Former Villa chairman Doug Ellis has insisted that he does not regret the decision to sell the club to Randy Lerner. Ellis, who sold his stake to Lerner in September 2006 for £60 million, had two spells as a majority shareholder at Villa, the first being from 1968-1975 with his second spell lasting from 1982-2006 […]
The first game of the post-Remi Garde era for Villa sees Chelsea make the trip to Villa Park. The reverse fixture, which occurred in September, saw Villa lose 2-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge courtesy of defensive blunders from Joleon Lescott and Alan Hutton. The match also proved to be Tim Sherwood’s last away match […]
There once was a time when Villa fans would have welcomed a visit by Saturday’s opponents Chelsea, such was Villa’s incredibly good record against them, despite the West London club’s dramatic rise into the football elite in the mid-2000s. In fact it took Jose Mourinho until his sixth attempt to win at Villa Park, when […]
Former Villa goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel believes that the Villa board made a mistake in getting rid of Tim Sherwood in October, after his successor Remi Garde was sacked on Tuesday after failing to drag Villa out of the relegation battle. Sherwood, who was appointed last February as Villa manager, was removed from his position in […]
With Remi Garde’s tenure as Aston Villa manager over, the attention will now turn to who replace the former Lyon manager in the Villa Park hot seat. Garde’s future had been the subject of intense media speculation since the defeat at Swansea before the international break. However, as the international break drew to its conclusion […]
Remi Garde has left Aston Villa by mutual consent, the club has confirmed. Garde, who was appointed at the beginning of November as Tim Sherwood’s successor after Villa’s disastrous start to the season, has failed to turn around the club’s season with Villa only managing two league wins and a win against Wycombe in an […]
Adrian Bevington has been brought in to assist David Bernstein and the football board in its current review of the club it is undertaking, Aston Villa has confirmed. Bevington, the former managing director of Club England, a position he held from 2010-2015, has been brought in to help David Bernstein and the football board continue its […]
With Remi Garde’s fate seemingly sealed, the attention has now turned to who replace him in the Villa Park hot seat. The Telegraph reports that Burnley manager, Sean Dyche, is one of the names being considered by the Villa board. Dyche, who began his managerial career with Watford in 2011, has been in charge of […]
Paddy Riley could be the latest victim of Villa’s restructuring by the new football board, according to the Telegraph. Riley, who was brought back to Villa by Randy Lerner after a spell at Liverpool, is seemingly next in the firing line after the departures of Tom Fox and Hendrik Almstadt. Since being brought back into […]
With Remi Garde’s position seemingly untenable after days of constant rumours about his dismissal from his post, the rumour mill has gone into overdrive in regards as to who might be the man to replace the former Arsenal midfielder. According to the Express, ex-Everton manager David Moyes would be interested in taking the job on, […]
Remi Garde is on the verge of being sacked, according to the Telegraph. Garde, who was appointed at the beginning of November with the aim of keeping Villa up, has only won two league games with Villa firmly rooted to the bottom of the table as the season draws to a close. The defeat to […]
Remi Garde has said that “this is the end” for Villa’s survival hopes, after a Brad Guzan howler gifted Swansea all three points during a tightly fought encounter at the Liberty Stadium. Villa put in an improved performance against the Swans and had numerous chances to go ahead in the first half, but were ultimately […]