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Nicklas Helenius will stay at Villa Park amid quotes from his agents that claimed he could go out on loan. Following the arrival of Holt, Helenius has fallen down the pecking order yet again but Lambert claims that Helenius will…
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Villa 12th most popular club in China
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3631400,00.html It’s not very often that I read anything on the official site, as everything on there is usually a load of contrived hype that I don’t have the slightest interest in, but this headline caught my eye and I…
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Premier League Clubs Targeting Alan Hutton
Aston Villa’s forgotten right-back, Alan Hutton may actually be on the move this January. Three Premier League clubs are considering making a bid for Alan Hutton as Norwich, Stoke and Fulham hope to boost their defence this transfer window. Hutton…
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Lottery numbers re; goal difference
“Foxy” has submitted the following; As of today and with everyone on twenty two games bar Everton and the Baggies, the goal difference is looking interesting. The top nine all have positive GD, from 10 (us) down every team is…
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Liverpool 2 – 2 Villa; What a cracking point!
Well that was a turn up for the books wasn’t it? After me being convinced that we were going to be thrashed today (I predicted 1-5), I came out the ground about as ecstatic as I could be, bearing in…
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Liverpool Vs Aston Villa – Preview
Aston Villa travel to Anfield this afternoon to play against one of the best forwards in England. Saurez has already scored 24 goals this season and is on target to breaking the Premier League goal tally record for the season.…
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Loans – Lack of faith in Lambert or no future for him ?
Long time readers will know how much I hate loans, to my core. First, I believe it is a cheat, like at Everton having players they can never afford to have brought or pay the wages. Second, I believe it…
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Nicklas Helenius May Go Out on Loan
Nicklas Helenius’s agent has spoken again in regards to his clients future at Aston Villa. Helenius joined Aston Villa from the Danish League in the summer and has only registered a handful of substitute appearances. He also scored his first…
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Holt Arrives Unnecessarily
Aston Villa made their first signing of the January transfer window and it was former Norwich striker, Grant Holt, 32. There have been mixed opinions in regards to this signing, usually I’m on the positive side, supporting Lambert and his…
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Villa’s income statement – has the ‘project’ got too much?
The following has been submitted by Southern Villa, cheers; There is a lot of attention on the finances of Villa at the moment, driven by the story of the £90m share capital injection. Rather than add directly to that debate…
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Villa Red Bull Project
This is my very first article ever, and could be my last…..I have tried to be as none judgmental as possible, but here goes There has been much speculation over the last few days and I personally think the writing…
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Debt and the Question of £90M
Continuing the saga of the £90M and why I have decided to look at the last set of accounts (until May 2012) and check the debt. The relevant section is as below Now last season I do not have…
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Signing of Holt heralds the end of Lerner
Forget the player in Holt and look at the circumstances of his signing. We can all have our own thoughts on the player but when a Premier League club signs on loan a Championship bench warmer and they still pay…
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The mystery of 90 Million and the silence of journalists
Since I posted last week the revelation of the £90 Million share investment has got a lot of fans wondering what it is. At the time the great David Conn from the Guardian said he would look into it and…
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Transfers
Geoffery Paine has submitted the following, which is very much in the Terry Jones vein. It’s a bit depressing, to be honest, but seems to sum up the feelings of many Villa fans of late, including my own; Well, we…
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Aston Villa Vs Arsenal – Preview
Aston Villa host Arsenal on Monday night this January 13th. Arsenal will be looking for revenge after Aston Villa beat Wenger’s men at the Emirates stadium at the first game of the season. That was a day where Aston Villa…
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Kyle Naughton an Aston Villa Target
The Metro has reported that Aston Villa are interested in Tottenham right-back Kyle Naughton. It’s believed that the defender would be allowed to leave White Harte Lane this January for a fee of £3 million. Naughton, 25 previously played under Lambert…
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Could Villa See Any Departures in January?
There has been a lot of talk about players moving to Aston Villa, some names include Hoolahan, Lescott, Defour and Wells. But with one or two players joining Aston Villa this season, could we see a player or two leaving…
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Ireland Set to Move to Stoke
Stephen Ireland is set to complete a permanent move to Stoke City this month. Ireland’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season but Aston Villa will not get a fee for the Irish man. Instead Villa…
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Transfer Updates – Hoolahan & Defour
Chaos is the best word to describe the Hoolahan-Villa situation. I don’t even know where to begin. Aston Villa first tabled a bid of £750,000 for the Norwich midfielder. That was swiftly rejected. Now it’s believed Aston Villa have upped the…