Tom Fox, you false narrative. Will Randy Lerner act?
With the fear of relegation upon us, I have a question for the Aston Villa CEO. It's a simple one and it's this; is this a false narrative Tom? Is what a false narrative Damian, I hear you ask. We
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With the fear of relegation upon us, I have a question for the Aston Villa CEO. It's a simple one and it's this; is this a false narrative Tom? Is what a false narrative Damian, I hear you ask. We
Tom Fox isn't actually aware of the situation Aston Villa are in. He thinks that if we finish bottom of the table we get to pick the best players next summer to join our team. Yes, I'm joking. But th
Norwich are actually doing okay this season. Many expected them to be where we are now by this time of the season, but we go to them today nine points behind them with our manager saying if we don't
Let me start by saying that it's not impossible that we stay up this season. But let me also write and be quite clear that it's going to need something miraculous for that to happen. And that is why
There is a level of optimism surrounding Aston Villa today that worries me. It could be the clearest form of blind optimism that we are likely to experience as supporters and the worry is only becaus
West Ham have a pretty impressive away record this season and we've not won at home. The longer things go on though, the more chance that something will change. The sad thing is, it has to change
It's a nervous post because right now I'm thinking we're going to start to turn things around soon and I believe to day is the day. I'm full of optimism right now, because I'm one of the few that th
It's been another one of those weeks. I've had two posts not make it past my sober editor. And the thing is, both were news posts that just tuned nasty. The first one was about the club Twitter ac
I'm a simple man and I find when others over complicate things it makes things more difficult to understand and when things are more complicated and difficult to understand, confusion usually wins. I'
You might have thought I've been lazy this week, but the truth is I've written two posts that I just didn't click publish on. One was about the winning aptitude and why Aston Villa are where they are
As I took my seat on a blustery day on the south coast, I glanced at twitter for the Aston Villa line up. It was then I remembered the famous line from The Stranglers and hit upon my main problem wit
There are two ways to look at this season and what's needed. There is the traditional, at the end of the year it's half way so what is half the total number of points we need to stay up and that is
There is little to say today and as such I'm going to keep it short. Three points today will take us to within one point of where we need to be on my win, draw, lose forecast from when the manager
I was having a chat yesterday with someone in the office and then started in on the whiteboard to play with numbers. We've got five games in December and that means 19 games to play in 2016. If we a
A great half of football means nothing if you lose the match. But I have to say that the first half yesterday was the best I've seen from an Aston Villa side for a long time. And this is the part th
It's not easy at the moment and you don't need me to tell you why. The hardest part about it all is that it was avoidable. The even harder part to watch is that we've not seeing any returns from the
I've had time to reflect on the weekend and I've also been inspired by others. I also learnt last night that Leicester were bottom of the table last season after 13 games and look at them now. I als
I'm not saying Aston Villa are going to be relegated but what I am going to say is as an Aston Villa supporter you have to brace for relegation. The chances of it are high. And to know why and it's re
Look, we're in trouble. But Everton are hardly a team that are going to challenge for anything. They'll be lucky to finish in the top half and I wouldn't be surprised if they lost their most promis
Did I read something last night that that is it for international breaks until March? I hope so. I love football and I think I'm proud to be English, but I'm not really that interested in the nationa
I didn't consciously decide to take time off from the blog this week, it just sort of happened, because there was little for me to say that everyone else wasn't thinking. Fortunately too, I've not
I'm sort of happy that we've got Manchester City today and that it's a tough first match for the manager and players. They've basically got nothing to lose and the manager has a lot to learn. Don't be
Under the lights at White Hart Lane, Garde got his first view of his inherited charges. With no personnel changes until January, he will have his work cut out. So, what does he need to do? 1. Se
I've been a bit busy the past few days so it's a case of scanning and trying to keep up to date and because I had posted about Rémi Gare on Monday I think, I didn't think it necessary to post again
It's widely reported that Rémi Garde is going to be confirmed as the new Aston Villa manager today. And while I think it's a massive risk, for reasons written before, we have to get behind him and
I've read it in the Telegraph but I'm not sure if that means anything anymore. But they're writing that Lerner has flown to meet Remi Garde and the impression is that they want him in next week. Yes
Before kick off last night there appeared to be a meltdown over team selection. I think I was one of the minority that didn't think it was that bad. I mean, it was traditional in the sense that it
What can I write? We go to Southampton and it's a League Cup game and you know what, nobody expects anything. We all hope for something, nobody more than Kevin MacDonald probably and I hope we get
It's another one of those days. In thirty minutes it gets busy and I'm busy until shit gets done and by that I mean I'm busy for the rest of the day and most of the evening. And 'm busy until about
The club have done it. Not sure if it's Lerner or Fox, but it was inevitable and Tim Sherwood has gone. It was never the right decision, but hopefully now the club can move forward by appointing a p
I read something on Twitter yesterday; no team with four or less points at this stage of the season has survived in the Premier League. I'm taking it with a pinch of salt, but I wouldn't be surprise
For the first ten minutes today we played a high tempo game and took it to Swansea. After that, it evened out. We then went one up and then Swansea scored two. We lost again. Against a side that was
I apologise for the post yesterday. I really did just have a few minutes to write it but I think I got across my point. And it really is the same post every time at the moment. Just like the post i
I have literally ten minutes before my first meeting of the day that isn't over until something like 7pm, so I've decided to write the quickest blog post of my blogging career and lets start with the
Like many, I have a love hare relationship with Stan Collymore. I sometimes think that he doesn't think about what he says and it baffles me that he writes stuff and publishes it without thinking it
Over twenty years ago I did a deal with Microsoft. I can write about the deal now because the company I was at no longer exists and it was the deal of deals. It basically meant I didn't need to go i
Tim Sherwood says that losing Benteke is similar to Liverpool losing Suarez. In his last season at Liverpool Suarez scored 31 goals in 33 appearances. Benteke scored 13 in 28. For me and this is just
So for this post, I want to put all the Tim Sherwood debate to one side and focus on the team to go out and get a result on Saturday, because whatever the future for the manager of Aston Villa, the
I'm going to do this in a strange order today, but before I do, I'm looking forward to Gary Gardner coming good. But I read something about him this week that made me chuckle. And let me be clear be
No sooner is a manager sacked and he's linked to the next club. We've not even sacked Tim Sherwood yet and deluded Brendan Rodgers is lined up to replace him. The thing is, someone at the club will
Every autumn, during this international break, football supporters all over this glorious land of ours are encouraged to visit a local club and watch a game. So I've sort of taken it upon myself (I
Relegation is a big word to use eight games into a season and I don't write it for fun. In fact for a few years I've not entertained it as a possibility as it was obvious there were three worse sides
The last time we started a season this badly, we were relegated and it's not nice to write this next part, but it's now time that this experiment was cut short. When Sherwood was appointed, you'll re
Well, here we are. Saturday afternoon and it's a huge three points for Tim Sherwood. It's not as if this will define his season or that it's even six points, it's just going to give him one extra
It's been a busy week. So busy that I've not even looked at any news or website remotely connected to Aston Villa so if I've missed something big, I apologise. But I don't think anything could have
We all like Tim Sherwood and we all believe in his philosophy of how the game should be played, but we're now in the bottom three and there is a growing feeling that what we've got to do is just rip o
It used to be that Anfield was a tough place to go, but most can go to Anfield these days and hope for something. It's also worth pointing out that when they get rid of Rodgers, who I have to tell y
There is a post tomorrow and a post on Saturday to come, but today I'm feeling inspired so the post will not focus on Aston Villa. But I couldn't write a post that didn't contain something to do wit
Hands up, I've had to listen on the radio tonight driving, so I can't really comment on the match. What I can say from the radio is that Ayew looked good when he came on and that apparently Grealis
You all know I love Aston Villa. Why else would I put myself through this season after season. Why else would I be willing to share my opinion and read yours. But why did I grow up just outside Burn
As I sat down in the lower Holte on a beautiful day in B6, I put my worries about the team to one side and got prepared to do what we all do: support the boys on the pitch. Sadly my worries could onl
What is there to write after that. How about we get some facts out of the way to begin with? We've now got four points from a possible 18 and according to something on Twitter we've had our worst sta
A lot of people think we have to win this because it's a local derby. I think we have to win it for other reasons and I also think this game is just as big as the one next Tuesday. But Tim Sherwood
So, that went quickly. And I want to apologise publicly and openly for liking Tim Sherwood to Johnny Fontane. However I do want to draw your attention to the 606 football phone in from Sunday when t
So many players coming in for stick last night and the manager is very quickly getting to a point where he'll lose supporters. And it's made worse or should I say harder, when he says things like 'w
It's quite hard to write a post after that. All things point to bad decisions by the manager but there is a common thread that we must always try to remember and it's this; Tim Sherwood is still in p
It's that time again when I wake up, look at the papers and start adding numbers to try and figure out what I need to break even. We're not quite at miracle level needed and I'm confident I'll win i
I like football. I like weekends because that is when football is played. I like to have a beer or two with the football and if we win I like to feel good about the win and the beer. That our footb
International tedium over, it’s time to turn our attention back to the Premier League and there may be selection dilemmas all over the pitch for Tim Sherwood (a sign of improving squad depth as I w
Thankfully, we've got football back this weekend. And it's not that the internationals are not football, but I didn't pick a side and I don't much care for the England team, sorry. But there have
Tim Sherwood promised to get rid of the losing mentality at the club and now that the transfer window is closed, I'm going to take a look at his new signigns. We’ve got four points from four games h
When I leave my Christmas shopping to the last possible moment, I always end up making mistakes. At the same time, if I go in to early thinking I'll be smart, I can also make mistakes. Today is o
I tweeted something after the match yesterday that went something like; new players, new manager, same problems. It wasn't meant as anything other than an observation that despite the new manager a
Date Bet Type Bet Amount Teams Returns August 29th Treble £50 Chelsea, Manchester City, Aston Villa £50
Most people in football could have told you that Sunderland were going to struggle this season and not because of the manager although if he stays much past November I'd be very surprised. No, it wa
I know it's an excuse, but for the players and manager of Notts County, that was always going to be the biggest match of the season for them. Deep down they believed they had a chance, but they al
It's a night of football in one of the two tournaments we have a chance of winning, albeit not as slim as you might have thought . . after all we got to the final of the other last season. So this
You'll be aware of what I've written about the headache that Tim Sherwood has created for himself when buying all these new players and having basically two players for every position. And I think on
I read something the other on the internet. A clown professing to have invented a style of blog post. I had to chuckle out loud at some people. I have to tell you too; I'm not original. This is al
I like Crystal Palace and I like South East London a lot and for atmosphere there are not many better stadiums in the Premier League, but it's become a tough place to go. But we won last time out an
‘Gabby Gabby Gabby Agbonlahor, statistically unlikely to score’ is how the chant goes right? But let me clear something up for those that don't know and before I get started; I love Gabby because
I've not posted in a few days, but considering the large number of posts over the past few weeks, I hope I can be forgiven. I'm now back at work and while my first love will always be football, an
There is a large amount of optimism surrounding today and it might not just be because Manchester United are in town. It could be that Aston Villa are about to confirm the signing of a winger from Sp
I know and understand that Robbie Savage isn't well loved by Aston Villa fans, but there is one thing as football supporters we can't all disagree on and that's that his 606 show with Darren Fletcher
It was an interesting game yesterday and one that was great to win. However, it was hardly a performance that will inspire. But it's one game into a season and the new players, or those that have co
I have to tell you, I've enjoyed the break and happy there was no tournament involving England this summer and even though I know the ultimate result of this season before we kick off, I'm really lo
So, we find ourselves at the start of another Premier League season. As of today, we're not going to win the league, but we can play a part in making it difficult for one of the two or three teams
It's that time of year again where I like to preview the season, but it's too bloody hard. How can I preview players I know little about? I could pretend and copy and paste from a lot of other websi
I've posted on a fairly regular basis the past couple of weeks and it's been sort of nice, but I have a feeling it's going to calm down again soon, so for fun I thought we'd ask a question today abo
I'm in my fourth week of a summer break and start full time again next week but it's not been the best break. There hasn't been a single day when a work email or three hasn't come in or the telephone
This is the week it all begins for Tim Sherwood and his new Aston Villa. This is also the week where we might see another player or two, as well as Ciaran Clark signing a new long term contract. Th
It feels like a lot has happened the last few days but nothing really has, apart from the signing of Jose Angel Crespo and a whole lot of speculation. But it's Friday so I expect a lot of that specul
When Paul Lambert first became the manager and he signed players, they used to say that after speaking with him, they wanted to sign. But when Paul Lambert was manager, the club never published pi
I know now what people are going to say in the comments about this post, but that will be the people that don't read it to the end, so I'm going to get this out of the way right at the top; It's all
I was going to leave Fabian Delph where he deserves to be left, but I can't. And it's not just because he went off injured after 18 minutes on his Manchester City debut, but it's because I've been
I'm getting old. The things that I used to think about ten years ago I don't think about these days and my only interest today is getting to the golf course to work on my drive. This can be summed up
We all knew Benteke was going and while the vast majority of the talk was around Liverpool, I've got to tell you that I was still a little surprised it was Liverpool, only because they're not exactly
So, I know you know this but the season starts soon and with players coming and going this week, I have a feeling it's going to be an important week for Tim Sherwood and Tom Fox. And even though you
Loyalty in football seems to be at an all-time low, with finances ruling the roost, and Delph becoming the latest example. However, it seemed as though this statement was untrue for this promising
Let's forget about Delph for now and let's remember him if he makes the bench for Manchester City in November. We've already got some new £50 notes in production for you that you'll have in plenty o
I don't know how to approach this post. It would be easy for me to link to the video of someone burning their Fabian Delph shirt from last season or the picture of the banner someone placed at Villa
This is going to be a strange day. A reporter from the Manchester Evening News is reporting that the Delph deal is back on. There is also a picture of someone that looks like Delph entering a facili
This is a hard post to write, because I don't really write much about my personal life and never have. Sure, you know I've got a Swedish wife that is 6 foot tall and blonde (ish), I like beer, wh
Reports are getting published all over the place that Manchester United have agreed a fee with us for Benteke. You could go back a few days and change the name from Benteke to Delph and United to Cit
Some of you may be pleased to know and for many it will be of no interest, but I've actually found a copy of my old database before the site was copied over the that failed OleOle venture. It's over
This is going to sound strange but it's almost as if the club and Fabian Delph have missed an opportunity yesterday. I mean, the can of worms was opened in January when he signed a new contract; thi
It used to be that if it was on the BBC and getting reported as something that was going to happen, then I'd believe it as face. But the BBC is becoming as bad as that HITC website that posts about h
Look, it's going to turn into one of those I woke up early posts and everything seems to be wrong in the world. The truth is I went out for a quick beer yesterday and ended up supping on an old whis
Well, they're back for pre-season and some say it's the most important part of the season. With that said and if you think it's remotely true or even if you just accept that having players together
I've been away from home this week and I'm currently waiting on a flight cancellation to get me home as I've ended up at the wrong airport and to top it all off, supporters seem to be melting down be
Quick post today because this seems to be gathering a huge amount of momentum and yes, I know it's just the papers selling papers and I know I don't usually bite with this type of speculation and yes
So here we are again. Monday morning and a week full of potential and if my memory serves me right, wont the players be coming back this week or at the very least coming home to start work next week.
It seems like players are leaving on a fairly regular basis at the moment, but the truth is that Yacouba Sylla and Matthew Lowton have both left today, one going to France to play for Rennes, the ot
The news is out, don't stop me now. Micah Richards has signed on a free and it feels like good news. And even if it feels like I grew up watching him play football, he's only 26 years old and you'd
This is going to get some press this week, so I'm starting with it at the top and it's about Jack Grealish and his night on the town. And here is something that probably wont alarm anyone, but am I
When a blog post gets so many comments, it sends an alert to me that maybe it's about time I write something new but with nothing really happening, it's hard. And I could write about Tom Cleverley
I don't know with any certainty what is going to happen with Benteke but there was talk of a release clause in his new contract when he signed it in 2013 and reports at the weekend suggested there was
Morning people and I'm sorry I didn't post anything after the game, but there was too many things going around my head that had I posted, I'd have got into trouble. No doubt I'll get into trouble t
Aston Villa in the FA Cup final and it's going to be a very special day
Thursday afternoon and just over two days to go. At the moment I'm not feeling as optimistic as I know I will on Saturday morning, but that's the nature of football. It's also because it's Arsenal
I'm once again glad that the Premier League season is over and mostly just happy that we survived. It looks like Tim did enough when he came in to keep us up and everything is now set for him to make
We've not had a great season as Aston Villa supporters and we've come close to the unmentionable, only to be saved by a little confidence and a slight change in the way we play football. And after t
You can't be blamed if you think the match at the weekend doesn't matter. The season is over, we're not going down and the FA Cup final is just around the corner. But it does matter. It matters for
The last away game of the season usually results in a lot of fancy dress and if what I’ve seen coming out of Euston this morning is anything to go by then what’s about to take place in Southampton
I'm not sure this a good thing or not but I don't remember much from last night. And some of you might be thinking that it's probably an every week thing for me, but most of the time when I refer to
It's speculation, but it's worthy of a post because there are a large number of rumours doing the rounds that a consortium want to buy Aston Villa. Where can I throw in my £50? And yes, it's only
Well that was a good result and while not breathing completely easily it's much easier than it was. We're now 14th in the Premier League a full two points from the relegation zone and with a better g
Even though Everton are playing for nothing other than prize money for finishing a place or two higher than they are at the moment, they've picked up sixteen points from a possible 18 and they showed
I'm actually starting to like this weekly blogging and not feeling obliged to write about every little bit of news or speculation, not that I've done that for a while. But I'm actually starting to thi
A big game for us kicks off in a little under 45 minutes but today is a sad day as I'm not going to be able to watch. It's one of those days and there is always one in the season where I have been bo
So, what a week. Getting to the FA Cup final, the papers sitting on a photo of Jack Grealish until he made a name for himself and quite a lot of positivity around Aston Villa for a change. And anot
The title of the post says it all and I could go on and go into detail, but Russell Jones as Marketing Director of Aston Villa will do it all on the, Aston Villa won the match because Aston Vill
So here we are, match day and it's a big one because if we win, we're in a final and in a final against eleven men, anything can happen, especially against Arsenal. But the team we're playing are g
It's a big week for Aston Villa and one that could play a big role in our season although in truth, as long as we stay up, this season will be a success and reason to enjoy the summer and wait for w
We Want Our Villa Back
Carles Gil sings for Aston Villa