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James Clark

James Clark

Sports Journalist · 197 articles

Interested in Football, Politics and obviously Aston Villa.

King appointed to Aston Villa board
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King appointed to Aston Villa board

Former Governor to the Bank of England, Mervyn King has joined the Aston Villa board today, the Villa website has confirmed. Mervyn King worked at the Bank of England for ten years under a Labour and Conservative government, resigning his position in 2013. He has been very public about his support for Aston Villa during […]

Villa officials on the look out for Remi Garde replacement
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Villa officials on the look out for Remi Garde replacement

After an unimpressive impact on the first team squad he inherited from Tim Sherwood and a disastrous January transfer window, it seems Remi Garde has had enough of the lack of support from the hierarchy in place at Aston Villa, and the board have seemed to realise. The Daily Mirror is reporting that Villa officials are […]

Jordan Ayew apologises on Instagram
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Jordan Ayew apologises on Instagram

Jordan Ayew has taken to Instagram today, apologises for his actions on the field yesterday against West Ham, which resulted in him seeing a straight red card. The Ghanaian posted a picture and explained how he let his team down for this elbow. Vine: https://vine.co/v/iJhibwVaYKg Villa losing Ayew for the next 3 games will hurt, […]

4 things we have learnt | West Ham v Aston Villa
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4 things we have learnt | West Ham v Aston Villa

Ayew needs to take a look at himself Jordan Jordan Jordan…. A ridiculously stupid red card early on in the game. Moment of stupidity from one of our best performers this season. Vine: https://vine.co/v/iJhibwVaYKg We don’t have the guts to take the game to West Ham Yes, we may have been down to 10 men […]

West Ham v Aston Villa | Preview
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West Ham v Aston Villa | Preview

Here at ReadAstonVilla, we got a chance to sit down with West Ham Fan TV and chat about today’s game and Villa’s impending relegation from the Premier League. Take a look at the GoogleHangout we did over at their channel and be sure to give it a thumbs up!  

Villa face competition for Seydou Doumbia
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Villa face competition for Seydou Doumbia

Aston Villa are said to be in talks with Ivory Coast International Seydou Doumbia to bring him to the club on loan, giving Villa a big boost before the end of the transfer window. But according to Di Marzio, It seems that Newcastle are trying to scupper any chance of a deal for Villa, who themselves are […]

Eric Black joins Aston Villa
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Eric Black joins Aston Villa

Eric Black has joined Aston Villa’s backroom staff, avfc.co.uk have confirmed. The former Blackburn and caretaker Rotherham manager has joined Remi Garde in a bid to try and save Aston Villa from the drop. The new first team coach got straight to work today, helping out with coaching and putting the players through their paces […]

Loic Remy given Chelsea repreave
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Loic Remy given Chelsea repreave

Loic Remy has been given permission to leave the South London but there is a catch. The Daily Mirror have reported that Remy can leave on loan this January as long as Alexandre Pato joins Chelsea, giving Chelsea the added depth and quality going forward. Villa will face stiff competition, with the likes of Crystal […]

Player ratings | West Brom v Aston Villa
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Player ratings | West Brom v Aston Villa

Today’s game against West Brom was a bore draw, but it doesn’t mean that the players didn’t put in a decent performance. We take a look at the best performance’s across the pitch for Aston Villa and see how managed to keep us in the game, and who could have pushed us onto victory in […]

Aston Villa set for new kit deal
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Aston Villa set for new kit deal

Aston Villa are likely to sign a new kit deal with American brand Under Armour for next season, which will replace current kit sponsor Macron, according to the Birmingham Mail. The deal comes as the current four-year kit deal with Macron is coming to an end, and with a new hierarchy in place at Aston […]

Lescott attracting lucrative offers
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Lescott attracting lucrative offers

Joleon Lescott has interest from every corner of the globe and wouldn’t be short of cash if he jumped ship this January. Simon Jones has reported on the MailOnline that Chinese club’s Beijing Guoan and Jiangsu Suning are interested in Lescott. LA Galaxy are still said to be interested n the former England International but […]

4 Things we have learnt : Aston Villa v Leicester
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4 Things we have learnt : Aston Villa v Leicester

There is still a bit of hope As perilous of a position we’re in, it seems things are starting to start ticking at Villa Park – we’re starting to perform and with a few additions we could stay up. Veretout needs to improve Jordan Veretout has been pretty good since his inclusion into Villa’s team […]