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Randy Lerner has made a rare interview for The Times and he talks about his vision for Aston Villa, a little update about interest in the club and what he will do should Aston Villa not sell by the end…
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Aston Villa Bid £3.5 million for Luongo and Gladwin (Plus other rumours)
The news this week is going to be dominated by the FA Cup, but as the Premier League season is over it will also be common to read about Aston Villa transfer rumours. We start the week with reports across…
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Goalkeeper of the 2014-15 Season
With the Premier League season finished, I will be taking a look at the best players in their respected positions and the outcome would be Aston Villa’s best starting 11 based on statistics, performance analysis and general contribution to the…
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Helenius Contract to Be Terminated
Remember Nicklas Helenius? Well the Dane’s contract is set to be terminated, allowing the young Dane to leave Aston Villa on a free transfer at the end of the season. The 24 year old joined Aston Villa last season (2013-14) for…
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Tactics Tim Strikes Again
After Villa’s last two defeats it’s becoming clear as to what the Spurs fans have warned us about Tim Sherwood. They will undeniably agree that Sherwood will make an instant impact, give us a great high, but within a few…
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Villa – Burnley; It’s all about the teamsheet
With us having survived the drop, it’s easy to say this game doesn’t really matter, but it actually does, in that each league position is worth around £1.2 million. We can finish 14th at best and 17th at worst. The…
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Benteke Leaving? More rumours
I’ve not really taken much notice of the “Benteke to Liverpool” rumours, as Liverpool don’t strike me as being quite a big enough club to entice our prolific striker. Of course, the rumoured £100,000 a week might interest Benteke,…
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Burnley an Audition Stage for Change
During our defeat to Southampton I couldn’t help but think that keeping the same starting 11 made Aston Villa to predictable and very easy to play against. Prior to games, opposition teams will send out scouts to analysis their opponents…
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Sinclair Signs and a POLL
“Sidforever” has sent the following in; “I am glad to see Scott Sinclair has signed. I like the fact he adds goals from midfield and adds pace to the team. If his price is £2.6m, I reckon this is a…
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Looking Back, looking forward
“Third generation Villan” has submitted the following article. I have to say, I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment. Cheers, TGV; Its Tuesday 10th Feb 2015 ———————- Hull 2 – 0 Villa • Jelavic grabs seventh goal of season • N’Doye…
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Southampton 6 – 1 Villa; Guaranteed safe, but back down to earth with a bump
This was another game that I didn’t get to watch because of work, so I can’t comment on the match, but by the sounds of it, it was probably a good one to miss. Having had a very quick glance…
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Villa fined £200k for pitch invasion. Scandalous. Or is it?
We all know the story. Villa fans thought the whistle had gone and leapt onto the pitch to celebrate. There was very little, if any animosity aimed at the Albion fans and it was all celebratory, from what I’ve seen.…
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Sherwood Eyes New Keeper to Replace Guzan
Brentford goalkeeper David Button is linked with a move to Aston Villa with the Telegraph putting Button high up on Tim Sherwood’s transfer wish list. Sherwood knows Button from his days at Tottenham, likewise Swindon’s midfielder Luongo who has too being…
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Who Could Be Heading For the Exit Door?
A new manager and potentially new owners create the perfect recipe for an extensive summer clear out. It was bound to happen, Paul Lambert had signed a lot of players and Tim Sherwood will be looking in the summer to…
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Villa 1 – 0 West Ham; Safe surely?
After having been extremely lucky (and crafty) for quite a while now, I wasn’t able to wangle getting away from work early enough today. Hence I only managed to see the last 10 minutes or so and can’t really comment…
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A seemingly genuine £150 mill bid for the club
News breaking this evening is that a genuine bid of around £150 million has been submitted to the people handling the sale of Aston Villa. The consortium is led by the former Arsenal defender and Captain Tony Adams, but it…
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Sherwood Will Assess Lonees: Gardner, Bennett and Robinson
Three players who have gone out on loan this season will return to Aston Villa this week and will be asked to report back to training for the remaining 2-3 weeks. Tim Sherwood wants to assess the talents of Gardner,…
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Sherwood Promises Fans ‘No More Relegation Threat’ In the Future
The threat of relegation has been a constant theme around Villa Park since Martin O’Neil had left to club in 2010. However, under the leadership of Tim Sherwood, it’s believed that this maybe our last relegation battle, at least under…
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Thoughts on the current nature of competitiveness in the league and the significance of the FA Cup final
MattVillan has submitted the following. Good post Matt and cheers; I’ve just watched the end of the Chelsea-Palace match and saw Chelsea lifting their fourth Premier League title under Abramovich and couldn’t help feeling somewhat melancholy- as a Villan born…