As the story of the attack on the Togo national team coach broke today I couldn’t help put myself in the situation of the athletes on board. OK, there may be questions asked about driving through a volatile region, but as professional athletes travelling during a tournament, surely none of them really expected to have their coach sprayed with machine gun fire. In fact, for that matter, apart from soldiers and mercenaries, who really does expect to have “machine gun
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I don’t normally jump on sensational stories like this, but most readers will be aware the affection I hold for Moustapha Salifou and I’m not alone by any means.
I’ll update this post as we learn more, but it’s being reported that the Togolese national team bus has been attacked by Angolan rebel soldiers armed with machine guns and there are some injuries.
I don’t know for sure at this stage, but I’m fairly certain that our very own Salifou would have
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Look at this BBC article, they’ve got quotes and everything!!
Peterborough United manager Mark Cooper is on record on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire saying that he wants to sign Eric Lichaj, presumably having seen him play during his loan spell at Lincoln:-
He’s been on loan at Lincoln and is definitely one we’re after. But he’s in and around the Villa squad and we’re trying to persuade them to let him out.
See? It’s easy really. Of course, it probably helps
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Well, this is ironic. Just recently I had a brief discussion with Ian Robathan on his blog about the John Carew to Fenerbahce rumour and since he seemed determined to give the story more credibility than it warranted I suggested that he was guilty of a little confirmation bias.
Nothing wrong with his opinion about John Carew, everyone is entitled to an opinion and I don’t necessarily disagree with assessment with the player at the moment. However, the story
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I don’t know about you, but when you’re as easily distracted as I am it’s hard to get anything done. Earlier today I was researching some statistics when I stumbled on this fantastic graph which shows Aston Villa’s Goal Difference from the Premiership years plotted cumulatively.
No single statistic can accurately depict much in football, let alone going on for two decades worth of performance in the top flight. However, it’s inescapably true that the teams with the best
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Today’s Carling Cup Semi-Final between Aston Villa and Blackburn at Ewood Park has been called off due to snow. I’m sure that Ewood Park probably has under-soil heating, but Police were advising people not to travel in the region unless they really had to. When that’s the case, unfortunately the game has to be postponed.
The 2nd leg, to be played at Villa Park, is scheduled for Wednesday 20th January. Next week looks clear so this game may well
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Bonjour!! My name is Moustapha Sali-Salifou, but my friends call me Keith and I’m back for my (not so) weekly review. Hoo-hah!!
First of all, where are my manners? HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I hope you all had a most excellent festive period.
I have had a splendid Christmas!! I should say thank you to the travelling Aston Villa fans who spotted me in the Emirates Stadium on the 27th and sang my name although you did get me in trouble
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Martin O’Neill took the opportunity to send a much changed Aston Villa side out to face Blackburn in the FA Cup 3rd Round at Villa Park today and it paid off with a 3-1 victory. Clearly with an eye on Tuesday’s Carling Cup Semi-Final 1st leg at Ewood Park, MON gave some periphery players a run out with James Milner and Gabby Agbonlahor not even asked to sit on the bench.
Heskey
Delfouneso
Downing
Reo-Coker
Delph
A Young
Warnock
Collins
Cuellar
Beye
Guzan
Subs: Friedel, L Young, Dunne, Sidwell, Albrighton, Petrov,
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Congratulations to Richard Dunne who wins the AVC Player of the Month award for the second time this season, reiterating what a fantastic acquisition he has been.
Player of the Month – December
1st – Richard Dunne – 7.67
2nd – James Milner – 7.44
3rd – Brad Friedel – 7.25
Previous Winners
1st
2nd
3rd
November
James Milner (7.15)
Carlos Cuellar (7.04)
Brad Friedel (6.89)
October
Richard Dunne (7.21)
James Collins (7.14)
Gabby Agbonlahor (6.69)
September
Gabby Agbonlahor (7.34)
Brad Friedel (7.28)
James Milner (7.23)
August
James Milner (7.03)
Brad Friedel (6.91)
Stiliyan Petrov (6.57)
With James Milner also winning two awards and
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