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Complete Lies
h/t to Football Insider, it may not be the go-to destination for journalistic integrity but it sure is good for a laugh, not least when...

James
Oct 18, 20221 min read


Too Poch for Purslow
Despite Gerrard's shocking performance throughout his time with Villa, whether it be communication, motivation, tactics, player...

James
Oct 17, 20223 min read


Chelsea review - Gerrard culpable once again
Villa’s best performance of the season for 60 minutes is punctuated by two mistakes from Tyrone Mings and a goalkeeping misjudgement. A...

James
Oct 16, 20223 min read


Chelsea Preview
For the second week running there is little point in producing a match preview for the weekend given the disarray into which Gerrard has...

James
Oct 15, 20222 min read


Spot the difference.
We’ve been banging on about one of the major issues with Gerrard seemingly since the day he arrived. Firstly as suspicion, then as...

James
Oct 12, 20222 min read


Michael Beale? More like Jeremy Beadle.
Game for a laugh? You’d have to be to swallow this nonsense: “I’ve seen a statistic that he’s [Gerrard’s] won 10 in 30 or nine in 30, and...

James
Oct 10, 20223 min read


AVFC History interviews Gerrard
There’s very little point in a Forest preview, two clubs in difficult positions, both for entirely different reasons. We could implore...

James
Oct 7, 20228 min read


Patience is not a virtue. Gerrard should be sacked NOW.
0-0 away from home isn't the worst result in the world. Place it into context however and it is alarming. Villa under Gerrard were...

James
Oct 2, 20221 min read


Leeds Preview
Our next five games are Leeds, Forest, Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford. Starting at Elland Road, if Steven Gerrard expects to be taken...

James
Oct 1, 20221 min read


The fable of Fabian
Can the career of a multi-million pound player ever be said to be sad? Sure, there are moments in all our lives, whatever our backgrounds...

James
Sep 27, 20222 min read


Play with matches and you're gonna get burnt
We've more than touched on the insanity of Steven Gerrard's squad management on numerous occasions, going so far as to call it "squad...

James
Sep 24, 20223 min read


Three points as Villa win for the 2,000th time in the League
It speaks volumes that 36 games into Gerrard's torturous tenure as Villa boss and we are already talking about three points, and not the...

James
Sep 16, 20222 min read


Southampton preview
"Tres puntos, sin excusas" "Trois points, pas d'excuses" "Trzy punkty, bez wymówek" "Tres puntos, sin excusasas" "Tre poäng, inga...

James
Sep 14, 20221 min read


"Cherry on the cake"
More spectacularly poor man and squad management from Steven Gerrard. Just when you thought he may have turned a corner in his approach,...

James
Sep 10, 20222 min read


Credit where it's due
Fair play to Steven Gerrard. Building on Arsenal, a recall for Douglas Luiz, a more resilient performance and the personality and...

James
Sep 2, 20221 min read


Abu Dhabi FC Preview
Despite the years having passed since Manchester City became Abu Dhabi’s plaything it still seems bizarre that a fixture against the...

James
Sep 2, 20222 min read


Transfer Window Review: The Gerrard pull in full effect
In two words our review of the transfer window would be thus: Thoroughly depressing Olsen Augustinsson Bednarek Dendoncker Perhaps unfair...

James
Sep 1, 20221 min read


Jan Bednarek joins Villa.
A defender, 26, with 133 Premier League appearances. Tick. On loan, from Southampton, questionable pace and the turning circle of an oil...

James
Sep 1, 20221 min read


And then there were none
To lose one Chukwuemeka is careless, to lose two is ... Caleb follows Carney out the club as he joins League Two Crawley on a season long...

James
Sep 1, 20221 min read
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