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Swansea 0 Aston Villa 0: Goalless draw on day football fades in significance
The game went ahead amidst many calls for its postponement following the tragic news of Gary Speed’s death. The result doesn’t seem that important in the scheme of things right now, but it’s probably a...
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NextGen Series: Ajax lose, Aston Villa win group and home advantage in QFs
Despite it being a dead rubber for Rosenborg, and Ajax having the ability to win the group, it was the Norwegian side who took all three points with a 2-0 victory in Amsterdam tonight, leaving our own...
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HOOF! Long ball statistics over the last three seasons
At the onset of his tenure, it wouldn’t have taken much effort to find predictions about the brand of football Alex McLeish’s Aston Villa side were destined to serve up. None were particularly...
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Confirmed Teamsheets: Aston Villa vs Man Utd
One of the bigger talking points has been the return of Ashley Young. James Milner showed class by not celebrating at Eastlands recently, expect Ashley Young to do exactly the same today, but...
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Aston Villa 0 Man Utd 1: Exciting line-up provides another false dawn
They obviously can’t be bothered, so neither can I. It was a positive line-up, but Utd never needed to get out of 1st gear. McLeish must be giving out his instructions in Russian or something because...
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Confirmed Teamsheets: Bolton vs Aston Villa
With Shay Given out for a month, Brad Guzan gets his first Premier League start, and it’s also emerged this week that the American is in contract discussions with his current deal set to expire at the...
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Bolton 1 Aston Villa 2: Albrighton and Petrov grab the goals in first away...
Marc Albrighton and Stiliyan Petrov produced the vital goals to deliver Villa’s first away win of the season, but Ivan Klasnic was able to prevent Brad Guzan earning a clean sheet on his first...
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It’s all gone quiet over here
If you’ve been stopping by Aston Villa Central for a while now you would have noticed something amiss this past weekend and may have assumed that I had joined Darren Bent on a quick shopping jaunt. I...
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Alex McLeish is an ex-Aston Villa manager
The season from hell is finally over and Alex McLeish’s Aston Villa career has, as expected, been terminated. His tenure has passed on. It’s no more. It has ceased to be. Expired and gone to meet its...
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Celebrating the 30th anniversary, introducing Hex, and officially closing the...
I put this blog on hiatus shortly before Christmas last year with the promise of being back in the new year with a clearer idea for the future. This might not be what anyone thinks of as “the new...
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Confirmed Teamsheets: Swansea vs Aston Villa
This game will go ahead despite the tragic news that Wales manager, Gary Speed, has apparently taken his own life. Naturally, with the game being in Wales and a number of internationals involved, the...
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It’s Done
According to Netflix I watched Drive in July 2012 and rated it three stars. I may have underrated it; there’s one particular scene that’s stayed with me and it seems especially relevant right now:...
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