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I’ve got to be honest, there’s nothing really going on, is there? It’s mainly more about players leaving than coming in and the truth is it makes sense that we get rid of the over-paid and under-used players like N’zog…
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Albion 0 – 0 Villa; Tedious and ultimately not good enough
Well, that wasn’t pretty, was it? I’m struggling to think of a more boring game and given that we’ve experienced plenty of them over the last few years, that’s saying something. The whole game can probably be summed up by…
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Albion – Villa;
If I take my positive and negative heads off, I just don’t know how to call this one. Is it a six pointer or a must win, which can be season defining? I’m not convinced it’s either really, as it…
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Players Leaving, But Garde Struggling to Recruit Anyone
This January window was meant to be a desicive turning point for Villa, bringing in fresh players, who may have Premier League experience who can help Villa escape relegation. Well as things have turned out, it’s become incredibly difficult for…
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The board will decide on transfers; Oh yes, who’s that then? and transfer speculation
I couldn’t let this one go without comment, as it’s just laughable in my opinion. Here’s the quoted line from our new chairman, Steve Hollis; “The board is now in charge of the stewardship of this company,’ said Hollis. ‘As…
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Villa – Wycombe; and general thoughts
Try as I might, I’m struggling to keep my interest in the FA cup alive at the moment, as much as I appreciate it for what it is. The sad fact is it is of no real interest to me…
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Villa – Leicester; Preview
I really don’t know what to think about this one. If you’d have asked me before the Palace game, I’d have immediately said we don’t have a hope in hell of getting anything today. But it’s amazing how even a…
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Villa 1-0 Palace; Pardew’s words really encouraging
Well, that’s just sod’s law isn’t it? I’ve hardly missed watching any games this season, but tonight I was so busy at work that I didn’t get to see a minute of it. So what do the Villa go and…
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Villa – Palace; Oh dear
(courtesy of Avillafan.com and just to remind the lads what they should be fighting for) I suspect you know what’s coming in this one and the brutal truth is I’ve had to debate with myself if I should even bother…
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My stance on Remi Garde and abuse
Ok, I’ve been reflecting on my calling for Garde’s head yesterday and come to realise that I was probably wrong in taking that stance. But it’s not because I think he’s what’s required at the Villa. I firmly believe he…
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Wycombe 1 – 1 Villa; Garde out. Yes, even this early.
There are a couple of things I’ve learned about our players this season. 1) Gil is a talented player, who, on his day carries a serious threat and can make things happen. 2) Gestede is absolute garbage and his movement…
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FA cup: Wycombe vs Villa….Surely we can win this one?
I have absolutely no faith in the Villa getting a win when we’re facing Premier league opposition lately, but surely we can beat a League two team, can’t we? I wouldn’t be so sure. Wycombe aren’t doing too badly this…
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Player updates
We have some decent news to talk about, at last. First is a story by the Daily Mail, that suggests Remi Garde has totally had it with Charles N’Zogbia and the player might be on his way to AEK Athens…
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Championship clubs after Grealish on loan, good idea? and cutbacks
There’s been very little to write about and the only thing that has been really noticeable for me is that we haven’t moved quickly to bring any players in. That tells me we had no plan in place to save…
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Sunderland 3 – 1 Villa; that’s exactly why we’re going down
There’s an old saying that says you make your own luck. And the simple fact is we have none whatsoever. Today summed up everything that says we’re going down and if anyone still believes it’s not true, well I’m afraid…
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Lerner Out
Hi all and a happy new year to all of you at News and Views. I really don’t know what to say anymore.The Villa is totally out of control and a laughing stock amongst our rivals. Reason why it’s so…
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Questions about our beloved Villa
Bill Pearson asks some pertinent questions; Can anyone explain our methods of choosing potential players for the first team? Are our reserves only being trained for the shop window with the pure aim being for them to be sold on?…
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Norwich 2 – 0 Villa; Is this the end?
I was really hoping to get to see the game today, but we got loaded up with extra work, meaning it was impossible regardless of how sneaky I thought my plans were. But from what I’ve heard, I’m glad I…
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Villa – West Ham; We need 3 points, simple.
(courtesy of the Villablogger.com) We can beat these, can’t we? Can’t we? I’m not so sure myself, but it seems many Villa fans are pretty confident, which is fair enough. There has been much comment about how we need to…
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Offers Made for Mandanda, Amalfitano, Toulahan, Khazri
Last night there were a range of different transfer speculation. The majority of these headlines were published by ‘Get football news France’. Whilst with tabloid we should be careful with rumours, this website actually reported all of Villa’s transfer news…