Playing at Villa Park would have been better, but never look a gift horse in the mouth. Carling Cup Quarter Final draw…
Blackburn v Chelsea
Manchester City v Arsenal
Manchester United v Tottenham
Portsmouth v Aston Villa
If we can get past Pompey, the Semi-Finals will be in January over two legs. It will be tough, whoever is [...]
As promised, it’s time to look at this season’s performance in the Premiership in comparison with last season. A reminder of the two methods:-
Chronological – i.e. compare the first 10 games this season with the first 10 last season, regardless of opponent.
Apple for Apples – compare identical fixtures from last season, regardless of when [...]
Aston Villa had to battle back from a goal down to share the points with Everton at Goodison Park in a game that was few on chances, but sprung into life in the final minutes with both sides reduced to 10 men.
Villa created perhaps the better chances of the first half, although Everton edged the [...]
Wow!! It took a penalty shoot out to settle this one, but Aston Villa will be in the next round of the Carling Cup after beating Sunderland 3 -1 from the spot. Brad Guzan has emerged as an absolute super hero after not only saving 3 penalties during the shoot out, but also [...]
0% Villa, but too cool not to post. Guitar Hero becomes Football Hero on a giant scale!! Enjoy…
I was just updating some data and I noticed a little nugget; Martin O’Neill has now amassed 189 points in the Premiership from his 123 league games in charge of Aston Villa, which is the same number of points Brian Little achieved in his 130 game career.
Next target, John Gregory’s 229 points from 148 games:-
John [...]
There’s a group of scamps among the Aston Villa fan base who thrive on negativity. That may be the case at all clubs, but it’s always seemed particularly prevalent at Villa.
Among the Villa faithful, there have been persist rumours about John Carew’s relationship with Martin O’Neill that I delight in debunking at every opportunity. [...]
A quick overview…
A strange game this one, perhaps the nature of the local derby crept in and affected one or two performances. In truth, there wasn’t anyone in Claret and Blue who gave a particularly good account of themselves. Although Wolves should be given some credit for shutting Villa down, the quality in [...]
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