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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


Leander signs for the Villa
It’s a rare thing indeed for Villa to shop at Molineux. Kortney Hause ’s arrival in 2019 was Villa’s first recruit from Wolves in 49...

James
Sep 1, 20221 min read


Gerrard's youth cull reaches its nadir... surely
As sure as night follows day another should be first-teamer is jettisoned by Steven Gerrard. Out on loan goes Tim Iroegbunam to QPR for...

James
Sep 1, 20221 min read


Hayden heads to Newport
Gerrard sends another Villa Youth out with Hayden Lindley off to Newport for the season. Hayden follows in the footsteps of Finn Azaz...

James
Sep 1, 20221 min read


"Everything"
“As I’ve said in previous press conferences, if things go our way we could have one or two new faces in. “It’s not as straightforward as...

James
Sep 1, 20221 min read


Tyreik & Brad head out
Youth prospects Tyreik Wright and Brad Young head out on loans on transfer deadline day to Bradford and Ayr United respectively. Although...

James
Sep 1, 20221 min read


Improved, but not improving
The wait for the 2,000th League win continues as Villa fall to their third successive Premier League defeat, fourth in five this season,...

James
Aug 31, 20224 min read


Anwar heads off.
"First of all I want to say THANK YOU Aston Villa and their supporters for the amazing 4 years and the opportunity to play for this...

James
Aug 31, 20221 min read


Let's all meet up for win 2000
Villa go into the game tonight in search of their 2,000th League win having chalked up 1,999 since founding the Football League in 1888...

James
Aug 31, 20221 min read


Arsenal Preview
Tonight's game We’ve said elsewhere that the Emirates has been a happy hunting ground for Villa on occasions even when we have been...

James
Aug 31, 20222 min read


Brutal & Simple
“This is the league, it’s a brutal league. “The fans from a personal point of view have been very supportive of the team and myself in...

James
Aug 31, 20222 min read


Oh no they weren’t
More vacuous nonsense from Gerrard and his media stooges. The following is quite simply untrue: “Arsenal were in this situation 12 months...

James
Aug 30, 20222 min read
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