It’s been a long time coming, but a minor change to the home page was forced by another upgrade to the server in the background. The Villawire went to meet its maker some time ago now and it was only a matter of time before the engine running the home page here at astonvillacentral.com went the same way for a similar reason. You can’t halt progress, even if you’re not quite ready for it.
The new front page engine lacks a
Long story, short: The Villawire is broken and I’d put the chances of it being fixed only marginally ahead of Birmingham City’s chance of promotion.
The Villawire’s days are numbered, AVC’s home page gets a facelift, new squad & contracts pages, and the blog gets moved; but don’t call it a comeback.
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 Bent on a quick shopping jaunt.
I had no such luck I’m afraid. I did indeed watch the 2-0 loss at the hands of Liverpool, but for the first time in a few years I hadn’t done any preparation before the game. I didn’t relay the teamsheets before kick off. I
Hopefully you’ve noticed the new decor and if you’re not using Internet Explorer then all should look pretty much as I intended. Internet Explorer users may notice one or two quirks, but they must be used to that using Internet Explorer. I’ve still got plenty of work to do, so I’ll keep the IE glitches in mind and try to find a fix along the way, but if you are using Internet Explorer and there’s something wrong on
I’m very pleased to announce the addition of a new feature at Aston Villa Central – The Villa Wire. (Screen shot below).
It’s basically a news aggregator that brings all the latest posts and articles from the various Aston Villa blogs and websites all into one simple page. It also searches out the latest pictures and videos that are tagged as being related to Aston Villa from Flickr and YouTube. There’s even a Twitter section.
I’ll be continuing development
Some new wallpapers for either end of the screen size spectrum – 320×480 for the iPhone and a massive 2560×1024 to stretch across two monitors.
A couple of new additions to the site…. please join me in welcoming The Villa Wire and MON Xfrs.