Aston Villa will be heading back up the M40 feeling very sore and not a little grateful to come away from White Hart Lane with a point following a fairly anaemic 0-0 draw with Tottenham. If Spurs are looking for answers about why they failed to capitalise on periods of control, they need only look in the mirror. In truth, a seriously decent side would have gone a couple ahead inside the first 20 minutes.
Despite a very shaky start, the
I couldn’t resist the Follow Friday thing any longer, but wanted to do something a little different. Welcome, then, to the first post of what will more than likely be a sporadic series failing entirely to live up to its “of the week” moniker.
Also, don’t get upset if you didn’t make the team this week, I have a large squad and I’ve every intention of rotating. I’d very much like to earn the title “Tinkerman”. It’s difficult
It’s called the Root Suit and it can be yours for just $64. Trust me, every Villa fan at Wembley will be wearing this, you should go ahead and order one now. Go on, what are you waiting for?
Thanks to Match Fit USA for the tip.
No major theme to address today, but a handful of stories that are worth touching on briefly.
Firstly, young Nathan Baker, who is currently out on loan at Lincoln, has suffered the embarrassment of being caught trying to sell his allocation of Carling Cup Final tickets on Facebook. He didn’t actually have the tickets in his hands and not only will he now not be getting them, he won’t be going to Wembley himself either. He’s also had to issue an
I was reading an interesting article at The Telegraph last night about Gabby Agbonlahor’s goal scoring record during the Winter months:-
The evidence is compelling: 10 goals in total in the 2006/07 season, but only two scored between November ‘06 and April ‘07. 11 goals in the 2007/08 season, but none between January and end of March ’08. 12 goals last season, but just two after Christmas. So when he went six games without scoring after Villa’s 1-0 win at Old
Crystal Palace beat Wolves 3-1 in their FA Cup 4th Round replay to earn themselves a home tie against Aston Villa in the 5th Round. The tie will be played at Selhurst Park on Sunday 14th February – sounds like an ideal romantic day out to me!!
I was rooting for Crystal Palace to make it through the tie for a few reasons. Firstly, no disrespect to them, but I think they’ll be the easier opponent, not least because
Don’t call it a comeback
I been here for years
Rockin my peers and puttin suckas in fear
And the most tenuous headline award goes to…
Sorry about that. In case you weren’t aware, Freddie Bouma played his first game in an awful long time last night, running out for the reserves in a 3-1 win over visiting Chelsea. Coincidentally, he made his first comeback from the dislocated ankle in this same fixture last season, but later suffered the heartbreak of the
An extreme hat tip to pre-Premier League football. The “good ol’ days”!! Both of these games were overseen by our longest serving manager, George Ramsey.
Blackburn Rovers 0 Aston Villa 3 – 1904
One of the final few games from the 1903/04 season which Aston Villa finished 5th.
Preston North End 2 Aston Villa 0 – 1905
This game, from the 1905/06 season in which Villa finished 8th, was played on what would eventually become Armistice (Remembrance) Day. Yes, it’s almost
As I wasn’t really expecting much today this wasn’t planned, but a few names are being thrown around in connection with Aston Villa today, so I figured we could use Twitter to keep us up to speed.
Below the fold you’ll find a widget for anyone who is interesting at the moment. Michael Owen and Nicky Shorey being the prime examples right now. If I spot anything else interesting on Twitter, I’ll drag it in here to share.
Don’t forget that