Sports Journalist · 15 articles
There was very little to get excited about in the recent derby match unless you’re a fan of Australian men with big beards. Mile Jedinak finally returned from his injury layoff in the second half and stopped the endless Birmingham pressure and allowed Villa to actually get forward meaningfully. Steve Bruce now has to decide […]
Jack Grealish completed another step towards mach fitness on Monday night as he turned out for Aston Villa’s under-23 side. The young star has not played for the senior side this season due to a kidney injury picked up in a pre-season friendly against Watford. But you knew all that, what we don’t know is […]
Well the ” mass hysteria ” is well and truly over, Three wins out of three and nine goals scored has seen to that. In a short space of time Villa have gone from a boring team who scrape the occasional win to the confident swaggering side that dismantled Burton and enjoyed doing so. Steve […]
A quite unique thing unfolded before our eyes early on Saturday evening. Not only did Aston Villa win away on Sky Sports, but Steve Bruce managed the odd feat of proving himself right by proving himself wrong. To say that Mr Bruce had a difficult build up to the match against Barnsley would be putting […]
If you’ve ever fallen asleep on the bus and missed your stop then you’ll know you have certain choices to make. You can either get off at the next stop and walk back to where you wanted to go, or, if you’ve gone to far, you have to ride to the end of the line, […]
The international break has gone the Championship is set to resume in earnest. September is going to be a very important month for Aston Villa. Five league matches and one league cup fixture await Steve Bruce and his charges and he knows that if the club are still languishing towards the foot of the table […]
In one of his most recent tweets, the owner of Aston Villa, Dr Tony Xia spoke about creating an “only results matter” culture at the club. Twitter: A crucial month. Time to build real confidence and ‘only results matter’ culture at Villa as RECON always did as firm culture.#Septemberwish (@Dr_TonyXia) The difficulty is that you […]
There was a stark contrast between the last two Aston Villa games and the two that preceded them. There are many factors which go towards a team winning or losing but the biggest single influence seems to be that the former were away games, whilst the latter were played at Villa Park. Villa’s away form […]
There’s no substitute for experience. Players who’ve seen it all before and can keep their cool in the face of adversity can be the difference in promotion and mid table. Steve Bruce and Keith Wyness spent the summer bringing in all the experience heads they could and while that’s sound thinking, the win over Norwich showed […]
I want Steve Bruce to leave Aston Villa. A big statement three games into a new season, but hear me out. I don’t consider myself to be too demanding a fan. I don’t expect to win every game or even believe that anything less than promotion is failure. What I do demand is a team […]
As the transfer window slammed shut Remi Garde let it be known he would be considering his position as manager of Aston Villa at the end of the season. Since then he has refused to answer any questions about where he sees his immediate future. On the face of it Garde’s position is understandable, he […]
Kozak has become a sort of cult figure among large sections of the Villa supporters. He’s become seen as a exiled hero just waiting to be given his chance to swoop in and rescue the clubs turgid season. It’s easy to see why there’s been such a clamour for Kozak to be given a more […]
