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If you’ve been stopping by Aston Villa Central for a while now you would have noticed something amiss this past weekend and may have assumed that I had joined Darren [...]
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HOOF! Long ball statistics over the last three seasons
At the onset of his tenure, it wouldn’t have taken much effort to find predictions about the brand of football Alex McLeish’s Aston Villa side were destined to serve up. [...]
NextGen Series: Ajax lose, Aston Villa win group and home advantage in QFs
Despite it being a dead rubber for Rosenborg, and Ajax having the ability to win the group, it was the Norwegian side who took all three points with a 2-0 [...]
One loan, two loans, three loans, four
It’s been the week of loans in B6 with no less than four players heading out to get some competitive football elsewhere. Firstly, Habib Beye went to Doncaster, initially until [...]
Gardner hat-trick ensures place in NextGen Series quarter finals
Gary Gardner scored all three goals in a comprehensive victory over Ajax U19s in the Young Lions’ final group stage match of the NextGen Series at Villa Park tonight, guaranteeing [...]
Darren Bent and Kasabian demonstrate when the manager should take all the blame
This is not an attempt to absolve anyone of any blame for the unacceptable performance at White Hart Lane last night, but it’s become painfully obvious to me in the [...]
NextGen Series Quarter Finals announced: Is a trip to Barcelona on the cards?
The NextGen Series has announced the brackets for the quarter finals on their Twitter feed and it sets up a possible trip to Barcelona for our Young Lions. Due to [...]
Fenerbahce win puts Young Lions in the driving seat
Fenerbahce recorded their first win in the NextGen Series with a 1-0 victory over visiting Rosenborg today, leaving our own U19s in a very strong position to qualify for the [...]
Dunne and Given heading to Euro 2012, and Barry Bannan’s back, baby
The Euro 2012 play-offs are over and we now know all 16 teams who will be competing in Poland and Ukraine next summer. Barring any injury issues, there will definitely [...]
