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Straight after the match, I took the dog for a walk. Okay, the reality is he took me for a walk and we ended up doing about an hour and a half around Witton lakes and the surrounding area. It…
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Villa – Brentford; A proper test
Our performances so far this season have been poor, there’s no getting away from it. Yes, we’ve mostly got the right results and I could happily live with that. I haven’t looked at the table yet, but I think we’re…
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Ipswich 1-1 Villa; two points dropped.
I don’t understand. Ipswich went down to 10 men after around half an hour and we still couldn’t punish them. I look at the side and it looks fine on paper. But we so lack incisiveness, it’s almost embarrassing. I…
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Ipswich-Villa; Match preview and good news on the AVTV front.
The games are coming thick and fast already, aren’t they? Good, I say. While it’s easy to think this should be a fairly easy game, I’m not so confident, as our performances haven’t impressed me in the slightest up to…
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Yeovil 0-1 Villa; We made hard work of that.
We all know the cups are a great leveller, where anything can happen. It’s why I like them so much and believe we have to go all out against whatever team we face. Whatever, it’s the midfield where there’s just…
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Yeovil – Villa; A weaker, or just younger team?
I detest the idea of weaker teams, especially this early in the season where surely players are still getting into their stride? There can’t be any tiredness when most of the squad have had a month off, so I can…
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Villa 3 -2 Wigan; A good win, even if it was a mixed bag.
Hands up, I’ve seen nothing of the game and am only going off what I’ve read on t’internet. I managed to catch that we’d gone one up, conceded via a sloppy Jedinak backpass, then went 2-1 down, only for us…
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Villa-Wigan: A Shoe-in? My mind is blown. Where will we finish? POLL.
You’ll have to forgive me. It’s silly shutdown season at work and the last week has involved 7 twelve hour shifts, plus an hour’s travel each way. It’s real physical stuff too, so I’m bloody knackered and really not able…
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Hull 1 -3 Villa; Bruce needs to step it up
Let me say straight off, I’ve never seen first games as really meaning much. They’re sort of in-between, as not really a friendly, but not really a proper game, where you can judge much at all. You only have to…
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I’m sadly resigned to losing Grealish
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but it seems to me that Jack Grealish’s move away from the Villa is beginning to look inevitable. I’m looking at this from a fan’s, owner’s and indeed the player’s point of view, so…
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“Soft” Embargo lifted and Super agent Mendes to provide his services; Surely players coming in?
So it appears Aston Villa were under some kind of “soft” embargo, after the clubs recent meeting with the EFL. I’m guessing that meant that we couldn’t sign anyone without certain assurances or guarantees. It’s quite rightly pointed out that…
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Bruce; “Our best players ain’t for sale”. Do one Levy
Blimey, it looks like I’ve called it right again. It doesn’t happen very often, so please allow me to gloat a little bit and say “I told you so” again. The important stuff then and following the Dresden game, Bruce…
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Confirmed; Bruce Stays!
Good grief, what is Edens wearing! I heard this while watching the BBC local news and have to say straight off that I believe it’s the right decision for the club, if maybe not for our footy. I tried to…
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Grealish has to stay and too many owners spoil the broth?
Of course there’s been much debate about if we should sell Jack Grealish or not. I’m going to stick with my stance that we definitely shouldn’t. Look, I know we need the money and indeed, he might bring in £30…
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An Egyptian/American majority stake; Lovely, but where do we stand with Grealish?
Well, now I am going to say “I told you so”! I doubt any self-respecting Villa fan doesn’t know, but Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens have combined to take a 55% share of Aston Villa. I haven’t yet read much…
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Possible Middle East takeover? Interesting
Well, I’m certainly not going to say “I told you so” and I’m not counting my chickens, but I’m highly encouraged by what I’m reading. Which is that Villa, or more specifically Tony Xia, is in talks with a Middle…
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Milan Mandaric’s bid turned down. Is this why?
The Birmingham Mail are saying that Milan Mandaric has had a bid for the club turned down, even though it met Xia’s financial demands and I’m again wondering why? And then it turns out that Wyness isn’t suing for “wrongful…
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What to think of Xia’s statement?
I’m keeping it short, as I’m still on my phone. First, thoughts on the “no bank loan’ statement. I think this is strictly speaking, a true statement. While it’s true that we’ve taken money from Macquarie, I think it’s more…
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Xia rejects second bid, why? And be careful what you wish for
I’m currently on holiday in Gran Canaria and cutting a long story short, can’t get any WiFi via the hotel. Fortunately, thanks to 3 mobile’s excellent “Feel at home” benefit, I can get online via my phone. Unfortunately, I’m rubbish…
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Will Steve Bruce still be our manager this season? POLL
So the conversation has turned to how Bruce gets on with the likes of McCormack, who to my mind doesn’t stand a chance of ever starting for the Villa, while Bruce is in charge. There are opposing views that say…