It's FA Cup Saturday and we're playing Newcastle and that sort of makes it feel like a regular Saturday and not as interesting. But it is the FA Cup and it's a route to silverware, so there has to be some optimism and a part of me is excited because ...

Things seem to have stalled of late and it's easy to see why. That said, it's not going to stay like this and it's why we all love the manager. He has this ability to start a stalled car. He did it when he joined, he's done it every season since and ...

The League table doesn't tell fibs. We are third in the table with a chance of going second this afternoon. And all the pressure is on us. It's meant to be also, this isn't an accident and if you want to play the game, you've got to take all it throw...

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...