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Crippy Cooke

Crippy Cooke

Sports journalist who is an avid football fan, enjoys debunking transfer rumours, loves to write pieces on players out in the cold and takes a large amount of pride getting a predicted XI 100% correct.

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How much profit Villa could make if Davis is sold to Forest
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How much profit Villa could make if Davis is sold to Forest

Keinan Davis doesn’t know whether he’s staying at Aston Villa or leaving this summer after his hopes of a move to Nottingham Forest were dashed. The 24-year-old impressed on loan for the Reds last season and helped them earn promotion to the Premier League, but he didn’t do enough to warrant a permanent deal. Forest […]

Gerrard still struggling to sell Wesley
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Gerrard still struggling to sell Wesley

Wesley Moraes remains on the books at Aston Villa but has an uncertain future after another failed loan spell away. Ashley Preece of Birmingham Live says his stint in Brazil could be cut short as a unnamed Spanish club are interested in loaning him. Steven Gerrard would no doubt love to sell the 25-year-old permanently, […]

Gerrard didn’t need to sign Augustinsson
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Gerrard didn’t need to sign Augustinsson

On Monday, Aston Villa confirmed the signing of Ludwig Augustinsson on a season-long loan deal. He’s Steven Gerrard’s fifth acquisition of the summer after Philippe Coutinho (£18m from Barcelona), Boubacar Kamara (free transfer from Olympique Marseille), Robin Olsen (£3.15m from AS Roma), Diego Carlos (£28m from Sevilla). The 28-year-old is a left-back who’s made 27 […]

Gerrard won’t be ruthless to Ings without replacement
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Gerrard won’t be ruthless to Ings without replacement

Danny Ings has only been at Aston Villa for 12 months, but his future has been speculated about foe months after a disappointing debut season. The 29-year-old joined on a three-year deal from Southampton last summer and went on to score seven goals with six assists from 31 games in all competitions. Villa paid £26.5m […]

Gerrard must sell Chukwuemeka after latest comments
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Gerrard must sell Chukwuemeka after latest comments

Steven Gerrard recently spoke out about Carney Chukwuemeka’s future at Aston Villa, admitting the 18-year-old still hasn’t put pen to paper on a new deal that has been on the table for some time. He left the midfielder out of Villa’s pre-season squad that are travelling to Australia this summer. The writing appears to be […]

Is Louie Barry a victim of hype?
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Is Louie Barry a victim of hype?

Aston Villa confirmed on Tuesday that Louie Barry had joined MK Dons on a season-long loan, which may have surprised supporters hoping to see him turning out for the first-team. The 19-year-old has been tipped for a bright future after a brief stint at Barcelona while impressing at youth level at West Bromwich Albion and […]

Steven Gerrard has problem with too many attackers
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Steven Gerrard has problem with too many attackers

Steven Gerrard has wanted to bring in a striker this summer and has been tipped by Dean Jones to sign a centre-forward before the season starts, but Aston Villa’s problem is actually having too many attackers on the books to begin with – Ollie Watkins, Danny Ings, Cameron Archer, Keinan Davis. Jones told Give Me […]

Aston Villa unlikely to land Conor Gallagher
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Aston Villa unlikely to land Conor Gallagher

Dean Jones says Steven Gerrard is still after a central midfielder this summer, though Aston Villa aren’t close to agreeing a deal for anyone. The Midlands outfit aren’t short of options with John McGinn, Jacob Ramsey, Douglas Luiz, Marvelous Nakamba, Morgan Sanson and new-boy Boubacar Kamara, but Jones believes there could be one more addition […]

Gerrard should keep Guilbert and loan out Hayden
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Gerrard should keep Guilbert and loan out Hayden

Frederic Guilbert returned to Aston Villa for pre-season training and is making an impression on Steven Gerrard, so much so that Ashley Preece of Birmingham Live said the 27-year-old is putting himself in contention of a starting place. Matty Cash is Gerrard’s first-choice at right-back, but Guilbert’s impressive loan spell at Racing Strasbourg and positive […]

Gerrard tipped to drop Konsa for Carlos next season
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Gerrard tipped to drop Konsa for Carlos next season

Diego Carlos joined Aston Villa from Sevilla in June, agreeing a four-year deal and setting the Midlands outfit back £26m, so it’s expected that he’ll be a regular next season. Gabriel Agbonlahor said the 29-year-old’s arrival is bad news for Kortney Hause, but he also believes Ezri Konsa will be a casualty from the side […]

Agbonlahor says Gerrard has no place for Hause
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Agbonlahor says Gerrard has no place for Hause

Aston Villa have five centre-backs going into next season – Diego Carlos, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa, Calum Chambers and Kortney Hause – so Steven Gerrard may need to offload a defender as there’s too much competition for two places in the side. Hause is the one most likely to leave, as he made just nine […]

Aston Villa deal for Joe Gomez dead in the water
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Aston Villa deal for Joe Gomez dead in the water

Despite having an overabundance of centre-backs, Aston Villa were interested in signing Joe Gomez from Liverpool this summer. The 25-year-old had an uncertain future at Anfield after falling down the pecking order and struggling for regular playing time, so he might have been open to playing under Steven Gerrard. He’s signed a new deal at […]