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I could try and be really clever and profess my knowledge of all European clubs and rattle off a load of guff about it’s history and players etc. But the truth is I’ve never even heard of them and I…
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Villa 6 – 1 Brighton; Welcome, but what’s that about?
I quite often say that football’s a funny old game, but Aston Villa never fail to totally baffle me. After that disgusting performance against Everton in the cup where we were frankly dire, How do we then come up with…
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Villa – Brighton; Tough game
How attitudes change, eh? After beating an admittedly poor Chelsea side on their own turf, I thought things were on the up. Before I say anymore, let’s look at the squad news. The headlines are that Jacob Ramsey is apparently…
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Villa – Everton; Carabou cup should win, but will we?
This should be pretty straightforward you would think, but nothing is when it comes to the Villa, is it? We recently played Everton, beating them 4-0 at home, where I thought the Toffees looked terrible and definite relegation candidates, but…
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Chelsea 0 – 1 Villa; Haha, Poch sacked in the morning?
Isn’t it strange how a single result can change your perspective? Or in other words, consider that we have now played Newcastle, Liverpool and Chelsea away and still sit 6th in the league. Given the manner of our two defeats,…
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Chelsea – Villa; We go again
I’d guess a few of you have been wondering where I’ve been. The absolute truth is that after the Liverpool game I found myself utterly despondent. Not at the result, you understand, but merely the manner of it. It actually…
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Liverpool – Villa; Let the real games commence.
So, a recap. We’ve done very nicely, ta, over our first few games, with a loss at Newcastle, which is no disgrace to say the least and a couple of wins against Everton and Burnley. So basically, about where we…
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Burnley 1 – 3 Villa; A fairly comfortable victory.
I found myself highly encouraged by this performance. I didn’t think it would be easy and indeed Burnley had us on the back foot in the first third of the second half, which concerned me because it seemed we eased…
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Burnley – Villa; Not so easy
It’s easy for me to think that Burnley will seriously struggle this season, as returnees to the league. But I don’t think they will, as Vincent Kompany seems to have done a decent job in managing them. I can’t say…
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Hibs 0 – 5 Villa; A gulf in class
Well, how easy was that? Unai Emery surprised me with this game, with the team he chose. I think the commentator said it included eight of our most expensive signings and was very close to our best possible side, notwithstanding…
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Villa 4 – 0 Everton; All too easy
I said in the preview that I thought Everton would struggle this season and I think on that display, I look to be totally correct. Not that it’s any surprise, as they’ve looked increasingly poorer over the last few seasons.…
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Villa – Everton; A different proposition
Our first home game of the season then and I think this ought to be a lot easier than last week’s game. Not that any games are easy in the Prem, but I’m sure you know what I mean. Put…
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Buendia and Mings injuries put dampener on expectations for the new season
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Newcastle 5 – 1 Villa; Opening day disaster
Well, to say that was disappointing is a bit of an understatement, isn’t it? Newcastle tore us a new one, it’s as simple as that. I said in the preview that on opening day, anything can happen, including freak results…
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Here we go; what is possibly our biggest season for decades.
This really is how it feels to me. I don’t remember the last time I faced a new season with such expectation or trepidation (yes, both go hand in hand for me). There have been times where I’ve had optimism,…
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Villa enter the modern world; Aaron Ramsey to Burnley
No doubt I’ll be writing something tomorrow ready for the Newcastle game, but I think it’s worth saying something about this subject purely because I think it represents a sea change for Aston Villa; Quite simply, the news is that…
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What if?
BFR has posted the following. Cheers mate and if anyone has any thoughts, post them up; What if History can Teach Emery and Villa a Vital Lesson? Much was made of Unai Emery’s impressive record of scoring in every match…
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Diaby Signs – Now here’s what to expect from the winger.
The headline is possibly premature, as Diaby hasn’t put pen to paper yet, but it’s looking very likely now that Romano has indicated it’s a done deal. I was going to write a post about this myself, but young Alfie…
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Already pretty much known, but welcome Pau Torres
Hooray, something to talk about for a change. I can’t say I know much about this player. I think I’ve heard his name mentioned, Villa rumours apart, but I honestly couldn’t tell you if I’ve seen him play or not.…
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A bit of a round up.
I’m currently sunning my bony proverbial in Marmaris, Turkey. Very nice at a balmy 35c it is too. I’ve been sort of keeping up with events, but basically we’re enjoying it so much, I just haven’t found time to post…