He’s definitely making all the right noises and feels like he’s fitting in at Villa already
There’s a video of some of the interview here, I can’t get it to embed at the moment I’m afraid.
I liked what he had to say about Villa and the “bling-bling” culture at City, although with those cars I’m not sure he’s in the best position to criticise. In fairness, I think it’s the attitude he’s taking a swipe at.
Stephen Ireland
I’ve really landed on
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While Stephen Ireland was busy signing his Aston Villa contract, most of his new teammates were travelling to Austria for tomorrow’s Europa League play-off first leg encounter with Rapid Vienna. I think the 20 man squad (16 1st teamers + 4 reserves) caused a few sharp intakes of breath among some Villa fans:-
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Brad Friedel
Stephen Warnock
Stewart Downing
Nathan Delfouneso
Brad Guzan
Curtis Davies
Marc Albrighton
Emile Heskey
Elliot Parish
Habib Beye
Nigel Reo-Coker
Andreas Weimann
Eric Lichaj
Isaiah Osbourne
James Collins
Shane Lowry
Barry Bannan
Ciaran Clark
Jonathan Hogg
Nathan Baker
Of the 12 members of the first
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An extremely interesting, and in some cases surprising, opening weekend to the new 2010/11 Premiership season. From Mancini’s millionaires leaving London with a point thanks to a quite amazing performance from the young Joe Hart, through caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald overseeing a scintillating display from his temporary charges at Villa Park, to Pepe Reina gifting Arsenal a share of the spoils at Anfield with a comedy own goal.
Hart Saves The Day
The curtain opener took place at White Hart Lane,
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Note: I was literally about to send this post live when Monday’s bombshell dropped and it ended up being cast to the side while more pressing matters took over. I’m releasing it now should a certain midfielder arrive which would mean redoing all the graphics – no, I didn’t use Milner by the way and no, I don’t have any information about that certain midfielder either.
I’ve been developing some graphics in spare moments over the summer which you’ll probably
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I’m tempted to apologise for the cynicism as it’s generally not my style… but no, forget it, the timing is little better than MON’s resignation.
I appreciate that information will be coming from the club in due course, but pumping out silly bits of PR guff as if nothing has happened is a little insulting. I’m sure it’s not as bad as I’m portraying in this cartoon, but it certainly feels a little like that.
However, my jadedness to one side,
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If you’ve followed the James Milner storyline close enough you will have been aware that Randy Lerner flew into Birmingham ahead of last weekend, setting tongues wagging that the overly drawn out transfer would be wrapped up post haste. Then he flew back to America, on Sunday I think, and the conventional wisdom was that the deal was done, more or less, it was just about crossing the T’s and dotting the I’s.
Then the international break got in the
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…he has now.
I’ve heard it said a lot in the last season. And the season before that actually. “MON has taken us as far as he can” the clairvoyants said. The evidence, for as much as evidence is worth in football, suggested the opposite to be more likely. Turns out those with physic powers were correct. The record books will forever record that this is indeed as far MON will take us.
It’s probably about 11
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First it was Gareth Barry.
Then it was James Milner.
Now it’s our training gear…
…and our ex-players…
…and tomorrow they play Valencia.
They just love our sloppy seconds!!
I noticed that they already have a man with the microphone, but I wonder if they might be interested in this little deal…
…one careful owner, an absolute broadcasting legend.
I can’t claim it was a 37 to 1 shot since there were only six possible opponents once the groups had been created. However, although there was probably a little geography involved in the grouping procedure, it could easily have been Austria Vienna, not Rapid, in the group for instance, I don’t know what the chances were of Rapid being thrown into the same pot as Villa.
Maybe not quite lightning striking twice, but the odds of this being
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