So, it's the day after what turned into a decent night of European football at Villa Park, maybe more in terms of result than anything else, but also a couple of days before another big Premier League match.

And as I've written on maybe two or three o...

So, it's match day but it's like that match you play at the end of the season and it doesn't actually matter. Although winning is important and I suspect we will go into this game with a strong side and we will look to win it.

And I believe, I might b...

Newcastle is always a tough place to go and I read a comment yesterday that the pitch slopes from one goal to another. Is that true? I think it matters, but it doesn't matter for this post.

You see, this is a post about what needs to happen today and ...

Wouldn't it be nice if we could win every game and not have the lows, or the highs for that matter. I mean, it's a simple game and we've spent a fair bit of cash, we should be beating Everton. Losing to Everton was a low and I quite liked it.

Not losi...

It's confirmed that Donyell Malen has left Aston Villa and I don't think this will split opinion, but he will be missed. What will divide opinion is his importance. Me, I liked him and thought he was valuable and I'd have liked to see him at Villa Pa...

This is going to sound strange, but I'm not that interested in the FA Cup match at Spurs today.

Don't get me wrong, I'll be watching and I want us to win and you all know my views on silverware, but if we don't win and that gives us a 1% better chance...

It's nearly a week since I posted and after three weeks off for Christmas, I'm back in the office for a few hours today but the football continues and tonight it's another trip to London, this time at Crystal Palace.

And it feels a little like Palace ...

They say, the hardest part about getting promoted is staying in the new division. I think they are probably right. And the hardest part about going on a winning run like we have, is going to be the first match after defeat.

Nottingham Forest is that m...