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Started in 2004, its gone too far to stop so I aim to post once a week. All opinions are mine and mine alone.

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Rant of the day, the football family and customers not supporters

25 May 2020Other Football

It has been a while since I posted and the guilt has been eating at me, so here it is. A post to question the game or business of football. Or really,...

And now the business of football is broken

05 May 2020Aston Villa Opinion

I think we have to verge into what football has become for the post today. The game is broken. In fact, I think you could argue that it is no longer a...

Memories of Aston Villa, mine is the League Cup Final of 1994

16 April 2020Aston Villa Opinion

So, what to write? I could start with the obvious, but nobody wants to read that so I'll leave it alone. Or I could point you to our Aston Villa's Gre...

Cancel the season and move on and let Jack be Jack

04 April 2020Aston Villa Opinion

So, what's been going on? And yes, that has been the longest time between posts. But, it's a strange time and because of the times we are living i...

When will football be back again, sad news and an opportunity

20 March 2020Aston Villa Opinion

I had a great post written for the Chelsea match, one of the best. But with that not happening I let it slip and it seems like it will just have to re...

Whatever way you look at it, it's now a gamble

10 March 2020Aston Villa Opinion

We all love Dean Smith and in an ideal world, we'd all love him to lead Aston Villa until he retires and we name a stand after him. But not everyone i...

With your usual vocal backing and 110 percent effort from each and every one of the players, I am sure we will get the right result.

I don't particularly like Birmingham City after the four games we have played against them in the Premiership.

Villa have amazing support. If you hung 11 Villa shirts on a washing line 20,000 fans would turn up to watch them!