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With Jack Grealish opting to stick to his home country rather than pursue the path of football titans such as John Aldridge and Sean St Ledger; the rest of the country can now buy into Grealish’s ability that is constantly on display at Villa Park each week. However, with this in mind, it’s worth a […]
Gk: Simon Mignolet A fairly easy choice in net despite his recent disaster against Norwich. Although the 27-year old has mistakes in him, he has been given a hard time since his Liverpool debut last season. Working with Liverpool’s infamous shaky defence is enough to give any keeper nightmares, yet behind the current turmoil around […]
Tim Sherwood has admitted that his side deserved to lose against West Brom earlier today and that he was left disappointed by the level of performance put in at Villa Park. Speaking after the derby defeat, Sherwood stated: “West Brom deserved to win the game to be perfectly honest. We showed a little more appetite […]
Villa have had their fair share of good and bad managers in recent years, however, the trend that stands out is that the vast majority of them have all been talented footballers at some point in their career. And whilst some gaffers prove that a good player doesn’t necessarily make a good manager, here is […]
Some players are fortunate; they find their way into the right academy and win the right to start games and they’re set for the rest of their career. Others who don’t have the luxury of ability from an early age, or living in a good academy catchment player have a long and obstacle filled road […]
With the transfer window slamming shut on September 1 at 6pm it is time to reflect on the business done by Tim Sherwood. The media have focused on Villa’s outgoings rather than incomings. Free-scoring striker, Christian Benteke decided to sign for Liverpool; whilst Fabian Delph turned his back on Villa in order to pursue a […]
Aston Villa have completed the loan signing of Liverpool centre-back Tiago Ilori, the English-born 22-year old could also make his move permanent next summer as Villa have an option to buy the player for a reported £3million. Ilori has always been seen as a player with solid potential by the Liverpool faithful, yet has never […]
Joleon Lescott has become Aston Villa’s second deadline day signing after putting pen to paper on a 2 year deal, with the fee thought to be initially £1million. The 33-year-old becomes Tim Sherwood’s fourth defensive signing if the window; as the Aston Villa manager continues to add solidity to the Villans defence. In a statement […]
Clear out some old furniture Tim Sherwood has already spoken in the Birmingham Mail about the fact there could be more outgoings than incomings before the deadline, and in all honesty the squad could do with a bit of a clearout. Whilst players like Kieram Richardson and Charles N’Zogbia still bring a utility to the […]
If you’re a football fan who lives in Trinidad and Tobago you have two options for a sporting hero; you either look up to Dwight Yorke or Jlloyd Samuel. Who you look up to is determined by what you think is the main aim of football; do you score goals or stop them; in the […]
The transfer deadline day is the day where panic buys and left field deals kick into overdrive. Villa have been no stranger to dealing with both ins and outs on the craziest two days in the football calendar; some have been strokes of genius, others a sign of naivety. Honorable mention Stiliyan Petrov: Whilst the […]
Aston Villa midfielder, Ashley Westwood has signed a new 5-year deal at the club, after impressing Tim Sherwood in his opening months in charge. The former Crewe Alexandra captain’s new deal will see him stay at the club until 2020. The central midfielder has been a mainstay of the club for three years and has been […]