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I’ve said ever since we signed him, that “N’zog” is, in my opinion, a very good player. One that offers something different; a twist and turn and a jinking run, that set him apart from many of his peers playing…
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Villa to offer Lambert a new contract?
I know there was talk of this a few weeks back, but the story seemed to peter out and nothing really came of it. The Telegraph seem to have got their hands on something a bit more concrete though and…
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Tony Hateley – RIP HETIS
This was posted by OriginallondonLion on the Lerner thread and deserves its own post to a true Villa great. =============================== Tony was hero to Villans of my age. He seemed to have his own personal gravity, less than any…
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Randy wants to sell, selling price £250M and £90M answer
Well some fun and games today and some journo’s printing a story Randy is looking to sell. So today we had this unsual comment from Pat Murphy. After reports in a tabloid newspaper that Aston Villa’s American owner Randy Lerner is…
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Lambert’s not a fan of stats – not surprising!
Decent submitted post here, written by Andy Badger, which to be honest shocked me a bit, as I have a brother named Andy. It’s not him though, far too articulate; Before I get started, I wasn’t expecting a result today.…
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Tony Hateley passed away today.
I have to confess that the chap was a little before my time, but my dad always raved about him and his scoring prowess. It seems we sold him at the right time, but the Wiki description of him just…
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Everton 2 -1 Villa; Poor tactics
All Goals – Everton 2-1 Aston Villa – 01-02… by beingoal1 I’d got this one down as a draw, a 2-2, not that it matters much. My thinking was that we’d play a similar game as we did against the…
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Everton Vs Aston Villa – Preview
Aston Villa travel to Everton today and both clubs didn’t bring in any new players in yesterdays transfer deadline day. Despite that both teams have brought in two new players. Everton signing McGeady and Troare on loan from Monaco. Meanwhile…
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Deadline Day Signings Unlikely
Aston Villa have been pursuing Wes Hoolahan all day and despite putting two fresh bids today it appears as though Norwich are just uninterested in doing any business with Aston Villa. The two clubs relationship has been sour since Paul…
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Aston Villa 4 – 3 WBA; Great game and result!
After our very encouraging showing against Liverpool, I set a lot of store in the fact that we had to keep up the same kind of performance, if we were to show any signs of improvement over the previous few…
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Aston Villa Vs West Brom – Preview
We’ve got a West Midlands derby today! It should be one cracker of a match as well. Aston Villa played well against Liverpool in their previous Premier League game, while West Brom played their first game under Pepe Mel. Mel’s…
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Hoolahan Deal Re-Enters Negotation
Norwich and Aston Villa have re-entered negotiations in regards to Norwich’s midfielder Wes Hoolahan. Hoolahan has submitted a transfer request and appears to be desperate to leave Norwich to Aston Villa. Lambert has said he will be trying to be…
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What Rumours Should We Believe?
As the transfer window closes in the next few days there will be a couple more rumours that will link Aston Villa with a wide variety of players. Lambert is still looking for players: “There’s loads of names out there…
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Funniest Football Chant
Morgan Villa has submitted the following and I agree, it’d be nice to take our minds off the window for a while; Its been getting tense on here the last few weeks, with performances of the board, coaching staff and…
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Bertrand Solves Left-Back Issues
Ryan Bertrand has joined Aston Vill on loan this January and following his great performance against Liverpool last weekend, it appears as though Aston Villa have finally solved their left-back issues. The last time Aston Villa had a quality left-back…
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Red bull takeover rumour rebuffed by Houllier
I’m only putting this up as it seems a few of you were seemingly clinging onto this as our last hope. It was always a load of rubbish for me, but I can’t blame anyone that dares to dream that…
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Villa in for James McArthur?
Following on from the signing of Grant Holt, who couldn’t get a start at the mighty Wigan and our pursuit of Wes Hoolahan, who can’t get a start in the stunning Norwich side, it now seems we’ve set our sights…
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Shennanigans re Hoolahan
The Mirror have reported that Norwich City have formally written to the club complaining about the way Paul Lambert has been courting Wes Hoolahan. In return, the club have replied confirming the receipt of the letter/e-mail and duly noted the…
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Aston Villa Close on Jean Marie Dongou Loan
According to the Metro Aston Villa are closing on another loan signing, Barcelona’s wonder-kid Jean Marie Dongou could possibly join Aston Villa on loan. Aston Villa have so far brought in Grant Holt and Ryan Bertrand, meaning that Villa cannot sign…
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One game and low ambitions
The performance against Liverpool was good, no one should deny that. However it was ONE good game in a season of dross and mediocrity. It will mean nothing at all if we fail to beat West Brom. One thing it…