to our best possible side, notwithstanding injuries. The manager was taking no prisoners and it shows how seriously he is going…

I said in the preview that I thought Everton would struggle this season and I think on that display, I look to be totally correct. Not that it’s any surprise, as they’ve looked increasingly poorer over the last few seasons. But they offered absolutely nothing today. What must surely be annoying Sean Dyche is that…