Aston Villa News and Views

  • What a week. The start of our turn around fixtures have been clouded with contract talks and an injury! First and foremost, I believe that Vlaar is going and to be honest, it seems he always had his mind set…

  • Just as it seems things might have been picking up, with some positive contract talks, so it transpires that Delph is probably out for the everton game and could be out for a month, even possibly requiring surgery after an…

  • Mark Todd submitted the following and while it isn’t the normal sort of thing we do, we’re happy to go with it, as it is at least Villa related; Last night, Biz To Biz TV had its first showing of…

  • It’s been a bit of a busy week behind the scenes for villa, most of which are uncomfirmed rumours with the only solid news being the confirmed 4 year deal with Grealish. Good news none the less. So lets look…

  • http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/breaking-news-jack-grealish-signs-7934013 Ok, so it’s old news by now and I’m late again. Ah well, that’s what you get for working outside of this site for a living and it’s still something I want to talk about, as it’s quite simply…

  • The Daily Star have run a story that says Ron Vlaar has demanded that the club double his current wages of twenty five thousand pounds a week to fifty thousand. While these are eye-watering figures to anybody in the real…

  • I’m not a huge fan of the international break. As the years have gone by, i’ve enjoyed watching England play less and less, especially when it interupts the glory of the premier league. It would be no surprise to hear…

  • The opinions are currently split on Grealish with many people (including myself) wanting him to get a lot more time on the pitch and others who believe that he needs to be eased into the game in order to develop…

  • Brace yourself because this is going to be a long post as I have a lot to talk about. What a shame, what an absolute shame. The score line did not reflect the game by any measure and to a…

  • I detest the way Sky have messed about with the kickoff times, but for once I was actually very grateful that we had a 5.30pm kickoff. Work commitments have meant I have missed the last three games, but today, I…

  • Football is once again upon us, and this week it is in our yard. Will we prevail? P W D L GD PTS 3 Man City 6 2 2 1 +5 11 6 Aston Villa 6 3 1 2 -3…

  • “Saddened” is happy with Tom Fox; I have just watched the interview with Tom Fox, our new CEO and I must say what a welcome breath of fresh air – he is open, tells us where the club needs to…

  • This is bad news for fans and an anguished nightmare for Libor Kozak as he has been put back onto the operating table to have a pin inserted into his leg after it became apparent it hadn’t healed properly during…

  • Randy Lerner purchased Aston Villa on August 14th 2006 for £62.6 million and has since pumped north of £300 million into the club, both on the pitch and off. Lerner buying the club sent waves through the fan base as…

  • Jores Okore has missed the previous season due to a ruptured cruciate ligament injury and hasn’t played a single minute of this season’s campaign. But Paul Lambert has stated that he will consider playing Jores Okore in Villa’s reserve side this week…

  • We’ve seen this score line a little too frequently lately haven’t we, and lets be honest, we deserved nothing from this game. Our defence was relentless, but so was the Chelsea attacking and when the game is all going in…

  • Thanks Darren for submitting the following. Some good points; Villa – Everyone’s Talking. There has been some interesting news, re-signings, players in talk with the club, injury returns and players getting loan deals and plenty of talk about Villa’s more…

  • Last season we split 6 points, taking 3 a piece with Chelsea also having 2 red cards in our home win; England man of the hour Fabien Delph getting the winner. It is now the chosen ones second season of…

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyo8nsiUVjM   Jack Grealish is one of the most exciting prospects for Aston Villa and this season may just be his biggest breakthrough yet. Having made a 45 minute appearance against Arsenal on the weekend under unfortunate circumstances, he seemed…

  • I know some of you don’t like the posts coming thick and fast, but the recent good run and increased positivity has seen a rise in submitted posts. Given that we like as many views as possible, I’m happy to…