Villa succumbed to their sixth straight loss, as a Brad Guzan error allowed Swansea to claim all three points. Here are four things we learned from the game against Swansea. Guzan should be the first out of the door in the summer It wasn’t too long ago that Guzan was pulling off fantastic saves and […]
A howler from Brad Guzan saw Villa lose their sixth successive game, despite an improved performance by the visitors. Villa were the better side during the first half at the Liberty Stadium and had numerous chances to take the lead, but failed to do so. Jordan Ayew had Villa’s first chance to take the lead, […]
In his recent interview with the club website, recently appointed chairman Steve Hollis gave his thoughts on Remi Garde. Garde, who was successful with Lyon during his previous managerial stint, was appointed at the beginning of November. His aim was to drag Villa out of the relegation battle they found themselves in under Tim Sherwood. […]
Recently installed chairman, Steve Hollis, gave his thoughts on Villa’s current predicament, as well as the departure of Tom Fox and more in an interview with the club’s website. Hollis, who was brought in as Villa chairman by Randy Lerner in mid-January, previously worked for auditing firm KPMG. Since being appointed by Lerner in January, […]
Villa travel to Wales to take on Swansea on Saturday, knowing that they haven’t won at the Liberty Stadium since Swansea were promoted into the Premier League in 2011. The reverse fixture took place at Villa Park in October, with the Swans coming from behind to beat Villa 2-1. Since that fixture, both sides have […]
Tom Fox has stepped down from his position as chief executive, the club has confirmed. Fox, who arrived at Villa in August 2014, replaced Paul Faulkner in the chief executive role after the latter resigned in June 2014. Since arriving at Villa, Fox has overseen lengthy contract extensions given to a number of players, as […]
Last season saw Aston Villa finish in their lowest ever position in the Premier League since it began in 1992. It also turns out that last season was a horror show off the field, as well as on it with Villa’s accounts for June 2014-May 2015 showing a huge loss of £27.3 million compared to […]
Remi Garde held his pre-match press conference ahead of the game against Southampton, as he looks to pick his first win in charge of Aston Villa. Garde, who has overseen a draw and two defeats in his first three games as Villa manager, was upbeat about his side’s chances of getting a positive result against […]
With the search for a new manager in full swing, Villa chief executive Tom Fox is rumoured to have contacted his old colleague Arsene Wenger in order to find out everything he can about potential managerial candidate Remi Garde. According to the Birmingham Mail, respected French football journalist Julien Laurens is quoted as telling BT […]
We at ReadAstonVilla have decided to take a look at four things we learnt from our 3-2 loss against Leicester. Carles who? When Tim Sherwood arrived at Villa Park in February 2015, it meant that Carles Gil would hardly play for the rest of the season. However, on his first start today since Tim Sherwood’s […]
This Sunday, Villa travel to the east midlands to take on Leicester as both sides look to kick off their September fixtures. But first we will start with Villa and the team news for Tim Sherwood’s men. Idrissa Gana is a doubt for the game against Leicester after picking up an injury on international duty […]
In the summer of 2003, changes were made after an incredibly poor 2002/2003 season under Graham Taylor which had seen the club fight against relegation for most of the season and only secure survival with one game to go with Villa ending up in 16th place. It was the first time Villa had finished so […]