Aston Villa
Exclusive: Pundit reveals shock at Purslow’s “absurd” 2018 Villa decision, AVFC fans may argue
Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, former Premier League goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has revealed his shock at Aston Villa’s decision to sack Steve Bruce back in 2018. The now Newcastle manager was removed from his duties at Villa Park by Christian Purslow,...read more »
‘Cue people moaning’ – Many Aston Villa fans react as big news emerges
Many Aston Villa fans are reacting to the brilliant news that Pay-Per-View is set to be scrapped after the Premier League games this weekend (The Athletic, via @villareport) This new scheme has seen a lot of supporters of teams in the...read more »
‘Bit of a change’ – Smyth suggests Leeds star is frustrated after team-mate’s rise
Graham Smyth has been speaking on the latest edition of the Inside Elland Road podcast about all things Leeds United with Joe Urquhart. One of the topics that Smyth spent some time discussing was Pablo Hernandez and the fact that he...read more »
Aston Villa dodged a £18.5m bullet, Jamie Carragher admitted “it’s not great business” – opinion
Aston Villa made the right call by opting to sign Emiliano Martinez instead of Aaron Ramsdale in the summer transfer window. What was the story? With Dean Smith’s side suffering problems in the goalkeeping area after Tom Heaton’s lengthy injury, it was...read more »
Update on AVFC ace proves Suso got a steal, Gregg Evans thinks he’s an “absolute star” – opinion
After signing him from Manchester City for a reported £15m in the summer of 2019, Dean Smith made it clear just how much of a coup it was that Aston Villa had managed to get Douglas Luiz. He said: “Douglas is...read more »
‘There’s a good chance’ – Injury expert issues worrying Aston Villa claim on Wesley
Injury data analyst Ben Dinnery has been sharing some insight into the injury that Aston Villa striker Wesley suffered back in January. This comes after Dinnery recently made a guest appearance on the Birmingham Mail’s Claret & Blue Podcast where he...read more »
‘Monster of a player’ – Many Aston Villa fans rave over update about ‘great’ star
Many Aston Villa fans are reminiscing about former forward Dion Dublin following a post from the club on Twitter. Villa tweeted that Dublin arrived at Villa Park on this day (November 5th) in 1998 and they produced a video of his...read more »
Forget Auba: Dean Smith must combat AFC dynamo, Villa icon said he was “outstanding” – opinion
Having enjoyed an impressive start to the new Premier League season, Aston Villa find themselves eighth in the table with a game in hand on all of the teams above them. Their momentum has however, stalled somewhat, with back-to-back defeats to...read more »
AVFC missed perfect Benrahma alternative in £20m flier whose “shooting is world-class” – opinion
Aston Villa missed out on a potential Said Benrahma alternative in Liverpool winger Harry Wilson. What was the story? Reports over the course of the summer suggested that Villa were among a number of sides interested in luring the Wales international away...read more »
Villa must unleash 26 y/o vs AFC, Gregg Evans once said he wasn’t “cut out” for the PL – opinion
After seeing him arrive from Lyon in the summer transfer window, it would have no been surprise to hear Aston Villa fans desperately wanting to see Bertrand Traore in action for them. The man keeping him out of the starting line-up,...read more »